Practical Shooting Rule Book (No. 4)

PRACTICAL SHOOTING OFFICIAL NATIONAL RULES Revised 2010 No. 4 Reprinted 2015 with Appendix 4 2 Table of Contents SECTION 1: AIMS AND OBJECTIVES .................................................................... 5 1.1 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ......................................................................... 5 SECTION 2: SSAA STANDARD RULES ................................................................. 5 2.1 COMPETITOR’S ELIGIBILITY ................................................................. 5 2.2 JUNIOR COMPETITORS ......................................................................... 6 2.3 STUCK LIVE ROUND: MANDATORY RULE ........................................... 6 2.4 COMPETITOR’S RESPONSIBILITY ........................................................ 6 2.5 RULE INFRINGEMENTS ......................................................................... 7 2.6 DISCIPLINE CHAIRMAN’S AUTHORITY ................................................. 7 2.7 PROTEST AND APPEALS COMMITTEE ................................................ 7 2.8 SUPPLEMENTARY EVENTS .................................................................. 9 SECTION 3: FIREARM SPECIFICATIONS .............................................................. 9 3.1 PRINCIPLES ............................................................................................ 9 3.2 HANDGUNS ........................................................................................... 10 3.3 OPEN CLASS ........................................................................................ 10 3.4 PRODUCTION CLASS........................................................................... 11 3.5 STANDARD CLASS ............................................................................... 11 3.6 STANDARD CLASS - REVOLVER ........................................................ 11 3.7 POWER FACTOR: HANDGUNS ............................................................ 11 3.8 RIFLES AND SHOTGUNS ..................................................................... 12 3.9 POWER FACTOR: RIFLES AND SHOTGUNS ...................................... 13 SECTION 4: EQUIPMENT AND MODE OF DRESS FOR COMPETITORS .......... 13 4.1 BELTS .................................................................................................... 13 4.2 HOLSTERS ............................................................................................ 13 4.3 ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT ..................................................................... 14 4.4 CLOTHING ............................................................................................. 14 SECTION 5: STAFFING REQUIREMENTS AND DUTIES ..................................... 14 SECTION 6: COURSES OF FIRE .......................................................................... 15 6.1 DESIGN PRINCIPLES ........................................................................... 15 6.2 START POSITIONS ............................................................................... 15 6.3 DEFINITIONS ......................................................................................... 15 6.4 TYPES OF COURSES OF FIRE ............................................................ 16 6.5 BASIC COURSES OF FIRE ................................................................... 17 6.6 STAGE POINTS ..................................................................................... 17 6.7 PUBLICATION OF COURSE REQUIREMENTS ................................... 18 6.8 TARGETS .............................................................................................. 18 6.9 SCORING ............................................................................................... 19 6.10 SCORE SHEETS ................................................................................... 19 6.11 CALCULATION OF SCORES ................................................................ 20 3 SECTION 7: COURSE DESIGN ............................................................................. 20 7.1 GENERAL .............................................................................................. 20 7.2 RANGE EQUIPMENT ............................................................................ 21 7.3 SAFETY IN COURSE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION........................ 22 7.4 CHRONOGRAPH ................................................................................... 22 SECTION 8: PENALTIES .................................................................................... 23 8.1 SCORING PENALTIES .......................................................................... 23 8.2 PROCEDURAL AND GENERAL PENALTIES ....................................... 24 8.3 SAFETY PENALTIES ............................................................................. 24 SECTION 9: RANGE PROCEDURES .................................................................... 25 9.1 READY CONDITIONS: HANDGUNS ..................................................... 25 9.2 READY CONDITIONS: RIFLES AND SHOTGUNS ............................... 25 9.3 RANGE COMMANDS ............................................................................ 26 SECTION 10: COMPETITORS ............................................................................... 27 10.1 EQUIPMENT .......................................................................................... 27 10.2 AMMUNITION ........................................................................................ 27 10.3 SCORING ............................................................................................... 27 10.4 COURSE OF FIRE ................................................................................. 27 SECTION 11: COMPETITOR GRADES AND GRADING ...................................... 28 11.1 GRADES ................................................................................................ 28 11.2 GRADING ............................................................................................... 28 SECTION 12: REGISTERED MATCHES ............................................................... 28 12.1 REGISTERING AUTHORITIES .............................................................. 28 12.2 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS .............................................................. 28 12.3 HOST CLUB / BRANCH RESPONSIBILITIES ....................................... 29 APPENDIX 1: STANDARD SSAA PRACTICAL SHOOTING TARGET PST1 ...... 30 APPENDIX 2: SSAA PRACTICAL SHOOTING TARGET PST2 ........................... 31 APPENDIX 3: RANGE EQUIPMENT - REGISTERED MATCHES......................... 32 APPENDIX 4: SUPPLEMENTARY EVENTS ......................................................... 33 4 These Rules, for the conduct of National Championships, have been compiled by the Discipline Subcommittee, with amendments by the SSAA National Discipline Chairmans’ Conference and approved and ratified for printing by the SSAA Inc National Board. RULES FOR SSAA PRACTICAL SHOOTING COMPETITIONS SUITABLE FOR BOTH CENTREFIRE AND RIMFIRE PISTOL, RIFLE AND SHOTGUN REVISED 2010 No. 4 Reprinted 2015 with Appendix 4: Supplementary events SECTION 1: AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1.1 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1.1.1 Practical shooting is intended to offer a challenging and active sport which will test the capacity of the competitor and their equipment. 1.1.2 Practical shooting is intended to stimulate new ideas, designs and techniques, to arouse investigation into the feasibility and practical application of progressive concepts or discoveries with regard to firearms, sights and ammunition. SECTION 2: SSAA STANDARD RULES 2.1 COMPETITOR’S ELIGIBILITY A competitor who competes in a National Championship must be a financial member of the Sporting Shooters Association of Australia or an Association affiliated with the SSAA Inc or under special invitation from the SSAA Inc National Board. A current SSAA membership card or official documentation from the SSAA National Membership Office or a SSAA State or Territory Association showing current membership details shall be accepted as proof of their financial membership, providing they are not under suspension from membership. Members of Affiliated Associations must provide adequate documentation of their current membership of the Affiliate Association. 5 Any person who is unfinancial or is unable to provide proof of their financial status may pay their full membership fee for the applicable SSAA State or Territory Association, to the Host Branch / Club, providing they are not under a suspension from membership. 2.2 JUNIOR COMPETITORS A SSAA junior member is any member under the age of 18 years at the commencement of the Championships. A junior competitor in a National Championship shall pay no more than one half of the standard adult entry fee. If the Discipline’s National Championship includes Graded and / or Junior categories, a junior competitor is eligible to compete for Junior, Grade and Open medals and awards. The winning of a Junior medal or award does not preclude a junior competitor from winning any other category of medal or award. Junior competitors are divided into two classes Under 15 years Under 18 years and 15 years and over 2.3 STUCK LIVE ROUND: MANDATORY RULE In the event of a malfunction which results in a stuck live round which cannot be simply removed from the breech end of the barrel, the firearm is to be made safe and removed from the range to a competent person for repairs. Under no circumstance is an attempt to be made to remove the round by insertion of a cleaning rod or similar object from

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