Oakdale

[jeffo]

I'm planning on going to Oakdale. What do they have for target setup?

[yukonjasper]

https://www.oakdalegunclub.org/

[photogpat]

I'm planning on going to Oakdale. What do they have for target setup?

During public hours, most ranges have two stands left and right of the shooting lane with chicken wire and clothespins between for hanging a single non-realistic target (no photos, no silhouettes, etc)

The 25yd range has movable target stands allowing for handgun fire at any distance.

[jeffo]

Thank you.

[Scratch]

I'm planning on going to Oakdale. What do they have for target setup?

During public hours, most ranges have two stands left and right of the shooting lane with chicken wire and clothespins between for hanging a single non-realistic target (no photos, no silhouettes, etc)

The 25yd range has movable target stands allowing for handgun fire at any distance.

Wait... You can't shoot at a silhouette target...? Like a standard black silhouette targets...? What about zombie paper targets?

[photogpat]

During public hours no - during member hours go nuts even shoot steel!

[MJY65]

During public hours no - during member hours go nuts even shoot steel!

Why?

[hard h2o]

For the public and members during public hours:
"Acceptable Targets
During Public Hours:
When you buy your range pass, you will receive one paper target. You may buy additional targets in the Range House.
All targets must be hung on the wire at the target end of the range. You may not place targets at short or intermediate distances.
"Trash" targets - bottles, cans, food, etc. - are not permitted.
Photo-realistic paper targets depicting humans or animals of any kind are not permitted.
Gongs, swingers, and other steel targets are not permitted.
The Range Safety Officer on duty is the sole authority on each range, and may require any target deemed inappropriate, unsafe or unsuitable be removed from the range."

For members during member only hours (there are a bunch of rules spelled out in the member handbook. I just snipped the relevent rule 8):
"Acceptable Targets
8. Police practice targets having an approximate upper human body shape outline are allowed.
Photo realistic paper targets depicting real people or public figures are not allowed. You may
view this as an expression of your First Amendment Rights; however, this practice gives the
public a negative impression of the shooting sports."

[hard h2o]

I'm planning on going to Oakdale. What do they have for target setup?

when will you be there?

[hard h2o]

The entire section on acceptable targets for members:

Acceptable Targets
1. Frangible targets such as glass bottles are forbidden on all ranges at all times.
2. Bowling pins are prohibited regardless of the shooting distance.
3. Garbage targets such as fruit and food may be used during non-public hours only. Members
must clean up and may be sanctioned or fined for leaving a mess.
4. Metal cans may be used during non-public hours only, except by certain matches. Members are
required to clean up.
5. Metal targets:
a. Are only to be used during non-public hours or in specific matches
b. OGC owned practice silhouettes can be used after brief training from the Chief Match
Director. Jacketed rifle bullets are not to be used on ANY of these targets and some
shapes are limited to .22 rimfire use only.
c. Silhouettes need to be placed at grade level, immediately in front of the berms
provided. Do not place targets on top of the silhouette berms. If placed at intermittent
locations between berms and the backstop on the range floor will result in bullets
striking the ground at a shallow angle, skip over the range backstop and leave the club
grounds. Do not fire at the bases of toppled silhouettes. This damages the base and
makes the target unusable.
d. Silhouettes can also be used at grade level equal to the suspended chicken wire paper
target hanging plane, where the “berm” is the end of the range backstop.
e. Reactionary and swinger targets that have support stands or mechanisms must
allow for the maximum height of the top of the stand/mechanism/A-frame, etc. to
be shorter in height than the top of the intermediate berm directly behind the target.
f. If the target is a small one and has no swinging or reactionary support
mechanisms and it is used with an intermediate berm, the target can be
set on the face of the berm provided there is a clearance height area
between the top of the target and the top of the berm equal to 2 times
the height of the target.
g. Gong use is acceptable following these specific requirements
i. As with the reactionary and swinger targets, all gongs are member owned.
ii. All gongs are to be suspended from existing paper target vertical support
uprights using chain.
iii. The shortest distance that a gong can be used is 25-yards (25-Yard and Comp
ranges) and at this distance only rimfire ammunition is allowed.
iv. At 50-yards (50-Yard and Comp ranges) only centerfire handguns using straight
walled handgun cartridge cases are allowed.
v. Larger diameter gongs may be used on the 100-yard and 200-meter ranges
h. Reactionary, spring back up, freestanding and resettable, falling plate targets but not
fixed or stationary types of targets can be used on the Short Range but only at the
longest shooting distance available on that range.
i. No armor piercing ammunition is to be used anywhere on the OGC property.
j. The condition exists that should a member be seen shooting metal targets that appear
to be in non-conformance with the policy, the member may be asked to stop shooting.
It is suggested that members keep a copy of the most current policy manual with them
so that if another member does question the activities, the policy can be reviewed
by the two members. Should the member doing the questioning still be unclear as to
the conformance to the policy, the shooting will stop until the BOD can study the
situation and update the shooter afterwards.
6. During public hours, only paper Bullseye targets may be used.
7. No explosive targets.
8. Police practice targets having an approximate upper human body shape outline are allowed.
Photo realistic paper targets depicting real people or public figures are not allowed. You may
view this as an expression of your First Amendment Rights; however, this practice gives the
public a negative impression of the shooting sports.

[jeffo]

I'm planning on going to Oakdale. What do they have for target setup?

when will you be there?

Going to try for Sunday.

[photogpat]

Oakdale has rules that were seemingly created at the whim of one individual or previous President.

Some make sense, some are completely bs. I'm a member because for $100 a year and 18 hours of service - I typically get a range to myself for an hour (I go over the winter and into the Spring, very rarely in the summer), I can shoot steel here, and most of the membership are decent people. Plus it's less than 20 minutes from my house.

[Newman]

Oakdale has rules that were seemingly created at the whim of one individual or previous President.

or a board that hasn't a clue

another example.......why does the Oakdale PD practice at Bald Eagle?

another..what's with the stupid fence along the front

[bstrawse]

Oakdale has rules that were seemingly created at the whim of one individual or previous President.

or a board that hasn't a clue

another example.......why does the Oakdale PD practice at Bald Eagle?

another..what's with the stupid fence along the front

I was on the board for a year. It was... an interesting experience.
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[wasfuzz]

Our Club (Wells Rifle and Pistol Club) also has the rule that "NO" silhouette targets or zombie or friend/foe targets ever - public or not. We are located on a main road and we had complaints in the past about "practicing to shoot people" so several years ago the rule was made. L.E. is the only exception.