COMPETITION FORMAT AND RULES
Competitors will sign in for the SHOOTOUT at the clubhouse when they sign in for the Jamboree. After signing in, competitors will draw a card which will give
them their relay number and firing position. Early sign in does not ensure an early relay assignment. Positions and time are random. Each relay will consist of twenty-one shooters and twenty-one
scorers. At approximately 7:30 AM on Tuesday, July 26, 2011, the judges’
area will be set up and the Range Master, Range Officers, scoring and line judges will be available for answering any last minute questions. The Field Stock Class will be the first to compete. Directly follow-
ing the completion of the Field Stock Class Shootout, the Stock Class relays will begin. After the completion of the Stock Class Shootout the Modified Class relays will begin, followed by the Limited Open Class relays will begin, followed by the Unlimited Open Class. The first and second relay shooters signed up for the Field
Stock Class will come to the firing line at approximately 8:00 AM on Tuesday, July 26, 2011. The second relay shooters will stand behind the first relay shooters and will score their hits on prepared forms. Successive relays will come to the shooting line approximately every thirty minutes until approximately 4:00 PM on Tuesday, July 26, 2011, with each relay scoring the relay in front of it. A lunch break will be called around noon. The SHOOTOUT will continue at approximately 8:00 AM on
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 and Thursday, July 28, 2011, in the same format as previously described until all the relays and finals for all classes are complete. All score cards will be collected from the competitors by a judge
immediately after each relay. Please remain at your shooting bench until your score card is collected. If there is any question about the score, the competitor and scorer must resolve it before leaving the firing line. A judge or Range Officer may be called on to assist with any disputes. After all the competitors in a class have fired, the top two scorers
from each relay (more if ties require it) will return to the firing line for the Finals Shoot-off and repeat the previous firing protocols. Scoring for the shoot-offs is identical. Shooters will have two additional bal- loons — a 20-shot final. Each qualifying shooter will go to the finals
with a clean slate. The top five scores at the end of this relay will be the winners, with the highest score winning first place and the lowest score winning fifth place.
The Unlimited Open Finals will be shot without the aid of
spotters. An independent scorer will remain behind the firing line until the competition is complete. At that time, the scorer will come forward and score the finalist. There will be no com- munication between the shooter, scorer or any observer.
If a tie or ties occur for specific positions, a tie-breaker relay
between the tied competitors will occur to determine which competi- tor wins the top position. Shooters will have five minutes to shoot ten shots, with the highest score breaking the tie. If the tiebreaker results in a tie, each shooter will shoot one shot at a bullseye target. The shooter closest to the mark will win the top position.
• Competitors will use one of the shooting benches constructed on the firing line.
• Excluding bipods, any rest that restricts a gun or a gun's recoil in any manner is not allowed.
• Rests may not be attached to the bench in any manner.
• Actions should remain OPEN and chambers should be empty until the Range Master gives the “commence firing” signal.
• Shooter may have assistance in setting up equipment prior to competition. Shooters, including youth, must sight and fire with no assistance during the competition. No one may touch the shooter or equipment while the line is hot.
• Each competitor will be allowed twenty shots at the eighteen targets while at the line. Competitors may take only twenty rounds of am- munition and one firearm to the line in any relay.
• Upon receiving the “commence firing” signal from the Range Master, competitors may begin to fire their twenty shots. Competitors will have fifteen minutes to fire their twenty shots and must cease firing upon hearing the Range Master’s command to do so.
• Failure to obey the Range Master’s instructions at any time consti- tutes a serious safety infraction and is grounds for immediate elimina- tion from the SHOOTOUT.
TARGETS AND SCORING Each competitor will have eighteen highly visible, inflated
balloons placed at four varying ranges between approximately 100 and 500 yards. The balloons will be inflated to a diameter of 3" to 5" and suspended slightly above the ground and held firmly in place by open mesh nylon netting. A balloon MUST explode to be scored as a hit. Hits will be scored as follows:
Target Group Target Range* Score First
Second Third
Fourth
107 yards 246 yards 365 yards 492 yards
Maximum possible score: 935 points *Ranges are approximate
Shooters may be given points for only one balloon per shot. If
more than one balloon breaks at any target line on a single shot no points are awarded for that shot. Shooters will be allowed (optional) to re-shoot that one target line immediately following the current relay. Finish shooting at all your other targets during the relay. YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED ANY ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF AMMO if you choose to re-shoot a target line. Stay at your bench and have your
25 pts. each (4 targets) 40 pts. each (4 targets) 60 pts. each (5 targets) 75 pts. each (5 targets)
scorekeeper tell a Range Officer you need to re-shoot a target line. The targets immediately will be reset.
Prizes The top five shooters in each class will receive a cash award and a plaque.
Payout for Each Class 1st
2nd 3rd 4th 5th
Place Place Place Place Place
$500 $350 $200 $125 $50
A TOP SHOOTER AWARD (also known as the 3-Gun Award) WILL BE GIVEN TO THE SHOOTER WITH THE BEST TOTAL SCORE IN THREE CLASSES: Stock (Field Stock or Stock), Modified, and Open (Limited or Unlimited).
• All prizes will be awarded at the Jamboree Banquet on Friday night.
• If bad weather prevents the SHOOTOUT from occurring, there will be no refunds. However, paid competitors will be given a paid berth in the next SHOOTOUT.
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