The Northern Gila County Shooting Range Complex is open 7 days a week, 24 hours a day to Members and their accompanied Guests. Saturdays, the Covered General Purpose Range is open to the Public from 0900 to 1700, with a volunteer Range Safety Officer (RSO) on duty. Other portions of the Range are open to Members on Saturdays but closed to the Public.
The Club is a Not-for-Profit Corporation organized under IRC Section 501(c)(4). The Club maintains and manages the Northern Gila County Shooting Range, and has provided the range improvements.
The Club currently has over 500 individual and family memberships. The Club produces a monthly newsletter and provides a number of invitational organized monthly competitions. The Club has regular Monthly Meetings on the third Thursday of each month at 7:00 PM at the Payson American Legion building, and all guests are welcome.
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The Tonto Rim Sports Club was established in 1979, and is affiliated with the National Rifle Association, the Civilian Marksmanship Program, and the Arizona State Rifle and Pistol Association.
The purpose of the Club is to educate and encourage organized shooting among United States citizens of the area, with a focus on better knowledge of the safe handling and proper care of firearms, as well as improved marksmanship. It is a further purpose of the Club to foster the development of those characteristics of honesty, good fellowship, self-discipline, team play and self-reliance. These are the essentials of good sportsmanship and the foundation of patriotism.
The Northern Gila County Shooting Range began operation in 1981 under a United States Forest Service Special Use Permit with Gila County. The Range has been developed, maintained, and operated by the Tonto Rim Sports Club under a Letter of Agreement with the County since that date. Operations and Development of the Range are overseen by the Northern Gila County Range Commission, which reports to the Gila County Board of Supervisors, and serves as a sole point of contact between the Tonto Rim Sports Club and Local, County, State, and Federal Agencies.
24 hrsopen to the Public on Saturdays from 9 AM to 5 PM with a volunteer Range Safety Officer provided by the Tonto Rim Sports Club
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Northern Gila County Shooting Range
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All Members, Guests, and the Public shall be subject to an RSOís directions and instructions. This applies at all times and all days. When an RSO identifies himself/herself and takes charge of the Range all of his/her directions shall be followed without exception.
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No aerial targets are permitted. Clay targets are not allowed on the Range.
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No shooting at rocks, target frames, bottles or any object that may cause a ricochet back to the firing line or onto an adjacent range. No shooting at stands or markers used by the Range for match set-up or distance indication.
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All firearms shall be brought to the firing line and removed either in a case or unloaded and with their actions open. All firearms shall be pointed down range at all times except when entering or leaving the range. All firearms shall be unloaded with their actions open and shall not be handled anytime there is a line break or anyone is in front of the firing line. Anyone noting unsafe conditions down range shall call a cease-fire until the unsafe condition is rectified. This includes animals on the range. It is against the law to shoot at any animal within the Range Complex at anytime.
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All shots must be fired down range at all times.
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There are currently four developed ranges within the Range Complex:
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Members are responsible for knowing and following all Range Rules and for actions of their Family Members and accompanied Guests to insure that they also follow the Rules. The Range Rules are posted at the Covered General Purpose Range. An Adult Member must accompany all Junior Shooters (under the age of 17) on the Range. Anytime a Junior has a firearm in their possession they shall be under the constant supervision of an Adult that is not shooting.
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No alcoholic beverages are permitted on the range.
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If the owner of a fully automatic or silenced firearm has the required Class III license in possession on the Range, then those firearm are permitted.
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No tracer, incendiary, armor piercing, or other hard core type ammunition that might cause a spark is allowed on the range.
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Competitions are held 3 to 6 times a month, and have priority reservations on the range where they are held. Refer to the Schedule for dates, times, and Match Director for further information.
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Various Law Enforcement organizations use the Range for training, which has been pre-approved by the Board of Directors. Also look for these dates and times in the Schedule.
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The Range is subject to closure during times of high fire risk. During summer months there is a bucket of fire retardant chemical located under the platform on the Covered General Purpose Range. In addition a shovel and extinguisher may also be placed at the platform.
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Every member is also expected to be a volunteer, and to help where able. New members are expected to take part in a scheduled range clean up.
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All shooters are expected to clean up their area, remove their target debris to a burn barrel, and to remove all plastic and non-combustible materials to a legal disposal facility off the Range. A bucket is provided at the Covered General Purpose Range for disposal of fired brass.
<br><br>High Power Rifle Range:
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Any Rifle Allowed.
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Target frames are set at 100 and 200-yards.
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Pistol and Shotgun are allowed.
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Rifles are not allowed except for training or match shooting.
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Archery Range:
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No firearms are allowed at any time.
Directions:South of Payson, AZ on Hwy 87. While headed North from Phoenix, turn right (East) onto FS 208 at 0.6 miles past mile post 248. Follow FS 208
