MILITARY RIFLE MATCH —APRIL 20 2008
JACKSON COUNTY SPORTS PARK, WHITE CITY, OR.

ARMS ALLOWED: ANY MILITARY  RIFLE OF ANY COUNTRY WITH METALLIC SIGHTS (NO SCOPES) AND WITH A MAGAZINE CAPACITY OF AT LEAST 5 ROUNDS AND CAPABLE OF RAPID RELOADING.

THE RIFLE NEEDS TO HAVE ADJUSTABLE SIGHTS CAPABLE OF ELEVATING TO 500 YARDS FROM 200 YARDS.  SUITABLE RIFLES WOULD BE THE M1 GARAND, M14NM (OR MIA),  SPRINGFIELD (03 OR 03-A3), ENFIELD (P14 OR P17), LEE ENFIELD (.303 BRITISH), 98 MAUSER, AR-15, KRAG, ETC.  THIS LIST IS NOT ALL INCLUSIVE AND AS LONG AS THE RIFLE IS IN MILITARY CONFIGURATION AND NOT CAPABLE OF FULL-AUTOMATIC FIRE IT WILL BE ACCEPTABLE SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MATCH DIRECTOR.  THE .30 M1 CARBINE CAN BE FIRED BUT IS NOT HIGHLY RECOMMENDED BECAUSE OF ITS MEDIOCRE PERFORMANCE AT 500 YARDS.

CALIBERS ALLOWED: ANY CALIBER .45 OR LESS.  THE COMPETITOR MUST PROVIDE HIS OWN AMMUNITION.  30-06 MILITARY BALL AMMO WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE AT THE RANGE FOR 25 CENTS PER ROUND AND .308 MATCH AMMO WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR 30 CENTS PER ROUND. NO OTHER CALIBERS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AND THE COMPETITOR MUST BRING SUFFICIENT AMMUNITION TO COMPLETE THE MATCH WITH SOME RESERVE FOR POSSIBLE REFIRES.  

COURSE OF FIRE: 
STAGE 1:  5 SIGHTING SHOTS AND 10 SHOTS FOR RECORD, SLOW FIRE 200 YARDS. PRONE WITH LOOP SLING OR SANDBAG REST. D-TARGET

STAGE 2: 10 SHOTS SLOW FIRE 200 YARDS, STANDING POSITION. TIME LIMIT 10 MINUTES.

STAGE 3: 10 SHOTS SUSTAINED FIRE 200 YARDS, SITTING OR KNEELING POSITION, 70 SECONDS.  (SHOOTERS START IN POSITION) D-TARGET

STAGE 4: 10 SHOTS SUSTAINED FIRE 300 YARDS, PRONE WITH LOOP SLING OR SANDBAG REST, 80 SECONDS. (SHOOTERS START IN PRONE POSITION. D-TARGET

STAGE 5: 2 SIGHTING SHOTS AND10 SHOTS SLOW FIRE 500 YARDS, PRONE WITH LOOP SLING OR SANDBAG REST. TIME LIMIT 12 MINUTES.  B (M0DIFIED) TARGET.   


RULES:

LOADING IN SLOW FIRE: IN SLOW FIRE, ONLY ONE ROUND MAY BE LOADED AT A TIME.  THIS RULE IS STRICTLY ENFORCED TO ENHANCE SAFETY.

RELOADING IN SUSTAINED FIRE: THE SHOOTER MUST RELOAD ONCE DURING THE 10-SHOT STRING. M1 RIFLES SHOULD BE INITIALLY LOADED WITH 2 ROUNDS AND THEN RELOADED WITH A CLIP OF 8.  OTHER RIFLES MAY BE RELOADED AS THE SHOOTER DESIRES–WITH MOST OTHER BOLT-ACTION RIFLES IT IS COMMON TO LOAD 5 AND RELOAD WITH  5 USING STRIPPER CLIPS.   PRACTICE THIS BEFORE THE MATCH BUT NOT WITH LIVE AMMO.
			

ALIBISAND EXCESSIVE HITS: NO ALIBIS OR REFIRES ARE ALLOWED: BE SURE YOUR RIFLE WILL FUNCTION AND THAT THE ROUNDS WILL CHAMBER AND FIRE.  IF YOUR RIFLE MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILS TO FEED OR FIRE, YOU MUST CLEAR IT AND CONTINUE AS BEST YOU CAN.  IF A ROUND FAILS TO FIRE YOU MAY IMMEDIATELY REPLACE IT WITH ANOTHER ROUND.   SHOTS FIRED ON THE WRONG TARGET WILL BE SCORED AS MISSES.  IF A TARGET RECEIVES MORE SHOTS THAN WERE FIRED AT THAT TARGET AND  AND THE FIRER CANNOT BE DETERMINED BY CALIBER OR OTHER MEANS THE TARGET RECEIVING THE EXCESSIVE HITS WILL BE GIVEN THE SHOTS OF HIGHER VALUE EQUAL TO THE NUMBER OF SHOTS ACTUALLY  FIRED.  ROUNDS FIRED IN EXCESS OF THE REQUIRED NUMBER WILL BE SCORED AS MISSES.

SAFETY: ALL RIFLES WILL HAVE THE BOLTS OPEN OR REMOVED BEHIND THE FIRING LINE.  THE USE OF OPEN-BOLT INDICATORS IS ENCOURAGED AND WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE MATCH.  NO RIFLE WILL BE LOADED BEHIND THE FIRING LINE.  NO ONE WILL LOAD ON THE FIRING LINE UNTIL THE COMMAND “LOAD” HAS BEEN GIVEN.  BOLTS WILL BE CLOSED ONLY WHEN THE RIFLE IS POINTED IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE TARGET.

MISCELLANEOUS: SHOOTERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO ACT AS SCORERS AND TARGET OPERATORS.  BE SURE TO BRING EYE AND EAR PROTECTION TO THE RANGE.  EYE PROTECTION IS STRICTLY REQUIRED WHEN WORKING AS TARGET OPERATORS.  PLEASE LEAVE YOUR DOGS AT HOME.  DOGS ON THE RANGE CAN CONSTITUTE A HAZARD AND THEY USUALLY DON’T LIKE THE NOISE. LIMITED  FOOD AND BEVERAGE SERVICE WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE RANGE.  IT IS RECOMMENDED TO BRING YOUR OWN REFRESHMENTS.

TIME OF FIRING: FIRING WILL BEGIN AT 9:00 AM.  SHOOTERS WILL BE SQUADDED IN THE ORDER THAT THEY SHOW UP AT THE RANGE BEGINNING AT 8:00 AM.  NO ONE DESIRING TO FIRE SHOULD ARRIVE LATER THAN 8:30. 

ENTRY: AN ADVANCE WRITTEN ENTRY TO INCLUDE A $20.00 ENTRY FEE IS RECOMMENDED.  THE ENTRY FORM CAN BE COPIED FROM THE MRPC WEB SITE OR OBTAINED FROM THE BULLET DEPOT, WYATT’S OUTDOOR, FAR WEST GUN EXCHANGE OR ED BOENING’S CUSTOM GUNS.  THE ENTRY FORM SHOWS THE VARIOUS CATEGORIES THAT ONE CAN SELECT AND WHICH WILL BE USED FOR AWARDS.  ONE CAN CHANGE CATEGORIES AT THE MATCH. PRIOR TO FIRING.  ENTRY IS LIMITED TO 100 SHOOTERS ON A FIRST COME BASIS.  

PRACTICE AND ZEROING: COACHES AND ARMORERS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO ASSIST WITH ZEROING, FUNCTION CHECKING OF RIFLES AND LIMITED PRACTICE AT THE SPORTS PARK HIGHPOWER RANGE BEGINNING 10:00 AM ON SATURDAY APRIL  19.    IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT YOU AVAIL YOURSELF OF THIS SERVICE TO BE SURE THAT YOUR RIFLE IS UP TO SNUFF.  IF REPAIRS ARE NEEDED AND CAN BE MADE ON THE SPOT YOU WILL ONLY BE CHARGED FOR NEEDED PARTS.
LOANER RIFLES: A NUMBER OF 30-06 SERVICE GRADE M1 RIFLES, M1-CARBINES, AND SOME .308 MATCH RIFLES ARE AVAILABLE FOR LOAN DURING THE MATCH AND WILL BE AVAILABLE DURING PRACTICE SESSIONS.  THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR THE USE OF THESE RIFLES HOWEVER YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO PURCHASE AND USE MILITARY 30-06 AND .30 CARBINE BALL AMMUNITION AT $.25 PER ROUND.OR .308 MATCH AMMUNITION AT .30 PER ROUND.  YOU MAY USE HANDLOADS IN YOUR OWN ARMS BUT NOT IN THESE LOANER RIFLES. A TOTAL OF 60 ROUNDS IS SUFFICIENT TO COMPLETE THE MATCH.