The South Fork Rifle Club will host the area, NRA
Conventional Pistol, Sectional Match. This match will be fired on
This match will consist of
four separate matches; all to fired with .22 cal. pistols and ammunition. Match
#1, 20 rounds Slow Fire. 10 rounds in 10 minutes. Match #2, National Gallery
Course. Match #3, 20 rounds Timed Fire, 4 strings of 5 rounds in 20 seconds.
Match #4, 20 rounds of Rapid Fire, and 4 strings of 5 rounds in 10 seconds.
Match #5 is the 90 shot Aggregate. All matches will be fired in succession
without breaking to score. Scoring will be done after completion of the entire
relay. Competitors will score the shooter to his or her left. Scoring gauges
(i.e. eagle eye, and overlays) will be permitted for use by the scorer. Range
officials ONLY, will use plug type gauges. Competitors will be required to use
of Empty Chamber Indicators in all weapons on the firing line.
There will be a team match
fired after the Individual Matches are fired. It is not a requirement that all
shooters fire this match. There must be 4 firing members for each team; this is
not a paper match. An additional fee will be collected to fire the team match.
Team members will not be required to fire on the same relay as there other team
members, but the team score sheet must remain with range personnel until entire
team has fired and are scored.
All competitors will be
classified according to the NRA classification system. Classification cards or
temporary score books may be used to determine classification of shooters.
Competitors will exhibit classification cards or temporary scorebooks upon
request of range personnel. If a shooter has no classification he will be
required to compete as an unclassified master shooter. If there are 5 or more
shooters determined to be unclassified there will be a separate category for
them. This category will be used at the local level only. Shooters who have
temporary classifications for at least 2 previous sanctioned matches or from sanctioned
league scores will be placed into the appropriate class pending review of
documentation.
Categories such as Police,
Service, and Civilian will be used. If there are fewer than 4 competitors in
any category those shooters will be combined with other competitors of the same
class.
High Master shooters will not
be combined with shooters of another class. If there are fewer than 5 High
Master shooters entered, those shooters will compete for open awards only.
Awards will be given according
to the number of shooters within a specific class and or category. An award
will be given for each 5 shooters in any class and or category. First place for
5 shooters, second place for 10 shooters etc. If there are fewer than 5
shooters in any class, except Master class, they will be combined into the next
higher class. Open awards will be awarded to the high score no matter how many
shooters are in a class or category. Open winners will not be eligible for
class awards in that match. The next lower score will receive that class award.
All awards will be NRA points. The NRA will supply a Gold medal for first
place, a Silver medal for second place, and a Bronze medal for third place
regardless of class or category. In addition 15 NRA points will be awarded for first
place, 10 NRA points for second place, and 5 NRA points for third place.
Match fees will be $25.00 per
individual entry. Fee for the team will be $20.00 per team. These fees will be
used to cover NRA registration, targets, club costs, and awards.
Schedule
of relays is as follows:
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Relays will be added or deleted as necessary
Registration can be made by
contacting Jeff Lloyd at 814-886-4479. E-mail jeff10x@verizon.net. Any entry after Feb. 13 will be contingent
upon a spot being open. After this date no additional relays will be scheduled.
There will be no pre-registration required but if there is a cancellation
please do so by phone to the contact person. Do not bring other shooters
without contacting the club. You can substitute a shooter if there is a
cancellation in your group, but space is limited to 8 shooters per relay, so call first.
If there are any questions
please contact Jeff Lloyd at the above number. We are looking forward to
hosting this important Sectional Tournament and we hope that it will be a good
one for both the club and the competitors. GOOD
SHOOTING!!