Special Event Shooting Rules

ELIGIBILITY

  • Only novices are allowed to enter.
  • If you shoot competition or are ranked, you are NOT eligible to enter.
  • If you have won first place in previous events at our range, you are considered ranked and not eligible.
  • Minimum age
    • Pistols – 10 years old.
    • Rifles – 5 years old.

GENERAL RULES

  • SIGN UP HOURS are 10:00 AM to 1:30 PM and strictly enforced.
  • No shooting before 10:00 AM.
  • All contestants who sign up during this period will be allowed time to shoot.
  • Once shooting starts, no assistance is allowed, including spotters.

TARGETS

  • Contestants will be issued a target and will be required to write their name, time and date on it immediately.
  • After shooting at the target, the contestant is NOT ALLOWED to retrieve the target, without permission from the EVENTS DUTY RANGE OFFICER.
  • The target will immediately be given to the Events Duty Officer, who will immediately sign, date and put the time on it, and will retain possession for judging.

FIREARMS – General

  • Any CENTER FIRE firearm that is legal to shoot at the range is allowed.
  • Once shooting starts, no assistance is allowed, including spotters.

HANDGUNS

Revolvers and Semi-automatic pistols are allowed with the following exceptions:

  • AR – TYPE pistols – not allowed.
  • Thompson Contenders – not allowed.
  • Xp-100 – not allowed.
  • Slings – not allowed.
  • Scopes – not allowed.
  • Lasers – not allowed.
  • Stocks – not allowed.

OFF HAND Handgun Shooting

  • Resting any part of your body or firearm on the shooting bench is not allowed.
  • Leaning against the bench is not allowed.
  • You may use (2) hands, provided they are touching each other.

RIFLES

BENCH Rifle Shooting

  • Slings and scopes are allowed.
  • 12X power max allowed. (No higher power adjusted down to 12X allowed).
  • No bipods, shooting stands, or sand bags allowed.
  • Only (1) elbow on the shooting bench.
  • Laying the forearm flat and shooting off the forearm will disqualify the shooter.
  • No part of the firearm can touch the bench. (NO EXCEPTIONS )
  • Contestants will shoot (5) shots at 100 yards. They will be allowed 10 minutes to complete the (5) shot group. (NO EXCEPTIONS).

OFF HAND Rifle Shooting

  • Shooter can use slings and scopes, but no part of their body or firearm can touch or lean against the shooting bench when shooting starts.

SHOT GUNS

  • 10 gauge or smaller are the only shotguns allowed. They must shoot #7-1/2 shot or smaller.

TRAP

  • Trap contestants will shoot (25) clays each from (5) different positions.
  • In cases of ties, there will be a sudden death shoot off.
    • They will shoot until one person misses.
    • Both shooters will be allowed the same amount of shots during a sudden death shoot off.
  • Trap scores will be kept by the EVENTS RANGE OFFICER.

JUDGING

While every effort will be made to be fair and impartial, the decision of the judges is final.

Prepared by: Rob Mowell, Jason Hammers, & Rand Crandall
Approved February 24, 2016 by Cowlitz Game & Anglers Board of Directors