Due to winter in many parts of the country, this match wouldn’t get started until March and would run through October. I’m just wondering how many would be interested in trying this out.
My thoughts are to run monthly 80 shot matches for record with two sighting shots allowed at each of the four stages. The rules will be essentially those of the NRA high-power rifle game except that scope sighted rifles will be allowed: too few air rifles have provisions for iron sights.
I have created scaled and offset PDF targets for each of the following ranges: 50 feet, 25 yards, and 50 yards which simulate the 200 yard, 300 yard and 600 yard high-power rifle targets. The offsets are slightly different for each of .25, .22, and .177 bores.
For those not familiar with the game, it starts with two sighting shots at 200 yards (50 ft) while standing. Twenty-two minutes are allowed for the 22 shots.
The next stage is sitting or kneeling rapid fire. Note: sitting is not the field target sitting position. Ones buttocks must be on the ground or flat mat, and the rifle may only be supported by the hands, cheek and one shoulder. The complete descriptions of the shooting positions are described in the NRA rule book.
Again, two minutes are allowed for two sighting shots. Rapid fire is characterized by the shooter sitting but the rifle must be off the shoulder, and the magazines on the ground or on the shooting stool. Upon the commence fire command, the shooter has 60 seconds to load his magazine into the rifle, shoot either two or five shots, reload, and shoot the remainder of the 10 rounds. This is repeated for a second rapid fire string.
The rapid fire sequence above is repeated at 300 yards (25 yds.) in the prone position, however, 70 seconds are allowed for each 10 round string.
Finally, 20 shots for record plus two sighting shots are fired prone at 600 yards (50 yds.) like in the slow-fire standing stage.
The complete NRA rule book is available in PDF here:
http://competitions.nra.org/documents/pdf/compete/RuleBooks/HPR/hpr-book.pdf
The position rules are on pages 16,17, and 18. (PDF pages 11 and 12).
If there is enough interest, here and elsewhere, I’ll make the targets available, and write rules on how I’ll conduct the postal match with specifics on how you as a competitor should conduct your individual matches.
My thoughts are to run monthly 80 shot matches for record with two sighting shots allowed at each of the four stages. The rules will be essentially those of the NRA high-power rifle game except that scope sighted rifles will be allowed: too few air rifles have provisions for iron sights.
I have created scaled and offset PDF targets for each of the following ranges: 50 feet, 25 yards, and 50 yards which simulate the 200 yard, 300 yard and 600 yard high-power rifle targets. The offsets are slightly different for each of .25, .22, and .177 bores.
For those not familiar with the game, it starts with two sighting shots at 200 yards (50 ft) while standing. Twenty-two minutes are allowed for the 22 shots.
The next stage is sitting or kneeling rapid fire. Note: sitting is not the field target sitting position. Ones buttocks must be on the ground or flat mat, and the rifle may only be supported by the hands, cheek and one shoulder. The complete descriptions of the shooting positions are described in the NRA rule book.
Again, two minutes are allowed for two sighting shots. Rapid fire is characterized by the shooter sitting but the rifle must be off the shoulder, and the magazines on the ground or on the shooting stool. Upon the commence fire command, the shooter has 60 seconds to load his magazine into the rifle, shoot either two or five shots, reload, and shoot the remainder of the 10 rounds. This is repeated for a second rapid fire string.
The rapid fire sequence above is repeated at 300 yards (25 yds.) in the prone position, however, 70 seconds are allowed for each 10 round string.
Finally, 20 shots for record plus two sighting shots are fired prone at 600 yards (50 yds.) like in the slow-fire standing stage.
The complete NRA rule book is available in PDF here:
http://competitions.nra.org/documents/pdf/compete/RuleBooks/HPR/hpr-book.pdf
The position rules are on pages 16,17, and 18. (PDF pages 11 and 12).
If there is enough interest, here and elsewhere, I’ll make the targets available, and write rules on how I’ll conduct the postal match with specifics on how you as a competitor should conduct your individual matches.
