Schuetzen
Rifle Benchrest Match
Eligible Rifles
Any cartridge breech-loading, non-bolt action,
single-shot rifle. A cartridge must be inserted manually for
each shot. Barrels may be 16” or longer
in length and any weight. Barrel
diameter is limited to 2” maximum. Butt
plates may be adjustable for height and/or length. Stocks must be constructed of wood and of
two-piece construction, where the buttstock and forend are not joined but
independent and separate. Not
allowed are: bolt-action rifles, pistols, electronic triggers, thumbhole
stocks, forearms exceeding 3” in width, a sight centerline-to-bore centerline
exceeding 2 ˝”, muzzle brakes and/or flash hiders.
Sights
Telescopic
and/or iron sights are allowed. There is
no magnification limit. Iron sights may
have metal, glass, or plastic inserts, and color- or vision-corrective diopters may be used, but only in the front or rear sight
(not both). Electronic sights are not
permitted.
Ammunition
Bullets
must be lead or lead alloy, and must be loaded at the breech. Overpowder wads
and/or fillers are allowed as long as they are not flammable. Gas checks, jacketed, plated, or
half-jacketed bullets are not allowed.
Bullets may be breech-seated, or pre-loaded/fixed ammunition may be
used. Black or smokeless powder may be
used.
Windflags
Windflags
may be used as long as they do not interfere with any competitor’s line of
sight.
Range Rules
Eye
and ear protection required. Actions to
remain open at all times except between “Commence fire” and “Cease fire”
commands. Every rifle muzzle on the
firing line must remain pointed at the appropriate target. Once loaded, no rifle may be elevated above
the target, or removed from the rest.
Muzzles may not be elevated to settle powder charges. Muzzles may be elevated above the target only
when rifles are empty of ammunition, action open, and when moving the rifle to
and from the bench.
General
All firing to be done from a seated, benchrest position off sandbags
both fore and aft. Adjustable and/or
mechanical front rests are allowed under the front sandbag. Front and rear rests may not be connected to
each other on the bench. Machine rests
and/or return-to-battery rests are not allowed.
Front and rear rest must remain able to be lifted freely from the bench,
and rifles must remain able to be lifted freely from all rests while the
rest(s) remain in contact with the bench.
The Match Director has absolute authority as to what is permissible/not
permissible as regards any/all equipment.
Course of Fire
Targets
will be provided for informal sight-in at 100 yards one-half hour prior to the
match. A match will consist of three
record targets, each comprising ten record shots. Three minutes will be allowed for each record
shot, and this allowance shall include sighting and/or fouling shots. The time allowance for each ten shot record
target shall be thirty minutes including any/all sighting and/or fouling shots
for that target.
Scoring and Target
Placement/Retrieval
Competitors
will be responsible for placing their target frame and changing targets for
each relay, and retrieving their target frame at the end of the match. Target frames will be placed on the target
stand corresponding to the competitor’s bench position as assigned on the Match
Score Sheet by the Schuetzenmeister (Match
Director). In centerfire rifle matches,
each shot will be scored from the center of the bullet hole. In rimfire rifle matches, each shot will be
scored from the leading edge. Ties will
be broken by total number of center shots.
If more than ten shots are fired on any one record target, the score
will be composed of the ten lowest scoring hits. The Match Director will score all targets and
be the final authority in any scoring disputes.
Match Fees and Awards
The
fee for participation is $5 cash per rifle. No checks, please. Competitors may only shoot one rifle per
match. Three dollars ($3) of each entry
fee will be awarded back to the winning shooters, $1 will go to the Club, and
$1 will go to the target fund.
Match Dates and Times
All
matches will begin promptly at 2:00 pm.
No entries will be allowed after the match begins. The range will be closed to non-competitors
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Contact Info
For more information, contact Gordon Kerr at gkerr51@sbcglobal.net.