Match Rules
Basic Rules:
1.
This is a
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No firearms
will be loaded until the Range Officer or person watching the loading table instructs
you to do so.
·
Stage your
guns only when the R.O. instructs you to.
·
Do not handle
or show guns if other people are down range of you. (Take it to a vacant stage
to show it or work on it.)
2.
This is a No-Alibi Match. Once you have fired the
first round you are committed to the stage.
·
No re-shoots allowed
unless range equipment fails or there has been interference to the shooter.
·
If a gun malfunctions,
hand it to the R.O. or make it safe and continue shooting the rest of the
stage.
3.
Safety and Range Officers
·
Anyone can
call for a cease-fire if they see an unsafe condition.
·
Any disputes
will be resolved by the Range Officer.
·
Further
disputes will be taken to the Mayor.
·
Please avoid
arguments.
4.
Unless the
stage instructs you to do otherwise, reloading
while on the shooting line will be done from the body, belt loops, shot shell
holders, vest or pockets. Spectators and R.O.’s will not hand shells to the
shooter.
5.
Misses and Procedures
·
Each miss is a 5-second penalty.
§
If you know
it’s a miss, it’s a miss
§
If you think it’s a miss, it’s a hit
·
A procedural (shooting through wrong
openings, targets engaged in wrong order, using wrong guns, etc.) is a 10-second
penalty. There is a maximum assessment of one procedural per stage.
6.
Infractions
will result in a 10 second penalty, Stage D.Q. or Match D.Q.
Stage Disqualifications include:
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Breaking the 170° rule (sweeping any person at any
time)
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A dropped, unloaded
firearm
·
An accidental discharge impacting within 10 feet
from any person
Match Disqualifications include:
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An accidental discharge impacting within 5 feet of
any person
·
An
accidental or intentional discharge from a rifle or pistol which does not
contain the bullet within the confines of the surrounding stage berms.
·
A dropped, loaded
firearm
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More than one
Safety violation during a match
Ten Second Safety Violations include:
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A shell left
in the breech or chamber of a rifle or shotgun after shooting and after firing
the next firearm
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A dropped,
unloaded firearm by a non-shooter
·
Live
ammunition inadvertently being left in a firearm and taken to the unloading
table
·
Picking up
your own brass or picking up brass while carrying loaded firearms
7.
Moving Guns
·
Actions must
be open when moving to or from loading and unloading tables and muzzles must be
pointed up
·
Allow the
shooter to pass in front of or down range of the other participants while
walking to and from the loading and unloading tables.
·
If you drop a
gun step back and let the R.O. retrieve the gun.
9.
Loading and Unloading Tables
·
No smoking will be allowed at the loading
and unloading table.
·
Only one
person may load or unload their firearms at a time. Priority will be the next
person in line to shoot.
·
To avoid
distractions, please keep conversations to a minimum at the tables.
10.
Eye and Ear
protection is required for all
shooters and spectators.
11.
All posse members are encouraged and expected to help with range work. Some of the jobs are:
· Picking up brass
· Setting targets
· Counting
· Working the loading and unloading tables
· Picking up the steel at the end of the match
Rules
for Visitors and Children
Have a good time.
Being safe is staying safe.