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NRC WEB INFORMATION – ACTION PISTOL 23 March 2016 |
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All competitors in Action Pistol conducted by PA must have
a current PA
Holster Accreditation> |
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Changes to 2016 Bianchi Cup format>ß PA
Holster regulations – REVISED and in force PA GTRs
– REVISED and in force Shooting Positions – an illustrated guide> |
→See item below> re: placing
a pistol on the groundß |
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2016 NRA Rule Changes3.2.1 Production
Firearm (a) Factory grips may be modified to fit
the competitor’s hand, or facilitate loading, through the use of checkering,
stippling, grip tape and sleeves. 7.19 Barricade Event
– Modified This event will be
divided into four stages, one string per stage, 12 shots per string, with one
(1) mandatory reload per string after the initial 6 shots on the
corresponding target on each side of the barricade, 48 shots; all shots will
be fired from behind a barricade: (a) 10 yards – 6
shots on either side of the barricade to corresponding target, mandatory reload, 6 shots from opposite side to corresponding
target, in 13 seconds, 1 string. (b) 15 yards – 6
shots on either side of barricade to corresponding target, mandatory reload, 6 shots from opposite side to corresponding
target, in 15 seconds, 1 string. (c) 25 yards – 6
shots on either side of barricade to corresponding target, mandatory reload, 6 shots from opposite side to corresponding
target, in 17 seconds, 1 string. (d) 35 yards – 6
shots on either side of barricade to corresponding target, mandatory reload, 6 shots from opposite side to corresponding
target, in 19 seconds, 1 string. 10.15 Specific Rules
for Conduct of the Barricade Event – Modified Rounds: 48 Target: NRA AP-1
target Range: 10,15,25,35
yards Procedure: At each stage there
will be a 6 foot high, 2 foot wide barricade. They will be placed in a line,
one directly behind another. Each barricade will have a clearly marked 2-foot
wide by 3-foot long firing area on the up-range side. The competitor must be
within the firing area at the “COMMENCE FIRE” signal and no portion of the
competitor’s body or equipment may touch outside the firing area until the
competitor has finished firing the designated rounds. The barricade will be
considered to be within the firing area and may be used as support. There
will be 2 targets downrange. One will be placed 3 feet to the left of the centerline and one 3 feet to the right (6 feet apart, edge-
to- edge). The starting position will be with the handgun holstered and the
palms of both hands on the face of the barricade. The starting signal will be
an audible type (whistle, horn, etc.) or turning targets may be used,
preceded by the verbal commands “READY” and “STANDBY.” 10 Yard Stage: At the signal to
commence fire, competitor fires 6 rounds at either target from the matching
side of the barricade; performs a mandatory reload and fires 6 rounds at the
remaining target from the matching side of the barricade; time limit is 13
seconds. 15 Yard Stage: At the signal to
commence fire, competitor fires 6 rounds at either target from the matching
side of the barricade; performs a mandatory reload and fires 6 rounds at the
remaining target from the matching side of the barricade; time limit is 15
seconds. 25 Yard Stage: At the signal to
commence fire, competitor fires 6 rounds at either target from the matching
side of the barricade; performs a mandatory reload and fires 6 rounds at the
remaining target from the matching side of the barricade; time limit is 17
seconds. 35 Yard Stage: At the signal to
commence fire, competitor fires 6 rounds at either target from the matching
side of the barricade; performs mandatory reload and fires 6 rounds at the
remaining target from the matching side of the barricade; time limit is 19
seconds. Penalties: A penalty of 10
points will be charged for a premature start, for each procedural error, for
each round fired over the designated number, and for each round fired
overtime. No score will be recorded if a mandatory reload is not performed. Note: To fire this
event indoors the 25- yard stage is fired at 25 feet on the AP-2 target and
the 35-yard stage is fired at 35 feet on the AP-2 target. 17.5 Courses of Fire
for Which National Records are recognized. Note: National Action
Pistol Shooting Records are maintained for scores fired over the following
courses for “Open”, “Woman,” “Junior,” “Senior,” and “Grand Senior”
categories. 17.5 (p) (p) Barricade Event –
Modified Changes to 2016 Bianchi Cup formatIn Summary: ·
All competitors
fire the 1920 four-match course ·
Top 36
competitors proceed to fire the four-match course to decide the winners ·
There will be
no multi-gun aggregate match or speed event in 2016. ·
Registration is
on Monday, May 23. ·
Firing starts
at noon on Tuesday, May 24. ·
The top 36
competitors from the first 1920 (Top 16 Open, four Metallic, four Production,
four Woman, four Junior and four Senior/Grand Senior) will move on to the new
Championship Round. ·
The top 36
competitors will fire an additional 1920 through the same four NRA Bianchi
Cup events, in the Championship Round, which will be fired on Saturday, May
28 starting at 8:30 am. ·
The aggregate
of both 1920s will dictate the 2016 NRA Bianchi Cup Champions. From the DirectorPlacing a
pistol on the ground (Service Events, Action Pistol,
WA1500): First, a clarification – and a lesson in proof
reading for me. Thanks to those who
actually read the article in the ‘Bulletin’ and brought this to my attention. In the paragraph re placing a pistol on the ground
in the NRC article in the Bulletin (June 2015), the use of the word ‘loaded’
was a mistake for which I apologise: the intent of was not that this only
applies to a loaded pistol but that it applies when moving to, or from, prone
with a pistol (loaded or unloaded). The question of ‘where the pistol points’ even when
not loaded arose in Action Pistol first, but also has been asked in the
context of Service Pistol and WA1500 in terms. My intention
was to show that in such a case the rule about anything on the ground being
‘dead’ was being ignored with the permission of the ROs/officials – the pistol MUST be in a safe direction! Update to
PA Holster Course I am currently in PNG at the Pacific Games – by the
time I get home I anticipate that the final version of the PA Holster Course
will be ready for release. We have
taken on board a lot of the feedback and I believe we now have a workable
holster safety accreditation course. Renewal of
PA Judge Licences: We have recently completed the renewal of the Judges
A licences and will soon be doing the ISSF Judges B licences. Other disciplines will follow, as will the
Range Officers. This is a mammoth task
and will be done in collaboration with the State Referee Directors. PA Holster regulations – REVISED
and in force There are clear requirements for holster belt wear
and a few other clarifications – read it here> PA GTRs – REVISED and in force PA Management have approved the
2015 edition of the PA GTRs, The GTRs
cover all PA competitions and take precedence over the discipline rules -
they are available as a pdf file> Metallic Sight Awards At the PA ECM (02/11/14) it was resolved that
he range of awards at PA National Championships for Metallic Sight events and
‘overall’ will be the same as for the Open events. Chronographing At the PA ECM 10/5/2014 it
was resolved to NOT ACCEPT scores
for PA team selection UNLESS chronographing
was conducted properly. This came about as at least
one club holding sanctioned competitions seems to have an inordinate amount
of trouble (competition after competition) in getting a chronograph to work
properly. Chronographing is an
inherent part of Action Pistol! For competitors: ·
Be aware that if your loads do not pass chronographing, your score
will not count for selection purposes. ·
A wise shooter will check with the Competition Organisers that the
chronographing will operate properly. For Competition Organisers: ·
Be aware that if you cannot provide chronographing, you are going to
have a lot of very upset shooters ·
If you are having a problem with setting up the chronograph so that it
WILL work properly, get the problem sorted out BEFORE the competition. ·
Chronographing must be completed
before protest time is finished – i.e. completed on the last day of the
competition. For PA Judges: ·
Before the competition, a wise Judge will check with the Competition
Organisers that the chronographing WILL operate
properly. ·
If the loads are not chronographed for Power Factor, you cannot sign-off on the results as a true and proper
record. Note that the NRA Action Pistol rules are not
taken their entirety for either the Bianchi Cup, or for the conduct of Action
Pistol within PA. The rules hierarchy is: ·
Calibre & barrel
lengths as specified by Australian legislation ·
Any specific safety requirements for the competition
venue ·
PA
GTRs ·
PA
Supplementary rules to the NRA Action Pistol RulesTop of this page 7.9 Falling
Plate Event - Competitors must fire the 10 yard line segment in the standing
position. Competitors may fire the 15, 20, and 25 yard line segments in the prone
position at their option. Note that shooters may NOT
practice proning out with the pistol remaining
(loaded or unloaded) in the holster: the pistol must be safely drawn and
remain pointing downrange. Grip Safeties, transfer
bars in revolvers, etc. As of 1 January 2007 PA requires compliance with the 2006 NRA Action
Pistol rule change that states that “all standard safety features of guns
must operate properly” as per the motion passed by PA Management at the
meeting held 13 August 2005, “that the NRA rule changes with respect to grip
safety be adopted as of 1 January 2006”. |
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