37 (RF & CF) - Bowling Pin - 3rd Sun 1:00pm

The Bowling Pin target is BACK!

General Information

This competition is a variant of Bushranger but with the Bowling Pin targets, and will be conducted on the 200m pistol range.

All targets will be set on low silhouette rails located 10m from the shooting line. This distance may be varied subject to the Shoot Captains discretion, but may be no closer than the limits permitted for steel targets.

Shoot boxes will be defined for all shooting positions, there will be no movement permitted during shooting.

The chalk board will be used to group competitors into details, there will be up to eight shooters per detail with a combination of RF and CF as required. The board will indicate which lane the shooter will be using.

A competitor may shoot in both RF and CF divisions during the same competition, or in the same division multiple times, in different details if there are spaces.

Each detail will complete four rounds of shooting and resetting targets before the next detail is called.

Magazines or cylinders may be loaded to capacity but fired shots are limited to six (6) per round, one shot per target only.

The number of seconds permitted for shooting will start at 12 and then reduce to 11, 10 and 9 in subsequent rounds.

When all details have completed the first four rounds, the competition will restart with the first detail.

For the second run through, number of seconds permitted for shooting will start at 8 and then reduce to 7, 6 and 5 in subsequent rounds.

Targets

Six hardwood core bowling pins on ground silhouette rails

Firearms Specifications

Handguns used in a match must be serviceable and safe. The Shoot Captain will order the removal from the range of any firearm that they believe to be unsafe.

Rimfire (RF) Division: Any class D rimfire handgun type is permitted.

         Centerfire (CF) Division: Any class B centerfire handgun type is permitted.

Any type of standard or optical sights are permitted.

All handguns within each division will compete together under the same match conditions and under the same ‘open’ class. (no scoring distinction between standard sights and optics)

There will be no restrictions on handgun weight, or weight of trigger pull.

Compensators, ports, and internal and external modifications are permitted.

Any magazine type or capacity, permitted for use under QLD laws and legislation, may be used.

Ammunition

Any type of class D rimfire ammunition is permitted.

Any type of class B centerfire ammunition is permitted, including Magnum loads.

Competitors should expect to fire a maximum of 48 rounds of ammunition.

Other Equipment

Holster belts may be worn to serve as secure storage for an unloaded handgun by any shooter.

Any type of holster belt or case may be used for secure firearm storage, but the trigger must be inaccessible when the firearm is secured.

Loaded magazines may be safely stored in belt pouches or pockets at the shooter’s discretion.

When not in a shooter’s hand during a stage, handguns must be stored unloaded in a securely closed container or holster.

Maximum Attendance

      The attendance limit is 32 competitors.

Competitor Eligibility

Competitors must meet one of the following requirements:

a)     Licensed members of SSAA (Brisbane) pistol section.  Or;

b)     Unlicensed members of SSAA (Brisbane) pistol section attending under Section 53 of the Weapons Act 1990 if they have been invited by a licensed member who is attending with them and providing access to a firearm for which the unlicensed member has been signed off as competent by the club.  Or;

c)      A Licensed non-member that has been invited as the guest of a licensed member and is paying a one-off range fee.Non-members will only be permitted to shoot if there are spaces and at the Shoot Captain’s discretion.

A licensed member may only invite one unlicensed guest and must provide supervision and access to firearms for which their guest has been signed off as competent at trainee shoots.

Bookings for Pistol Competitions

Bookings open for registration exactly 7 days before the shoot is scheduled to start.  

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