2016 Bucks county swiss style rifle matches, Eastern PA

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2016 Schedule of Events

March 26th: CMP and Swiss rifle shoot
April 30th: Swiss rifle shoot/pistol shoot (starts 12 PM):
May 28th: CMP and Swiss rifle/pistol shoot:
June 25th: Swiss rifle/pistol shoot:
July: No matches (Camp Perry)
August 27th: CMP match (10:00), Swiss rifle
September 24th: CMP and Swiss rifle/ pistol shoot:
October 22nd: CMP Presidents match/Strand match/ Swiss rifle match
CMP: 30 shot, irons sight only match (no sighters)
Scandinavian Strand match
Swiss rifle match
November (TBD): CMP and Swiss rifle/pistol shoot:
December 10th: M1 Garand championship, Swiss vs. German Mauser match
CMP M1 grand championship: followed by
Swiss-German challenge match (participation card only)
CMP/Swiss shooters luncheon


Böcke Schweizer Schütze Verein (BSSV)
Swiss-style rifle matches @ Bucks County Fish and Game Association

2016 Rules Changes from 2015 in Yellow
When: (after regular CMP rifle match)
Cost: 10.00 for days entire series (4 matches)

Match location: Bucks county Fish and Game sportsman’s club
1745 Turk Road, Doylestown, PA 18901 (Google map location)

Rifle Qualification Rules:

Rifles and sights:

Ordnance rifle: Any Swiss service rifle in caliber 7.5x55 or 5.6 x 45 utilizing sights and accessories approved by the Swiss shooting federation. Rifles that may be used at our matches are: G11, K11, K31, PE57, PE90 and SIG551, with any Swiss approved metallic sights, Swiss ordnance slings or identical length equivalent. A rifle band may be substituted on a carbine or vis-versa. Not allowed: STGW 57 unless papered or nonstandard bedded rifles.

Standard rifle: Iron-sighted, manual action rifle that meets US NRA or Swiss SSV requirements in any cartridge with a nominal bore between 7.49mm and 7.64 mm, Any type sling allowed.

Trigger weight: G11, K11, K31, 1300 Grams (2.87 lbs)
PE57, PE90, SIG 551, AMT 2200 Grams (4.85 lbs)
Standard rifle 1000 Grams (2.20 lbs)

Individual equipment: Any NRA approved high power shooting accoutrements may be utilized, unless it disagrees with the above. Approved slings are the leather M11, M31, Swiss leather weave, M57,M90 or web equivalent. G11/K11K31 Sling must be ordnance length.


Conduct of matches:

Prior to start of matches a 10-minute zeroing period will be allowed. Matches will be fired in the following order: Obligatorisch (OB), Feldschiessen (FE), Einselwettschiessen (EI), Meisterschaft (MS). A sighter target will be supplied for the EI and MS match, which may be used by the shooter during these matches, but not during the OB or FE matches.


Obligatorish and Feldschiessen matches:

Only ordnance rifles may be used. All shots are fired prone. PE57 and PE90 may use the bipod. Rifles with issued sights or fine adjusters may use a forward arm/hand support. Rests may be packed knapsacks or sandbags, no bench-reset equipment allowed. Rifles with diopters front and rear may only use an elbow support or fore-arm support without the non-firing hand or wrist resting on the support. Ordnance leather pattern slings or equivalent only. Shooters under 20 and above age 60 may use a forward hand support in both matches regardless of sights used.

Einselwettschiessen and Meisterschaft Matches:

Shooters may not use any artificial support in these matches other than approved slings in any configuration. No elbow support. Kneeling rolls are allowed in Meisterschaft.


Awards:

Obligatorisch, Feldschiessen and Einselwettschiessen:

Certificates will be presented to shooters who achieve the scores shown in table 1 below. Certificates will be issued each time the shooter achieves a score above the stated minimum. Certificates will be available at the next regular match
Shooting medals will be awarded once per year. At the end of the last match in (November) all of the scores above the medal mark will be tallied. The shooter in each match with the highest series will receive a gold engraved medal and every individual above the medal cut off an engraved Silver medal.
Table 1
Match Description Record shots Total possible Certificate score Medal score
Obligatorisch Prone, slow and timed, A10, B5 targets 20 85 66 none
Feldschiessen Prone, slow and timed, B4 target 18 72 55 57
Einselwettschiessen Slow fire prone unsupported 10/15 100/150 none 85/127
Einselwettschiessen * Slow fire prone unsupported 15 150 none 135
Meisterschaft Slow fire prone and kneeling 30 300 none 248
Meisterschaft* Slow fire prone and kneeling 30 300 none 263
*Standard rifle score
Meisterschaft:
At the end of the last match in the year (November) all of the scores above the medal mark will be tallied. The shooter with the highest score in each class will receive a gold engraved medal, the 2nd place an engraved silver medal and the 3rd and below an engraved bronze medal.
Medals will be presented at the December CMP lunch. Medals not picked up will be mailed.
Matches:
Obligatorisch: (ordnance rifle, hasty sling only) 20 rounds (91.4 meters)
5 rounds slow-fire (6 minutes) prone position at A5 target
5 rounds, slow-fire, (6 minutes) prone position at B4 target
2 rounds in 20 seconds, prone position at B4 target
3 rounds in 30 seconds, prone position at B4 target
5 rounds in 1 minute, prone position at B4 target

Feldschiessen: (ordnance rifle, hasty sling only) 18 rounds (91.4 Meters)
6 rounds slow-fired (6 minutes) prone position at B4 target
3 rounds in 1 minute, prone position at B4 target
3 rounds in I minute, prone position at B4 target
6 rounds in 1 minute, prone position at B4 target

Einselwettschiessen: (ordnance/standard rifle) 10/15 rounds (91.4 Meters)
10/15 rounds in 12/18 minutes, prone position, slow fire at A10 target

Meisterschaft: (ordnance/standard rifle) 30 rounds (91.4 Meters)
15 rounds in 20 minutes, prone position, slow fire at A10 target
15 rounds in 20 minutes, kneeling position, slow fire at A10 target

Targets (all 300 M targets scaled to 91.4 meter equivalent size)