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Match Rules 1. Safety Rules Fort Sill has unique rules that DON'T allow for a full 180 degree firing fan on most lanes, specific stage designs will be briefed at each stage. a. Safety is the primary concern of all competitive shooting. b. Our match is run on a cold range: Competitor's firearms will remain unloaded at the match site except under the direction of a match official. c. You may handle unloaded firearms in any marked Safety area (ammo shack at each stage) or within the confines of your vehicle. No ammunition may be handled in the safety area. d. Competitors may only handle their guns on a stage with the permission of or under the direction of the range officer. e. Long guns must be cased or carried with muzzle up or down, actions open, and removable magazines removed. f. Handguns must be cased or in the holster during transport outside of vehicles. g. No participants or spectators shall consume or be under the influence of alcohol or non- prescription drugs at the match site. Any participant found to be impaired and deemed unsafe as a result of legitimate prescription drugs may be directed to stop shooting and requested to leave the range. h. Eye protection is mandatory for participants, spectators & range personnel at the match site. i. Ear protection is mandatory for participants, spectators & range personnel while on or near a stage of fire. j. When abandoning (grounding or dumping) a gun during the course of a stage, the muzzle must be pointed in a safe direction, with the safety on if available or chamber and magazine completely empty. (Muzzle down in the MGM table, barrel or bucket provided is a safe direction.) k. All competitor's guns must be semi-automatics or manually operated. No more than one round per trigger pull, no binary triggers. 2. Disqualifications a. Match disqualifications and/or stage disqualifications will be decided by the Match Director. b. A negligent discharge is a Match DQ. It is defined as a discharge of a firearm in an unsafe direction AND/OR in which the projectile (bullet) strikes the ground within 3 meters of the competitor or range officer or outside the confines of the backstop. c. A person can be disqualified for dropping a loaded firearm or dropping a firearm while in the loading/unloading process. d. A participant can be disqualified for allowing the muzzle of his/her firearm to break the 180 degree Safety Plane (except while holstering, drawing, re- holstering a pistol, or an empty long gun). 180 degree is identified as parallel to the course of fire at the front of each range tower. e. A participant shall be disqualified for unsportsmanlike conduct which includes, but is not limited to cheating, such as: altering targets, scoresheets, changing firearms configurations. f. A participant shall be disqualified for unsafe gun-handling. This includes, but is not limited to: handling a gun while people are downrange, handling a gun on a stage without permission of the range officer, abandoning a gun in an unsafe direction or in an unsafe manner, pointing a gun in an unsafe direction, or discharging a gun during the load and make ready or preloading process. g. ALL disqualifications and re-shoots will be issued by the Match Director. 8