Proposed Rule Addendum

Today at the range was kind of busy, so I’d like to propose the following rule addendum that will help make shooting these matches easier.  I think we have to accomodate the fact that we’ll be shooting these matches under non-match range conditions.  Here’s what I propose.  Additions are in italics:

Matches To Be Shot in Single Session

When entering a match, competitors should have shot the entire match in one session.  You may shoot the match as often as you like, and submit your best score, but competitors can’t shoot the match, say, five times, and submit their best target for each stage of the match.  Competitors may take a reasonable break between stages as much time as needed between stages, but matches should be shot as if you were competing in a live match, or as close as possible to competition in a live match.

If a competitor is interrupted by a range command during slow fire, the competitor has the option of stopping his shot clock and continuing the string once the line is hot, or re-shooting the string.  If interrupted during rapid fire, the competitor has the option of re-shooting the string.

I think this will make things a little easier.