SH 50 YARD TACTICAL RIMFIRE COMPETITION RULES

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<span style="color: #009900"><span style="text-decoration: underline"><span style="font-weight: bold">SNIPER'S HIDE 50YD TACTICAL RIMFIRE COMPETITION</span></span></span>

revised 01/08/2012

<span style="text-decoration: underline">Any caliber rimfire</span>, any optic / sighting system. Shot from prone or bench, specify when reporting scores. <span style="font-weight: bold">Rear support allowed.</span> Front support from bipod, pack or other similiar "field front rests". Use of benchrest or "lead sled" styled vices or rests prohibited. "Support side" (shooting weak / opposite side) option allowed, please specify when reporting scores. All different calibers, sighting systems, rests, etc. will be grouped in the same catagory, the only subcatagories are bench, prone or bench support side, prone support side.

<span style="text-decoration: underline">Best edge scoring will apply </span>- touch or break a line, it counts as a hit.

<span style="text-decoration: underline"><span style="font-weight: bold">STAGE #1: Cold Bore Shot / 1 ROUND, POSSIBLE 25 POINTS</span></span> - Must be the first shot of the match and day - Scoring hit...25 points black dot, 10 inside ring, 0 points ouside ring.

<span style="text-decoration: underline"><span style="font-weight: bold">STAGE #2: The Grid / 10 ROUNDS, POSSIBLE 50 POINTS</span></span> - At the beginning of the month, 10 numbers will be randomly picked from 1-20 and will be listed on the opening post for that month. Only the numbers drawn will be shot at on The Grid, and be shot in the sequence of the numbers drawn, hits on proper numbered blocks equals 5 (+5) points. This will leave 10 no shoot blocks that if hit, will result in a 5 (-5) point penalty. A hit in an open area is a no hit, 0 points scored. A second shot or unintended shot on a picked number will result in a 5 (-5) point penalty.

<span style="text-decoration: underline"><span style="font-weight: bold">STAGE #3: Group / 5 ROUNDS, POSSIBLE 50 POINTS</span></span> - All five shots must be within the circle for a total of 50 points. Minus 10 (-10) points for any shot outside the circle. If a round breaks the line, it will be deemed a "hit, inside the circle" and 10 (+10) points scored.

<span style="text-decoration: underline"><span style="font-weight: bold">STAGE #4: Know Your Limits / 4 ROUNDS, POSSIBLE 65 POINTS</span></span> - 1 shot per circle. You may earn additional points as you hit the progressively smaller circles (+5, +10, +20, +30). You may opt to quit at any time and keep the points you have earned for the stage, as a miss on any one circle equals 0 points earned for entire stage.

<span style="text-decoration: underline"><span style="font-weight: bold">STAGE #5: Hostage / 3 ROUNDS, POSSIBLE 60 POINTS</span></span> - One shot per "hostile" standing behind the "hostage", +20 points in box, +10 points anywhere else on the bad guy. Minus 20 points (-20) if the "hostage" is hit. Shots in open area 0 points earned.

Total of <span style="text-decoration: underline">23 ROUNDS</span>, add all five stages (MINUS PENALTIES) for total score. A perfect score (high value hits on all available targets with no penalties) is <span style="text-decoration: underline">250 POINTS</span>. Only one target shot (except for and additional support side submission for a maximum of 2 submissions total) can be submitted per month, per shooter. The shooter must choose a bench or prone position shot target per month.

Target sizes:
Cold Bore - outer circle 1" inner circle 1/2"
Grid Blocks - 3/4" square
Group - 3/4" circles
Know Your Limits - 1", 3/4", 1/2", 1/4" circles
Hostage - the "hostile" approx 3/4" wide, 1 1/2" high

<span style="color: #009900"><span style="text-decoration: underline"><span style="font-weight: bold">Reporting scores</span></span></span>

Please use the monthly thread for posting of any scores the month that the target was shot in. Please post scores per below example:

50Y TRC + B (BENCH) or P (PRONE) and SS (SS if support side)

NAME:
MATCH:
CLASS / SIGHTS:
CALIBER:
RIFLE:
AMMO:
REST:

STAGE 1:______
STAGE 2:______
STAGE 3:______
STAGE 4:______
STAGE 5:______

TOTAL SCORE MINUS PENALTIES:______

NOTE ANY PENALTIES:



To get a target, go to the monthly short range competition "sticky" and click on the "PRINTABLE TARGETS - SH SHORT RANGE RIMFIRE COMPETITIONS" link.

<span style="text-decoration: underline"><span style="font-weight: bold">POSTING A PICTURE IS NOT NECCESSARY, BUT HELPFULL TO DETERMINE MATCH WINNERS OR TO USE THE PHOTO AS A "LEARNING / TRAINING / COMPARISON" TOOL.</span></span>

 

[TOP PREDATOR]

Re: SH 50 YARD TACTICAL RIMFIRE COMPETITION RULES

^^^^^^FOR RULES REFERENCE ONLY^^^^^^

Will be linked to the regular monthly short range rimfire competition sticky.

August 2010 will be the inaugural match, a big thanks to SMALLBORESNIPER that came up with the idea for the match and SHAZ_AU that "morphed" together the submitted proposed targets into one target.

Also a big thanks to Lowlight and his Moderators for allowing this to happen, and all the folks that put in their ideas of "tweeking" the target and rules along the way. NEOSHOOTER, KANSAS 45, JR_V, DOUBS 43, BEEFA, and anyone else that we may have missed.

For historical purposes on the development:
http://www.snipershide.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1920168#Post1920168
http://www.snipershide.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1932492#Post1932492
http://www.snipershide.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1939398#Post1939398

 

[RicosRevenge]

Re: SH 50 YARD TACTICAL RIMFIRE COMPETITION RULES

Quick question on the cold bore shot... how would you shoot 2 targets the same day? Is there a set amount of time between targets?

Thanks! I look forward to this weekend!

~ Rico

 

[TOP PREDATOR]

Re: SH 50 YARD TACTICAL RIMFIRE COMPETITION RULES

damn good question, if you are doing a support side, i guess it would kind of would not be a coldbore / 1st shot of the day.

i'd say that the first target you shoot should be the one for keeps. if you wanted to get support side in, i guess let it sit a while till you believe it's back to "cold bore status"

remember we're using the honor system here, back on the other comps it was pick yourself a range day, shoot it no matter what the conditions, and learn something about your own ability in varying conditions.

that's kind of why... "Only one target shot (except for and additional support side submission for a maximum of 2 submissions total) can be submitted per month, per shooter. The shooter must choose a bench or prone position shot target per month".... was posted, to stay in that spirit, and that the shooter has to choose a shooting style that agrees with him or her, or challenge themselves to improve on a style that they are not so good at, and to stick by their decision.

so basically, if you choose to shoot post a target prone, an additional target shot from a bench wouldn't be officially listed for a score, but differences and "eureka" moments welcomed to be discussed in the learnings thread on the differences of the two.

of course there's no way to prove anything, but i think using the honor system also builds the integrity of the shooter, as only the shooter truley knows if they can walk the walk or is "gaming" with multiple targets until he / she gets a really good score. besides there's no prizes, only pride in one's ability at stake, and a great oppurtunity to get advice, tips, and good discussion with other shooters of similar intrests.

 

[SmallBoreSnipers]

Re: SH 50 YARD TACTICAL RIMFIRE COMPETITION RULES

TP is just too modest to mention the CRAPLOAD of work he did on this too. Thanks man!

 

[RicosRevenge]

Re: SH 50 YARD TACTICAL RIMFIRE COMPETITION RULES

Thanks TP... looks like I will be cracking one target off a bench for real Saturday and then one support side (never tried it) for posterity. This should be a ton of fun and I'm excited to give it a try.

I'm finding rimfires are addicting since you can shoot all day with good ammo for the same price as 1 box of .308 Match! Plus I never knew how well a 10/22 could shoot with some work and practice.

Thanks again TP for the opportunity!

 

[124C41]

Re: SH 50 YARD TACTICAL RIMFIRE COMPETITION RULES

I would like to thank you for the time put into the rimfire comps. I don't have much time to devote to the SH community, but I enjoy these and plan to post more scores in the future.

 

[GotCox]

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Ah man i was looking into joining the shooting comps here this spring/summer but as i read over the rules i see something that bugs the crap out of me......REAR SUPPORT ALLOWED. Why?

 

[TOP PREDATOR]

Re: SH 50 YARD TACTICAL RIMFIRE COMPETITION RULES

i think the intent was to "show off" on the short range targets when they were first developed. after shooting them for a while and especially the way the scoring and penalties were setup for the 50YD TRC, 1 slip up cost a whole bunch of points. it's a challenging SOB.

the what bugs me target has the flies that are different sizes and tough, plus it incorporates that whole "showing off" thing of nailing bugs at 25 or 50 yards.

the 4 position match the only mechanical support is the last target, and that's front support only to keep in the spirit of the position shooting.


of course just because it's allowed, doesn't mean you have to use rear support. the rear support rule was also incorporated to entice more shooters to participate as it's usually easier to score with rear support. but again, the scoring on the 50yd TRC makes it that much more challenging. since no rear support is used in the 100 - 300 yard matches, it also give the oppurtunity to stay familiar with the use of the rear bag / support while doing the short range - in the end it's a full package of shooting using different styles and learning different things

then for an extra twist, they can also be shot support sided.

 

[GotCox]

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Ok. I understand the need to please the mass's and that this new generation needs instant gratification and really doesn't want to have to work hard at stuff.....so be it.

I will join when i can and use this to push my own limits my own way.

 

[bunsen27]

Re: SH 50 YARD TACTICAL RIMFIRE COMPETITION RULES

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: GotCox</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Ok. I understand the need to please the mass's and that this new generation needs instant gratification and really doesn't want to have to work hard at stuff.....so be it.

I will join when i can and use this to push my own limits my own way.

</div></div>

Trust me the 50 yard Tac match is a VERY humbling experience and as TP said it is not designed to be forgiving of ANY errors including poor use of a rear support.

Good luck.