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DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC INFO for PA RANGE
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The information on this webpage is specific to competitions conducted by Pistol Australia►. Some 'Australian Conditions’▼ are necessary to conduct ISSF Pistol events on available Australian ranges For information on ISSF pistol events conducted to full ISSF requirements, check this information► |
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Updated webpage on application
& interpretation of ISSF rules at PA competitions |
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PA Printing of ISSF General and Pistol RulesThe
new PA printing of the ISSF Rules includes both the General Technical (6) and
Pistol (8) rules and changes and errata (i.e. ISSF 3rd Printing). About the proposed rule changes for 2013There
are various rumours around about the proposed 2013 ISSF rules: 1.
Let
us get something clear – in theory, after each Olympics the ISSF issues the
set of rules that will cover the next MQS/Quota Place period. In practice the theory can sometimes differ
from what happens (the recent changes to the Rapid Fire Pistol Finals are a
prime example). 2.
The
second point is that what is proposed in the draft rules for the changes and what
IS in the new rules can be quite different: some changes get dropped and
mysteriously some changes seem to come from nowhere. 3.
Further,
there are invariably various ‘errata’ needed and the past has shown that
these can be “interesting’. Summary
– take anything you might read or hear with a grain of salt! 10m bay markingsOccasionally
we get minor ‘disagreements’ between two 10m shooters in adjoining bays over
who is encroaching in whose space. The ISSF
rules for 10m ranges (6.3.15) do
not specify any Firing point or shooting station
dimensions for pistol and rifle other than minimum width (6.3.15.1), but neither do they state
that bay markings can not be used.
Several 10m ranges around the world, including SISC at Sydney, have
the bays marked. If your
range is experiencing ‘property disputes’ between adjoining 10m shooters, it
is acceptable to mark the shooting bays on the bench and/or the floor. Given
that you should try to minimise any reduction in the bays, the bay marking
lines should be narrow – I suggest that 10mm line width in a suitable colour
should clearly delineate the bays. 2011 ISSF Rule changes for PA competitionsThere a
numerous changes/errata to the ISSF rules for 2011 – fortunately, with the
exception of RFP Finals most of these do not noticeably affect
ISSF pistol. The new ISSF testing
of flexibility of footwear will not be conducted at PA competitions: a. We don’t have the apparatus to conduct
these tests, and b. We have better things to do with our
time. However, 8.4.5.2 Only low-sided shoes which do not cover the ankle bone are
permitted remains in
force. ISSF Finals (10 m, 50 m and 25 m Pistol Womens) There has
been some ‘tinkering’ with the finer details: a quick run-down is available here. With the exception of the new competition
procedure for RFP Finals these changes to the Finals have
been adopted by PA (AGM/ECM 25th April). The NRC RO Guides for our ISSF Finals will
be updated during July but clubs conducting competitions with Finals can continue
to use the 2010 RO guides. The ‘new’ RFP Finals format consists of
hit/miss scoring of targets, finalists firing individually and a knock-out
reducing the finalists one-by-one after the first four Finals series. This only works properly on electronic
targets and it is impractical on turning paper target installations to
conduct the new RFP Finals format! Consequently, for RFP Finals at PA
competitions on turning targets we will retain the 2009-2010 format of 20
shots scored decimally. Latest ISSF Rulebook – downloadThe
complete ISSF rulebook 3rd printing (05/2011) is available for
download as a zipped pdf file. ISSF/IPC Pistol events in the PA ContextAt PA
competitions the rules hierarchy is: ·
All
competitions are governed by the PA
Constitution, then ·
The PA GTRs ·
The event
rules, subject to any applicable ‘Australian Conditions’ PA
– Australian Conditions – ISSF ·
The ‘ISSF clothing interpretation’ is not applied at PA competitions – but note that ‘6.4.2.1 …Clothing made of camouflage
material is prohibited’ was adopted for PA competitions at the 2009
AGM/Executive meeting. The new “8.7 MALFUNCTIONS Only one (1) malfunction (either allowable or non allowable)
is permitted except when stipulated in a specific event” means exactly
what it states: at ISSF sanctioned competitions only one (claimed) malfunction (either
allowable or non allowable) is allowed. This is considered overly onerous for the
average PA member and the existing (prior to 2009/2) procedure will continue
to be applied at PA competitions, i.e.: ·
If a
shooter claims
a malfunction that is determined as a non-allowable, there will be no
completion/reshoot, but this will not be counted towards the shooters count
of malfunctions ·
For the
first allowable
malfunction, the shooter will be allowed a completion/reshoot, once in the
stage (150secs, 20/10 secs, or 30 shots of other
25m) Malfunctions
in a sighting series will not be counted towards the shooters count of
malfunctions 6.2.2.8
It is the shooter’s responsibility that any air or Co2 cylinder has been
certified as safe and is still within the validity date. All
pistol compressed air cylinders, and CO2 cylinders fall outside the Australian
regulations for inspection of pressure vessels (i.e. less that the minimum100
Mpa.L – this is volume x pressure) and at this time
nobody seems to know how to arrange an inspection or what it would cost for
an air pistol reservoir. This is one of
those things that will be resolved in the fullness of time. 6.3.8.4 …The use of a board as a firing
line is not permitted. For PA clubs it is recommended that new
construction/refurbishment of ranges incorporate this rule. 50m
Pistol on ranges without Pit-marking, Automatic targets or EST Range
configuration Shooting
distances and horizontal variation as per ISSF rules 25/50m
ISSF Precision Targets as approved by the NRC Sighting
targets are marked with a diagonal stripe as per ISSF rules Two
targets are provided per firing point The
targets are placed with the competition target above the sighting target Competition
procedures Ten (10)
minutes Preparation Time as per RO Guide Six
series of ten (10) competition shots with range command as per RO Guide ·
The first
series is 30 minutes, including unlimited number of sighting shots ·
Each
subsequent series is 18 minutes, including unlimited number of sighting shots Sighting
shots in each series must be fired before any competition shots in that
series Too many shots on a target Any
additional shots (including shots not hitting the competition target) over
the 10 shots per series will be transferred to the next competition target –
there is no penalty for the first two (2) such occurrences as per ISSF
6.11.7.2.1 – for the third and all succeeding such misplaced shots he must be
penalized by a deduction of two (2) points for each one in the event from the
series in which the occurrence happens. He must also fire a fewer number of
shots at the remaining targets so that the number of shots does not exceed
that provided for in the program. IPC-Shooting: PistolFor
various reasons, the Paralympics shooting events now come under the direct
administration of the International Paralympics Committee (IPC) ·
IPC
Shooting has it own website at http://www.ipc-shooting.org ·
2010/03 IPC Shooting Rules can be downloaded The IPC
events conducted by PA are: ·
P1 Mens Air Pistol 60
shots as for ISSF 60-shots Air Pistol ·
P2 Womens Air Pistol 40
shots as for ISSF 40-shots Air Pistol ·
P3 Mixed
Sport Pistol 60 shots
as for ISSF 25m Womens Pistol ·
P4 Free
Pistol 60
shots as for ISSF 50m Pistol There is
also: ·
P5 Mixed
Air Pistol Standard 40 shots as
for ISSF 10 m Air Pistol Standard Event (8.20.4) Shooters
for the IPC Shooting pistol events must be ‘Classification’ SH1 (Pistol and
Rifle competitors that do not require a shooting stand). 25m – Too many shots loaded/firedThere
have been a number of situations where a shooter has loaded five rounds for a
refire to complete a malfunction series (for the Standard Pistol and Rapid
Fire Pistol events, the shooter loads and fires five shots for the refire of
the series; for all other 25M malfunction refires the shooter completes the
series): ·
If
the shooter fires too many shots, 8.6.6.1.1, and 8.6.6.1.1.1 (and 8.6.6.1.1.3
for a sighting series) apply and there is a two points penalty for each
additional shot fired ·
there
is no requirement for the Range Officer to inform the shooter of the number
of rounds to be loaded for the refire series ·
If
the shooter asks how many rounds to load, the Range Officer tells the
shooter. 8.6.4.2.3.1
(loading more than five rounds) does not automatically apply unless the
shooter has loaded more than five rounds at any given time – e.g.: ·
a
shooter has AM, three shots fired then loads five rounds for the re-fire –
the shooter has not infringed 8.6.4.2.3.1 ·
8.6.4.2.3.1
only applies if the shooter loads more than five rounds for a series – e.g.: ·
loads
six (or more) rounds in the magazine or cylinder ·
loads
five shots in the magazine and one in the chamber, 8.6.4.2.3.1
does not apply if a shooter replaces a round – e.g.: ·
150-seconds
series of Standard Pistol; the shooter has a malfunction, ejects the faulty
round, loads the magazine with a replacement round and continues, ·
A
5-minute Precision series; the shooter has a malfunction, ejects the faulty
round, loads the magazine with a replacement round and continues. NRC resources for ISSF PistolThe
NRC has prepared a number of resources for use at PA competitions, including
many for ISSF pistol events. For a
complete listing, refer to the NRC’s resources page. Unless
otherwise attributed, © 2011, Pistol Australia Inc. |
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