Flintlock Valley Shooting Range Prohibitions- Uwharrie National Forest

Flintrock Valley Shooting Range rules: 

• It is prohibited to be in the Flintlock Valley Shooting Range Area when the gates on access road 576 are closed and when a Forest Service Range Safety Officer is not present. 
• It is prohibited to be in the Safety Zone at any time, for any purpose. The Safety Zone is that area around the range, described as follows: east of Forest Road 576; north of Forest Road 6688; south of the un-named tributary. The boundary is posted with “No Entry” signs. The Safety Zone is depicted on the attached map. 
• It is prohibited to use the Flintlock Valley Shooting Range Area without a valid special recreation permit (e.g., a valid pass). 
• It is prohibited to possess any alcoholic beverage or other controlled substance, as defined by North Carolina state law, within the Flintlock Valley Shooting Range Area. 
• It is prohibited to smoke on the firing line. 
• It is prohibited to use targets or target stands that are not approved by the Range Safety Officer. 
• It is prohibited to use a .50 caliber Brown downrange. 
• It is prohibited to leave empty shell casings at the site, which must be removed or placed into appropriate containers. 
• It is prohibited for shooters to occupy more than one (1) firing lane. 
• It is prohibited to fire at a target in another lane, i.e., cross-lane firing is prohibited. 
• It is prohibited to intentionally or deliberately fire over a target or otherwise fire a weapon into the air. 
• Except for the firing line, it is prohibited to discharge a weapon from any location within the Flintlock Valley Shooting Range Area. 
• If there is one or more shooter waiting for an open firing lane, it is prohibited to use a firing lane for more than one (1) hour. 
• It is prohibited for persons under the age of sixteen (16) to be within the Flintlock Valley Shooting Range Area unless under the immediate supervision of an adult over the age of twenty-one 
• It is prohibited to bring any animal into, or otherwise possess an animal within, the Flintlock Valley Shooting Range Area.