RULES Fifth Annual L.C. Smith vs. Parker Challenge Cup April 25-26, 2008
COMPETITOR QUALIFICATION 1. Competition is open to members in good standing of the Association they are representing (LCSCA or PGCA). Membership Applications are available at Registration for those wishing to join in order to compete. Membership rosters will be on hand to verify membership. 2. Dual members of LCSCA and PGCA must choose ONE Association to represent at registration. Anyone attempting to shoot for both Associations will be disqualified. 3. Competitors are not required to own a shotgun of the make related to the Association they are representing. Guns may be borrowed for use in this event. See Equipment rules below. 4. Professional shooters, or anyone receiving sponsorship in any form from dealers, industry, or any other organization, are not allowed to compete in this event.
EQUIPMENT 1. Shooters must use a shotgun of the make related to the Association they are representing (ie. L.C. Smith/Hunter Arms/Marlin for LCSCA or Parker for PGCA). 2. Participants may use any hammer or hammerless model and grade Smith or Parker gun produced by the original companies. Reproductions or modern/imported guns marketed under these famous names are not allowed for this event. 3. Any original gauge my be used 4. Modified and restored guns are allowed, including stock replacement/alteration, recoil pads shortened or lined barrels, screw-in chokes, etc. Relined barrels must be in the gauge originally manufactured. 5. Chamber inserts/reducers (Chamber-Mates, etc.) and full-length barrel inserts/reducers are acceptable only for use in twist or Damascus barreled vintage guns. 6. Shooters using guns equipped with screw-in chokes may not change choke tubes once they begin competition in each round. 7. Eye and ear protection are required of all competitors.
Event 1- Qualifying Round for Team Selection- Friday noon- Saturday 2:00 PM 1.Registration for Event 1 will be held at the Exhibition tables of the L.C.S.C.A. and P.G.C.A. for their respective members. Competitors may register to represent only one Club. Registration available beginning Friday morning at the opening of the Exhibition area until conclusion of the event approximately 12:00 PM Saturday. Early registration is STRONGLY encouraged, as the later shooting times fill up quickly. 2.Entry fee of $10 to be collected at time of registration and verification of Membership. A commemorative cap pin will be provided to each entrant in Event 1. Proceeds from the entry fees are to be donated to a charitable cause selected by the management of Deep River Sporting Clays, the host of this Event. 3.Target fees of $15.00 to be paid to the vendor at the shooting venue in the Dove Field area of the grounds at Deep River Sporting Clays. Tickets/tokens for target fees may also be purchased in advance in the Deep River office. Be sure to specify that you are paying for targets for Event 1 of the Challenge Cup. 4.Shooters will be squadded at Registration for their approximate shooting time. It is recommended that shooters plan to be at the Dove Field venue 30 minutes prior to their scheduled time. If a shooter misses their slot, there may not be alternative times available. PGCA and LCSCA squads will be alternated in Event 1. 5.Practice shooting is available at the Dove Field 5-stand venue and at another 5-Stand venue set up near the Exhibition tents. Practice rounds are available on a first-come-first serve basis on the competition venue until the course is reset for the competition at around 12:30 PM on Friday. Practice will also be available, on a first come, first served basis at the alternate venue near the exhibition tents all day Friday and Saturday. Please note that this alternate venue is available to ALL Southern S X S participants. Shooters may sign up for ONE ROUND AT A TIME, and may not place their name in rotation for another practice round until they have completed shooting their first time through the course. Practice targets are to be paid to the vendor, or at the Deep River office, and are not included in the entry fee. 6.Course of Fire for Event 1 will be 30 TARGETS, fired as 2 Report Pair and one True Pair at each station on the 5-Stand venue. The target presentations will be thoroughly re-set from the layout used during practice. 7.Shooters are allowed one gun malfunction with the opportunity to re-shoot any targets lost. Referee will verify malfunction, while the shooter maintains control of the gun in a safe direction. Any further malfunctions will result in targets scored as “Lost”. The decision of the referee is final. Leaving the gun on “SAFE” does not qualify as a malfunction.
Event 2- Challenge Cup Round Saturday approx. 3:30 PM 1. At the conclusion of Event 1, representatives from L.C.S.C.A. and P.G.C.A. will select 10 Challenge Cup Team members for their respective Associations.The 10 shooters from each Association with the highest scores in Event 1 will be chosen for the Challenge Cup Teams. In the event of tie scores for the final slot(s) on each team, the tied shooters will be ranked based on the reverse long run of broken targets from the last target fired. 2. Participants must report to their association’s respective exhibit table to determine if they are on the Challenge Cup Team. The selection process should be complete by approximately 2:30. Alternate Team members will also be notified to stand by in the event that any Team members cannot be located in time for Event 2. 3. Challenge Team members will be provided with commemorative caps, and we ask that these be worn during the competition. 4.Event 2, the Challenge Cup round will begin at approximately 3:30 Saturday afternoon. Shooters who are on the Team should report the sign-up table at the 5-Stand venue by 3:00 to pay for their targets ($15), go ever squadding assignments, and prepare for shooting. 5. A coin toss will determine which team will start the competition. Squads from each team will alternate for the remainder of the event. 7. The course of fire for Event 2 will be 30 TARGETS, fired as one Report Pair and 2 True Pair. Target presentations will be re-set prior to the beginning of Event 2 6.The winning team will be determined by comparing the total targets broken by each team in Event 2.
AWARDS SCHEDULE 1.The Challenge Cup trophy and individual awards will be presented after the results for Event 2 are finalized, in conjunction with the awards for the Southern S X S Preliminary events. The location will at the pavilion shelter near the exhibition area. 2.The Challenge Cup trophy will be presented to the designated representative of the winning team. The winning Association is responsible for engraving their Association and year on the Cup. There will also be a non-traveling permanent award for the winning association 3.Individual awards will be presented to the Champion, Runner-Up, 3rd, and 4th place shooters, based on their combined score for Event 1 and Event 2. Any ties will be broken based on the longest reverse long run of broken targets from last target fired.