Night Vision Shoot (Rifle Range)

This is an opportunity to test and zero your night vision, lasers, and other equipment during actual live fire conditions under low/no-light conditions.  All normal rifle range procedures will be in effect (with additional safety and noise protocols - see below).  This is not a match.  The Event Coordinator is Jake Swierczek; contact him at swierczekjs@gmail.com if you are interested in attending this event.

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SLSC Night Vision Zero and Test Event Safety Plan

This event is intended to provide a chance for those members who own night vision devices for their firearms an opportunity to use and test those devices at Sanner’s Lake. This event is intended to run no differently than normal day to day operations at the rifle range except that shooting hours will be extended beyond sunset.

Basic range safety

This event will operate only on the rifle range and will follow all SLSC SOPs for operating said range. The event director will be the duty RSO and will be responsible for opening and closing the range properly as well as operations throughout the event.  Operation of the rifle range during this event shall not deviate from normal daytime operation with regards to the handling and use of firearms, the use of the range itself, or any standard operating procedures. Uncased firearms shall only be placed on the benches or prone platforms facing downrange or the supplied rifle racks. All uncased firearms shall have their actions open and ECIs installed when not in use. Firearms shall only be handled, loaded, and fired when the line is hot as determined by the event director.

Night safety hazards

- Rifles, ECIs, and participants are difficult to see at night.

-- This includes where the rifles are pointed as well as their status (ECI installed or not)

- Lasers may not be eye safe.

- Noise pollution.

Mitigations

All participants and spectators shall wear at least one glowstick (event director provided) on their body in a visible location. This includes around their neck, wrist, hearing protection, etc. (more are better). Additionally, each participant will be expected to bring a red headlamp or flashlight for all administrative tasks.

All firearms will be individually checked as unloaded by the Range Safety Officer (RSO) before the range is called cold and the safety line is raised.

All lasers will be individually safety checked by the Range Safety Officer (RSO) before the range is called cold and the safety line is raised.

All firearms except rimfire shall be suppressed.