Tuesday, January 27, 2009

ATTENTION - COMPETITORS SHOOTING ARBR NEXT SUNDAY.

PLEASE NOTE THESE INSTRUCTIONS.

1. NO ONE IS ALLOWED TO ZERO THE AIR RIFLE BEFORE OR DURING THE COMPETITION. ALL ZEROING CAN TAKE PLACE WHILE YOU ARE SHOOTING YOUR CARD. YOU HAVE 30MINUTES TO ZERO AND SCORE 25 TARGETS.

2. YOU REGISTER AND PAY YOUR ENTRY FEE WITH DAVID GIARDINA . MAAC MEMBERS ONLY CAN ENTER WITH TWO RIFLES IN TWO DIFFERENT CLASSES OR IN SAME CLASS. ONE ENTRY IS EURO 8 FOR MEMBERS OR EURO 10 FOR TWO ENTRIES. NON MEMBERS EURO 10 ONE ENTRY ONLY.

3. REGISTRATIONS WILL OPEN AT 7.00AM - MAX TIME OPEN FOR REGISTRATION IS 9.00AM PERSONS ARRIVING LATER THEN 9.00AM WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO TAKE PART. MAXIMUM ENTRIES POSSIBLE IS 32 COMPETITORS FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS. COMPETITORS ARE URGED TO BE AT THE RANGE NOT LATER THEN 7.30AM.

4. AT 8.15 SHARP THERE WILL BE THE SAFETY AND BR BREIFING. CHRONO WILL CONTINUE AFTER BREIFING UP TILL 9.15AM IF REQUIRED.

5. ALL SHOOTERS CLAIMING SPORTER CLASS I.E. UNDER 15FTLBS MUST AFTER REGISTRATION PROCEED TO THE CHRONOGRAPH STATION THIS WILL BE MANNED BY KRIS DEBATTISTA AND ALFRED CINI. YOU MUST DECLARE YOUR FILL PRESSURE (PCP) AND PELLETS TYPE. BEFORE YOU CHRONOGRAPH YOU MUST FILL TO THE DECLARED PRESSURE (PCP). THE OFFICIALS WILL CHRONO YOUR AIR RIFLE. IF FOUND OVER 15FTLBS YOU MUST EITHER USE HEAVIER PELLETS OR TUNE YOU AIR RIFLE AND RE CHRONO, OTHERWISE YOU WILL SHOOT THE UNLIMITED CLASS. OFFICERS STANLEY SHAW AND RENE SCORFNA WILL PLAN THE RELAYS GIVE YOU THE TARGET SHEETS WITH THE CORRECT CLASS MARKED INCLUDING YOUR INITIALS / RELAY AND BENCH NUMBER.

6. AFTER CHRONO ALL RIFLES MUST BE PLACED IN CASES. IF YOU HAVE A PCP REFILL NOW TO DECLARED PRESSURE AND PUT THE AIR SCUBA TANK BACK INTO YOUR CAR.

7. AT 8.25 THE RCO WILL CALL THE 1ST GROUP OF SHOOTERS SHOOTING RELAY 1.
THE SHOOTER WILL GO DOWN RANGE AND ATTACH THEIR TARGET TO THE TARGET HOLDERS. THE RETURN TO THE BENCH AND START TO POSITION THE REST AND RIFLES ON THEIR TABLE. THEN SIT DOWN - DO NOT LOAD ANY PELLETS OR LOADED MAGAZINES IN YOUR AIR RIFLES. ALL BOLTS OPEN.

8. ONCE ALL SETTLE THE RCO WILL INITIATE THE RANGE COMMANDS. LOAD PELLETS AND MAGAZINES.

9. FOLLOWED BY : YOU HAVE 30 MINUTES TO COMPLETE YOUR TARGETS - START.

10. AT 15, 5, 1 MINUTE THE RCO WILL GIVE A TIME REMINDER. UNTIL TIME OUT.

11. AT TIME OUT THE RCO WILL TELL YOU : DISCHARGE ANY SHOTS AT SAFE GROUND DOWN RANGE. REMOVE MAGAZINE AND SHOW CLEAR. ALL SHOOTERS MUST DISCHARGE ANY LOADED SHOT, REMOVE MAGAZINES AND KEEP BOLTS OPEN IF POSSIBLE. LOADING PELLETS OR MAGAZINES IN THE RIFLE BEFORE THE RCO ORDER LEADS TO DISQUALIFICATION.

12. NO ONE STANDS UP FROM BENCH IF HE/SHE FINISHES BEFORE THE 30MINUTES ARE OVER. THIS CAN LEAD TO DISQUALIFICATION.

13. THE RANGE OFFICER WILL THEN DECLARE : RANGE CLEAR SHOOTERS PROCEED TO CHANGE TARGETS. THE SHOOTERS MUST GO DOWN RANGE PICK THEIR TARGETS AND HAND THEM TO RCO. THEN THEY WILL START TO PACK THEIR EQUIPMENT AND CLEAR TABLES. IN THE SAME TIME THE RCO WILL CALL SECOND RELAY SHOOTERS AND THESE WILL PROCEED TO FIX THEIR TARGETS ON THE BOARDS. PROCEDURE WILL RESTART AS FROM POINT 7. NOTE SHOOTERS DELAYING THE EVENT WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.

WE UREGE ALL SHOOTERS TO REMAIN AT VSR UNTIL RESULTS ARE PUBLISHED AND THE AWARDS ARE GIVEN.

PLEASE DO NOT WAST TIME OUR TIME.
CO-OPERATE TIME IS A LIMITING FACTOR.