Muzzle Loaders Associations International Committee5th Long Range World Championships
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Rules and Competition
Conditions for APPENDIX 4
to the Constitution, Rules & Regulations of The Muzzle Loaders'
Associations International Committee (adopted 15 August 2000 - as amended)
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3.00 |
PARTICIPATION & TEAMS | ||
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3.01 |
For this event only each MLAIC Member Country will be allowed an unlimited number of entrants in the individual events of which a maximum number of sixteen may use replicas and an unlimited number may use originals. As previously there shall be one team of four competitors in each of the team events per country. | ||
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3.02 |
All Delegates must register and pay their team's entry fees in before any member of the team participates in practice or competition. | ||
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3.03 |
The Team Captain shall notify the Match Director of the names of the shooters whose scores should be used for team events in accordance with the Detailed Program of Events. | ||
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4.00 |
SAFETY | ||
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4.01 |
Smoking is absolutely forbidden on the range. | ||
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4.02 |
No competitor may move himself or his equipment forward onto the Firing Point until authorised to do so by the Range Conducting Officer. | ||
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4.03 |
The snapping of caps or loading of firearms before the 'Open Fire' signal is not permitted. Firearms may only be capped with the barrel pointed down range. | ||
| 4.04 | Fouling/warming shots must be fired from the prone/supine position. | ||
| 4.05 | Powder charges must be in pre-measured single charge containers. | ||
| 4.06 | The use of safety spectacles and hearing protection is mandatory. | ||
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5.00 |
MID RANGE AND LONG RANGE RADIO MESSAGES |
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The following Code Messages will be used to communicate between the Range Officers on the firing point and the butts. The target number will be given, followed by the message number, viz. |
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1 |
Firing is about to start - raise targets. |
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2 |
No spotting disc is visible. |
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3* |
The spotting disc unmistakably disagrees with the value shown. Re-signal correct value. |
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4* |
Examine the target for a shot and signal the shot if found or a miss. |
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5* |
Challenge for a higher value. |
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7* |
Challenge for a hit after a miss has been signalled. |
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Message |
9 |
(From firing point) Unduly slow marking; (From butts) Unduly slow firing. |
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10 |
Stand easy; half mast target and patch out. |
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11* |
The wrong shot may have been patched out. |
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* The butt's supervisor must radio the result to the firing point. For messages 5 and 7, the butt's supervisor must, and for 11 should, personally check the target. |
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| 6.00 | NRA TARGET DIMENSIONS | ||||
| DIVISIONS | LONG RANGE | 600 yards | 500 yards | 300 yards | |
| Black Aiming Mark | 48" | 39" | 39" | 22" | |
| V Bull (5 points) | 16" | 9" | 7" | 3.75" | |
| Bull (5 points) | 24" | 13" | 10.5" | 5.5" | |
| Inner (4 points) | 48" | 26" | 26" | 11" | |
| Magpie (3 points) | 72" | 39" | 39" | 16.5" | |
| Outer (2 points) | 96" | 52" | 52" | 22" | |
| Hit (1 point) | 118" wide x 70" high | 70" wide x 60" high | 70" wide x 60" high | 46" square | |
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The V Bull is indicated on the target by a broken line. At 600 yards, shots clear outside the lines drawn 6" inside the top and bottom of the target and 1" inside on each side of the target count as misses. At long-range, shots clear outside the lines drawn 1" inside the edges of the target count as misses. |
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