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The
current rulebook for PA Service Pistol events is the Feb 2005 Edition 1st
Printing, with corrections and interpretations as per the information on this
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An
explanation and some illustrations can be found at Artificial
Support
At
the October 2006 Executive / Management Meeting was resolved that:
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“the NRA rule
changes with respect to grip safety be enforced as of 1 January 2007.” and
as the PA
Service rules for holster have followed the NRA Action Pistol / International
1920 Match rules
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“’all standard features of guns must operate properly’ be
applied to all PA Service, Service Unrestricted, Service 25 Yard matches and
the WA1500 Match as at 1 July 2007.”
For
the PA Service matches this
specifically relates to Note 02 – Safety Mechanisms which previously provided
“Where a grip safety is the secondary safety, it may be disabled by pinning.”
From 1 January 2007 this will change to:
Equipment Control, Rules 2.3, S/ 4.2.6.1,
S/ 4.2.6.5, 10:
The
proper functioning of all safety mechanisms applicable to the type, make and
model of pistol are to be checked at Equipment Control, e.g.
• transfer
bars as fitted to revolvers,
• a grip safety may not be disabled.
The type of holster/belt combination is
to be inspected at Equipment Control.
Following the
completion of this event at Belmont, a ‘shooters meeting’ was held to discuss
the match and some interpretations of its ru
Shooting Vests for
25 Yards Service:
While
not all shooters at the nationals used ‘shooting vests’ for this event, there
was seemingly unanimous agreement that they should be allowed within the intent
of the 25 Yards Service Pistol ru
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The vest did not
provide artificial support, and
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The pocket used
for carrying the ammunition for each series was ‘normal’. I hope that we do not get into a process of
defining ‘normal’ (some attempts at reinforcing and shaping the top of the
pocket to facilitate loading, and sub-pocket sections to hold five-rounds ready
for the next series have already been detected).
Many
shooters (myself included) typically shoot the PA Service events in a pair of
jeans and a knit-weave polo top, neither of which are all that conducive to
carrying 25 rounds in a pocket. A
shooting vest is a convenient solution - the use of vests is there for the
convenience of the shooters, not to provide an advantage by fudging the intent…
S25/
4.2.8.6 All
ammunition necessary for a stage must be carried loose in a pocket (one pocket
only) at the beginning of the stage…
Again,
there was unanimous agreement that carrying ALL ammunition for a stage in one
pocket was the way to go. Although there
is no real advantage to a shooter in loading the first five shots other than
from a packet (e.g. an ammunition tray), this rule keeps it ‘simple’.
These
guides have been prepared by the NRC of Pistol Australia for the use by range
officials at PA affiliated pistol clubs, and are copyright. Their use by any other organisation,
or for any other purpose is prohibited unless expressly granted in writing.
These
are available as .pdf file downloads, simply right-click over each required
guide and ‘save target as’.
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One important
observation that came from the rules revision related to the procedures for
loading for the 45.70 stage for Service Pistol and Service Pistol
Unrestricted. The ‘old’ rules covering
this aspect were written in the context of PA National Championships, i.e. the
two matches were not conducted concurrently.
The reality of most
club-level shooting has both Service Pistol and Service Pistol Unrestricted
shooters side-by-side at the firing line – often there could be SPU shooters at
the firing line to load while SP shooters could be back 2m to load the
pistol. Even allowing for the separation
between ‘service’ shooting bays, this was not a ‘good thing’.
To ensure that all shooters on the
45.70m line are not only safe, but also ‘appear to be safe’, all loading for
45.70m is at the firing line:
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For Service Pistol, LOAD, and HOLSTER at the
firing line, then retire the 2m. If for any reason the shooter needs to remove
the pistol from the holster before the command “START” this may only be done at
the firing line.
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For Service Pistol Unrestricted, LOAD at the firing
line and place the pistol on the ground, then retire the 2m.
If this procedure is followed there
will be no other shooter forward of them while they are loading a pistol.
For Service Pistol:
At
45.70m: After the completion of
preparation time the Range Officer calls "165 SECONDS LOAD".
The shooters stand at the firing line and,
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Load
their pistols,
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Ensure
that their pistols are in the appropriate safe condition for their type,
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Holster
the pistols,
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Retire
approximately 2m behind the firing line, and
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Assume the start
position.
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