At 18, they can become adult members. Many kids come out for the entire day, from about 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. In addition to shooting, they help on club improvement projects and work with newer shooters. There are several different guns the kids can use, including pistols and rifles of various sizes. Dye sets the newcomer up at a table, with the barrel propped up on sandbags, which also helps with accuracy.
All shooters wear headsets to protect from the noise.
Dye said that's important for beginners to give them a sense of success. There are a variety of targets, including paper cutouts and bulls' eyes, steel plates and used bowling pins. The teen, who shoots competitively and also hunts in season, said the paper targets are necessary to improve accuracy, but the steel plates, cans and pins are more fun because you can see a result when you shoot it. A good shot will topple the plate entirely. The teens say seeing the damage a bullet can cause is really one of the benefits of the program.