South-Central PA Known Distance Tactical Rifle Tournament

Just getting the word out, we have a match coming up next month. We have room for 30 shooters, please RSVP with John Meade (jmeade@comcast.net), he’ll confirm your spot. Match and prize payout distribution details are below (potential for $300 pool).

Thanks,
Seitzland Rifle Club

Seitzland Rifle Club Known Distance Tactical Rifle Tournament
Tournament Dates and Start Times:
May 7, August 13 and November 12, 2011

Sign up begins at 7:00 am and first shot down range at 9:00 am.

Location:
Seitzland Rifle Club
3938 Bowser Road, New Freedom PA. 17349.

The Seitzland range has a covered, concrete firing line. The distance is 200 yards and the targets are on 10 carriers that are manually operated. The target carriers are on 6 ½ foot centers.

Range Safety Rules:
1- There will be no loaded rifles behind the firing line.
2- All uncased rifles must have the bolt opened. Internal magazines must be empty. External magazines must be detached.
3- Rifles with empty magazines attached may be dry fired in the ready area.

Entry Fee:
The entry fee will be $20. For Juniors (18 and under) the entry fee will be $10

Tournament Rules:
1- Any rifle up to .338 caliber may be used.
2- Muzzle brakes or sound suppressors may be used.
3- Any combination of front rest, rear rest, shooting jacket, sling, gloves, and shooting mat may be used. The front rest and the rear rest must be separate.
4- Any shooting position on the firing line may be used.
5- All competitors will shoot and score targets. Target pullers will be supplied
6- The Match Director will rule on any challenges.
7- The firing distance will be 200 yards.

Targets:
The slow fire and the rapid fire targets will be 3 different shapes of 28 square inches (approximately 3 minutes of angle at 200 yards). The moving targets will be 3 balloons approximately 7 inches in diameter. The shooter will be told which shape he must hit before each stage, and he must then hit the center balloon on the moving target. Targets will be scored as a hit or a miss. A holographic sight may have a dot that is too large and will cover the target shape. The target size may be too small to be able to distinguish the target shapes with non-telescopic sights

Course of Fire:
All competitors will be given a 1 minute preparation period on the firing line before each stage.
Stage 1: 3 sighter shots in 2 minutes with the targets being scored after each shot followed by 3 record shots slow fired, single loaded, at each shape, with a target exposure time of 5 seconds. There will be 3 shooters on the line firing for this stage. The left shooter will shoot at the left target, the center shooter at the center target and the right shooter at the right target. The targets will be exposed with shot markers after each shot for scoring. Any 3 of the 10 targets may be raised at the same time. Total rounds fired by each shooter at this stage will be 12.

Stage 2: 5 shots rapid fire at each shape with a maximum target exposure time of 5 seconds. In this stage, the report of the bullet overhead in the pits or the expiration of exposure time will cause the target fired upon to be pulled and the next target to be exposed. 5 rounds will be loaded in an internal or external magazine for this stage. 3 shooters will be on the line for this stage but only one will fire at a time. Targets will be exposed with shot markers after firing is complete for scoring. Total rounds fired by each shooter at this stage will be 15.

Stage 3: 1 shot, single loaded, at each of 3 moving targets. The targets may move left to right or right to left, but they will not change direction during the 5 second exposure time. The shooter must hit the center balloon on the target frame. There will be 3 shooters on the line for this stage, but only one will fire at a time. Total rounds fired for this stage will be 3.

Each stage will be fired in its entirety before the next stage begins. The total number of rounds fired, by each competitor, for all stages will be 30. The course of fire may be changed at the discretion of the Match Director prior to the start of the tournament.

Prize Distribution:
50% of the entry fee goes to the prize pool and it will be awarded per the number of competitors.

1 thru 5 shooters will pay 1 place. The High Shooter gets 100% of the prize pool.
6 thru 10 shooters will pay 2 places. The High Shooter gets 60%, and the runner up gets 40%.
11 thru 15 shooters will pay 3 places. The High Shooter gets 55%, 2nd gets 30%, and 3rd gets 15%.
16 plus shooters will pay 4 places. The High Shooter gets 50%, 2nd gets 25%, 3rd gets 15%, and 4th gets 10%.

Prizes will be awarded at the end of the tournament.

General:
Lavatory facilities are available at the range.
A beverage machine is also available

Contact Information: John Meade jmeade@comcast.net