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Score Agenda  item 1:

Proposed rule changes:

1.  Objectives of International Benchrest  Shooters:

C)  Current wording: (next to last sentence)  Stationary backers are required for all tournaments with a grand aggregate format.

Change the stationary backer requirement to read as follows:

Stationary backers shall be used at National Championship tournaments:  at all other tournaments, stationary backers are recommended, but not required.

 

VI  Score Shooting Rules:

E) Rules for Procedure:

3)  Current wording (final sentence): Stationary backers will be used at all Grand Aggregate Tournaments.

 

Change  the stationary backer requirement to read as follows:  Stationary backers shall be used at National Championships Tournaments:  at all other tournaments, stationary backers are recommended, but not required.

 

I.  In the belief that they will promote the sport, and facilitate more clubs hosting Grand Aggregate Tournaments, we the Score Committee support the adoption of these.

 

Score  Agenda Item 2:

This agenda item proposes the following change in the Official Rules of Competition International Benchrest Shooters.

Page 2- Item II Definitions

 

 

Paragraph c)  Range for Registered tournaments

The existing rule is the following:

                           c)  Range for Registered tournaments:  A place to shoot having not less than 5 benches on the firing line:  it shall have sturdy target frames at measured distances from the firing line not less than 100 yards, preferably 100 and 200 yards, and desirably at 100,200 and 300 yards.  The facility shall be served with moving backer strips  or cards; the bullet stop shall be adequate to stop bullets of any caliber and shall be sufficiently high to intercept ricochets.  Moving backers are not required for score shooting.  Stationary backers are required for all score shoot tournaments with a grand aggregate format.  Ranges laid out in 100 or 100 and 200-meter distances are accepted.

The undersigned IBS members contend that the requirement to use stationary backers for score shoot tournaments with a grand aggregate is an unnecessary requirement to hold a successful grand aggregate tournament.  We propose to change the rule to the following:

Range for Registered tournaments:  A place to shoot having not less than 5 benches on the firing line:  it shall have sturdy target frames at measured distances from the firing  line not less than 100 yards, preferably 100 and 200 yards, and desirably at 100,200, and 300 yards.  Ranges laid out in 100 or 100 and 200-meter distances are accepted.  the facility shall have a bullet stop that adequately stops bullets of any caliber and shall be sufficiently high to intercept ricochets.  A range used  for 300 yard or less group shoot tournaments shall be served with moving backer strips or cards.

Long Range Agenda  item 1:

Long Range Competition rules

As currently reads:

                           F) Heavy Gun class

                           1)  There are no restrictions for the rifle being used as to weight or sights, caliber is restricted to .40 or less.  Muzzle brakes are not allowed.  Rifles are fired utilizing sand bag front rests which may be supported on a pedestal that does not co-act with the sand bag to restrict upward and/or rearward movement, and rear rests comprised of a sand bag which may be attached to a pedestal and that supports the rifle between the rear of the pistol grip and the toe of the butt stock.

Change to:

                          

 

F) Heavy gun Class

                           1)  There are no restrictions for the rifle being used as to weight or sights; caliber is restricted to .40 or less.  Muzzle brakes are allowed.  Rifles are fired utilizing sand bag front rests which may be supported on a pedestal that does not co-act with the sand bag to restrict upward and/or rearward movement, and rear rests comprised of a sand bag which may be attached to a pedestal and that supports the rifle between the rear of the pistol grip and the toe of the butt stock.

Justification:  Allowing muzzle brakes in HG would allow shooters to shoot their LG and HG class.  Many new shooters can only afford one gun which is normally a light gun.  They also normally do not have the gun tuned for shooting without a muzzle brake.  This will help attract and maintain new shooters as they will be able to shoot the one gun they have.  It would also allow muzzle brakes on standard HGs

 

Long Range Agenda Item 2

Existing rule:

The existing rule in rulebook #12 updated March 2009 reads:

VII. Long Range competition rules

B) Heavy Gun Class:

                           There are no restrictions for the rifle being used as to weight or sights, caliber is restricted to .40 or less. Muzzle brakes are not allowed.  Rifles are fired utilizing sand bag front rests which may be supported on a pedestal that does not co-act with the sand bag to restrict upward and/ or rearward movement, and rear rests comprised of a sand bag which may be attached to a pedestal and that supports the rifle between the rear of the pistol grip and the toe of the butt stock.

Proposed Change:

B) Heavy Gun Class:

                           There are no restrictions for the rifle being used as to weight or sights, caliber is restricted to .40 or less.  Muzzle brakes are not allowed, with the exception of Light Guns shooting in the Heavy gun Class.  Rifles are fired utilizing sand bag front rests which may be

 

 

supported on a pedestal that does not co-act with the sand bag to restrict upward and/or rearward movement, and rear rests comprised of a sand bag which may be attached to a pedestal and that supports the rifle between the rear of the pistol grip and the toe of the butt stock.

Rational:

The current rule requires a shooter to remove the muzzle brake on his Light Gun if he/she wishes to use it in the Heavy Gun Class.  This places the shooter at an undue disadvantage since the accuracy and point of aim will be effected by removing the muzzle brake.  If the rifle is legal in a more restrictive class it should be legal in a more open class.

600 Yards Agenda Item 1

A petition to delete the existing IBS 600 yard rules for competition, Section G, #4,5, and 6 and replace as follows.

 

4) If in excess of five shots appear on one target, and a difference in caliber can be determined, or, there is an obvious difference in group/shot placement, the Range Officer and target pullers must decide whether or, not, the addition shot(s) belong to another competitor.

If it can be determined that the additional shot(s) are cross-fires (do not belong to the competitor), the extra shots shall be disregarded, the target shall be scored as if the additional shot(s)do not exist.

5) If extra shot CANNOT be identified as obvious cross-fires, the Range Officer shall inform the competitor (whose target has more than five shots) of the total group size, measured to within 1/4", the competitor will be offered the option of either accepting that group measurement, or, immediately, re-shooting the target.  By accepting the group, as measured, the competitor also agrees to accept the point total of the worst five (5) shots on the target.

6) For group measurement, a target with fewer than the required number of shots (5) will be penalized 6 INCHES for each missing shot: i.e., 12.0 INCHES would be added to a target with three shots, measured at 3.0 inches, for a total group measurement of 15.0 INCHES.

                          a) For score, a target with fewer than  the required number of shots (5), shall be scored as the total of the existing shots: i.e., a target with four (4) shots, say two eights (2x8), and two nines (2x9) would be scored as 34.