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current rulebook for PA Service Pistol events is the Feb 2005 Edition 1st
Printing, with corrections and interpretations as per the information on this
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An explanation and some
illustrations can be found at Artificial
Support
At the October 2006 Executive /
Management Meeting was resolved that:
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“the NRA rule changes with respect to grip safety be
enforced as of 1 January 2007.” and
as the PA Service
rules for holster have followed the NRA Action Pistol / International 1920
Match rules
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“’all standard
features of guns must operate properly’ be applied to all PA Service, Service
Unrestricted, Service 25 Yard matches and the WA1500 Match as at 1 July 2007.”
For the PA Service matches this specifically relates to Note 02 – Safety
Mechanisms which previously provided “Where a grip safety is the secondary
safety, it may be disabled by pinning.”
From 1 January 2007 this will
change to:
Equipment
Control, Rules 2.3, S/ 4.2.6.1, S/ 4.2.6.5, 10:
The proper functioning of all
safety mechanisms applicable to the type, make and model of pistol are to be
checked at Equipment Control, e.g.
• transfer bars as fitted to
revolvers,
• a grip safety may not be
disabled.
The
type of holster/belt combination is to be inspected at Equipment Control.
Following the completion of this event at Belmont, a ‘shooters meeting’
was held to discuss the match and some interpretations of its ru
Shooting Vests for 25 Yards Service:
While not all shooters at the
nationals used ‘shooting vests’ for this event, there was seemingly unanimous
agreement that they should be allowed within the intent of the 25 Yards Service
Pistol ru
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The vest did not provide artificial support, and
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The pocket used for carrying the ammunition for each
series was ‘normal’. I hope that we do
not get into a process of defining ‘normal’ (some attempts at reinforcing and
shaping the top of the pocket to facilitate loading, and sub-pocket sections to
hold five-rounds ready for the next series have already been detected).
Many shooters (myself included)
typically shoot the PA Service events in a pair of jeans and a knit-weave polo
top, neither of which are all that conducive to carrying 25 rounds in a pocket. A shooting vest is a convenient solution -
the use of vests is there for the convenience of the shooters, not to provide
an advantage by fudging the intent…
S25/ 4.2.8.6 All
ammunition necessary for a stage must be carried loose in a pocket (one pocket
only) at the beginning of the stage…
Again, there was unanimous
agreement that carrying ALL ammunition for a stage in one pocket was the way to
go. Although there is no real advantage
to a shooter in loading the first five shots other than from a packet (e.g. an
ammunition tray), this rule keeps it ‘simple’.
These guides have been prepared
by the NRC of Pistol Australia for the use by range officials at PA affiliated
pistol clubs, and are copyright. Their
use by any other organisation, or for any other
purpose is prohibited unless expressly granted in writing.
These are available as .pdf
file downloads, simply right-click over each required guide and ‘save target
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One important observation that came from the rules revision related to
the procedures for loading for the 45.70 stage for Service Pistol and Service
Pistol Unrestricted. The ‘old’ rules
covering this aspect were written in the context of PA National Championships,
i.e. the two matches were not conducted concurrently.
The reality of most club-level shooting has both Service Pistol and
Service Pistol Unrestricted shooters side-by-side at the firing line – often
there could be SPU shooters at the firing line to load while SP shooters could
be back 2m to load the pistol. Even
allowing for the separation between ‘service’ shooting bays, this was not a
‘good thing’.
To ensure that all shooters on the 45.70m line are not only safe, but
also ‘appear to be safe’, all loading for 45.70m is at the firing line:
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For Service
Pistol, LOAD, and HOLSTER at the firing line, then retire the 2m. If for
any reason the shooter needs to remove the pistol from the holster before the
command “START” this may only be done at the firing line.
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For Service
Pistol Unrestricted, LOAD at the firing line and place the pistol on the
ground, then retire the 2m.
If this procedure is followed there will be no other shooter forward of
them while they are loading a pistol.
For Service Pistol:
At 45.70m: After the completion
of preparation time the Range Officer calls "165 SECONDS LOAD".
The shooters stand at the firing line and,
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Load their pistols,
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Ensure that their pistols are in the
appropriate safe condition for their type,
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Holster the pistols,
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Retire approximately 2m behind the firing line, and
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Assume the start position.
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