BigBen3Gun

RulesMajorchangesfromUMLhighlightedinyellow

1. SafetyRules

1.1.Itisthecompetitor’sresponsibilitytoreadandunderstandtherulesandstagebriefingssetforthbyBB3Gandagreetobesubjecttotheseruleswhileparticipatinginanevent.

1.2.AllBB3GproducedeventsarerunonCOLDRANGES.

1.3.DesignatedSafeAreas

1.3.1.TheSafeAreaswillbeclearlymarkedwithsigns.

1.3.2.BaggingandunbagginglonggunsshouldtakeplaceinSafeAreas.Itshalltakeplaceinasafedirection.

1.3.3.Ammunition,loadedmagazines,dummyroundsandloadedfirearmsshallnotbehandledinanySafeArea.

1.4.Transportingrifle,shotgunandpistol(carryfromvehicleorbetweenstages).

1.4.1.Riflesandshotgunsshallbepointedupordownunlesscased.

1.4.2.Riflesandshotgunsshallbetransportedwithactionsopen,detachablemagazinesremoved/tubesunloaded,unlessclosedonaninsertedchambersafetyflag.

1.4.3.Pistolscarriedbetweenstagesshallbecasedorremainholstered.Holsterdoesnotneedtoremainonbelt.

1.5.AbandoningFirearms

1.5.1.DuringtheCOF,acompetitormayberequiredtoabandonafirearminordertotransitiontoanother.AcompetitorshallnotengagetargetswithmorethanonegunintheirhandsduringaCOF.See10.16

1.5.2.Designatedcontainers/locationsdesignedtosafelyaccommodateabandonedfirearmsshallbeuniqueandpointedouttothecompetitorduringthestagebriefing.Firearmsshallbeabandonedineitherofthebelowconditions.

1.5.3.“Safe”

1.5.3.1.Pistolswithamanualsafetyshallbefullyengagedtosatisfythe“loadedonsafe”rule,regardlessofpassivesafeties.

1.5.3.2.Pistolswithoutamanualsafetyshallhavepassivesafetiesinoperationalconditiontomeetthesafety-engagedrequirement.Ifthepistolhasnomanualsafetyandtheonlymanualleverisade-cockingmechanism,itmustbeengagedandthehammermustbede-cockedtosatisfythesafetyengagedcondition.

1.5.3.3.Re-holsteringasafepistolisNOTallowed.Seerule9.1.7.

1.5.3.4.AnyrifleorshotgunwithamanualsafetyshallbeFULLYengagedtosatisfythesafety-engagedrule.

1.5.4.“Empty”

1.5.4.1.Emptychamberwithnoliveroundsinfeedtube,onlifter,ormagazine.

1.5.4.2.Spentroundinthechamber,slide/boltforwardwithnoliveroundsinthefeedtubeormagazineormagazineremoved.

2. RangeCommandsandProcedures

2.1.“MakeReady”:TheCOFbeginswiththe“MakeReady”commandandendsafterthe“Rangeisclear”command.

2.1.1.TheROwillgivethe“MakeReady”commandsignifyingthestartoftheCOFandthendirectandsupervisethecompetitorthroughtheprocessofpreparingandpositioningallfirearms.Theinitial“MakeReady”command

definesthestartoftheCOFregardlessofhowmanyfirearmsaresubsequentlyprepared,loaded,and/orstagedfollowingthatcommand.

2.2.“AreYouReady-Standby”:AfterthecompetitorhasstagedallfirearmstobeusedintheCOF,theROwillaccompanythemtothestartposition.TheROshallthenissuethecommands“AreYouReady”followedshortlyby“Standby”andtheactivationofthetimer.

2.2.1.Thelackofanynegativeresponsefromthecompetitorafterbeingissuedthe“AreYouReady?”commandindicatesthattheyfullyunderstandtherequirementsoftheCOFandarereadytoproceed.Ifthecompetitorisnotready,theyshallstate“No”or“NotReady”.CompetitorsshouldassumetherequiredstartpositiontoindicatetheirreadinesstotheRO.

2.3.“Stop”:AnyROassignedtoastagemayissuethiscommandatanytimeduringtheCOF.Thecompetitormustimmediatelyceasefiring,stopmoving,andwaitforfurtherinstructionfromtheRO.

2.4.“Squib”:AnyROmaycallsquibiftheysuspectacompetitor’sfirearmorammunitionisunsafe(e.g.a“squib”load),theROwilltakewhateverstepshedeemsnecessarytoreturnboththecompetitorandtherangetoasafecondition.

2.4.1.TheROmaygivesupplementalinstructiontosafelygroundthesuspectfirearminitsappropriatecontainer.ThecompetitormaycontinuetheCOFusingtheremainingfirearms.ThiswillnotbeconsideredROinterference.

2.4.2.TheROwillinspectthefirearmorammunitionafterCOF,andproceedasfollows:

2.4.2.1.IftheROfindsevidencethatconfirmsthesuspectedproblem,thecompetitorwillnotbeentitledtoare-shoot,butwillbeorderedtorectifytheproblem.Onthecompetitor’sscoresheet,thetimewillberecordeduptothelastshotfired,andtheCOFwillbescored“AsShot”,includingallapplicablemissesandpenalties.

2.4.2.2.IftheROdiscoversthatthesuspectedsafetyproblemdoesnotexist,thecompetitorwillhavetheoptiontore-shootthestage,orthetimewillberecordeduptothelastshotfired,andtheCOFwillbescored“AsShot”,includingallapplicablemissesandpenalties.

2.5.“IfYouAreFinished,UnloadandShowclear”:Ifthecompetitorhasfinishedshooting,theyshalllowertheirfirearmandpresentitforinspectionbytheROwiththe

muzzlepointeddownrange,magazineremovedortubeemptied,slide/boltlockedorheldopenandchamberempty.TheROwillinstructandaccompanythecompetitortosafelyunloadallfirearmsusedintheCOF.

2.5.1.Pistols:Releasetheslideandpullthetriggerwithouttouchingthehammerorde-cockerthenholsterthepistol

2.5.2.Rifle:BoltlockedbackORchambersafetyflaginserted.

2.5.3.Shotgun:BoltlockedbackORchambersafetyflaginserted.

2.5.4.Rifles/Shotgunsshallbecarriedmuzzleup/downwhenexitingthestage.

2.6.“RangeIsClear”:ThiscommandshallbeissuedonlyafterallfirearmshavebeenclearedbythecompetitorandRO.ThisdeclarationsignifiestheendoftheCOF.Oncethisdeclarationismade,officialsandcompetitorsmaymovedownrangetoscore,andresettargets.

2.7.DefaultStartPosition.ThecompetitorassumesthedefaultstartpositionunlessotherwisespecifiedintheWSB.

2.7.1.Handgunstart,thecompetitormuststanderect,facingdownrange,witharmshangingnaturallybythesides.

2.7.2.Rifleorshotgunstart,lowready.

2.8.TheWSBreadbytheROsupersedesthematchbookoranypreviouslypostedstageinformation.

3.Firearms

3.1.Allfirearmsusedbyparticipantsmustbeserviceableandsafe.ROsmaydemandexaminationofaparticipant’sfirearmorrelatedequipment,atanytime,tochecktheyarefunctioningsafely.IfanysuchitemisdeclaredunserviceableorunsafebyanRO,itshallbewithdrawnfromtheeventuntiltheitemisrepairedtothesatisfactionoftheRangeMaster.

3.1.1.Devicesthatincreasetheriskofunintentionaldischargesuchasbinarytriggersareprohibitedforcompetition.

3.1.2.Fullyautomaticfireisprohibitedunlessotherwisespecifiedbythematchdirector.

3.2.Competitorsmaychange/reconfigurefirearmsatanytimeduringtheeventprovidedtheyallfitintotheirregistereddivisionalrequirements.

3.3.Ifaparticipant’sfirearmbecomesunserviceableduringcompetition,andafirearmfittingtheshootersdivisioncannotbefound,theshootermayuseanyavailablefirearmwithRMapproval,butmayalsobemovedtoanotherdivisiondependingonthereplacementfirearmused.

3.4.Competitorsshallnotchangecaliberorgaugeduringthecourseofamatch.

3.4.1.Acompetitorwhosubstitutescaliber/gauge,ormodifies/substitutesafirearmoutsideofdivisionalrequirementswithoutthepriorapprovaloftheRMwillbesubjecttodisqualificationforunsportsmanlikeconduct.

3.5.Handgunswithstocksand/orforegripsofanykindarenolongerconsideredhandguns.

3.6.Rifles,PCCs,andshotgunsshallbefittedwithastock,enablingittobefiredfromtheshoulder.

3.7.Only1rifle,1PCC,1pistol,and1shotguncanbeusedonanystageinanycombination.

3.8.Silencersmaybeusedinanydivision,failuretoactivatethetimerresultsinshootingfornoscore.

4.HolstersandEquipment

4.1.Handgunholsters

4.1.1.Holstersmustbeabletosafelyretainthehandgunduringvigorousmovement.

4.1.2.Theholstermaterialmustcompletelycoverthetriggeronallsemi-automaticpistols.Revolverholstersmustcompletelycoverthetriggerandthecylinder.

4.1.3.Duetosafetyconcerns,shoulderholstersandcrossdrawholstersarenotallowed.

4.2.Chokes,slings,bi-pods,monopods,ammo/magholders,andflashlightsmaybeadded,removedorchangedatanytimeduringthematch,providingthattheyare

allowedinthecompetitor’sdivision.

4.3.Lightsandlasersshallnotbeoperatedonnon-designatednightstagesunlessshootingOpen,PCC,or2x4Open.Theymaybeattachedinanydivision.Failuretocomplywillresultinmovementtoopen.

4.4.Stagingshootingbags,mats,tripodsectisprohibitedpriortothebuzzer.

5.Ammunition

5.1.Tracer,incendiary,armorpiercing,bi-metal,andsteeljacketedorsteel/tungstencoreammunitionarespecificallyprohibited.

5.1.1.Magnetsareusedtocheckthis.Ifthebulletstickstoamagnetitisprohibited.

5.1.2.Violationofrule5.1areassesseda$100feeforeachsteeltargetdamaged.Fineswillbemadepayablethedayoftheoffense,matchDQisimmediate.

5.2.Pistol/PCCammunitionshallbe9x19mmorlarger.Maximumvelocity1600feetpersecond.

5.3.Rifleammunitionshallbe5.45x39mmorlarger(9x19mmisacceptable).

5.4.Pistolandriflecartridgesshallfireasingleprojectileonly.

5.5.Shotgunammunitionshallbe20gaugeorlarger.#6LeadShotorsmaller.Steel,copperplated,andothernonleadshotareprohibited.UseofsteelshotisasafetyviolationandthecompetitorissubjecttoDQrule10.11

6.DivisionalFirearmRequirements

6.1.BB3Gstaffreservestherighttoinspectanyfirearm(s)forcompliancetotherulesstatedbelow.FailuretosubmitfirearmsforinspectionshallresultinaneventDQ.

6.2.AlldivisionsmayonlyuselightsandorlasersondesignatednightstageswiththeexceptionofOpen,PCC,and2x4Open.

6.3.Open

6.3.1.Pistol

6.3.1.1.Nolimitationsonaccessories.

6.3.1.2.Pistolcalibershallnotbechangedduringtheevent

6.3.2.Rifle

6.3.2.1.Nolimitationsonaccessories.Riflesupportingdevices(i.e.bipods,etc.)maybeaddedorremovedatanytime.

6.3.2.2.Riflecalibershallnotbechangedduringtheevent

6.3.3.Shotgun

6.3.3.1.Nolimitationsonaccessories.

6.3.3.2.Gaugeshallnotbechangedduringtheevent.

6.3.3.3.Shotgunspeedloadersareallowedprovidedtheyarethenewtype,ormodifiedoldstylewithprimerreliefcut.Useofoldstyleshotgunspeedloaderswithouttheprimerreliefcutwillresultindisqualification.

6.4.Limited

6.4.1.Pistol

6.4.1.1.Customorfactoryinstalledelectronicsights,opticalsights,compensatorsorbarrelportingareprohibited.

6.4.1.2.Magazinesshallnotexceed171.25mmOAL(overalllength)forsinglestacks,andshallnotexceed141.25OALforstaggeredmagazines.

6.4.1.2.1.PistolMagazinefailingtheOALinspection,afterthecompetitorhascompletedoneormorestages,willresultintheshooterbeingbumpedtoOpen.

6.4.1.3.Pistolcalibershallnotbechangedduringtheevent

6.4.2.Rifle

6.4.2.1.Limitedriflesmaybeequippedwithnomorethanone(1)non-magnifiedopticalsight.

6.4.2.2.Anyriflesupportingdevicestoincludebutnotlimitedtobipodsandmonopodsoradevicethatdeploylegsandor

supportsandelevatesthemuzzleendofthegunareprohibited.Forwardgripslessthanfiveincheslongareacceptable.

6.4.2.3.Compensatorsareallowedinthisdivisionprovidedthecompensatorisnotlargerthan1inchindiameterand3incheslong,measuredfromthebarrelmuzzletotheendofthecompensator.

6.4.2.4.Riflecalibershallnotbechangedduringtheevent

6.4.3.Shotgun

6.4.3.1.Onlyconventionaltubularmagazinefedshotgunsareallowed.

6.4.3.2.Gaugeshallnotbechangedforthedurationoftheevent.

6.4.3.3.Electronicoropticalsightsareprohibited.

6.4.3.4.Supportingdevices(i.e.bipods,etc)areprohibited.

6.4.3.5.Compensatorsorportingonbarrelsareprohibited.

6.4.3.6.Shotgunspeedloadersareprohibited.

6.4.3.7.Shallnotstartastagewithmorethan9shellsintheshotgun.

6.5.TacticalOptics

6.5.1.Pistol

6.5.1.1.Customorfactoryinstalledelectronicsights,opticalsights,compensatorsorbarrelportingareprohibited.

6.5.1.2.Magazinesshallnotexceed171.25mmOAL(overalllength)forsinglestacks,andshallnotexceed141.25OALforstaggeredmagazines.

6.5.1.2.1.PistolMagazinefailingtheOALinspection,afterthecompetitorhascompletedoneormorestages,willresultintheshooterbeingbumpedtoOpen.

6.5.1.3.Pistolcalibershallnotbechangedduringtheevent

6.5.2.Rifle

6.5.2.1.Riflesshallbeequippedwithnomorethanone(1)opticalsight.

6.5.2.2.Amagnifiermaybeusedwithanopticalsightinthisdivisionwithoutviolatingtheoneopticrule,provided:

6.5.2.2.1.Themagnifierdoesnotcontainanaimingreticule.

6.5.2.2.2.Themagnifiercannotbeusedasanaimingdevicebyitself.

6.5.2.2.3.Themagnifierismountedinthesamelocationontheriflefortheentireevent.Iftheprovisionsabovearesatisfied:

6.5.2.2.3.1.Themagnifierwillnotbeconsideredasecond/separateoptic.

6.5.2.2.3.2.Thecompetitormaystartandusethemagnifierineitherthemagnifiedorunmagnifiedmodewithoutfurtherrestriction.

6.5.2.3.Anyriflesupportingdevicestoincludebutnotlimitedtobipodsand/ormonopodsoradevicethatdeploylegsandorsupportsandelevatesthemuzzleendofthegunareprohibited.Forwardgripslessthanfiveincheslongareacceptable.

6.5.2.4.Compensatorsareallowedinthisdivisionprovidedthecompensatorisnotlargerthan1inchindiameterand3incheslong,measuredfromthebarrelmuzzletotheendofthecompensator.

6.5.2.5.Riflecalibershallnotbechangedduringtheevent

6.5.3.Shotgun

6.5.3.1.Onlyconventionaltubularmagazinefedshotgunsareallowed.

6.5.3.2.Gaugeshallnotbechangedforthedurationoftheevent.

6.5.3.3.Electronicoropticalsightsareprohibited.

6.5.3.4.Supportingdevices(i.e.bipods,etc)areprohibited.

6.5.3.5.Compensatorsorportingonbarrelsareprohibited.

6.5.3.6.Shotgunspeedloadersareprohibited.

6.5.3.7.Shallnotstartastagewithmorethan9shellsintheshotgun.

6.6.Heavy-

6.6.1.Pistol-seeLimitedruleswiththefollowingexceptions

6.6.1.2Minimumcaliber45ACP

6.6.1.3.Magazinesshallnotbeloadedwithmorethan10rounds

6.6.2.Rifle-seeTacticalOpticsruleswiththefollowingexceptions

6.6.2.1.Riflesshallbe.308Winchester(7.62x51mmNATO)minimum.

6.6.2.2.Magazinesshallnotbeloadedwithmorethan20rounds

6.6.3.Shotgun-seeLimitedruleswiththefollowingexceptions

6.6.3.1.Pumpactionsonly,Semiautoprohibited

6.7.2x4Open

6.7.1.Rifle,PCC,Pistol,orSGoptiononeverystage.Mustuseaminimum2outofthe4,unlessotherwisestatedinstagebriefing.

6.7.2.Nolimitationsonanyfirearm.

6.7.3.Allothermatchrulesapplyincludingstagingandabandoningfirearms.

7.Targets

7.1.TheMDreservestherighttouseanytargetatanytime.

7.2.Thebacksideofallcardboardtargetsiswhiteandisusedasapenaltytarget.Papertargetsare“impenetrable”.

7.3.TheWSBwillspecifytargettype/countandfirearm(s)requiredforproperengagement.

7.4.ShootersareresponsibletolistentotheWSBandaskquestionspriortoreceivingthemakereadycommandregardingwhatfirearmsmayengagewhichtargetstoavoidproceduralpenaltiesormatchsafetypenaltiesincludingDQ.

8.Scoring

8.1.AnyscoringissuetheshooterdoesnotagreewithmaybeappealedtothestageCRO,andifnotresolved,thematchdirectororRM.Scoringdecisionsmaynotbearbitrated.

8.2.Eachstageistimepluspenalties.Maximumpointsareassignedbasedonthefastesttimeineachdivisionroundeddowntothenearestwholesecond.Forexample,astagecompletedin59.9secondswouldbeworth59points.Thetoptimeineachdivisionwouldreceive100%ofthosepoints.Thenextcompetitor’stimeisdividedintodeterminetheirpercentageofpoints.Ifsecondplacewas62.0secondsthentheywouldbe(59.9/62)*59=57.0016points.8.2.1.Stagepointsmaybefixedat100;however,itmustbeannouncedpriortomatchstart,andonstagebriefings.

8.3.Matchisscoredascumulativestagepointsineachdivision.

8.4.Alldivisionswillbescoredseparatelyregardlessofparticipation.

8.5.Targetsshallbeneutralizedtoavoidpenalties.

8.6.Examplesofneutralizingpapertargetsinclude:

8.6.1.UMLHex

8.6.1.1.Onehitinthe“center”(6”hex)

8.6.1.2.Twohitsanywhereinsidetheouterscoringborder

8.6.2.USPSAmetrictarget,andMinitarget

8.6.2.1.OnehitinsidetheAorBzones

8.6.2.2.Twohitsanywhereinsidethenon-scoringperforatedborder

8.6.2.3.Neworoldstyle(Bzone)arepermitted.OnlyAzonescountforsinglehitneutralizationwithnewstyle.

8.6.3.IPSCclassictarget

8.6.3.1.OnehitintheAzone

8.6.3.2.Twohitsanywhereinsidethenon-scoringperforatedborder

8.6.4.3GNsquare

8.6.4.1.Onehitinthe“Center”(8”circle)

8.6.4.2.Twohitsanywhereinsidethe18”x18”non-scoringperforatedborder

8.6.5.SlugsareprohibitedonpaperunlessotherwisestatedinWSB.

8.6.5.1.Matchdirectorsmayalloweither1sluganywhereor1A/2anywhereaswithanyotherprojectile.Thismustbewrittenintothestagebrief,orslugswillnotneutralizepapertargets.

8.7.Steelknockdown(KD)platesmustfallorturn45degreesbygunfiretoscore

8.7.1.Non-hingedKDsare“down”ifstruckbyaprojectilefromrifle,PCC,pistol,orshotgunandturned45degreesormoreasdeterminedbytheRO.

8.7.2.TheROmayyellHITindicatingneutralizationoftargetiftheyarecertaintheplateturnedmorethan45degrees.

8.7.3.IntheeventthatashotKDturnslessthan45degrees,acompetitorhastwoalternatives:

8.7.3.1.TheKDisshotagainuntilitfalls.Inthiscase,nofurtheractionisrequiredandCOFisscoredasshot.

8.7.3.2.IftheKDisleftstanding,thecompetitormaychallenge

theRO’s45degreecall.Inthiscase,nopersonshalltouchorinterferewiththeKDorthesurroundingarea.IftheRangeMasterdeterminesthatthetargetdidnotturnmorethan45degrees,thetargetisscoredasmissed.

8.8.Longrangeflashingtargetsshallbestruckwithabullettoscore.

8.9.Staticplatesarestruckwithabullettoscore;individualstagesmayrequiremultiplehits.

8.10.ROsshouldcall“hit”toindicatetotheshooteraneutralizedtargetthatcannotbeviewedaftercompletionofCOF.

Examplesincludestaticsteel,flashtargets,flyingclaysetc.

8.11.CalibrationChallenges

8.11.1.If,duringaCOF,apopperdoesnotfallwhenhit,acompetitorhasthreealternatives:

8.11.1.1.Thepopperisshotagainuntilitfalls.Inthiscase,nofurtheractionisrequiredandtheCOFisscored“asshot”.

8.11.1.2.Thepopperisleftstandingbutthecompetitordoesnotchallengethecalibration.Inthiscase,nofurtheractionisrequiredandtheCOFisscored“asshot”,withthesubjectpopperscoredasamiss.

8.11.1.3.Thepopperisleftstandingandthecompetitorchallengesthecalibration.Inthiscase,nopersonshalltouchorinterferewiththepopperorthesurroundingarea.IfaMatchOfficialviolatesthisrule,thecompetitormustreshoottheCOF.Ifthecompetitororanyotherpersonviolatesthisrule,thepopperwillbescoredasamissandtherestoftheCOFwillbescored“asshot”.Ifthepopperfallsforanynon-interferencereason(e.g.windaction),beforeitcanbecalibrated,itisrangeequipmentfailureandshallresultinareshoot.

8.11.2.Intheabsenceofanyinterference,orproblemwithatargetmechanism,acalibrationofficershallconductacalibrationtestofthesubjectpopper(whenrequiredunder8.7.1.3above),frominsidetheshootingareaforpistol/birdshottargetor30feetawayforarifleorshotgunslugtarget.Thefollowingwillapply:

8.11.2.1.Ifthefirstshotbythecalibrationofficerhitsonorbelowthecalibrationzoneandthepopperfalls,thepopperisproperlycalibrated,anditwillbescoredasamiss.

8.11.2.2.Ifthefirstshotfiredbythecalibrationofficerhitsthepopperanywhereonitsfrontalsurfaceandthepopperdoesnotfall,thecalibrationtesthasfailedandthecompetitorshallreshoottheCOFoncethepopperhasbeenrecalibrated.

8.11.2.3.Ifthefirstshotfiredbythecalibrationofficerhitsabovethecalibrationzone,andthepopperfallsthecalibrationtesthasfailedandthecompetitorshallreshoottheCOFoncethePopperhasbeenrecalibrated.

8.11.2.4.Ifthefirstshotfiredbythecalibrationofficermissesthepopperaltogether,anothershotmustbefireduntiloneoftheaboveoccurs.

8.11.3.Calibrationchallengesforallpopperswillbedoneusing9mmammoat120±5powerfactor.

8.11.4.Authorizedmetalplates/KDsarenotsubjecttocalibrationorchallenge.

8.12.BB3GTraditionalscoringpenaltiesapplyasfollows:

8.12.1.5SecondPenalty

8.12.1.1.Penaltytargetperhit

8.12.1.2.KDsusedaspenaltytargetmustfallbygunfiretoscore.

8.12.1.3.FTN

8.12.2.10SecondPenalty

8.12.2.1.MISS

8.12.2.2.Missedsteelorclaypigeon(staticorreactive),under100yards

8.12.3.15SecondPenalty-FTEinside100yards

8.12.4.20SecondPenalty-Missedsteelbetween100and300yards

(N/AforBB3Gatthistime;maychangeinfuturerulebookreview)

8.12.5.30SecondPenalty-Missedsteelbeyond300yards(N/AforBB3G)

8.12.6.30SecondPenalty-FailuretospinMGMSpinner

9.ProceduralPenalties

9.1.Additional5Secondsshallbeassessedfor:

9.1.1.Footfaults,acompetitorwhofiresshotswhileanypartoftheirbodyistouchingthegroundorwhilesteppingonanobjectbeyondashootingboxorafaultlinewillreceiveoneproceduralpenalty.However,iftheshooterhasgainedasignificantadvantageonanytarget(s)whilefaulting,theymaybeassessedoneproceduralpenaltyforeachshotfiredwhilefaulting.Competitorsmaygainsupportorstabilitythroughcontactwithanobjectwhichisnotattachedtoashootingboxorfaultlineprovidedtheydonotviolatetheabovesection.

9.1.2.Failuretofollowstageprocedures,shootingunderwalls,ornotusingthecorrectpositionsdenotedintheWSB.

9.1.2.1.MintargetengagementpergunlistedinWSBis3unlessotherwiseotherwisenoted.1proceduralisissuedpertargetlessthan3engaged.

9.1.2.1.1.Stagedesignersmayeliminatethe3targetengagementrequirement,increaseit,requireneutralization,ormandatespecifictargetstoonlybeengagedwithspecificfirearms.EachofthesechangesneedstobestatedintheWSBorthedefault3targetrequirementwillremain.

9.1.3.Usingafirearmabandonmentbarrel/containerorpickuptable/containertosupportthemselvesatanytime.Thisisasignificantadvantageandisapenaltypershot.Leaningontablesorplacingelbowsorbipodsontablescountsassupport.WSBmaymakeexceptionsasrequired.

9.1.4.Failuretostartintheprescribedstartingposition

9.1.5.Shootingaclaypigeonwithanythingotherthanbirdshotunless

specificallydesignatedinthestagebriefingthatitmaybeengagedwithotherfirearms.Thecompetitorwillalsopaytoreplacetheclaystand.However,seerule10.18regardingengagingaflyingclaywithaslug.

9.1.6.Abandoningasafe,orcompletelyunloadedfirearminasafedirectiononastarttable.

9.1.7.Re-holsteringorattemptingtore-holsterwillresultintwo5secondprocedurals

9.1.7.1.Re-holsteringisnotallowedinBB3G.

9.1.7.2.ROsarediscouragedfromcoachingastonotdistractacompetitorwhilere-holstering.

9.1.7.3.Re-holsteringisdefinedasholsteringafirearmafterthestartoftheCOFperbeepofthestartclockandacompetitormovingtheirpistoltowardstheirholsterwiththemuzzlenearthedownwardverticaltoincludecompletelyholsteringandlettinggoofthepistol.

9.1.7.3.1.Re-holsteringorattemptingtore-holsterwillnotresultinaDQper10.9unlessthecompetitor’smuzzledisciplineissopoortheirmuzzleexcessivelysweepstheirbody(ie:muzzlesweepstheirnon-dominatehand,orispointedinwardtowardstheirabdomen.)

9.2.Additional30secondsshallbeassessedfor:

9.2.1.HittinganyKDsteeltargetlessthan45yards,withaslug.Ifthetargetisdamagedthecompetitorshallpayreplacementcosts.Hittingnonfallingsteelorpopperswithasluginside45yardsmaybesubjecttorule10.21.

9.2.2.Enteringaforbiddenareatocreateacompetitiveadvantage.

9.2.3.DroppingapistolthatwascompletelyunloadedandvisuallyclearedbytheRObeforedrawingandloadingit.TheROwillstoptheshooter,retrievethepistol,ensureitisclear,andoffertheshooterareshoot.Thepenaltyisappliedtothereshoot.Showingaclearpistolpriortothestartsignalistheresponsibilityoftheshooter,nottheRO.

9.2.4.Abandoningpistolsinlargeverticaldumpbarrelsorinthebottom

ofthe45degreedrawbarrel.

9.2.5.Abandoningsafefirearmsinasafedirectionanywhereotherverticaldumpbarrelordesignatedcontainersuchas45degreedrawbarrel.

9.2.6.Stagingammoorequipmentotherthanthefirearmasprescribedinthestagebriefing.

9.2.7.Firearmnotabandonedsafely.IEloadedwithoutsafetyon,butinsideappropriatecontainer.

9.2.8.Unsportsmanlikeconduct.ThiscanbeissuedmultipletimesdependingontheinfractionandmaybeaDQifrequired.

10.Disqualifications

10.1.ADisqualification(DQ)resultsincompleteDQfromtheevent.Thecompetitorwillnotbeallowedtocontinue.Thecompetitorwillnotbeeligibleforprizes,orentryintootherdivisions.StageDQ’sDONOTAPPLYtoBB3Gmatches.

10.2.Safetyviolationsarenotsubjecttoarbitration.Disqualificationswillapplyfortheviolationscontainedinsection10.

10.3.DisqualificationsareissuedbytheRO,RangeMaster,orMatchDirector.

10.4.NegligentDischarge:AcompetitorwhocausesanegligentdischargeshallbestoppedbyaROassoonaspossible.

10.4.1.Ashotwhichstrikesthegroundlessthan10feetfromthecompetitor,exceptwhenshootingatatargetcloserthan10feettothecompetitor.Theshooterwillbestopped,andtheirpositionmarkedaswellastheimpactpoint.Untilarulingismadenoonewillwalkthestageortheareawheretheviolationoccurred.

10.4.1.1.Exception:Abulletorshotwhichstrikesthegroundwithin10feetofthecompetitorduetoa“squib”shallnotbesubjecttorule10.4.1

10.4.1.2.IftheROdeterminesthatthebulletorshotwouldhavestruckthegroundwithin10feetofthecompetitorhaditnotbeendeflectedorstoppedbyaprop,theprovisionsofrule10.4.1willapply.

10.4.2.Ashotwhichoccurswhileloading,reloadingorunloadinganyfirearmafterthe“MakeReady”commandandbeforethe“RangeisClear”command.

10.4.3.Ashotwhichoccursduringremedialactioninthecaseofamalfunction.

10.4.4.Ashotwhichoccurswhiletransferringafirearmbetweenhands.

10.4.5.Ashotwhichoccursduringmovement,exceptwhileactuallyshootingattargets.

10.4.5.1.Exception:AdetonationwhichoccurswhileunloadingafirearmisnotconsideredashotordischargeandisnotsubjecttoDQ.However,rule3.1mayapply.

10.5.Droppingorlosingcontrolofafirearm,whetherloadedorunloadedatanytimeafterthe“MakeReady”commandandbeforethe“RangeisClear”command.Thisincludesanyfirearm,loadedorunloaded,thatfallsafterbeinggroundedduringtheCOF.

10.5.1.Exception:Droppinganunloadedfirearmbeforethe“MakeReady”commandorafterthe“RangeisClear”commandwillnotresultinadisqualification,providedthefirearmisemptyandretrievedONLYbyanEventOfficial.

10.5.2.Exception:AcompletelyunloadedpistolvisuallycheckedbytheROduringthe“MakeReady”fallsoutoftheholsterwhilenavigatingaCOFpriortoanyloadingprocess.See9.2.3

10.6.Failuretogroundfirearmsinadesignatedareaandorcontainer.

10.6.1.Abandoningafirearmanywhereotherthaninadesignatedarea/containerinanunsafeconditionisaDQ.

10.6.2.Exception:safefirearmsaccidentlygroundedinasafedirectionbutnotinthecorrectdesignatedcontainermayinsteadresultina30secondproceduralpenalty.See9.2.5

10.7.Allowingthemuzzleofafirearmtobreakthe180degreesafetyplaneatanytime.

10.8.Havingaholsteredpistolwithaliveroundinthechamber,ormagazineinserted

whileintheproneposition

10.9.Allowingthemuzzleofanyfirearmtopointatanypartofthecompetitor’sbody(i.e.sweeping)duringaCOF.

10.9.1.Exception:AmatchDQwillnotapplyforsweepingbelowthebeltwhiledrawingorre-holsteringthehandgunaslongastheshooter’sfingersareclearlyoutsideofthetriggerguard.

10.10.Unsportsmanlikeconduct,whichincludes,butisnotlimitedtocheating:

10.10.1.Intentionallyalteringtargetspriortothetargetbeingscoredtogainadvantageortoavoidpenalties.

10.10.2.Alteringorfalsifyingscoresheets

10.10.3.Alteringafirearm’scaliber/gauge.i.e.onceyoustartthematchwithyour“rifle”shooting.223/5.56youcannotswapaPCCinitsplaceshooting9mm.

10.10.4.AlteringtheCOF,i.e.movingprops,shootingmats,ortargets,etc.UnlessexplicitlypermittedbyWSB.

10.10.5.Pistolandriflecartridgesmustfireasingleprojectileonly.

10.10.6.Failuretosubmittoainspectionofanyandallequipmentusedduringamatchtoverifyrulecompliance

10.10.7.Failuretosubmittopre-loadedshotguntubeaudits.ROsmayconductrandominspectionsofpre-loadedshotgunstoinsurethatacompetitorhasnotviolateddivisionalrules.

10.10.8.Shootingbuckshotataslugtargetintentionally.

10.11.Violatingprovisionsinsection5.1and5.5

10.12.ViolatingCOLDRANGEproceduressuchasholsteringahandgunoutsideasafetyarea.

10.13.Anycompetitorfoundwithamagazineinsertedintheirpistolorrifleorroundsloadedintheshotgun,whilenotunderthedirectsupervisionofarangeofficial,shallbeescortedtoasafeareatochecktheloadedcondition.Ifthemagazine,tube,orchamberisfoundtobeloaded,thecompetitorwillbesubjecttoDQ.Shotgunpre-loadinginloadingareaisexempt.

10.14.Handlingloadedmagazines,live,ordummyroundsoraloadedfirearminasafearea.

10.15.Acompetitorimpairedbyanddeemedunsafeasaresultofdrugs,legalorotherwise,oralcohol

10.16.AcompetitorshallnotengagetargetswithmorethanonegunintheirhandsduringaCOF.

10.17.Anabandonmentbarrel,pistol,rifle,orshotguntype,isutilizedtosafelyabandonafirearm.Itisnotastageprop;thereforeifacompetitorshootsanabandonmentbarrelduringANYactionitshallresultinaDQ.Forthepurposeofthisruletheterm“shoot”meansthatacompetitorfiresaprojectile(bullet,pellet,slugorwading)andthatprojectilestrikesanabandonmentbarrel.Itisnotnecessarytopenetratethebarrel;theprojectilejustneedstostriketheabandonmentbarrel.

10.18.Engagingaflyingclaywithanythingotherthanbirdshot.

10.19.Engaginganysteelwitharifle(anyprojectilefasterthan1600FPS)inside45yds

10.20.Engaginganysteelwithpistolinside7yds

10.21.EngagingnonKDsteelwithasluginside45yds

10.22.Engaginganysteelwithbirdshotinside5yds

11.Re-shoots

11.1.Re-shootsmaybeissuedbyaChiefRO,RangeMaster,orMatchDirector.Thecompetitorwillbegiventhechoicetore-shootimmediatelyorhavetheirpositionmovedtothebottomoftheirsquad’sshootingorder

11.2.Ifastagehasnotbeencompletelyresetpriortothestartsignalorifatargetfallsonitsownafterthestartsignal,theROshallstopthecompetitorassoonaspossible.Thecompetitorwillthenberequiredtore-shoottheCOFonceithasbeenreset.

11.3.Ifathrownorflippedclaytargetbreaksuponleavingthelauncher,beforetheshootercanengageit,theshootershallbestoppedandamandatoryreshootwillbeissued.

12.Appeals

12.1.Decisionsareinitiallymadebythestage’sChiefRO

12.2.IfthecompetitordisagreeswiththeCRO’sdecisiontheRangeMasterwillbecalledtomakethefinalrulinginthematter.Safetyviolationswillnotbesubjecttoarbitration.

13.Definitions

13.1.Abandoning--Thecompetitordoesnothavephysicalcontrolofthefirearmandhasphysicallymovedawayfromthefirearmoracquiredanotherfirearmandfiredthesubsequentfirearm.Alsoknownasdump,ground,ditch.

13.2.Coaching--Includes,butisnotlimitedtocallingskippedtargets,misses,adviceonhowtoclearmalfunctions,duringaCOF.ROsmayprovideassistanceinexceptionalcircumstances.(CoachingisallowedatBB3Glocalmatches)

13.3.COLDRANGE--Competitor’sfirearmsshallremainunloadedattheeventsiteexceptunderthedirectsupervisionofaneventofficial.

13.4.Courseoffire(COF)--Timebetweenmakereadyandrangeisclearcommands.

13.5.Detonation--Ignitionoftheprimerofaround,otherthanbytheactionofafiringpin,wherethebulletorshotdoesnotpasscompletelythroughthebarrel(e.g.whenaslideisbeingmanuallyretractedorwhenaroundisdropped).

13.6.Emptyfirearm--onethatiscompletelydevoidofallliveammunition

13.7.Engaged--Tobeinapositionwherethemuzzleisinlineofsighttothetargetinquestion.Shootinginthegeneraldirectionoftarget,shootingoverobstructionsthattargetsarebehind,orthroughsee-throughwallsand/orbarriersisprohibited.

13.8.ForbiddenArea--AnyareatheMDdecidestomakeofflimits.Thiscanbedoneforanyreason,butshouldbeclearlymarkedonthestagebriefing.Itisrecommendedtobeeasilyidentifiedonthestageitself.

13.9.LowReady--competitormuststand,withthefirearmheldinbothhands,stocktouchingshoulder,muzzleatwaistlevel(approximately45°angle),withfingeroutsidetriggerguardandsafetyon.

13.10.May--optional

13.11.NegligentDischarge--Ashotwhichtravelsoverabackstop,aberm,orinanyotherdirectiondeemedbytheeventorganizersasbeingunsafe.However,acompetitorwholegitimatelyfiresashotatatarget,whichhitsandthentravelsinanunsafedirection,willnotbedisqualified.

13.12.OAL--Overalllength

13.13.Operational--Thesafetyoperatescorrectlyasintended.Itmustnotbealteredordisabledinawaythatwhilenotbeinghandled,thesafetyfeaturescannolongerpreventthefirearmfromdischarging.

13.14.Passivesafety--Safetythatengagesautomaticallyanddisablesthefirearmfromdischargingwhilethefirearmisnotbeinghandled.“SafeAction”strikersafetiesorpassivetriggersafetiesfallunderthisruling.

13.15.Portarms--competitormuststand,withthefirearmheldinbothhands,stocktouchingthecompetitor'sbeltatwaistlevel,muzzleateyelevelwiththefingeroutofthetriggerguardandsafetyon.

13.16.RangeOfficer(RO)--Matchofficialresponsibleforstagescoringandsafety

13.17.Safedirection--orientationthatensuresifthefirearmweretodischargenopersonwouldbeinjured

13.18.Safefirearm--onethathasitsmanualsafetyfullyengaged,regardlessofammunitionstatus

13.19.Shall--complianceismandatory

13.20.Should--recommendedaction

13.21.Will--complianceismandatory

13.22.WrittenStageBriefing(WSB)--Stageinstructions,mustbeavailabletocompetitorspriortoshootingthestage

14.BB3GanditsStaffreservetherighttomakemodificationstotherulesasnecessary.Suggestionsorissueswiththerulescanbemadetobigben3gun@gmail.comorontheBB3GFacebookpage.Lastupdate3/1/19