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2021 PRS Rule Book CHANGES, ADDITIONS OR MODIFICATIONS TO RULES/PROCEDURES FOR 2021 HIGHLIGHTED BELOW: (AS OF 29 JUNE 21 – approved by PRS Match Director Committee) 3.1 Match Director’s Responsibilities (ADD) 3.1.14 MD’s are required to have on site a copy of the PRS rules during matches and the MD will reference the rules every time a decision is made by the match director. As a decision is being administered, the rule being applied must be presented to the shooter by paragraph number. (2020) 3.1.8 The MD is the ultimate authority of Match Rules, Safety, and Enforcement. Any and all violations, penalties and enforcement should be dealt with thoroughly and in an expeditious manner. MDs may use statements from RO’s, shooters, and spectators. Once the stage/match arbitration period has ended, the rulings made by the MD are final. (Update) 3.1.8 The MD is the ultimate authority of Match Rules, Safety, and Enforcement. Any and all violations, penalties and enforcement should be dealt with thoroughly and in an expeditious manner. MDs may use statements from RO’s, shooters, and spectators. Once the stage/match arbitration period has ended, all procedural and safety rulings, calling of impacts, etc. made by the MD are final. These final rulings are not intended to include instances where retroactive corrective action must be taken to uphold the broader PRS rules such as allegations of cheating, improper enforcement of or failure to follow PRS rules, or other incidences that may require further investigative actions or score revisions in order to publish accurate results and maintain the integrity of the match/sport. AG CUP SERIES (2020) 2.10.5 To be eligible for selection for the AG Cup and AG Cup qualifier pay outs shooters must be a PRS PRO Series member and PRS AG Cup Series Member. Only Open Division Scores will be eligible for AG Cup Series points. (Update) 2.10.5 To be eligible for selection for the AG Cup and AG Cup qualifier pay outs shooters must be a PRS PRO Series member and a PRS AG Cup Series Member. Each participating AG Series shooter will also contribute $750 to the AG Cup match purse at the time of their AG Series membership purchase. 100% of the purse contributions ($750 x # of participating shooters) will be awarded to the winners of the AG Cup. (minus credit card fees). This $750 is both non-refundable and non- as 2 transferable. AG Cup match registration fees will be collected by the MD during the registration of the top 75 invited shooters. To be eligible for an invitation to the AG Cup, shooters must have three scores from three AG Cup Qualifier matches during the season. Shooters in any PRS division may compete within the AG Cup Series, but their AG Series division points will be calculated as an open score, so that they are comparable to all shooters in the AG division. Example: • John Smith shoots in Tactical Division. • His raw match score is 85 points. • He earns 100 PRS points in the Tactical division as the highest scoring Tactical shooter at the match. • The 1st place Open division shooter at the match has a raw score of 98. • John Smith’s AG division points will be calculated as an Open division score earning 85/98 = 86.734 PRS Points in the AG Division. (Addition) 2.10.11 The 2021 AG Cup will run as a 3-day event. Invites will be extended to the top 75 shooters in the PRS AG Division who have shot 3 AG Qualifiers during the season. The top 75 shooters will first compete in a traditional 20 stage 2-day match. The top 10 shooters from the 2-day portion will move on to day 3. An additional 5 shooters will also move on to day 3 based on the total of their 2-day percentage score (40%) and their season AG points (60%). AG Cup winners will be awarded with cash winnings and AG Cup trophies by Armageddon Gear at the AG Cup SWITCHING RIFLES DURING A MATCH FOR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE. (2020) 4.2 Cheating Definitions and Penalties 4.2.1 Cheating is defined as deliberating attempting to gain an unfair advantage over other competitors in an unscrupulous manner. 4.2.2 Examples of cheating include but aren’t limited to: shooting a PRS stage for score that the shooter assisted by designing, practicing or proofing/dry firing, exceeding the velocity or caliber rule, changing anything on a fellow competitor’s equipment, altering or falsifying score sheets or data in electronic scoring devices or deliberately altering targets or props prior to the target being scored or engaged to gain advantage. (ADD) as 3 4.2.3 Shooters are not authorized to switch rifles during a match in order to gain an advantage. Any rifle substitution during a match must be approved by the MD and related to equipment failure only. The replacement rifle must be of similar ballistic capability as determined by the MD and must be the same type of firearm, for example if a shooter started the match with a bolt gun, the substitution must be a bolt gun or vice versa with a gas gun. RAISE PRODUCTION OPTIC LIMIT (2020) 2.3.1 Production Division rifle shall not exceed $2,500 USD as listed on the company’s website. The optic shall not exceed $2,000 USD as listed on the company’s website. (Update) 2.3.1 Production Division rifle shall not exceed $2,500 USD as listed on the company’s website. The optic shall not exceed $2,500 USD as listed on the company’s website. MD’S MUST STATE PENALTIES RELATED TO PROCEDURAL OR SAFETY VIOLATIONS CLEARLY WITHIN THE MATCHBOOK/COF. (2020) 3.1 Match Director’s Responsibilities 3.1.2 MD’s must provide a Match Book which accurately describes each COF. (Update) 3.1.2 MD’s must provide a Match Book which accurately describes each COF. This includes clearly stating any additional procedural or safety rules for a stage that are outside the broader PRS rules. MD’s must also clearly state any penalties associated with violating the additional procedural or safety rules for a stage to ensure that penalties are clearly understood and applied uniformly should an infraction occur during a match. (2020) 3.2 Lead Range Officers Responsibilities 3.2.8 It is up to the Lead RO/MD’s discretion as to how procedural faults will be handled but must be the same for every shooter. (Update) 3.2.8 The lead RO must apply the penalty for a procedural fault as it is written by the MD in the match book for every shooter. as 4 SHOT TIMERS AT EVERY STAGE 3.1 Match Director Responsibilities (Add) 3.1.13 Pro Series MD’s must require the use of a shot timer by the RO at every stage to ensure that shots counted for points are within the time limit as stated in rule 3.2.11. Regional Series MDs must require the use of a shot timer beginning in the 2022 season to allow time for the Regional MDs to implement their use. During the 2021 season Regional Series MDs are encouraged to use shot timers to meet the new requirements, which will be mandatory in the 2022 season for all PRS centerfire sanctioned events. PRODUCTION DIVISION RULE UPDATES AND ADDITIONS (2020) 2.3.1 Production Division rifle shall not exceed $2,500 USD as listed on the company’s website. The optic shall not exceed $2,500 USD as listed on the company’s website. (Add) 2.3.1 Production Division rifles shall not exceed $2,500 USD as listed on the company’s website. The optic shall not exceed $2,500 USD as listed on the company’s website. • Discontinued rifle models that met the above published price limits, before being discontinued, will be allowed continued use in the Production division. • Rifle models purchased that met the above criteria at the time of purchase, but have undergone a subsequent price increase on the manufacturer’s website, will be allowed continued use in the Production division. In this case, PRS competitors must submit documentation of the date of purchase to the PRS. (Add) 2.3.3 In order to compete in the PRS Production Division the manufacturer of the competitor’s rifle must meet the following requirements: • The manufacturer must be a licensed manufacture of firearms and ammunition (a Type 7 FFL). • The manufacturer must produce 50 or more production rifles per year. Discontinued models must have had a total production of 250 units. • Manufacturers must produce 50 production rifles before being approved as a PRS production rifle. • The manufacturer must maintain a website on which the rifle and its specifications are listed. • All actions and barrels must have the name of the manufacturer conspicuously engraved, cast, or stamped on the firearm within ATF regulations 27 CFR479.100. The intent of the rule change is to better define the production division for both shooters and manufacturers. Shooters that have been competing with Production rifles under the old rules will be allowed to continue to compete in the Production Division. If the shooter is unsure if their rifle meets the above requirements, they must email the PRS for written approval. as 5 (2020) 2.3.4 Accessories: For the purpose of the Production Division, the following items are considered accessories and will not be regulated or prohibited from being used on or in conjunction with your production rifle: muzzle brakes, silencers, barricade stops/blocks, custom paint, rings, red dot sights, bags, pads, bipods, rails, zoom levers, data card holders, bolt knobs, bubble level, grips, handguards, etc.
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