2008 SCHEDULE

• Sunday 3 Feb.
• Sunday 2 March.
• Sunday 6 April.
• Sunday 4 May.
• Sunday 13 July.
• Sunday 3 Aug.
• Sunday 7 Sept.

N  36* 51.960'       or       13 S 0541664
W 104* 31.953'                UTM  4080110

Section I. Safety.

• 1.1 All rifles must be unloaded with actions open at all time with the exceptions:
  • 1.1.1 in the designated shooting area of each station under the supervision of the spotter. "Spotter" is defined as: a fellow competitor who assists the shooter with the safety and scoring.
  • 1.1.2 while walking on the trail between stations, the bolt may be closed on an empty chamber with an empty magazine
• 1.2 All rifles and other equipment used in competition must be serviceable and safe.
  • 1.2.1 All rifles must have a properly functioning safety.
  • 1.2.2 All rifles must be equipped with a sling suitable for safely carrying the rifle muzzle up or down. No other method of carrying the rifle is allowed.
  • 1.2.3 At each station all rifles must be safely positioned in the holding area with muzzles pointed down-range and action open. "Holding Area" is defined as the area to the right or left of the shooting area (not behind), where the rifles can be safely stored before and after shooting the station.
  • 1.2.4 When the shooter has finished shooting each station, both shooter and spotter will inspect the rifle to confirm that it is unloaded. It is the shooter's responsibility to make sure that his rifle is safely unloaded.
  • 1.2.5 The shooter is solely responsible for acting in a safe manner while on the shooting range.

Section II. Equipment.

• 2.1 Minimum caliber: .243 (6mm). Maximum caliber: .300 Mag. Maximum muzzle velocity 3200 fps.
• 2.2 Match or hunting bullets only. No steel core, steel jacketed, armor piercing, incendiary or tracer bullets are permitted.
• 2.3 The shooter may carry and shoot only one rifle during the entire match.
• 2.4 All equipment used must be carrier by the shooter only.
• 2.5 The rifle may be equipped with a bipod but it must be remain attached for the entire match.
  • 2.5.1 The shooter may use a back pack, fanny pack, or sand bag as a rifle supporting device.
  • 2.5.2 The shooter may use one additional rifle supporting device, but it must have no more than two points of contact with the ground and must not be attached to the rifle (e.g.: shooting sticks).
• 2.6 In the event the shooter's rifle is broken or becomes unusable, it may be replaced but all targets not engage until the shooter rejoins his squad will be scored as misses. In the event the rifle sling is broken or becomes unusable, the shooter may continue the match but must continue to safely carry the rifle muzzle up or down.
• 2.7 No "short action" AR-15 rifles, even if they meet the caliber restrictions. "Long-action" AR pattern semi-auto rifles such as the AR-10 and SR-25 are OK.
• 2.8 Please no "military" camo. Hunter camo such as "Realtree" or blaze orange camo is OK.

Section III. Scoring.

• 3.1 Each target his is awarded one point.
• 3.2 All rounds fired (either intentional or unintentional) are scored.
• 3.3 In the event a target is broken or becomes unusable, the target nearest to the broken target will be substituted.
• 3.4 The spotter's ruling on individual target scoring is final. No appeals or protests to the Match Director will be allowed.
• 3.5 Each shooter is responsible to maintain an accurate record of his score.

Section IV. Station Procedure.

• 4.1 Each target is to be engaged with one round only.
• 4.2 If the shooting area at a station is marked by one stake, the shooter must be close enough to touch it while shooting.
• 4.3 If the shooting area at a station is marked by two stakes side by side, the shooter must be between the stakes while shooting. If the shooting area at a station is marked by two stakes, one in front of the other, the shooter will engage the targets from the rear stake, then from the front stake.
• 4.4 The shooters in each squad will rotate shooting order from station to station.