2008 Hammer Gun Challenge Cup RulesArchived Message
Posted by Steve Arnett on April 15, 2008, 2:52 pm
RULES Second Annual L.C. Smith vs. Parker Hammer Gun Challenge Sunday, April 27, 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. Anyone attempting to shoot for both Associations will be disqualified. However, dual-membership shooters may shoot in the Hammer Gun Challenge for a different Association from the one they represented in the Challenge Cup. 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 exposed-hammer 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 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. 7. Eye and ear protection are required of all competitors.
Hammer Gun Challenge Event Sunday 8:30 AM
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 Sunday. 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. Proceeds from these entry fees are to be distributed by agreement between L.C.S.C.A. and P.G.C.A. 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 the Hammer Gun Challenge. 4.Shooters will be squadded at Registration for their approximate shooting time. The first squad will be up at 8:30 AM. 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. 5.Practice shooting is available at the Dove Field 5-standavenue and at another 5-Stand venue set up near the Exhibition tents on Friday and Saturday. Practice rounds are available at the competition venue on a first-come-first served basis until the course is reset for the Challenge Cup Event 1 around noon on Saturday. 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 may be purchased at the Deep River office, and are not included in the entry fee. 6.Course of Fire for the Hammer Gun Challenge 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 for the Challenge Cup. 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 uncocked does not qualify as a malfunction. 8.A coin toss will determine which team will start the competition. Squads from each team will alternate for the remainder of the event. 9.The winning team will be determined by totaling the scores of the top 10 shooters representing each Association. In the Event of a tie between the Teams, the scores of the 11th place shooters for each Association will be compared to determine the winning Team. If the Teams are still tied, the scores of the 12th place shooters will determine the winning Team, and so on until the tie is broken.
AWARDS SCHEDULE
1.The Hammer Gun Challenge trophy and individual awards will be presented in conjunction with the final awards ceremony for the Southern S X S Main events. The location will be the pavilion shelter near the exhibition area. 2.Individual awards will be presented to the Champion, and Runner-Up shooters. Any ties for these awards will be broken based on the reverse long run of broken targets from last target fired.