Gluing bag to a board?

Gettin' old

but I believe the latest rule allows an inch of anything from cornmeal mush to hardened unobtanium attached to the bottom of the rear sandbag. In addition to that, I'm fairly sure you can add unattached spacers to your hearts content.

I'll verify that come daylight - or not...
 
BTW, contrary to what Charles said, if you protest and appeal the decision, and you win the appeal, your targets are counted.
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How's that work Ray? You use a piece of equipment the RO deems outside the rules, and are disqualified. You can protest at the match, but if the RO says the original decision stands, the match goes on without you. Winners are posted, and everybody goes home. If you don't take your targets off the wall, somebody will.

Now you can appeal to the IBS or NBRSA board, and they just might uphold your protest. But those targets are long gone, there is no way you will win the match.

BTW, it is hard to predict just when a reule will suddenly get enforced. I remember a match a few years back when the "can't take targets down until the protest period is over" became real important. We stopped for lunch -- officially, not just relay 1. Went to lunch, came back 45 minutes later. I, and a few others took down our morning targets. We were disqualified, because as it turns out, there had been a computer problem, & by the time they got it fixed, the protest period was still officially going.

For a short while, everybody paid attention to that one. They even announced over the PA when the protest period had expired. I haven't been to many point-blank matches lately, but those I've been to seem pretty relaxed, no announcement now, no real effort to check when you take your targets, & no DQs.

You just gotta go with the flow.
 
Charles

At our matches, most shooters pretty well obey the when take down the targets rule, especially anyone who is in contention for an award. It is not uncommon to hear someone ask, "can we take our targets down yet".
If we started enforcing all of the rules as the book says, we would never get through a match. Obvious things that are easy to accomplish are a given. Weighing Rifles and slipping a gage on the forearm takes a minimum amount of time, but have you ever tried to check that "stock rule" thing concerning the drop of the butt stock. Or the rule on how much straight of the barrel can extend past the bolt face. Heck, on high polished barrels, it is difficult to even see where the "straight" ends and the taper begins. And to do it properly, you have to stick something in the muzzle end. Sure.
In a way,we tend to police ourselves. Everybody knows everybody, and if something looks "not right",the word will get around. (hmmm,You probably wondered what everybody was whispering about behind your back,??).
I know all of this sounds strange to those not involved. Geeze,we are just shooting, trying to have a little fun. But we do have to have some standards, and perhaps the threat that the rules just might be enforced is enough to keep us honest.........jackie
 
Charles E said:
How's that work Ray? You use a piece of equipment the RO deems outside the rules, and are disqualified. You can protest at the match, but if the RO says the original decision stands, the match goes on without you. Winners are posted, and everybody goes home. If you don't take your targets off the wall, somebody will.
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Charles

The rules provide that if the referees find you using a piece of equipment that is non conforming you have the option to change the equipment or to continue shooting under protest. Your targets are collected and scored like anyone elses. If you win the appeal (could take months) your targets are official. If the targets put you in the winners circle it is up to the host club to resolve the issue. I recall at least 3 times when people were contacted and asked to return trophies so that they could be re-issued to the real winner. So the system does work.

OTOH, if you are DQ'd as a result of the equipment inspection, you're right, there's not much that can be done except to appeal the decision and possibly get some satisfaction in the way of, "Sorry 'bout that." But the same would be true for any DQ. It would seem to me that it would have to be a very serious equipment violation before the Range Officer would DQ you. Safety rule violations and/or overweight rifles are another matter. Not too much wiggle room there.

I believe that the NBRSA Long Range methods work best. Rifles are inspected and weighed before shooting begins and a sticker with the referees initials is pasted on the stock. When shooters are called to the line and equipment is set up, it is easy for a referee or Range Officer to walk the line, looking for the stickers and checking the equipment at the same time. All disputes are settled before the shooting starts - but there are very few disagreements.

Maybe Long Range shooters are simply a friendlier, law abiding lot?:rolleyes:

Ray
 
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