Benchrest Rifle Match

CoyotePoint Benchrest Match Course of Fire

1)100 yards is the distance from the firing line to targets, variable to as shortas 95 yards if a match is held during rain.

2)The match target is the NRA A27 "50 Yard Smallbore Prone Target"with one sighting bull and four scoring bulls.

3) Ten shots are allowed on each scoring bull.

4)Unlimited shots are allowed on the sighter bull.

5)After the match officially starts, 40 scoring shots (plus unlimitedsighters) must be fired in a maximum of 40 minutes. Except for unforeseencircumstances, there will be no intermission or interruption. Anyofficially-called interruption time will be added to the 40 normalminutes. Late competitor arrivals are not considered "unforeseencircumstances" for the purpose of match interruption.

6)The total possible score is 400 points.

7).22 rimfire (no magnums) only.

8) No restriction on firearm weight, action or sophistication.

9) No restriction on firearm support (benchrest) weight or sophistication.

10)Unofficial sighting-in on non-A27 targets starts at 0830.

11) The match briefing by the Match Director starts at 0900.

12) Official sighting-in on the A27 targets starts at 0915.

13) The match starts at 1000.

14) The match fee is $5 for Coyote Point R&P Club members and $25 for nonmembers. Please bring exact amounts.

15) After the match, competitors will retrieve their targets, write their first andlast names on them and give them to the Match Director.

16) Standard NRA scoring rules apply. A shot which is mostly located in alower scoring ring but which touches a higher scoring ring will be assigned thehigher number.

17) The Match Director will assign a score to each target, arrange all names/scoresonto a results form and submit it to the Club's centralized reportingauthority for approval and publication. ==========================================