At the firing line prior to exercise:
- Guns unloaded, no magazine, decocked, in the holster
Or
- Guns unloaded, no magazine, on the table, actions open
Safety precautions:
- Ear Protection (noise cancelling headset best so you can hear instruction)
- Eye Protection (there will be a lot of expended shells flying around)
- Stop firing if you hear the whistle or someone commands “stop”
- If reloading during an exercise
- Make the weapon safe and holster it
- Load magazines or speed loaders at the table
- Return to the line, point the muzzle down range
- Insert a new magazine, speed loader or bullets and bring the weapon to “make ready” status
- Resume the exercise
- Do not reload weapons at the table
Common Range Commands:
- “Make Ready”
- Draw weapon
- Keep muzzle down range
- Insert magazine, clips, or bullets
- Cycle slide or close cylinder
- Put on safety if the weapon has a separate safety
- Holster the weapon
- “Make Safe”
- Keep muzzle down range
- Drop magazine or clear cylinders
- Cycle slide and check breech clear
- For DAO pistols, point muzzle down range and pull trigger to decock
- Re-holster the weapon or open the action and put it on the table
- “Ready”
- Assume posture for the exercise
- “Up”
- Commence firing the sequence for the drill
- “Stop” or Whistle
- Cease firing and listen for further commands
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