2015 OPEN MEETING for REPEATING PISTOLS BASIC RULES & REGS

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1 SURREY BRANCH M.L.A.G.B. in association with the NRA PDF 2015 OPEN MEETING for REPEATING PISTOLS BASIC RULES & REGS THIS IS A SIMPLIFIED DOCUMENT INTENDED FOR THE VAST MAJORITY OF FIRERS WHO JUST WANT TO TAKE PART. Detailed RULES AND REGULATIONS (including notes on PROCEDURES and a table of Aggregates) and ENTRY FORMS are available for those who require them --- requests should be made by to < jim@jimhallam&me&uk > (changing the & for a dot ) or by sending a large SAE to ---- RP Meeting c/o N.R.A., Bisley Camp, BROOKWOOD, Surrey, GU24 0PB OVERVIEW:- Unlimited re-entry, Pre-squadded and self-squadded; Pre-bookable PRACTICE DAY earlier in the year; A wide range of (mainly percussion) repeating pistols -- original, reproduction and modern ; Black Powder only and Smokeless Classes; Courses of Fire based on traditional NRA Revolver Matches; Offhand (one hand!) and Two-handed; Standalone Matches and Aggregates Surrey Branch medals and other Awards. * Special Awards within Matches: NRA Skilled Shot Certificates scaled according to entries. VENUE:- CHEYLESMORE RANGE, Bisley. DATES:- Competition Days SEPT. 12 th & 13 th 2015: Training / Practice Day:- MAY 3 rd ENTRY:- Unlimited Multiple Entries with different firearms (even if only the Serial Number is different!); Registration Pre-Meeting or On the Day. Firers will be required to show their Certificate of Competency. Members of the MLAGB and/or NRA will benefit from a Reduced Registration Fee and also reduced Match Entre Fees, designated by the symbol. Meeting Registration Fee 5 / 7 (non-members); Match Fee 5 / 6 (non-members); Aggregate Fee 1 PRACTICE DAY (May 3 rd ) RANGE FEE is for ½ day (3+ hours) Bookings for full days will be taken on the understanding that priority is given to more individuals booking ½ day periods; You will need to BOOK in advance to secure your space. Each half day will provide opportunity for familiarisation with the various Courses of Fire and clarify Range Procedures used at the Meeting. FIREARMS:- A wide range of repeating pistols original and reproduction percussion cap OR modern design ; -- see DEFINITIONS APPENDIX 1 PERCUSSION STANDARD REVOLVER a 19 th Century design with no improvements or specials ), (sub-class Service Revolver - see Appendix 1); TARGET REVOLVER -- Percussion cap only, any metallic sights including target sights, grips, tuned & Special versions allowed; FREE REVOLVER -- Percussion cap only, any sights except laser, 2-handed hold permitted; PRIMER FIRED REVOLVERS and MAGAZINE / BLOCK LOADING PISTOLS MODERN M-L PISTOL (ANY including Patriot and smokeless revolver conversions using battery cup primers; any sights except laser). Surrey Branch MLAGB Open Meeting for REPEATING PISTOLS Cheylesmore Range, Bisley 2015 BASIC Rules, Regs & Procedures PDF Page 1 of 6

2 Capping Off is included in the sighting series. Loading Time on command before each series. A simpler type of firearm may be used in a higher Match but not vice-versa. Firearms must not be single-loaded i.e., must not use only one charge hole in the cylinder or block. Firers are required to load 5 chambers for each series. Firearms must be Of Proof for the type of powder used. AMMUNITION:- Commercially-produced Black Powder and/or Black Powder substitute or Smokeless propellant, percussion caps and/or primers, as appropriate to the Firearm and as specified in Match Conditions (q.v.). *** N.B. original 19 th Century firearms must only use Black Powder. PLEASE NOTE that grease at the chamber mouth is NOT required if wads are used (this is only mandatory for MLAIC Precision under MLAIC Rules). COCKING may be done with the NON-firing hand*** but with the exception of FREE REVOLVER the firearm must not be supported by two hands at the instant of firing. *** except in trigger-cocking ( double-action ) matches MATCHES, COURSES OF FIRE and AGGREGATES:- Entry to Matches is by SCORECARDS, completed* by the firer before access to the Firing Point is granted. *Required details are --- COMPETITOR NUMBER, NAME, Data on Firearm Used, Detail Number and Firing-Point. Except for Deliberate (q.v.) each Match consists of 20 scored shots, normally fired on two Targets. An Aggregate consists of several Matches or Courses, fired with the same firearm, the separate scores being combined for a longer Competition. The Matches in the Meeting are fired in 5-shot SERIES, mostly two on each of two Targets, in a specified TIME: most Matches include a short Sighting Series. Loading Time is allowed before each series except Deliberate = 3 series of FIVE, no separate loading time. Due to range considerations, Deliberate may be fired on a PAIR of targets 8 shots on one, 7 on the other (HINT 1 st series of 5 on top target,2 nd series of 5 on bottom target, then the last series od 5 as 3 on TOP, 2 on BOTTOM.) # COURSE NAME DESCRIPTION DELIBERATE Best 10 of 15 shots; 3 series each of (5 shots in 10 minutes (including loading time)), the best 10 shots to count. Please note --- this is the only Course where there is NO additional Sighting Series or Loading Time. HPS = 70 SLOW-FIRE Two targets, each of 2 series of (5 shots in 3 minutes), scored after 10 shots; HPS = 140 TIMED-FIRE Two targets, each of 2 series of (5 shots in 1 minute), scored after 10 shots; HPS = 140 RAPID-FIRE Two targets, each of 2 series of (5 shots in 30 seconds), scored after 10 shots: HPS = BOBBER (Duelling) 6 SURRENDEN (Against the Clock) 7 Two targets, each of 2 series of (5 shots, target exposed for 5 seconds and edged for 10 seconds), scored after 10 shots. The revolver must be at 45degrees or touching the bench before each exposure. HPS = 140 NOTE:- where fixed (non-turning) targets are used the intervals shall be indicated by Word, Whistle or Klaxon. Two targets, each of 2 series of 5 shots against the clock scored after 10 shots, i.e., after 2 series. The RCO will record and announce the time taken for each separate series. The TOTAL time (in whole seconds) for each series will be subtracted from each 10-shot target score. AMBIDEXTROUS Two targets, each of 2 series of 5 shots SLOWFIRE, the first series fired Right-handed, the second Lefthanded --- each target scored after 10 shots; HPS = 140 Surrey Branch MLAGB Open Meeting for REPEATING PISTOLS Cheylesmore Range, Bisley 2015 BASIC Rules, Regs & Procedures PDF Page 2 of 6

3 AWARDS SURREY BRANCH MLAGB Medals for PLACES, NRA Certificates for Special Awards, NRA Skilled Shot Certificates, and Awards for Aggregates. At LEAST 50% of entrants will receive an award. MEDALS: Scaled according to the number of entrants in each Match; 1 4 = First, 5-9 = Second, >10 = Third CERTIFICATES Awarded after Place Medals according to the number of entrants in each Match, %-age basis, rounded up. Top 10% = Marksman, next 15% = First Class Shot, next 25% = Skilled Shot TARGETS No. of MEDALS CERTIFICATES No. of Entrants First Second Third Marksman First Class Skilled shot Awards 4 Y N N = 2nd 2 = 50% 8 Y Y N 0 1 = 3rd 2 = 4 th & 5 th 5 = 62.5% 13 Y Y Y 1 = 4 th 2 = 5 th & 6 th 3 = 7 th 9 th 9 = 69% 21 Y Y Y 2 = 4 th & 5 th 3 = 6 th 7 th & 8 th 5 = 9 th 13th 13 = 62% Targets are based on traditional 19 th -Century NRA Patterns, scaled for use at 25metres. Shots will be gauged inwards with a nominal 54-bore (.45 ) gauge. Using the HBSA 25metre-scaled version of the original NRA 20 yard target will, of course mean higher scores! (Shaded area = black aiming mark) SCORING Original 19 th Century NRA 20yard target N/A N/A N/A N/A HBSA 25m-scaled * N/A N/A N/A N/A MLAIC 25m (mm / inches) 50 / / / / / / / / / / For zero and practice purposes on the home range a 43 (108mm) diameter black aiming mark on a white background will suffice, easily produced Where it is not feasible to adjust the sights of a Standard Revolver the firer may - with the EXPRESS permission of the R.C.O. - apply a TEMPORARY / SUPPLEMENTARY Aiming Mark of not more than 3 diameter in a manner which will not inconvenience other firers. MATCH LIST Match # Course of Fire Details NOTES & POSSIBLE Special Awards For YOUR use PERCUSSION REVOLVERS Charge fired by a 19 th -C PERCUSSION CAP, not a Breechloading pistol primer or a Battery Cup (#209etc) shotgun primer. Black Powder substitutes (Pyrodex, Black Canyon, Triple 7 ) may be used EXCEPT in original 19 th C revolvers which MUST use B.P. Fillers are permitted: grease at the chamber mouth is NOT required if wads are used. Class 1 -- STANDARD PERCUSSION REVOLVER -- A 19 th -C PERCUSSION CAP M-L design without later improvements. No loading presses unless the revolver has no rammer. Stainless Steel repros permitted. NO specialised tuned revolvers (e.g., Feinwerkbau, Lothar Walther barrels etc) or the use of primers. Except for originals, B.P. substitutes may be used but NOT smokeless powder. 1 S DELIBERATE (best 10 ex 15) 3 x (5 in 10 mins) no separate sighting series or loading time 2 S SLOW-FIRE 2 tgts of 2 x (5 in 3 mins) Original, Repro: Open Frame, Closed frame 3 S TIMED-FIRE 2 tgts of 2 x (5 in 1 min) sighters 4 SH RAPID- HAMMER ( Single action ) shots + Original; Repro. 2 tgts of 2 x (5 in 30s) FIRE 4 ST TRIGGER ( Double action ) Only originals eligible 5 S BOBBER (Duelling) 2 tgts of 2 x (5, 5s faced / away for 10s) loading Original, Repro: Open Frame, Closed frame 6 S SURRENDEN (against the clock) 2 tgts ea. of 2 x (5 shots) time TBA 7 S AMBIDEXTROUS SLOWFIRE 2 tgts of 2 x (5 in 3 mins, R-H, then L-H) TBA Surrey Branch MLAGB Open Meeting for REPEATING PISTOLS Cheylesmore Range, Bisley 2015 BASIC Rules, Regs & Procedures PDF Page 3 of 6

4 Class 2 -- TARGET PERCUSSION REVOLVER -- Any percussion cap M-L revolver fired by percussion caps exploded on a NIPPLE (NOT a primer), Metallic Target sights, specialised grips, any lead projectile & loading presses permitted. This allows Feinwerkbau and other specialised tuned revolvers, as well as the Ruger Old Army. B.P. substitutes may be used but NOT modern smokeless powder. 1 T DELIBERATE (best 10 ex 15) 3 x (5 in 10 mins) no separate sighting series or loading time 2 T SLOW-FIRE 2 tgts of 2 x (5 in 3 mins) 3 T TIMED-FIRE 2 tgts of 2 x (5 in 1 min) sighters 4 T RAPID-FIRE 2 tgts of 2 x (5 in 30s) 5 T BOBBER (Duelling) 2 tgts of 2 x (5, 5s faced / away for 10s) 6 T SURRENDEN (against the clock) 2 tgts ea. of 2 x (5 shots) 7 T AMBIDEXTROUS SLOWFIRE 2 tgts of 2 x (5 in 3 mins, R-H, then L-H) shots + loading time Ruger; 19thC with any metallic sights; Specials Ruger; others TBA Class 3 -- FREE PERCUSSION REVOLVER As for TARGET PERCUSSION REVOLVER, but the use of ANY non-laser sight and two hands to support the revolver is permitted. B.P. substitutes may be used but NOT modern smokeless powder. N.B., the Patriot pistol is not permitted. 1 F DELIBERATE (best 10 ex 15) 3 x (5 in 10 mins) no separate sighting series or loading time 2 F SLOW-FIRE 2 tgts of 2 x (5 in 3 mins) 3 F TIMED-FIRE 2 tgts of 2 x (5 in 1 min) sighters 4 F RAPID-FIRE 2 tgts of 2 x (5 in 30s) 5 F BOBBER (Duelling) 2 tgts of 2 x (5, 5s faced / away for 10s) 6 F SURRENDEN (against the clock) 2 tgts ea. of 2 x (5 shots) shots + loading time Ruger; 19 th C with any metallic sights; Others TBA 7 F AMBIDEXTROUS SLOWFIRE 2 tgts of 2 x (5 in 3 mins, R-H, then L-H) Class 4 -- MODERN MUZZLE-LOADING PISTOL Any pattern of mechanical, hand operated muzzle-loaded repeating pistol or revolver, including metallic Target sights, specialised grips and any lead projectile, using any commercially produced propellant ignited by either a percussion cap or a primer; conversions of percussion revolvers permitted, as well as those built on modern DA frames. The Patriot pistol is specifically permitted. 1 M DELIBERATE (best 10 ex 15) 3 x (5 in 10 mins) no separate sighting series or loading time 2 M SLOW-FIRE 2 tgts of 2 x (5 in 3 mins) 3 M TIMED-FIRE 2 tgts of 2 x (5 in 1 min) sighters 4 MH RAPID- HAMMER ( Single action ) 4 MT FIRE TRIGGER ( Double action ) 2 tgts of 2 x (5 in 30s) 5 M BOBBER (Duelling) 2 tgts of 2 x (5, 5s faced / away for 10s) 6 MH SURRENDEN HAMMER ( Single action ) 6 MT (against the clock) TRIGGER ( Double action ) 2 tgts ea. of 2 x (5 shots) against the clock 7 M AMBIDEXTROUS SLOWFIRE 2 tgts of 2 x (5 in 3 mins, R-H, then L-H) shots + loading time Possible Sponsored Awards. (if not, then NRA Certificate) AGGREGATE LIST (10 aggregates for 2015 final list available on the day confirmed list as 10 Feb in detailed R&R document) Aggregate Cards may be purchased at the advertised price. The firer must copy the claimed scores from the separate stages of the Aggregate onto the card and submit it to Stats in good time. The firer must sign to accept any totals (which may be subject to correction by Stats.) Aggregates for different classes of firearm will include a range of Courses of Fire e.g., Service Revolver Aggregate will be Slow -, Rapid-, Surrenden- and Ambidextrous, Target Revolver Aggregate will be Deliberate-, Timed- and Bobber. They may form the basis for a resurrected N.R.A. PERCUSSION REVOLVER CHAMPIONSHIP in the future. Surrey Branch MLAGB Open Meeting for REPEATING PISTOLS Cheylesmore Range, Bisley 2015 BASIC Rules, Regs & Procedures PDF Page 4 of 6

5 PROCEDURES:- Normal NRA Procedures will apply, as outlined in the Bisley Bible and amplified by the Rules and Regulations for Historic Arms (published for the Imperial Historic Arms Meeting 1999). Detailed RULES AND REGULATIONS (including notes on PROCEDURES and a table of Aggregates) are available for those who require them. The following aspects of the Meeting supercede any general Rules where conflict may occur. LOADING: A loading period is allowed before each series except Deliberate (3 targets of 5 shots in 10 minutes including loading, best 10 to count). CAPPING may only take place on RCOs command. Firers are required to charge 5 (five) chambers for each series. Single-loading is NOT permitted. (i.e., using only ONE chamber / charge hole) Additional cylinders and/or loading blocks are permitted but loading times will not be extended: cylinders and loading blocks may be charged (loaded with powder and projectile but not capped) on command of the RCO; a charged (but not capped) cylinder or loading block may remain on the bench during scoring/marking but may NOT be in position in the revolver/pistol. SIGHTING: With the exception of Deliberate, an sighting period will be allowed before the first scoring series. The number of sighting shots is not prescribed. LATE SHOTS fired after the final signal in a time-limited series will be penalised by the loss of the highest-scoring shot on that target. SCORING and PATCHING: Firers will be required to ship, patch and collect targets as required and may be required to score the targets for each other. Scoring is INWARDS gauging, shot-holes gauged using a nominal.45 gauge. (This is because the dimensions of the HBSA 25-m scaled target were calculated on the basis that the original 19 th Century NRA Scoring which was inwards-gauging using.450 ammunition.). COUNTING OUT: backwards from the last target scored. Where two targets are exposed on the same target frame the UPPER one shall be Target #1. Scores are entered on the Scorecard as required. The firer must sign to accept the entered scores and any totals (which may be subject to correction by Stats.) The scorecard must be returned to STATS stapled to the shot targets for that Match. Aggregate claims are the responsibility of the firer who must complete the corresponding Claim Card in good time. MISFIRES and MALFUNCTIONS: No allowance will be made for misfires or malfunctions: at the end of a series in which an (un-cleared) misfire/malfunction occurs the firer must call the RCO and await instructions: with the permission of the CRO a disabled firearm may be replaced by another eligible for the Match (not necessarily of identical design but of the same Class/Type). PRIZEGIVING: As soon as feasible following the last detail. Medals and Certificates remain the property of the Winner(s); Challenge Trophies (if awarded) must be signed for and returned to the Organisers in good time before the next Open Meeting. Full results will be available as soon as possible and firers will be sent these, together with any AWARDS and/or CERTIFICATES. Extracts from APPENDIX 1 (DEFINITIONS) & APPENDIX 2 (PROCEDURES). GENERAL Detail:- Time reserved on a range/ firing-point to shoot, under the command of a Range Officer. Series:- a sequence of shots as described in the COURSE LIST fired at a TARGET (q.v.), under the control of a Range Conducting Officer (RCO); one or more SERIES may be combined to produce a COURSE OF FIRE (q.v.); Target:- the designated item at which shots are fired during a SERIES. Normally of paper, it may contain one or more DIAGRAMS (q.v.). Diagram:- a printed device consisting of scoring zones (normally concentric rings) with designated values: some of the central zones are printed BLACK to give an Aiming Mark. N.B., where it is not feasible to adjust the sights of a Standard Revolver the firer may - with the EXPRESS permission of the RCO - apply a TEMPORARY / SUPPLEMENTARY Aiming Mark of not more than 3 diameter in a manner which will not inconvenience other firers. Course of Fire:- a sequence of shots consisting of one or more SERIES (q.v.) of shots, the totals being part of a MATCH (q.v.). Match:- One or more Targets, or Series or Courses of Fire the scores of which are entered on a MATCHCARD for use in a Competition. Surrey Branch MLAGB Open Meeting for REPEATING PISTOLS Cheylesmore Range, Bisley 2015 BASIC Rules, Regs & Procedures PDF Page 5 of 6

6 FIREARMS All firearms shall be Of Proof. REVOLVERS use B.P. or B.P.-substitute as appropriate; only a Class 4 Modern Muzzle-loader may use smokeless powder. (Class 1) STANDARD PERCUSSION REVOLVER: A 19 th -Century percussion cap muzzle-loading design without later improvements, other than normal gunsmithing practices. Sights of contemporary profile; designs originally fitted with moveable/replaceable foresights may only be adjusted before (but not during) the Match. Black Powder or BP-substitute but NOT modern smokeless powder. Originals MUST use Black Powder. Lead projectiles of contemporary design. No loading presses permitted unless the revolver has no rammer. Stainless Steel reproductions are permitted. N.B. This Class does NOT permit specialised tuned revolvers (e.g., Feinwerkbau, revolvers Lothar Walther barrels) or the use of Breechloading pistol or Battery Cup primers. (Class 2) TARGET PERCUSSION REVOLVER: Any pattern of percussion cap (muzzle-loading) revolver fired by percussion caps exploded on a NIPPLE NOT a Breechloading pistol or battery cup (#209) primer. Metallic Target sights, specialised grips and any lead projectile and separate loading presses are permitted. This allows Feinwerkbau and other specialised tuned (expensive!) revolvers, as well as the Ruger Old Army. *** Primer conversions are not eligible. (Class 3) FREE PERCUSSION REVOLVER: any pattern of percussion cap REVOLVER fired by percussion caps exploded on a NIPPLE NOT a standard Breechloading pistol primer or a battery cup (#209) primer. Metallic or optical (non-laser) Target sights, specialised grips and any lead projectile and separate loading presses are permitted. ***N.B. - the Patriot (block-loading harmonica ) pistol is not permitted but it IS eligible in Modern Muzzle-Loading Pistol. The use of two hands to support the revolver is permitted. (Class 4) MODERN MUZZLE-LOADING PISTOL : any pattern of mechanical, hand operated muzzle-loaded repeating pistol or revolver, including metallic Target sights, specialised grips and any lead projectile, using any commercially produced propellant ignited by either a percussion cap or a primer; conversions of percussion revolvers permitted. The Patriot block-loading pistol is specifically permitted. TYPE OF ACTION:- Single Action : a revolver which can only be fired ONE WAY either by cocking the hammer (e.g., Colt M1851 Navy) or by trigger-action only (e.g., the M1851 Adams); Double Action : a revolver which can be fired in TWO different ways EITHER (a) by cocking the hammer or (b) by trigger-action (e.g., the Beaumont-Adams, single- and doubletrigger Tranters); PLEASE NOTE that if a Double-Trigger Tranter or a Savage & North is used in a Trigger Action Match (both triggers being operated simultaneously) that the RCO must be advised and a viewer is required in order to confirm the correct use of the action. *** A true Double-Action Revolver combines BOTH Cocked AND Trigger Actions. *** Treble Action : Tranter s so-called Export Model is eligible in BOTH SA and DA competitions. Selective Action : there is only ONE of this type the Starr double action with the switch behind the trigger: if used the firer MUST advise the RCO which mode has been selected. Hammer (or Cocked) Action : commonly wrongly called Single Action, this is the 19 th Century British terminology. The hammer is raised to full-cock by the thumb and released from the bent by pressure on the trigger. Trigger (or Self-Cocking) Action : commonly wrongly called Double Action Only, this is the 19 th Century British terminology. The hammer is raised and then released from full-cock by pressure on the trigger alone. Mechanical Action : a manually-operated repeating pistol without a revolving cylinder. (Note this is most likely to be of the harmonica type, such as the Patriot.) AMMUNITION:- For all classes EXCEPT Modern M-L Pistol Commercially-manufactured Black Powder or BP-substitute propellant (Pyrodex, Back Canyon, Triple 7 ) as appropriate for the firearms and as specified in the Match Conditions, except that original revolvers MUST use Black Powder. The use of fillers and wads is permitted. Grease at the chamber mouth is NOT required if using wads (this is only mandatory for MLAIC competitions). If Black Powder is used the revolver may be WIPED between each 5-shot series but the bore may NPT be CLEANED between each series. (The use of more than one type of tool / device is considered to be cleaning ) For Modern M-L Pistol any commercially-manufactured propellant ignited by a percussion cap or a primer. ONE HAND or TWO? In an OFFHAND (one-hand support) Match unless otherwise stated, the revolver may be cocked with the free hand but must NOT be supported both hands at the instant of discharge. In an AMBIDEXTROUS Course of Fire to simplify range control and also counting-out in Matches, the FIRST series on the target shall be fired with the RIGHT hand operating the trigger-- the next series being fired with the LEFT hand, with the final score being the total of both series. This allows Free Revolver Matches to include Ambidextrous stages. Free Revolver /Pistol in an Ambidextrous Course, the hand operating the trigger must be the one holding the grip / butt of the pistol. (i.e., the Supporting Hand must not fire the pistol.) Surrey Branch MLAGB Open Meeting for REPEATING PISTOLS Cheylesmore Range, Bisley 2015 BASIC Rules, Regs & Procedures PDF Page 6 of 6

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