2018 OPEN 4-POSITION

SMALLBORE RIFLE SECTIONAL

(SEE THE BULLETIN BOARD FOR THE COMPLETE NRA PROGRAM)

MATCH DATE:MARCH 16 & 17, 2018

LOCATION:W.G.COULTER RIFLE RANGE, 14 miles SW of GRAND FORKS, ND on County Rd 6

2015 – 12th Avenue NE

SPONSORED BY:The FORKS RIFLE CLUB, Inc

FOR MORETom Reiten, 4620 Loamy Hills Place, Grand Forks, ND 58201

Phone: (cell) 701-739-1998, (homel) 701-775-0008

RULES:Current NRA Smallbore Rifle Rules will govern.

SCORE CARDS:Special score cards will be used and MUST BE SIGNED BY THE COMPETITOR TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE NATIONAL BULLETIN. If no category is circled, a competitor or team will be placed in the Civilian category. If no classification is circled, a competitor or team will be placed in the Master class. NRA member number must filled in to validate the score.

DISTANCE & TARGET:FIFTY (50) FEET, using the A-17 Target

RIFLE & SIGHTS:Rule 3.2, ANY RIFLE, with ANY SIGHTS

ELIGIBLITY:A competitor (individual or team) may enter only one Open 4-Position Sectional tournament in 2017. A foreign Competitor is eligible to participate on the Sectional or National level (Rule 2.1.1), however, only U S citizens may win First, Second and Third Place National Individual and Team Championship awards.

A TEAM will consist of four (4) firing members representing a club affiliated with NRA (Rule 2.11), a Regular Service unit, National Guard, or Reserves (Rule 2.13). A team composed of shooters who are not all in the same category is a missed team. Mixed teams in Sectionals or the National Championship may fire for open awards only. Pick up teams (Rule 2.10) will not be allowed to participate. Alternates must also be named before firing and used to subsititute only for someone who has not yet fired. Team members must fire their scores at the same sectional and location.

CLASSIFICATION:The NRA Classification System will be used and competitors shall be prepared to exhibit a classification card or Temporary Score Record Book. Unclassified competitors will fire in the Master Class if they do not have an assigned classification (Rule 19.6). Teams will classified according to rule 19.12.

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SOUVENIR PINS:A pin will be furnished by NRA to each competitor

ENTRIES:INDIVIDUAL ENTRIES should be made at least 5 days preceding the firing date, indication your preferred time of firing. Post entries may be accepted to the range capacity of 48 total competitors. Mail or call your entry with the correct fees to Denny Coulter at the above address. Checks should be made payable to the Forks Rifle Club.

TEAM ENTRIES must be made in person by the team Captain at the range .icaOffice

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CHALLENGES:The challenge fee will be $2.00 per bullseye. See NRA Rule 16.1 for correct procedure.

MATCH FEES: Package Fee: (All individual and aggregate matches).$25.00

JuniorPackage Fee: ...... $20.00

Team Match: (Four man Teams)...... $12.00

RELAY TIMES:MARCH 16: **2:00PM CDT**,Relay 1 (8 shooters max), followed by a Team Match

MARCH 16: **7:00PM CDT**,Relay 2 (8 shooters max), followed by a Team Match

M ARCH 17: **7:30AM CDT**, Relay 3(8 shooters max) followed by the Team Match

MARCH 17: **11:00PM CDT**, Relay 4(8 shooters max) followed by the Team Match

MARCH 17: **2:30PM CDT**, Relay 5(8 shooters max) followed by the Team Match

MARCH 18: Any time during the state if there is an open position

SIGHTING SHOTS: Unlimited sighting shots will be allowed in all matches and stages but must be taken within the match or stage time limit. (Rule 8.2)

MATCH SCHEDULE:MATCH No. 1: Individual Match - 20 shots Prone (20 minutes total time limit)

MATCH No. 2: Individual Match - 20 shots Standing (30 minutes total time limit)

MATCH No. 3: Individual Match - 20 shots Sitting (20 minutes total time limit)

MATCH No. 4: Individual Match - 20 shots Kneeling (20 minutes total time limit)

MATCH No. 5: The Sectional Individual Championship (An aggregate of Matches 1 - 4).

MATCH No. 6: The Sectional Team Championship (10 shots in each position).

MATCH No. 7: The Open National NRA 4-Position Individual Championship.

Scores from Match No. 5 ***

MATCH No. 8: The Open National NRA 4-Position Team Championship.

Scores from Match No. 6 ***

***There is no additional entry fee for matches No. 7 and 8. The entry is automatic with entry in Matches No. 5 and 6 of each Sectional Tournament

FIRING PROCEEDURES: A Five (5) break followed by a 3 minute preparation time will be allowed between each match

CLASSES:

  1. If there is less than 5 entries in a class, no awards will be provided in that class and all the competitors in the lower class will be moved to the next higher class.
  2. If there is less than 5 entries in a class after combining classes, they will be combined with the next higher class
  3. If there is less than 5 entries in the Master Class after combining classed and categories, there will be no awards provided in the Master Class and the Masters will shoot for Match Winner and Place Awards only.
  4. An individual winning an open overall award (1st, 2nd, or 3rd) will NOT be eligible for a class or special award and that award will be pasted down to the next eligible individual.
  5. Combining of Classes will be used for all fired and aggregate matches

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SECTIONAL INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP AWARDS (Match 4) - Provided by The National Rifle Assn.

WINNER: Gold NRA Sectional Medallion (minimum of 5 Competitors)

2nd PLACE: SILVER NRA Sectional Medallion (minimum of 10 Competitors)

3rd PLACE: BRONZE NRA Sectional Medallion (minimum of 15 Competitors)

INDIVIDUAL CLASS AWARDS

1ST in each Class 7 NRA Award Points (min 5) provided by Forks Rifle Club

2nd in each Class 5 NRA Award Points (min 10) provided by Forks Rifle Club

3rd in each Class 3 NRA Award Points (min 15) provided by Forks Rifle Club

AWARDS FOR FIRED MATCHES (1,2,3,4): NRA Award points provided by The Forks Rifle Club

SECTIONAL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP AWARDS (MATCH 5)

WNNING TEAM: 4 – 1st Place Medals (with 5 or more teams) Provided by NRA

2nd Place TEAM: NRA Award Points (with 7 or more teams) Provided by Forks RC

OPEN NATIONAL INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP AWARDS (MATCHES 6 & 7) Provided by NRA

National Medallions Medals - see schedule on bulletin board

NRA SMALLBORE DISTINGUISHED AWARD: A leg toward the NRA Smallbore Position Distinguished Award can be by winning a place scoring in the top 10% on the national level in Conventional (4-P) or Metric (NRA 3-P) Smallbore Rifle

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2018 NORTH DAKOTA OPEN 4-POSITION

STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

MATCH DATE:March 18, 2018

LOCATION:W.G.COULTER RIFLE RANGE, 14 miles SW of GRAND FORKS, ND on County Road 6

2015 – 12th Avenue NW

SPONSORED BY:The FORKS RIFLE CLUB

FOR MORETomReiten, 4629 Loamy Hills Palace., Grand Forks, ND 58201

INFORMATION:Phones: (Cell) 701-739-1998 (home) 701-775-0008

OPEN TO:NORTH DAKOTA RESIDENTS must be members of the NORTH DAKOTA SHOOTING SPORTS ASSOCIATION or Junior Members of a NDSSA Club. Memberships will be available at the range.

RULES:Current NRA Smallbore rules will govern

DISTANCE:50 FEET on the A-17 Target

RIFLE:Any Rifle (rule 3.2) with any sights

CLASSIFICATION:The NRA Classification System will be used. Unclassified competitors will fire in the Master Class. Scores from a Temporary Score Record Book to establish a classification is acceptable.

CHALLENGES:The challenge fee will be $1.00 per bullseye. See NRA Rule 16.1 for correct procedure.

ENTRIES:Entries should be made at least 5 days preceding the firing date. Late entries may be accepted to the range capacity. Mail or call your entry with the correct fees to Denny Coulter at the above address. Checks should be made payable to the Forks Rifle Club.

MATCH FEES:Package Fee: (All individual and aggregate matches).$30.00

Junior Package Fee:...... $25.00

Team Matches: Two person team: included in package entry fees

Four person team: ...... $12/team

RELAY TIMES:MARCH 16,17: – Any time during the sectional if there is an open position

MARCH 18: 7:30AM CDT, Relays 1 (8 shooters Max)

MARCH 18: 11:00AM CDT, Relay 2 (8 shooters Max)

MARCH 18: 2:30 PM CDT, Relay 3 (8 shooters Max)

MARCH18: An additional relay will be run at 4PM only if the above relays are full

NOTE: A Five Minute Break will be allowed between each match

MATCH SCHEDULE: ...... MATCH No. 1: Individual Match - The Dakota Rifle and Pistol Club Trophy Match

20 shots Prone, 20 minutes total time limit

...... MATCH No. 2: Individual Match - The Fargo Rifle Club Trophy Match

20 shots Standing, 30 minutes total time limit

MATCH No. 3: Individual Match - The Nodak (Forks) Rifle Club Trophy Match

20 shots Sitting, 20 minutes total time limit

MATCH No. 4: Individual Match - The Flasher Rifle Club Trophy Match

20 shots Kneeling, 20 minutes total time limit

MATCH No. 5: Individual Match - The FortAtchison Trophy Match

10 shots in each of the four positions.

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MATCH No. 6: IndividualState Championship - The Edwin Reiten Memorial Trophy Match. An Aggregate of Matches 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5

MATCH No. 7: State 2-Man Team Championship - Scores taken from Match 5.

MATCH No. 8: State 4-Man Team Championship - Scores taken from Match 5.

AWARDS:Awards will be provided by the sponsor and the State Association.

Fried matches (Matches 1,2,3,4,5) The resident Match Winner in the individual matches

will receive the above match traveling trophy to until the next state championship match..

Separate class awards will be given provided there are 5 are more competitors

per class. Classes will be combined if there are fewer than 5 entries in the class. If there are

fewer than 5 Masters entered, they will compete for match winner only.

Please bring all traveling trophies to the match

State Championship Match (Match 6) The resident winner will receive the Edwin Reiten Memorial Trophy to keep until the next championship match plus a replica to keep. If an out of state indoor shooter is high, an additional replica will be provided. Awards will be provided in each of the four classes in the form of NRA Award points.

SPECIAL AWARDS - Provided by the Forks Rifle Club

To the high scoring Junior, Woman, Senior, Grand Senior, 5 NRA Award points if there is

more than Five (5) entries in that group

Team awards will also consists of NRA Award Points

2018OPEN 4 POSITION GALLERY RIFLE SECTIONAL

2018 ND STATE 4 POSITION GALLERY CHAMPIONSHIP

Tom Reiten

4629 Loamy Hills Place

Grand Forks, ND 58201

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