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Stage Designs Updated Monday, April 27, 2009 |
Match Procedures and Regulations
Match Safety COLD RANGE: The Sacramento Valley Shooting Center, Public & Action Ranges, are cold ranges! Guns are to be loaded only on the firing line under the direct supervision of a Range Officer! Guns are to remain unloaded and holstered (or cased) off the line, unless in a Safe Area. When traveling between the upper and lower shooting areas please case your handguns. Do not travel with them holstered. SAFE AREAS: All Safe Areas are clearly posted. Do your dry firing, cleaning, repairs, practice draws only in a Safe Area!! NO AMMUNITION IS TO BE HANDLED IN ANY SAFE AREA AT ANY TIME. THIS INCLUDES EMPTY CASES OR SNAP CAPS. Load your magazines / speed loaders anywhere except the Safe Areas. VEHICLES ARE NOT SAFE AREAS. THERE ARE NO SAFE AREAS IN THE PARKING LOT. Competitors that are traveling to and from the lower and upper ranges must bag their firearms. FUNCTION TEST AREA: At the public pistol range (see range map). Check in at the main building at the public range and tell them you are shooting in the match. You will not need to pay an additional fee to use the public pistol range on the days you are shooting in the match. UNCASING AND HOLSTERING YOUR GUN: Do this ONLY in a designated Safe Area, or on the line under RO supervision. GUN HANDLING AT YOUR CAR IS PROHIBITED, and will incur a 10.5.1 match disqualification!! Likewise, unholster and case your gun only in a designated Safe Area. or on the line under RO supervision. OBEY YOUR RANGE OFFICERS: The Range Officers are here to assist you in having a SAFE and enjoyable shooting experience. If your gun handling is becoming unsafe, they will attempt to warn you. If your gun handling has become unsafe, they will take immediate corrective action, even if no warning has been given! If you hear “STOP”, stop in place with your muzzle pointed safely down range, safety on, and your finger out of the trigger guard, and await further instructions. ALCOHOLOIC BEVERAGES MAY NOT BE CONSUMED DURING THE MATCH: Alcohol and recreational drugs may not be consumed anywhere on the range. Competitors violating this policy will be disqualified and asked to leave the range. HAZARD AREAS: Do not climb on any side berms, impact berms or cross any hazard line! Parents please instruct and control your children. VISITORS / GUESTS: Anyone who enters the Sacramento Valley Shooting Center must wear eye and ear protection at all times. This is mandatory for both competitors and spectators on the Public Ranges and Action Ranges. Extra eye and ear protection is available at Shooter Services at the Action Range. MUZZLE DIRECTION: Your muzzle should always point into a berm. FIRST AID: First aid is located in the Action Range Stat Shack. Professional Medical Services are only minutes away. WEATHER/EXPOSURE: Weather in the Sacramento valley at this time of year can range from cold to rather toasty. Please wear appropriate clothing. RESTROOMS: Several portable toilets are located at the Action Range. Restrooms with running water are available at the public ranges and near the upper ranges. FOOD SERVICE: Lunch and snacks can be purchased both Saturday and Sunday, at the main Action Range. PARKING: All vehicles MUST be parked in designated areas only. Please do not park in non-designated areas. THE 300-YARD RANGE WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC DURING THE MATCH. THE PARKING AREA FOR THIS RANGE WILL BE DESIGNATED WITH ORANGE CONES. PLEASE DO NOT PARK IN THIS AREA. MATCH STORE: The match store will be at Shooter Services. They will be carrying a limited supply of match shirts. CAMPING: Limited space for fully self-contained campers, trailers and R.V.’s is available on a first-come basis. There are no electrical hookups available. Please note that the main range gate is locked at night so if you plan to arrive late please make arrangements with the main range office. SHOOTER SERVICES: First aid, raffle tickets, lost and found, shooter information, assistance with scoring errors, assistance with completing and filing shooter problem reports and arbitration will be available at the Action Range.
Procedures and Protocol MATCH RULES: The current USPSA Rule Book will be used. Rulebooks will be located on each stage and at the Action Range Stat Shack. Unless otherwise noted in the course description, all walls are deemed to extend from the ground to infinity. All targets, no shoots, vision barriers and hard cover zones are impenetrable to a full bullet diameter. Bullet holes that are partially or fully in the non-scoring border will score according to the circumstances. All walls and props are considered hard cover unless otherwise noted. CLASSIFICATION: You must be a member of USPSA, or another IPSC Region to compete in this match. Your most current USPSA classification will be used. If you lack a valid, current USPSA/IPSC class card or your name is not in the USPSA classification record, you will shoot as unclassified. Please check the information on your score card stickers to make sure it is valid. Shooters eligible to compete in any secondary contest categories may do so while maintaining their regular class in their division. Senior = 55+, Super Senior = 65+, Lady = Female & JR = Under 18. BRASS PICKUP: This is a lost brass match. All brass belongs to the Northern California Practical Shooters, and may not be retrieved! DRESS CODE: Practical shooting is a sport! No controversial slogans or other items of dubious taste are to be displayed or worn. The use of camouflage or other similar types of military or police garments is discouraged. The exception is competitors who are law enforcement or military personnel. The Match Director will be the sole and final arbiter of dubious taste. This sort of stuff gives us image headaches… we know you understand. COURSE INSPECTION: When the entire squad is assembled, a brief stage walk-through will be given, followed by a five-minute inspection and question period. Shooters may negotiate obstacles only during the five-minute inspection period or while the previous shooter’s targets are being scored. Early inspection is permitted provided that the previous squad is finished. CHRONOGRAPH: The chronograph will be part of stage 1. You will go to the chronograph immediately after shooting stage 1, and signing your score sheet. SET STEEL AND TAPE TARGETS: Competitors are expected to stay together as a squad to tape, set steel, and help maintain efficiency on each stage. MATCH BULLETIN BOARD: Stage scores, messages, Arbitration Committee decisions, lost items, schedule changes, and other official match information will be posted on the match bulletin board. It will be located at the Action Range in front of Shooter Services. Please check the match bulletin board frequently… you may be mentioned and wanted. CHANGES TO STAGES: Information in this booklet is as correct as possible, however, owing to safety and production considerations, changes may be made to any stage. Additional no-shoots will be added and other physical changes may be made that are not shown in this match booklet. It is the shooter’s responsibility to understand the stage and course of fire prior to the starting signal. Inspect each stage carefully and ask about any changes during your walk through. RE-SHOOTS: Range Officers will grant re-shoots for Range Equipment Failures Only. The Range Master must approve all other re-shoots. POPPER CALIBRATION: Poppers will be calibrated before the stage is open and on an “as needed” basis. If you feel that a popper is off calibration, challenge the calibration immediately during scoring, before anyone touches the popper. MATCH SCORING: If you have any questions regarding your posted scores, recheck your score sheet and your math. If you still think there is a problem, bring your copy of the score sheet to Shooter Services and discuss the problem with the Match Director or Range Master. They will contact the Statistician and try to resolve the issue. Do not go directly to the Statistician with a problem! SCORING DISPUTES: Keep pace with the RO on each stage as he or she scores and voice any scoring challenges before the target is taped so the matter can be resolved. Scoring challenges will not be entertained nor re-shoots granted after a target is taped. If you wish to protest the application of penalties or some other aspect of the stage, do not sign your scorecard. Notify the Range Officer of the problem and ask that the decision be appealed to the Range Master. ARBITRATION REQUEST: The Range Officer should handle scoring disputes on the stage if at all possible. The cash fee for submitting an Arbitration Request is $100.
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