10Th Annual Don Haglund Memorial Air Rifle Match, Stanislaus County 4-H Shooting Sports Program

Tri County/Annual Don Haglund Memorial Air Rifle Match 4-H Shooting Sports Program

Range Officers duties and procedures:

We will announce to all shooters at the beginning of the match; “Miss-fire/Cross fire” if you have a problem on the firing line, step back and raise your hand, a Firing Line Range Officer (RO) will assist you. In case of cross fire or miss-fire, the head “Range Master” must be notified immediately by the Firing Line R.O. “Cease Fire” - If you hear a whistle blow inside the Firing Range you must stop whatever you are doing IMMEDIATELY. Shooters on the line will place their rifle in a safe position, on the ground or in a rack.

CROSS FIRES: Each R.O. will be given a pen, (each R.O. will have a pen with a different color), and every R.O. has a whistle. These are for the purpose of marking any cross over shot on a competitor’s target, and noting a missed shot on the other target. When a shooter raises their hand and informs the R.O. that they have shot another competitors target /or/ if a competitor notices that their neighbor has shot their target it works best to blow the whistle and the Announcer will call “Cease Fire” rifles in their rests, step back from the line” and when this is done the R.O. can go forward and circle the hole and initial it with their pen. In this way we can determine that the target is in good order and that the neighbor has shot off target. The R.O. will then mark that shooters target with “One Missed target” and initial it because that shooter will not be allowed to make up the missed shot that went into their neighbor’s target.

Range Rules: 1 - All NRA Sporter Air Rifle Position Rules and NRA B-B gun Rules apply. 2 - Eye protection is required for all shooters and family members 3 - Parents & guests must remain behind Range boundaries. 4 - Shooters are not allowed in Scoring Area. Grounds / Range Rules: With the number of participants we will not be able to have every Club set up all of their club’s canopies inside the Training Area. Clubs will set up their Canopies and rest areas outside the Training Area.

** Inside the Training Area each Club will have room to set up a “Safe Area” with one 10’X10’ or 12”X12” canopy for all Air Rifles, B-B Guns, pellets, B-B’s, Safety Glasses & range equipment. One Club Leader will be in charge of the “Safe Area”, it will be manned at all times throughout the Match.

The match courses of fire: Match will be shot beginning with the standing position, then the sitting position, followed by the prone position. The following time limits will apply:

Standing 15 minutes for 10 shots Sitting 10 minutes for 10 shots Prone 10 minutes for 10 shots

Disqualifications: (“DQ”)

Any Disqualification on the day of the match will end that shooter’s participation in the match.

Competitors on the firing line and their spotters must control the muzzle direction of their air rifles at all times. Failure to do so may be cause for disqualification. This includes loading for the competitor, moving into position, handing the air rifle to your spotter, handing the air rifle to the competitor, etc…

Competitors and spotters on the firing line must conduct themselves in appropriate discipline, no talking, joking, bothering other competitors, etc…

(If you DQ you are done for the day).

This is an ALL DAY EVENT so bring your necessities, lunch, drinks, etc… For more information please contact your 4-H Leader or call Dan Mello, Stanislaus County 4-H Shooting Match Chairman (209) 535-5808 (cell) Range Commands:

 Call the ‘Relay to the line’  Inform the ‘Next Relay’ to stand by  Shooters to the line  Place your rifle in the rack  This will be the _##_ Position (##-Standing, Sitting or Prone)  You will have _**_ minutes for 10 shots. (**- 15 or 10 minutes)  Is the firing line Ready?  Ready on the right, the R.O. on the end of the line on the right side will signal back to the announcer.  Ready on the left, the R.O. on the left end of the line will signal back to the announcer.  “All ready on the firing line”  “You may load and commence firing”.  Watching the R.O.’s and the time the announcer will wait until the firing is completed, then announce…  “Cease Fire, rifles in their racks”. Make the line safe by stepping back behind the firing line.  Any Alibis? Alibis will be addressed by the line R.O.’s.  Remove your equipment from the line; those sharing a rifle may leave it in the rack.  Alibis will remain on the firing line for determination and possible re-shoot. Once this is done and the line is clear…  Target Changers to the line to gather targets.  Target Setters may follow through at this time.