WA1500 - updated
171010
The
information contained on these pages is provided by PA
as a service to its affiliated members. If
you hold an Australian Category H Target Licence and are not affiliated to PA,
aren’t you ashamed of yourself?
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All
WA1500 Shooters, Officials and Competition Organisers should read the
information at Holster Accreditation>> Current
PA Holster Accreditation is MANDATORY for this
event |
On this page
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From the 2010 Nationals |
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WA1500 was introduced as a national event to Australia in 2005 by
PA to provide another international pathway for PA-affiliated members.
Following the inclusion of WA1500 at the 2002 World Masters Games in
Melbourne, the event was first shot at the Belmont Nationals as a demonstration
event in 2005, and in 2006 year at Wagga Wagga programmed as a PA National Championships Event - the
first National Champion was Davey Oates with a score of 1482-80x.
Subsequent National Champions are:
2007 Dean Brus 1488-19x
2008 Dean Brus 1489-55x
2009 Davey Oates 1480-82x Pistol: Dean Brus
1488-87x Revolver
2010 Max Wray 1478-69x Pistol: Don Pollard
1492-96x Revolver
2008 World
Championships: Dean Brus, Davey
Oates, (Spencer Tweedie; Team Manager)
2010 German
Internationals: Dean Brus,
Davey Oates, Don Pollard (Neil Stewart; Team Manager)
WA1500 has developed as a civilian version
of the NRA and Canadian PPC competitions.
The original NRA/CPCA rules restricted their events to ‘service’
personnel.
While the international WA1500 ‘package’
includes a number of events for various types of pistols and revolvers, given
the Australian legislative restrictions on short barrel handguns PA has adopted
the 150-shot open, revolver and pistol event and a 60-shot ‘open’ category (Match 5
of the 150-shot events).
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distance |
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50y, 25y, 15y 10y, 7y |
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calibre |
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CF calibres, pistol 9 to 9.65mm, revolver 7.62 to 9.65mm |
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pistol
restrictions |
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≥1360g trigger, open sights, no compensator |
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shooter
restrictions |
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Must have current PA Holster
Accreditation |
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positions |
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Prone, sitting/kneeling, barricade, standing |
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target |
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course of
fire |
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Match 1 – 24 shots 12 shots @ 7y 12 shots @ 15y |
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Match 2 – 18 shots 18 shots @ 25y |
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Match 3 – 25 shots 24 shots @ 50y |
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Match 4 – 24 shots 24 shots @ 25y |
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Match 5 – 60 shots
12 shots @ 7y 18 shots @ 25y 24 shots @ 50y 6 shots @ 25y |
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eligibility |
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PA event, open |
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Team event |
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Taken from the scores for the last 60-shots (Match 5) |
Pistol Australia is the Australian body affiliated to the international controlling body
WA1500
World Association: other nations affiliated are:
Austria*, Belgium*, Canada, Czech Rep*, Germany*, Gibraltar, Great Britain*,
Hungary*, Ireland,
Isle of Man, Jersey, Luxembourg*, Northern Ireland, Norway, Philippines, Russian Federation, Singapore, South Africa, Sweden*,
Switzerland* (*founding
nations)
WA1500 is
a ‘holster’ event involving the holstering and drawing of loaded handguns: as such,
within Australia all shooters who shoot (and/or train) for this event MUST
have a current
PA Holster Accreditation
The international
controlling body maintains a listing of shooter classifications (i.e. grades)
for all affiliated nations. As at 23rd
Aug 2010, PA had 300+ affiliated members registered on the international database. PA affiliated shooters can have their grades
registered on the international database.
Shooters
can have separate grades for revolver and (semi-automatic) pistol.
April
2009
Previous
Question regarding
loading when changing position>>
Interim 150-shot PA
Rules for Competitions>>
About the 60-Shot and
48-Shot Events>> (repeated from the newsletter item)
For those that
missed previous notification…>>
Aug 2010
The PA team representing Australia at the
German Internationals PPC 1500 Germany Philippsburg was Dean Brus, Davey Oates
and Don Pollard.
Congratulations to Dean BRUS and Don POLLARD – Gold in the Distinguished
Revolver Match (1182-071X), and 3rd in International Team Match
(1165-058X)
Full results available, click here>>
Scoring procedure
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Scoring of all WA1500
targets was in the Classification Office (actually, the Air Pistol range was
annexed for scoring this event)
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Basically, each
shooter was assigned a role as an observer for the following relay – by the
time this was over the targets were ready for the shooter to inspect the
targets and scorecard.
Holstering pistols at the command to LOAD
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Following a request
at the Technical Meeting, WA1500 shooters at
these Nationals were permitted to cock the hammer on a semi-automatic
pistol to reduce the effort required to rack the slide to feed the first round
after drawing the pistol (remember that for ‘Pistol’ the chamber is empty when
the pistol is holstered).
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There was no
requirement that the shooter engage the safety but this procedure has ONLY been approved for the 2009
Nationals, where:
A.
Each shooter had an
allocated Observer
B.
In addition to the
Range Officer there are two Judges on the range section
Note that this procedure:
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has not been authorised for use at
other than at the 2009 PA Nationals
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was only applied to semi-automatic
pistols for the WA1500 event
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is completely at odds
with any other event requiring the holstering of a pistol containing ammunition
(i.e. for other events the safety must be engaged)
60-shot Open Match
Neil Stewart (WA1500 Director) is preparing
an item on this matter and it will be posted when received.
The PA procedure for loading when a change
of position is part of the course of fire is standard across all PA events –
i.e. the shooter must change position with the firearm visibly ‘clear’ and
reload when in the new position.
Rule 3.7.1/3.7.1.1 – the prohibition on an
opaque lens and/or opaque side blinders will not be applied ay these Nationals.
Note that the requirement for eye protection is
totally in force for ALL persons on, or near the firing points.
Rule 7.4.2.3 – the penalty of 10 points
per shot will not be applied to more than one shot with a foot fault.
The NRC Director and the Jury at the 2008
Nationals agrees that the 10-points per shot (in the current printing) is an
excessive penalty
Crossfires:
Inadvertently left out of the interim
rules is “If more than the required number of hits appear on the target, any
shot which can be identified by the bullet hole as having been fired by some
competitor, other than the competitor assigned to that target or as having been
fired in a previous string, will be disregarded and will not be scored. If more
than the required number of hits then remain on the
target a complete new score may be fired…
(to be read in
conjunction with the item above)
All,
The current rules are:
• Eye
protection is mandatory for all personnel at, or near the firing line (PA
wording from Service, but part of the PPC and CPCA rules 3.19 Eye Protection —
All competitors and other personnel in the immediate vicinity of the firing
line are urged to wear shatter proof shooting glasses or similar eye
protection.),
• The
use of any mechanical iris, eye patch, eye cover, or side blinder/s (other than
normal glasses worn for corrective eyesight purpose or sunglasses) is
prohibited (straight from the PPC and CPCA rules),
However, there is a now identified problem
with a conflict between these rules regarding the use of eye protection that
includes side protection.
There was never any intent to prohibit the
use of eye protection that includes side protection: the intent is to prohibit
any mechanical iris, eye patch, eye cover, or side blinder/s.
Rule 3.7.1.1 added to read “3.7.1 does not
preclude the use of safety glasses incorporating transparent side section, or
transparent additional material to normal glasses or sunglasses for eye
protection”.
The rules for WA1500 continue to undergo
‘refinement’. The latest issue of the
WA1500 Rules for PA (v1.0d) is available for download (click here).
Alterations / additions since the previous
version are in italics, and the
wording of the rule commences with ‘*’.
These rules are available in word
or pdf
(they are biggish files and will take some time on a dial-up connection)
For background:
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NRA (of America)
Police Pistol Combat competitions are for Police Officers – if you are not a
serving (or retired) law enforcement officer you cannot enter.
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WA1500 is a
civilianised version of Police Pistol Combat.
This was not only a matter of forming a shooting organisation that
allowed entry by ‘civilians’; it has also developed in its own right, with a
definite move away from ‘combat’ connotations, e.g.:
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The undeniably
man-shaped NRA B27 target has been replaced with the rectangular format WA1500
target
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For WA1500, ‘police
pistol combat’ is Precision
Pistol Course – this was not
only some linguistic trickery, it reflects a culture change.
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‘Camo’
and police/military clothing is actively discouraged.
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WA1500 is truly
international, growing from the original nine nations at its inception in November
2000 to the 21 nations currently affiliated.
It is owned, administered and regulated by its member affiliates.
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The WA1500 rules are based
on the NRA (of America) Police Pistol Combat, but it must be remembered that
the NRA (of America) Police Pistol Combat are not the WA1500 rules. The differ in many
respects (and not only the eligibility rules).
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The WA1500 rules
currently available (http://www.wa1500.org/rules.htm) need, and are undergoing,
considerable development to satisfy the needs of the shooters and the
competition officials for detail and clarification. During our PA WA1500
attendance at the recent 2007 World Championships I ‘volunteered’ to prepare a
full set of formal rules for WA1500.
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Given that we (PA)
need a set of rules to the WA1500 international procedures and requirements,
the PA have been prepared in conjunction with work on the full set of
international rules, and as it does not include the 60-shot Distinguished or
the 48-shot Events was a somewhat quicker project.
The Interim WA1500 Rules for PA:
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Are available for
download by right clicking on word
or pdf and following the ‘save as’ prompts.
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Will be refined as
points come to my attention – but the basic material is there
The RO guide is available for download here. Again, download by right clicking the link
and following the ‘save as’ prompts.
Note that the current version has a red
panel at the top (to make it instantly recognisable from the old version).
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Maximum
Velocity (fps) for various bullet weights (grains) for 600 Joules - rounded
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grains |
+0 |
+1 |
+2 |
+3 |
+4 |
+5 |
+6 |
+7 |
+8 |
+9 |
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80 |
1578 |
1568 |
1559 |
1549 |
1540 |
1531 |
1522 |
1513 |
1505 |
1496 |
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90 |
1488 |
1480 |
1471 |
1464 |
1456 |
1448 |
1440 |
1433 |
1426 |
1418 |
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100 |
1411 |
1404 |
1397 |
1391 |
1384 |
1377 |
1371 |
1364 |
1358 |
1352 |
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110 |
1346 |
1340 |
1334 |
1328 |
1322 |
1316 |
1310 |
1305 |
1299 |
1294 |
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120 |
1288 |
1283 |
1278 |
1273 |
1267 |
1262 |
1257 |
1252 |
1247 |
1243 |
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130 |
1238 |
1233 |
1228 |
1224 |
1219 |
1215 |
1210 |
1206 |
1201 |
1197 |
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140 |
1193 |
1188 |
1184 |
1180 |
1176 |
1172 |
1168 |
1164 |
1160 |
1156 |
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150 |
1152 |
1148 |
1145 |
1141 |
1137 |
1134 |
1130 |
1126 |
1123 |
1119 |
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160 |
1116 |
1112 |
1109 |
1105 |
1102 |
1099 |
1095 |
1092 |
1089 |
1086 |
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170 |
1082 |
1079 |
1076 |
1073 |
1070 |
1067 |
1064 |
1061 |
1058 |
1055 |
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180 |
1052 |
1049 |
1046 |
1043 |
1040 |
1038 |
1035 |
1032 |
1029 |
1026 |
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190 |
1024 |
1021 |
1018 |
1016 |
1013 |
1011 |
1008 |
1005 |
1003 |
1000 |
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200 |
998 |
995 |
993 |
990 |
988 |
986 |
983 |
981 |
978 |
976 |
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210 |
974 |
971 |
969 |
967 |
965 |
962 |
960 |
958 |
956 |
954 |
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220 |
951 |
949 |
947 |
945 |
943 |
941 |
939 |
937 |
935 |
932 |
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230 |
930 |
928 |
926 |
924 |
922 |
920 |
919 |
917 |
915 |
913 |
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240 |
911 |
909 |
907 |
905 |
903 |
901 |
900 |
898 |
896 |
894 |
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250 |
892 |
891 |
889 |
887 |
885 |
884 |
882 |
880 |
878 |
877 |
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For the introduction of WA1500 into
Australia, PA has opted to start with the 150-shot events (MainMatch for
Revolver and Semi-Automatic): the 60-shot Distinguished and 48-shot events have
not been adopted or approved.
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In case you missed that bit; |
THE 60-SHOT DISTINGUISHED AND 48-SHOT EVENTS HAVE NOT BEEN
ADOPTED OR APPROVED! |
Match 5 of the 150-shot MainMatch (60 shots) is a sub-set of the approved 150-shot events and is the
course of fire for the International 2-man Team Event at the World
Championships using the MainMatch firearms.
As such, this course of fire and the firearms are approved by PA.
The 60-shot Distinguished Events (60 shots) also uses Match 5 from the approved 150-shot events, but the
firearms requirements for the Distinguished Events are very different.
In short:
The only way you can currently shoot a
‘WA1500 competition’ with a 60-shot course of fire (i.e. Match 5) in Australia is
if it uses firearms that comply with the MainMatch requirements, AND is a
separate Team Event.
For individuals to shoot Match 5
separately, they are practicing (or just plinking?) – It is not a competition.
The 48-shot WA1500 Events are not
a sub-set of the 150-shot events; they are very different to MainMatch in the
firearms and course of fire.
In short:
The 48-shot WA1500 Events have not been
adopted by PA, AND
For individuals to shoot any sub-set of
the 150-shot Match 5, they are practicing (or just plinking?) – It is not a
competition.
For anybody shooting any of the WA1500
48-shot Events – you are totally out on your own; these events have NOT been
approved or adopted in Australia
Separate grades (Classification) for WA1500. Internationally, the WA1500 is
separating classification for both revolver and pistol (semi-automatics). If you shoot WA1500 with both types, it is
advisable to keep a record of the grade scores for each separate.
International WA1500 Classification Database. To get on the international WA1500
classification database, do not
forward your scores to the WA1500 – there is a system (and the last thing the
WA1500 database personnel need is lots of e-mails that might (or might not) be
accurate and valid). Shoot a score at a
PA competition and your score will be forwarded.
A summary of the changes is available.
The PA Guide for Range Officers has been revised
to cover the changes – click here.
The rules are not there to enable the
officials to belt the shooters over the head – for at least the first few
months; the changes come in, but do not use the changes to punish the shooters!
Range Officers and PA Judges holding PA
Service Pistol accreditation also cover WA1500.
The change to the loading of semi-
automatics (no round in the chamber when holstered) will take a bit of getting
used to, but given that there are no really quick series for WA1500 there
should be no problems for the shooters.
The additional range commands after the
first 12-shot series in Match 4 of the 150-shot event (CLOSE PISTOLS AND HAMMER
DOWN) is to ensure all shooters are at the same stage of preparation before the
command 6 ROUNDS LOAD & HOLSTER
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The following items are adopted
immediately (1 Sept 2007):
The PA Guide for ROs covering WA1500 has
been updated to reflect the changes listed on this page - Link>>
Note that the latest version (v 3.1) has a
RED panel at the top
For WA1500, the cleared pistol is
holstered. For WA1500 World
Championships, this is from the time the shooter gears-up in the Staging Area,
until the shooter removes the equipment in the Staging Area at the completion
of the relay (with the obvious exceptions of loading, firing, etc.).
‘LOAD 6 ROUNDS AND HOLSTER’ is
self-explanatory (see the note on Loading
Semi-automatics>>),
‘IS THE LINE READY’; called when the RO
considers the shooters are ready, i.e. they are all in the ‘ready’ position’
(‘THE
LINE IS NOT READY’ if a shooter calls ‘NOT READY’; the shooters then have
one 15 seconds delay before ‘IS THE LINE READY’ is called again),
‘THE LINE IS READY – STANDBY’; this with 2 or 3 seconds between the two parts of the combined
command,
‘UNLOAD AND SHOW CLEAR’; given
at the end of the series. The shooters
wait with the opened firearm until the RO/s checks the firearm and tell them
individually to holster. Revolver
shooters are expected to retain the empty cases from the last 6 shots and show
them to the RO.
‘THE RANGE IS CLEAR’; when all the
shooters have holstered their cleared firearms.
Note that the command ‘CLOSE PISTOLS AND HAMMER DOWN’, is given following the firearm
being ‘cleared’ by a range Officer after the first 12 shots of Match 4 and
before the shooters are given the load commands for the second 12 shots.
‘STOP’ means precisely that
After the command ‘LOAD 6 ROUNDS AND
HOLSTER’, the slide is closed BEFORE
the loaded magazine is inserted – there is no round in the chamber when the
pistol is holstered or drawn from the holster.
This is the Europeans’ solution to those
pistols (semi automatics) that do not have an exposed hammer, and necessitates
‘racking’ the slide after drawing the pistol, but given that the shortest time
sequence in any WA1500 event is 8 seconds for six shots it is not onerous.
Revolver shooters are expected to retain
the empty cases from the last 6 shots in a stage/section, and show them to the
RO.
All triggers checked at the 2007 World
Championships were required to lift 1360g (the ISSF Centre Fire weight), this was for both pistols and revolvers.
Almost certainly when the rules are
finalized, the requirement will be for 1360g.
No equipment other than a stopwatch
between the shooter and the firing line – loading trays may be placed beside
the shooter.
Currently, the requirement is that no
exposed ammunition may be placed between the shooter and the firing line. However, almost certainly when the rules are
finalized the requirement will be for ‘no equipment other than a stopwatch between
the shooter and the firing line’.
The shooter will be allowed to have an
ammunition tray, and etc. BESIDE
him provided it does not interfere with a shooter in the adjoining firing
point.
This rule resulted after an ‘incident’
when a round was set off after a shooter dropped an item onto his ammunition
tray!
Any equipment (including ammunition)
dropped after the command ‘LOAD 6 ROUNDS
AND HOLSTER’ is declared ‘lost’ and cannot be retrieved until after the
next command ‘THE RANGE IS CLEAR’. The penalty for a breach of this requirement
is disqualification.
This rule recognizes the close proximity
of shooters at the firing line and the potential for a shooter to have part of
his person in front of the barrel direction of an adjoining shooter in the
process of loading or firing. The
shooter can move dropped equipment in his way (e.g. gently kicking a dropped
speed-loader, magazine or loose ammunition) which would interfere with the shooting
position.
All ammunition required for a
stage/section (i.e. between LOAD and UNLOAD) must be carried on the person in
magazines or speed-loaders on the belt.
Stopwatches may be worn by the shooter,
placed on the ground, or attached to the post (provided they do not damage or
mark the post, or provide support to the shooter).
Before the 150-shot events (only) the
shooters are allowed:
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165 seconds unlimited
number of shots at 50 yards: after this, each shooter moves to the 25 yards
line under command (or brings their target back to 25 yards), and
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90 seconds unlimited
number of shots at 25 yards: after this, each shooter sets their Match 1
target.
For Warm-up shooting, the shooters may
adopt any position provided:
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The position is safe
and
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They do not interfere
with adjoining shooters.
Shooters are not allowed to use scopes
(including binoculars or monoculars) during the events.
During any Warm-up shooting, the shooter
may use scopes (including binoculars or monoculars) provided:
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The position is safe
and
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They do not interfere
with adjoining shooters.
Coaching during an event is not allowed.
The exception is for separate 2-man team
events (see next item).
These are a separate event conducted on
Match 5 from the 150-shot event (i.e. out of a possible 2 x 600 = 1200). When one member of the team is shooting, the
other member of the team acts as a coach.
The other team member (i.e. not shooting in that relay) can coach the
shooter, and is allowed to use a hand-held scope, monocular or binoculars to
spot the shots.
There is no Warm-up shooting before the
Two-man International event.
And for
information
The number of Xs and 10s (that are not Xs)
are recorded separately on the score sheet – i.e. the X count is not included
in the number of 10s.
In practice, this enables:
the number of shots in each scoring zone
(Xs, 10s, 9s, 8s, 7s and 0s) to be totalled and checked against the number of
shots expected on a target, and
saves having to double count the 10s (including Xs) and Xs.
Open W has the option to ‘include Xs in
ten count’ (a box found in ‘Competition options’ in
‘competition details’)
The number of targets (6 or 7) remains at
the option of the competition organisers.
World Championships will use 6 targets for the 150-shot events, but to
simplify scoring, at other competitions the organisers may opt to have the last
6 shots in Match 5 shot on a separate target.
The rule book is under way.
At this time, the intent is that once the
WA1500 rules are formulated and adopted they will be available as a download
from the WA1500 website
WA1500 is a comparatively new discipline
and in many respects still developing.
Given that WA1500 is a civilianised
version of the NRA’s PPC matches, a number of the NRA and CPCA ‘service’
requirements will not be included in the WA1500 rule book. Do not rely on the NRA or CPCA rules to give
definitive rules for WA1500 – there are many subtle differences.
Shooters are advised to keep a separate
record of their revolver and pistol scores for grade. It is highly likely that the WA1500 will
separate these two classifications.
“Was it a revolver or a pistol?” may sound
odd to our usage in Australia, where we tend to lump revolvers, single-shots
and semi-automatics together under the generic term ‘pistols’ – it was not
always so! You only have to look at
SARPA (South Australia Revolver &
Pistol Association) to realize that the usage of the term ‘pistol’ more
accurately refers to a single shot or semi-automatic.
When the WA1500 rules use the term
‘pistol’ the reference is to a semi-automatic pistol, as opposed to a revolver.
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