Centre Fire and Sports Pistol

Malfunctions

RANGE OFFICER MUST WEAR R.O. VEST

START TIMES.

A) Start times for Air Pistol is between 12:30pm - 2pm on the last Saturday of the month or at 1:30pm on the second Saturday of the month .

B) I.P.S.C. start time varies so please check with the R.O. Please note I.P.S.C. shoots are held on the second Sunday of the month.

C) All .22 Rifle shoots and matches start at 11am on Range 1. Shooters are to organise their own Range Officer.

D) All Post 1911 .45 shoots and matches start on Range 1 at 11am for 40 shots and on Range 3 at 1:30pm for the last 20 shots. other Calibre guns from 9mm can be used if room available and shot as a practice. Shooters are to organise their own Range Officer.

E) Black Powder shoots start at 12 noon

F) All Other shoots start at 1:30pm

Before opening the range the RANGE OFFICER must visually check the shooting area and earth mound / target holders for persons or animals that may be present.

Firearms may only be taken to the bench or the firing line in a secure condition, and only after the RANGE OFFICER has command and calls the shooters to the bench / firing line. Or at his discretion after shooting has begun.

Eye and ear protection is COMPULSARY.

Shooting practice / competition begins and ends at the RANGE OFFICERS discretion.

COMMANDS TO BE USED:

"SHOOTERS TO THE BENCH" / "EYES & EARS"

"LOAD PISTOLS" Load only five (5).

"COMMENCE FIRING"

"CEASE FIRE"

"CLEAR PISTOLS"

"STEP BACK FROM THE BENCH"

After the command "CEASE FIRE" no person may shoot, for what ever reason.
THIS COMMAND MUST BE OBEYED INSTANTLY AND WITHOUT QUESTION.
Any person may in an 'EMERGENCY' call a cease-fire.

The RANGE OFFICER will now inspect all pistols and magazines, and only when satisfied that all pistols are clear and safe, will declare "RANGE CLEAR" or "FORWARD SCORE AND PATCH" for scoring and patching, or replacing targets.

At the finish of the day's shooting the RANGE OFFICER must remove the safety flag and secure it in the safe, check the range and target holders for damage and sweep the shooting area.

REPORT any damage or problems to a committee member as soon as practicable to facilitate any repairs necessary or resolve any problem that may have arisen.

Contact the S.R.O. Bob V. if you have any queiries 0447-366050 or email rmvogt@bigpond.net.au

Precision Stage
The precision stage is shot on the international 25m precision target.
30 shots fired in three series of 10 shots.
5 sighting shots can be fired.

Time Fire Stage
Centre fire and sports pistol.
Time fire stage is shot on international rapid-fire targets.
Time fire stage consists of 30 shots.
Fired in three series of 10 shots.
5 sighing shots can be fire.
Timing box to be tested and set to centre fire.

Standard Pistol
The standard pistol event is shot on international precision target.
The event is 60 competition shots divided into three stages of 20 shots.
Each stage consists of 2 series of 10 shots.
The first stage consists of 4 series of 5 shots in time limit of 150 seconds.
Second stage consists of 4 series of 5 shots in time limit of 20 seconds.
The third stage consists of 4 series of 5 shots in time limit of 10 seconds.
5 sighting shots can be fired in 150 seconds.
Timing box to be tested.

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25 m Pistol Events Malfunctions If a shot has not been fired due to a malfunction, and if the shooter wishes to claim a malfunction, he must hold his pistol pointing down range, retain his grip, and immediately inform a Range Officer by raising his free hand. He must not disturb other shooters.

A shooter may try to correct a malfunction and continue the series, but after attempting any correction, he may not claim an ALLOWABLE MALFUNCTION unless the firing pin has broken, or any other part of the pistol is damaged sufficiently to prevent the pistol from functioning.

Types of Malfunctions
Allowable Malfunctions (AM) are:

a bullet is lodged in the barrel;

the trigger mechanism has failed to operate;

there is an undischarged cartridge in the chamber and the trigger mechanism has been released and operated;

the cartridge case has not been extracted or ejected;

the cartridge, magazine, cylinder, or other part of the pistol has jammed;

the firing pin has broken, or any other part of the pistol is damaged sufficiently to prevent the pistol from functioning;

the slide jams or the empty case is not ejected. This applies even if a case-catcher is used.

the shooter has touched the breech, mechanism or safety catch or the pistol has been touched by another person before being inspected by the Range Officer;

the safety catch has not been released;

the shooter had not loaded his pistol;

the shooter had loaded less cartridges than prescribed;

the shooter did not allow the trigger to return far enough after the previous shot;

the pistol was loaded with the wrong ammunition;

the magazine was not inserted correctly, or had fallen out during shooting unless this is due to damage to the mechanism;

the malfunction is due to any cause that could reasonably have been corrected by the shooter.

Determining the Cause of a Malfunction

If the external appearance of the pistol does not show an obvious reason for the malfunction and there is no indication and the shooter does not claim that there may be a bullet stuck in the barrel the Range Officer must take the pistol without interfering with or touching the mechanism, point the pistol in a safe direction and pull the trigger one time only to determine whether the trigger mechanism had been released.

If the pistol is a revolver, the Range Officer must not pull the trigger unless the hammer is in the cocked position.

If the pistol does not discharge, the Range Officer must complete the examination of the pistol to determine the cause of the malfunction and to decide whether or not the malfunction is allowable.

The Range Officer decides, after inspection of the pistol, that there is an ALLOWABLE MALFUNCTION or a NON-ALLOWABLE MALFUNCTION.

In the case of a NON-ALLOWABLE MALFUNCTION every shot that is not fired will be scored as a miss (zero). No re-fire or completion is permitted. Only the values of shots fired will be credited to the shooter. The shooter may continue to shoot the remainder of the event.

In the case of an ALLOWABLE MALFUNCTION the following procedures will be followed.

25 m Rapid Fire Pistol and 25 m Standard Pistol

The number of shots already fired must be recorded and the series may be repeated.

The shooter must fire all five (5) shots at the target(s) in any repeat series, unless a further malfunction occurs. Should a second malfunction occur, then the shooter may not re-fire again.

Any shot(s) not fired or not hitting the target in the re-fire must be scored as a miss(es) (zero(s).

The shooter may continue to shoot the remainder of the event.