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64. When the target is improperly operated or in case of a misfire, disabled piece, or any other unusual occurrence, the scorer will promptly report the facts to the range officer.

65. Any unfired cartridges count as misses, except that in case of a defective cartridge or a disabled piece the score is not recorded and another string may be fired.

66. Cartridge defective.-A defective cartridge is one where the mark of the firing pin appears on the primer and which, when tried under the direction of a range officer in the same rifle, still remains unfired.

67. If in rapid fire there are more than the proper number of hits on a target, the score is not recorded and another string is fired.

68. Pistol fire.-In pistol fire, in order to prevent the markers from knowing who is firing, the name of the competitor is omitted and the number of his target will be called thus: "Target number fifth shot, a ten."

69. Use of the telephone.-a. Messages on the telephone must be brief and explicit.

b. "Mark" a target means that the firer at the firing point has fired and the target has not been pulled.

c. "Disk" or "redisk" a target means that the target must be disked or disked again without being pulled. It is not necessary to call the pit officer to the target.

d. "Reexamine" a target means that a pit officer must visit the target, have the target pulled, reexamine it thoroughly, even after a hit is located, search for any other hit, move his finger around the edge of the bull's-eye and over the rings and figures, supervise the redisking, and report to firing line, "Target number, reexamined by range officer, value of last shot a -" or such other report as may be appropriate.

70. During matches no communications will be transmitted from anyone except range officers or other officers of the match, except that scorers may send messages to mark a target, but not to disk, redisk, reexamine.

71. Angry and abusive messages to the butts only result in still poorer service. If a target gives unsatisfactory service, the range officer should explain definitely the trouble. The pit officer can then have the marker closely supervised or relieved if necessary.

72. The use of the telephone must be confined strictly to necessary business. No other conversation or information of any kind whatsoever is permitted.

73. Marking. All targets will be operated single-target fashion. If the same kind of a target is used on the rear carrier as a counterbalance, it will be faced to the rear.

74. A shot hole whose leaded edge comes in contact with the outside of bull's-eye or figure or the rings or lines of a target receives the higher value as if it had struck inside the line.

75. A hole made by a ricochet bullet counts as a hit. Holes made by things other than bullets do not count as hits. If in

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doubt as to whether a hole is caused by a ricochet bullet call the pit officer. Ricochet hits are indicated by marking in the regular manner and in slow fire, at the same time displaying the ricochet flag (white field and red center), or by moving the same disk across the target and back.

76. A target is said to be "half-masted" when the front and rear targets are at the same height or if there is a counterbalance instead of a target on the rear carrier, when the bull'seye or figure is opposite the marker's head.

77. The firing line will notify the butts to half-mast the targets which are not in use, so that the markers will not be required to watch those targets. When targets are so half-masted the marker must remain at his station ready to serve the target immediately.

78. "Secure" a target means that the target is no longer needed for service. The target should be pulled (or half-masted if double targets are on the carriers), the spotters removed, and all shot holes pasted.

79. Slow fire.-The marker must watch the target attentively. When it is hit, pull it and remove the spotter to the new shot hole. If the hit is in or touching the bull's-eye, show the white or red side of the spotter. If not a five, show the black side. Paste the hole from which the spotter was removed, shove up the target, and disk it, placing the center of the disk showing the proper value over the center of the spotter.

80. Before signaling a miss examine carefully the edge of the bull's-eye, the rings, and the numbers by moving the fingers over them, and call a supervisor to inspect the target. Red flags for signaling misses will not be provided markers, but to supervisors, who will personally signal all misses.

81. No attempt will be made in marking misses to indicate on which side of the target the miss was made, or whether the shot was high or low. The red disk or flag will be moved across the middle of the target in the same manner in every case.

82. In slow fire, if more than one hit is found on a target, . place spotters in each hole and signal each value, and call the range officer, who will cause report to be telephoned to firing line.

83. Rapid fire. The target is marked after each string.

84. Two blasts of the whistle or strokes of the gong indicate "Stand by "; one blast or stroke indicates "Up" or "Down." 85. In case of more than the proper number of hits on a target, the fact will be reported to the range officer and telephoned to the firing line and the target will not be marked.

86. In disking, care must be taken to place the center of the disk accurately over each shot hole. Spotters are not used in rapid fire. Fives are disked first, then fours, then threes, then twos; each miss is signaled, and the target is then withdrawn. Each target is half-masted as soon as it has been pasted.

87. In matches the target will not be pasted until orders to paste are given, so that the firing line will have an opportunity to challenge the marking.

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88. Ties.-Ties in the individual matches will be decided by the aggregate score at the stage last in order stated in the course of fire; if still a tie, by the aggregate score at the stage next last in order, etc. If still a tie, by similarly considering the rank of scores at the stages in inverse order.

89. At any stage the rank of scores whose aggregates are equal shall be decided

1. By the fewest misses.

2. By the fewest hits of the lowest value.

3. By the fewest hits of the next lowest value, etc. If still a tie, in slow fire, by the inverse order of shots, counting singly from the last to the first. If still a tie, when trophies or medals of a different kind are to be awarded the competitors concerned will fire single shots at the longest range until the tie is broken. 90. Ties in team matches will be decided by the team aggregate at the stage last in order. If still a tie, by the team aggregate at the stage next last in order, etc. If still a tie, by the highest individual aggregate score at the stage last in order. If still a tie, by the next highest individual aggregate at the stage last in order, etc. If still a tie, by similarly considering the rank of individual scores at each stage in inverse order.

GENERAL REGULATIONS.

91. Competitors must pay attention to score.-Competitors must pay attention to the score as announced and recorded, so that any error may be promptly investigated. The record value of any shot will not be changed after the following shot has been fired, unless some special message with reference to it is received from one of the pit officers.

92. Competitors must sign the score card in individual matches and team captains must sign the score card in team matches.

93. No one except the officials of the range, the competitors on the firing points, and scorers and others on duty will be permitted in front of the benches without special permission of the officer in charge, except that in team matches not over three persons, including the team captain, seated immediately in rear of the line of scorers and a coach may be upon the firing line with the firers. Any member of the team may act for the coach. 94. The squads of competitors will be stationed on the benches in rear of firing point, where each competitor must remain until called by the score keeper or range officer to take his position at the firing point.

95. No expressions must be uttered loud enough to be heard at the firing point.

96. Competitors present punctually.-Competitors must be present at the firing points punctually at the time or in the order stated on their score cards. In team matches only the first pair need be present at the hour set for firing to begin. No application on the part of a competitor for an alteration of his assignment will be entertained, except that in team matches

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team captains may change the order of firing of the members of their teams if they so desire.

97. In slow-fire stages of individual matches the competitor next to fire will be called to the firing point when the competitor firing has five remaining shots to fire. A competitor failing to answer when his name is called and to then promptly take position at the firing point will forfeit his right to fire, provided the time shown on his score card for him to appear has passed. The next competitors present assigned to the target, then, in order, have the option of entering immediately or of waiting until their schedule time.

98. Time limit.-In slow fire, competitors may fire with the deliberation they deem necessary, provided that the time limit for the total number of shots or for the number of shots after warning has been given is not exceeded.

99. For individual competitors this time limit is determined by multiplying one minute (one and one-half minutes at ranges over 600 yards) by the number of shots. The time will begin at the time the target is available after the competitor has reported to the firing line and been called.

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100. For team competitions the time limit is determined by multiplying one minute (one and one-half minutes at ranges over 600 yards) by the total number of shots required of the team and adding total team allowance of 15 minutes for changing firers. The time will be taken from the command to " Commence firing," to the firing of the last shot required at each range; no time credit will be carried back from one range to another. When the firing of a stage is to be interrupted by an intermission, the executive officer may decide what portion of the competitors will fire before the intermission and may assign the time proportionately.

101. If an accident to the target, difficulty in operating the same, or any other reason over which the competitor or team has no control, causes delay, such time credit as the range officer may decide will be allowed and immediately entered on the score board and score card, the effect of which will be to extend the time limit by that amount.

102. All shots fired after expiration of the time limit will be recorded as marked, but circles shall be drawn around such shots, and notation shall be made on the score card of such shots as may be fired after the expiration of the time limit, and such shots shall be considered as having been misses.

103. Loading arms.-No arms shall be loaded except at the firing point, the muzzle of the rifle or pistol being kept in the direction of the target until the arm is either discharged or unloaded. When not at the firing point and in the act of firing, rifles shall be carried at all times with chambers open. When not at the firing point and in the act of firing, pistols will have their magazines withdrawn and the slide pulled back.

104. Drawing targets.-Targets in team firing will be assigned at each range by the chief range officer. The assignment of

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targets will not be made until after all parties who are to enter the pits have cleared the firing line.

105. Coaching.—In team matches coaching by any member of the team will be permitted.

106. Use of gun sling.-The gun sling may be used at all ranges as an auxiliary to steady the piece, in connection with one arm only, provided that for the purposes of adjustment for shooting neither end shall have been passed through either sling swivel. No knot will be tied in the sling and the sling itself will not be added to or modified in any manner.

107. Field glasses, use of.-Competitors may use field glasses or telescopes. They may also use a watch, a micrometer, small individual score book, pencil, and shooting bag.

108. Lubricants.-The use at the firing point of such lubricants as are not injurious to the rifle or pistol is authorized.

109. Challenges.—If a competitor desires to challenge his shot, just fired, for alleged incorrect marking, he must pay $1 to the range officer. If the competitor's challenge is sustained and it is shown that the marking was incorrect, the money will be returned to him immediately.

110. Protests.-Protests and objections must not be directly submitted to the executive officer, but to the range officers of the firing point concerned. In case a competitor considers the decision of the latter unwarranted by the facts as presented, he may appeal to the chief range officer and then to the executive officer. Final appeals from decisions of the executive officer must be made in writing and forwarded through that officer to the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice.

111. Ammunition, unauthorized.-Any competitor having any ammunition in his belt or about his person when he takes his place at the firing stand, other than that authorized, may be immediately debarred.

112. Firing, unauthorized.-No firing except at the targets in prescribed competition or practice will be allowed. Any violation of this rule will disqualify the offending competitor for that

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113. Piece, disabled.—A disabled piece is a rifle or pistol which can not be fired.

114. Penalties.-Any person, whether a competitor or not, interfering with any of the firing squads, or annoying them in any way, will be warned to desist, and if he repeats the offense he will be at once ordered off the range.

115. Any competitor

a. Who shall fire in a name other than that under which he entered, or who shall fire twice for the same prize; or

b. Who shall be guilty of any conduct considered by the executive officer to be discreditable; or

c. Who shall be guilty of falsifying his score or being accessory thereto; or

d. Who shall offer a bribe of any kind to any employee or other person; or

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