NRA Handbook 2018 (Bible Main)

160 Pages·2017·1.37 MB·English

NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION
THE NRA HANDBOOK
Including the NRA RULES OF SHOOTING
and the Programme of
THE IMPERIAL MEETING
FRIDAY 14 JUNE TO
SATURDAY 27 JULY 2019
This Handbook is issued by, and the Rules, Regulations and Conditions are
made by order of the Council and approved on 8 March 2019.
This document is effective from 1 April 2019.
Published by the National Rifle Association,
Bisley Camp, Brookwood, Woking, Surrey, GU24 0PB
Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone]
£9.00
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The handbook of The naTional Rifle associaTion
This book contains three Volumes, each containing Parts, Sections and
Paragraphs. Appendices appear at the end of each Volume. Parts, Sections,
Paragraphs and Appendices are all numbered consecutively through the
entire book. To avoid repeating pronouns, the masculine form only is used
throughout. Thus ‘he’ should be read as ‘he/she’, ‘him’ as ‘him/her’, and ‘his’
as ‘his/her(s)’. The 24 hour clock is used throughout.
Volumes 4 to 6, the NRA Gallery Rifle and Pistol Handbook, the NRA Target
Shotgun Handbook and the NRA Civilian Service Rifle and Practical Rifle
Handbook, are published separately, but derive authority from the Council’s
authorisation of this Handbook.
This book is available in large print on A4 paper by application to Shooting
Division or as an A4 pdf download on the NRA website.
Information contained in this Handbook is valid as at 1 March 2019. Changes
will be notified via the NRA website, the NRA Journal and, if necessary, by
e-mail and/or post.
All errors in this Handbook should be notified to Iain Robertson by e-mail at
[email protected] or in writing via the NRA.
foRewoRd
The 2019 NRA Handbook is published in six Volumes. Volumes 1-3 are
contained in this book. Volume 4, the NRA Gallery Rifle and Pistol Handbook,
is a stand-alone A5 book which contains all the Rules for GR&P events,
together with the Regulations and Conditions for the Phoenix Meeting. These
four Volumes also appear online, accessible through the NRA website, along
with Volume 5 Section A-C, the NRA Target Shotgun Handbook, and Volume
5 Section D-G, the NRA Target Shotgun Training and Reference Manual,
which are currently released online only. Volume 6, the Civilian Service Rifle
Handbook, is published online, with a small print run to provide hard copies
for reference on the range by match officials.
As usual, changes from the 2018 version affecting the content or applicability
of rules are sidelined. Indexing changes and changes to correct typographical,
grammatical and layout errors are not marked.
Changes in the 2019 Handbook arise overwhelmingly from the plans to
celebrate the 150th Annual Prize Meeting. An extra day in the Target Rifle
programme of the Annual Prize Meeting has resulted in multiple date changes
in the Competitions section. Additional competitions in F Class, Match Rifle,
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Sporting Rifle and Target Rifle are included. There are minor changes in the
NRA Rules of Shooting and in the Regulations for the Meeting. Bisley Ranges
Regulations have been reissued coincident with publication of the Handbook,
with minor changes. Ranges Regulations may change at any time. Changes
will be announced on the NRA website and in the NRA Journal, and the current
version is displayed in the Range Office.
The Privileges of Membership, in regard to Meeting Membership, have been
qualified to require supervision approved by the NRA for such members hiring
targets.
Para 202f dealing with cadet dress for competitions is now referenced to
documents published by or through CCRS.
Para 271 is amended to provide for designation of team areas in team matches.
Para 718b is amended so that, going forward, a TR Tyro loses that status only
when they appear in at least three prize lists above the last O in.
New Para 765 requires overseas team captains to submit names of the squad
from which national representative teams will be chosen in advance of the
Meeting.
New Para 777 sets out arrangements for partial refunds of entry fees when
scores are counted concurrently in a team match.
New Para 784 prohibits snap caps on the firing point for elements of the
Imperial Meeting.
In Part P, Imperial Meeting Competitions:
There are date changes to all F Class events, all Match Rifle events,
most Schools events (notably the Ashburton and Schools Veterans
matches will be on First Wednesday), and all Target Rifle events
normally held on or before Second Thursday (notably the First Stage
of HM The Queen’s Prize will be on Second Tuesday).
The ARA/NRA Adaptive Championships are included in the Service
Weapons Individual section.
The Gallery Rifle Match will be shot concurrently with the Scott Cup
and the Granet Cup.
In Match Rifle:
The Overseas Team Match will be held alongside and concurrent with
the Elcho.
Procedures for the Match Rifle Pairs have been revised to clarify the
process to shoot the competition concurrently
The Woomera Trophy Match is included for 2019.
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The Miscellaneous Rifle section has been replaced by sections for each of the
disciplines or events previously listed there.
The McQueen series of competitions are detailed in their own section entitled
Precision Snapshooting. Trophies presented by Accuracy International Ltd are
offered for under 25 competition in McQueen A and for the winners of the
Pairs Match.
In the Schools events:
CCRS documents are recognised as containing, in respect of Cadet
GP rifle matches, material constituting Discipline Specific Safety
Rules and Conditions.
The relevant date for age limits to apply has changed in the Ashburton,
Cadet Fours, the Cadet Pairs, the Cadet Rifle Aggregate, the Devon,
the Iveagh, the Victoria Tankard and the Wellington.
The Cadet Falling Plates, the Cadet GP Rifle Match, the Marlborough
Cup and the Marling will be shot under procedures published by
CCRS.
The Cadet Imperial will include a team match alongside the short
range element of the America Match.
In the Service Weapons events there are special prizes in the Queen Mary
for competitors from British Forces and from the Army Reserve. There is
substantial detail revision of the procedures for the Inter-Service Urban
Contact Assessment.
Sporting Rifle events appear in their own section, and include five new
unlimited entry events to be shot on First Saturday and First Sunday.
In Target Rifle:
Entries to the Inter-Service Team matches include automatic entry in
the corresponding Cadets & Services Match.
Competitors in full-time education may represent the County in
which their educational establishment is located.
By permission of the NRA of America, the America Match will be
contested on Second Thursday.
The 150th Anniversary Match, for teams of four firers, will be
contested on Second Thursday.
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CONTENTS 15
conTenTs
The handbook
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Authorisation 9
Foreword 11
Contents 15
Part A General Information
Sect 1 Officers and Council, General Council and 19
Committee Organisation, Conditions and
Privileges of NRA Membership
2-9 Reserved
Part B NRA Policy
Sect 10 International Teams 28
11 Code of Operation of Disciplinary Matters 31
12 Misuse of Drugs 36
13 Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults 38
14 Equity in Sport 40
15 NRA Safe Shooting System (SSS) 41
16 Shooting Disciplines 43
17 NRA Training Policy 48
18-21 Reserved
22 Miscellaneous 48
Part C Bisley Camp Information
Sect 23 Commencement and Cessation of Firing 49
24 Plan of Bisley Camp and Ranges 50
Appendices to the Handbook
I Bisley Camp Standing Orders 53
II Bisley Ranges Regulations 58
III Eye Protection 71
Parts D-E Reserved
Sects 25-50 Reserved
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The RUles of shooTinG
Part F General Rules
Sect 51 Explanatory and Definitions 73
52 Safety Rules 76
53 Reserved
Part G Firearms, Ammunition, Equipment, Techniques and Targets
Sect 54 General 82
55 Specification of Categories of Firearms 82
and their Ammunition
56 Reserved
57 Dress, Equipment and Positions 91
58 Targets 95
59-61 Reserved
Part H Range Operating Procedures for NRA Competitions
Sect 62 Conduct of Shooting in Competition 96
63 Team Competitions 109
64 Rapid, Fire with Movement and Snapshooting 112
65 Civilian Service Rifle and Practical Rifle 115
66 Gallery Rifle and Pistol Competitions 115
67 Target Shotgun Competitions 115
68-70 Reserved
71 Ties 115
72-75 Reserved
Part J Penalties
Sect 76 Penalties 121
Parts K-L Reserved
Sects 77-100 Reserved

Appendices to Rules of Shooting
IV Radio Code Messages 128
V Targets 129
VI Dangerous Ammunition 134
VII Procedures for High Muzzle Energy (HME) Firearms 137
VIII-X Reserved
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The iMPeRial MeeTinG
Part M Regulations for the Administration of the Imperial Meeting
Sect 101 General Information including Definitions 141
102 Entries 144
103 Ammunition 147
104 Tickets 148
105 Squadding 151
106 Prizes 153
Appendices to the Administration of the Imperial Meeting
XI Services and Units 159
XII Markers 160
XIII Standard NRA Prize Lists 161
XIV Elcho Shield Rules 162
XV National Match Rules 164
XVI Classification of Overseas Competitors 167
and Overseas Badges
XVII Instructions to Officials 168
Part N Competitions with Conditions and Prizes
Practice, Zero 177
Civilian SR and Practical Rifle 179
F Class 185
Gallery Rifle and Pistol 197
MR – Individual (including Any Rifle) 219
MR – Teams 231
Precision Snapshooting 235
Schools (including Veterans) and Cadets 241
Service Weapons – Individual 269
Service Weapons – Teams 282
Service Pistol 300
Sporting Rifle 303
TR – Individual 307
TR – Teams 339
Target Shotgun 360
NRA Imperial Historic Arms Meeting 361
Other Competitions 368
Part P Daily Programmes 369
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