Classic Battle Rifle Match 2020-08-30
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Classic Battle Rifle Match Revision 1 2020-08-30 Match Timings as follows: • Due to Covid 19 and social distance issues we will have two times to shoot. o Match will be limited to a total of 24 shooters. o 9 AM for the first group of 12, registration/setup at 830 AM o 12 PM (noon) for the second group of 12, registration/setup at 12 PM • Bring your facemask with you and either gloves or hand sanitizer. Facemask will be worn except when you are shooting unless you have a medical condition. • Safety briefings will be at 9 AM and 1230 PM respectively for each group. You must attend to be able to shoot. • First round down range 915 AM and 1245 PM, respectively. • We WILL start on time. This match will combine stages from the CQB and TAC Rifle matches. You can use any military issue centre fire rifles with Iron Sights ONLY, and 5.56 mm or larger calibre. Don’t bother bringing all that tactical gear. A belt with a pouch will do just fine or wear cargo pants or a jacket with big pockets. Firearm ammunition limit is as follows: • Bolt Action – 10 rounds • Lever Action – 6 rounds • Semi-auto - 5 rounds or legal 10 round magazines e.g. AIA magazine in M14. • M1 Garand 8 round limit You can change magazines or load with stripper clips. I will have stripper clips for Lee Enfield, SKS and M14 rifles you can borrow. Steel Core ammunition is allowed. BRING soft-pointed ammo for shooting the few steel targets. I will have spare soft-pointed 7.62 x 39 ammo that you can get off me. You do not need a CASE qualification to shoot. Shooting divisions will be as follows: • Bolt action • Lever Action • Semi-Auto 1 Scoring as follows: • We will use the IDPA target. Scoring will be as per the IDPA rule book. If these targets are not available, we will use the USPSA target and will score them the same as the IDPA target. • We will also use 10-inch round targets with a four-inch square installed in them. Inside the 4- inch square is zero point, outside the 4-inch square is down 1 point. • Lowest score wins. If there is a tie, then stage 7 timing will determine the winner. • If extra hits are on target, you will drop the least scoring hit then the higher score hit until you have met the required number of hits. • Procedural errors = 5 seconds • All stages will be limited scoring e.g. no extra rounds. Commands as follows: • Range going hot, eyes and ears. • Loading instructions • Stage instructions • Look out, look out. Fire on the whistle. • Cease fire, unload, and prepare for inspection. • Line is safe return your firearms to the rack and change targets. • Bolt and lever action firearms will leave the action open. Semi-automatics will have a closed action with a safety flag installed. I will bring spare safety flags. Course of fire Stages 1 to 6 will be done as a group activity under a prescribed time limit. Stage 7 will be done as an individual activity under the timer. Round count is 78. Shooters will be broken into groups of two. While you shoot, your partner will be your safety officer and vice versa. Targets will be pulled and taken back to be scored. Patch and keep your targets for the next stage. Stage 1 “Ten x Fifteen” You will have 10 minutes to shoot 15 rounds from the bench position. First two targets will be 100 yards. Shoot 5 rounds at the left IDPA target. Shoot five rounds at the right target, 10-inch white circle with a four-inch square. Second target distance will be 200 yards. Shoot 5 rounds at either the IDPA or USPSA target. Round count 15 2 Stage 2 “Two x Five” You will have two minutes in total to shoot five rounds from each shooting position (standing and kneeling). Starting in the low ready position, on signal adopt the standing position and engage your target. Reload and adopt the kneeling position and engage your target. Target distance will be 100 yards. Round count 10 Stage 3 “Advance to Contact” This stage will have three strings. Each shooter will have a safety officer with them. Shooters will load but NOT chamber a round. They will run with the firearm in the trail arms position, safety on. If they cannot close the action without chambering a round, they will load once they are at position. String 1, fire five rounds standing. Time limit 1 minute. String 2, on signal advance 20 yards and adopt the standing position and fire five rounds. Time limit is 1 minute. Once completed shooters will unload their firearms and return to start position keeping their muzzle vertical. This string will be repeated twice. Target distance is 100 yards. Round count 15 rounds Stage 4 “Snap Shooting” Starting at the low ready, on signal, adopt the standing position and fire one round into the left and one round into the right target within 10 seconds. You will fire five strings. Target distance is 100 yards. Round count 10 rounds Stage 5 “Double Snap shooting” Starting at the low ready, on signal, adopt the kneeling position and fire two rounds left target and two rounds at the right target within 20 seconds. There will be two strings. You may reload between strings. Target distance is 100 yards. Round count 8 rounds 3 Stage 6 “Rapid Fire” There will be one target containing two 10-inch circle targets on them. Starting at the low ready, on signal, adopt the standing position and engage one 10-inch circle target with five rounds. Reload and adopt the kneeling position and engage the other 10-inch circle with five rounds. You will have 30 seconds to engage both targets and reload your firearm. Target distance is 100 yards. Shots outside the 10-inch circle count as down 3 points. Round count 10 rounds. Stage 7 “Steel” This stage will be shot individually on the timer. There will be three steel targets at 100 yards. Starting at the low ready, on the signal you will have a maximum of 1 minute to shoot each steel target twice. Your choice of either standing or kneeling shooting position. Maximum rounds allowed 10. 4 .