600yd Bipod/Prone Steel Gong Match

<br>                 <p>Every third Sunday of the month @ 8:30 am – 12:00 pm</p><ul><li>All shooters must check-in at the clubhouse, pay their daily fee, and receive a wristband before proceeding to the 600-yard range. (clubhouse will be open at 8:00 am)</li><li>Upon arrival at the 600-yard range shooters will present their 600-qualification card and sign in<br>pay their $20.00 buy-in fee and sign in for squadding.</li><li>First-place finisher will receive 1/2 of the buy-in pot, second and third-place finishers will receive 2/3 and 1/3 respectively of the remaining half of the buy-in pot.</li><li>In the case of a tie, the shooters will alternately shoot until there is a miss and a clear winner is determined.</li><li>All shooters must be signed in by 8:45 am</li><li>8:45 am we begin with the match brief and everyone receives score card and squad info.</li><li>Squads will consist of 3 to 4 members- shooter, spotter(s), scorekeeper.</li><li>Gongs will be painted for each relay change if there is more than one relay.</li><li>If more than one relay, relays will alternate after 10 rounds for score.</li><li>Spotters may only assist shooters during sighters and may only call hit or miss during competition shots for score.</li><li>Shooters will have 5 minutes to set their mat, squeeze bag, ammunition, and rifle on the firing line before the “Shooters ready?” is heard. No other equipment allowed on the firing line.</li><li>Shooters will have 5 minutes to shoot 5 sighters once and only before their first string for score.</li><li>Shooters will have 5 minutes to shoot each of their strings of 5 rounds for score.</li><li>Shooters must stop shooting by the Cease Fire command, incomplete shots in a string are misses.</li></ul><p>Verbal commands are as follows:</p><ul><li><strong>Shooters ready</strong>? (shooters may not load a round in the chamber, magazines may be loaded but not inserted in firearm)</li><li><strong>Commence firing!</strong> (shooters may now load and fire)</li><li><strong>Cease firing!</strong>(unload all firearms, insert chamber flags, engage safeties and step back to allow firearms to be examined by RSO’s)</li></ul><p>Rules:</p><ul><li>No sleds or vices- rifle bipods must be foldable. Bipods are not allowed to have elevation or windage adjustments. Rifle cant adjustment is ok.</li><li>Rear bags must be the squeeze type. No monopods, no slider bags, or bags with a built-in “V”. Shooters are not allowed to use more than one rear bag at a time. The squeeze bag must sit on the shooting mat or on the ground.</li><li>No 50 BMG or 338 Lapua Mag. Calibers must be .30 caliber or smaller.</li><li>Any shooter that loads or fires before the Commence Firing command or fires after the Cease Fire command or shoots the wrong target during the competition will be disqualified.</li><li>All spotting scopes are to remain behind the shooters.</li></ul><p>If you are not sure about any procedure or equipment, please ASK!</p><p>Match Director- Bob Bombalski</p>