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The information described below pertains to the range when it was
operational. After the attacks on the World Trade Center and the
Pentagon, Goddard management decreed that no firearms were permitted on
the center. In 2002, the lead was removed from the backstop berm. This
required the removal of a section of the right side wall, and numerous
overhead baffles. This has not been replaced, and the range remains
closed.
The club has a 50-Yard Range on
the east campus of GSFC. The range has nine firing points, one that has
a facility for mounting a Ransom rest. Targets are provided by the club
and are stapled to target frames provided by the club. These frames can
then be hung from the overhead baffle system at 1-foot intervals from
21 feet to 150 feet. The range can be used for handguns whose muzzle
energy does not exceed that of a .44 magnum, all black powder pistols,
and .22 caliber rimfire rifles. A Range Safety Officer as certified
by the Vice President must open the range. The facility may be opened at 3PM on
workdays, sunrise on weekends and government holidays. The range must be closed
at sunset. Occasionally, the range is closed for special
events, training, maintenance, or GSFC code 205 security
training.
Directions - Enter gate 7 off of
Soil Conservation Road, just north of the entrance to the new EOS data
processing facility. Proceed through the intersection adjacent to the
Garden Clubs gardens back past the Auto Club garage (building 95) to
the next intersection at gate 12. Turn left at the intersection (just
prior to gate 12) and proceed down the hill 400 feet. The range is
adjacent to the left side of the roadway. DO NOT PARK IN THE DRIVEWAY
UNLESS YOU ARE THE RANGE SAFETY OFFICER ON DUTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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