5th Long Range World Championships

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RULES AND COMPETITION CONDITIONS FOR LONG RANGE RIFLE SHOOTING CHAMPIONSHIPS

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GENERAL Championships are to be organised as an MLAIC event under the current Constitution, Rules and Regulations of the MLAIC supplemented by the additional rules below. In the event of an omission or a discrepancy the rules of the MLAGB/NRA of GB for mid and long range shooting, modified as necessary to comply with established shooting practices of the host nation, apply, but in all cases the decision of the Arbitration Committee shall be final and binding.

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SQUADDING A competitor must shoot at the time and at the target for which he has been squadded, and in sequence with the other shooters squadded on the same target. The competitor must fire from a position on the left of his allocated target peg and allow other shooters sharing the same firing position to compete with the minimum of hindrance.

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COACHING For individual and team events, when shot concurrent, competitors may spot for or coach each other up to the point when their first shot hits the target; from then on there should be no further assistance, and noise must be kept to a minimum so as not to disturb other shooters. No coaching or assistance from others is permitted. For team events, when shot as a team on the same target, coaching is permitted throughout the event. Communications with the butt markers will be through the Range Officer only and limited to queries on standard messages as in section 5.00.

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FOULING SHOTS Unlimited fouling shots/warming shots may be fired in to the stop butt, but only during the permitted detail time. These shots must be fired from the prone/supine position.

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CONVERTIBLE SIGHTERS The first scoring shot on the target will count as the first convertible sighter. The decision to convert sighters must be made after all the sighters have been fired and before firing any further shots. Sighters can only be converted in reverse order of firing, so that they form a continual sequence with the following scoring shots. It is therefore not possible to convert a sighter without including all the subsequent sighters. When sighters are converted the number of subsequent shots shall be reduced accordingly to give the correct total of shots for the competition.

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AMMUNITION Only factory made black powder may be used. Bullets may be lead or lead alloy, greased or paper patched and of a contemporary style. Gas checks are not permitted.

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MARKING The position and scoring value of each shot will be separately signalled. In addition to a spotting disk placed in the shot hole, the value of the shot will be indicated by a coloured maker positioned along the lower edge of the target frame as follows

Extreme left
Extreme left
Centre left
Centre right
Extreme right
Extreme right
No marker

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SCORING When a shot touches the line between the scoring divisions on a target, the shooter shall be accredited with the higher score.

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REGISTER KEEPING Unless otherwise directed by the Match Director the recording of scores will be carried out by range officers. Protests over the value of the score or a challenge in the event of a miss, must be made to the range officer by the competitor before the next person on that target fires.

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TIES In the event of a tie the winner will be decided by the highest number of V Bulls. If still a tie, the winner shall be determined by having the higher score on count back (for example, a shooter whose final shots are 4, 3, 5 beats someone who finishes 2, 3, 5).

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BUTT MARKING DUTIES / OTHER DUTIES Competitors must share butt-marking duties and perform all other requirements of the Match Director if required to do so. Anyone failing to carry out duties conscientiously shall have his score in the event deleted.

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MEDALS Medals shall be awarded to the first three places in each individual event in each category O and R and to each member of the first three places in each team event. A gold medal for the highest aggregate score in original and replica categories for Competitions 1, 2 and 3 (Mid-Range Aggregate), 4 and 5 (Long-Range Aggregate) and for the highest overall aggregate for Competitions 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 (The Grand Aggregate).

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COMPETITIONS