Frequently Asked Questions????
Creating an Account at EEGC website?
Anyone.... can create on account on this site. It will first go to a group folder pending approval with limited access. Once your membership has been confirmed! You will be assigned to your proper user group. Normal member, Board member, etc. Please be patient and give it a day or two to get pending approval. Those of us at EEGC apologize for this inconvenience during this transition to the new site, but in the long run I believe everyone will be happier for it.
Why are the hours for the Club members 8:00am to Sundown?
The club is protected against sound complaints by law if shooting is limited to the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. To be safe, the Board of Directors decided to limit the shooting hours from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. or sundown, whichever occurs earliest. (Please check for special closing times and days on the 200 Yard Range). That extra hour of no shooting on both ends is to ensure that no one makes a simple mistake and the club has to deal with that causes a complaint.
If you want to read more about the state laws, you can find them by clicking below (you will have to scroll down the screen):
1. No civil or criminal liability for shooting ranges (Oregon Revised Statute 467.131)
2. No nuisance or noise pollution action against shooting ranges (Oregon Revised Statute 467.133)
3. No local enforcement against shooting ranges (Oregon Revised Statute 467.136)
If you want to read more about the state laws, you can find them by clicking below (you will have to scroll down the screen):
1. No civil or criminal liability for shooting ranges (Oregon Revised Statute 467.131)
2. No nuisance or noise pollution action against shooting ranges (Oregon Revised Statute 467.133)
3. No local enforcement against shooting ranges (Oregon Revised Statute 467.136)
Work Bond Requirement
35 hours of volunteer work are required to meet your work bond obligation as RSO and 50 hours to meet work bond and pay your dues for the following year.
Steel Silhouettes Targets
Can you shoot Steel Silhouette targets at EEGC? Yes.... your allowed to shoot steel, but the board has an approval process mainly for the stand or hanging system for the steel. There are also a few rules about using steel on the range you need to be aware of:
- Distance from target
- Grade of Materials Used
- Awareness of Spalling and ricochets
- Caliber to Target Relationship
- Stand Design
Can you draw from a Holster for live fire practice?
Yes, but you have to get approval from the Board of Directors! You will be required to provide or prove that you can do so safely to a qualified member designated by the Board. There are also certain guidelines you are required to fallow for obvious safety reasons.
- That you can Draw a live firearm safely!!!
- That you're not Drawing a firearm over pavement only grass or dirt
- Your not discharging a firearm with someone a head of you for any reason!!!
- Holster limitations on Live Fire Practice (shoulder/Lawyer carry is prohibited and Cross Draw prohibited) from Conceal carry practice at EEGC.
- Can only be practiced on Members Only Ranges
Range Brass Policy
Do you Rent Firearms?
We do not rent firearms. We at EEGC apologize if this brings you any inconvenience. For liability, Insurance, cost, and safety reasons we do not rent firearms to our customers. It would cost the club a great deal of money to be insured and maintain the firearms. Housing them, cleaning them, storing them, etc would also be very expensive. We would also have to be able to provide munition for those firearms and for many of the same reasons can not provide ammunition either.
Does EEGC Sale bullets, powder, ammunition, or gun food?
No......... Emerald Empire Gun Club doesn't provide or sell ammunition. We tried to at one stage, but became a very big hassle really quick. Most the members would buy out the ammo before the customers got a chance to purchase any. With ammo shortages it also makes it very hard to provide or stock the shelves.