2008 High Power Championship Bulletin

2008 KENTUCKY STATE HIGH POWER RIFLE CHAMPIONSHIPS

SPONSORED BY THE MEADE COUNTY SPORTSMEN’S CLUB

Dates: State Team High Power Championship – July 19, 2008.

State Individual High Power Rifle Championship – September 20, 2008.

Excellence-In-Competition Match – July 20, 2008

Location:  Scott Mountain Range, Fort Knox, Kentucky. 

Eligibility:  All competitors must be individual members of the NRA and the KYSRPA (or their state association of residence).  Only active duty military personnel are exempt from this rule.  Juniors may be members of an NRA affiliated Junior Rifle Club.   All members of a four man team must meet the eligibility requirements in NRA Rules 2.10 through 2.20. 

Entry Fees:  State Team High Power Championship:  Adults = $40, Juniors = $20. 

State High Power Rifle Championship: Adults = $35.00, Juniors = $15.00. 

Excellence-In-Competition Match = $15.00, Juniors = $10.00. 

Make checks payable to the Meade County Sportsmen’s Club (MCSC). 

Match proceeds support the KSRPA and MCSC junior high power programs. 

Entries:  The range capacity is 50 shooters except for the team match which has a 10 team limit.  Advanced entries must include name, complete address, telephone number, and payment of entry fee for each individual.  All advanced entries must reach the match coordinator by the last Tuesday before the match date.  A self-addressed, stamped envelope must also be sent if the entry is to be acknowledged.  The matches are held on a military installation and subject to cancellation by the Army with little notice. Without a telephone number, you may not be advised of any schedule changes. 

Mail advanced entries to:  Harold Cowley, 6205 South Wilson Rd, Elizabethtown, KY. 42701, 270-763-1596, collect calls will not be accepted.  The match coordinator must have your name and address on the gate roster prior to the match date, so call it in if in doubt. Information on other high power matches can be found at www.kysrpa.org. 

Rules:  These are NRA Approved matches, and unless modified by this program, current NRA rules will apply.  Open bolt indicators are required (Rule 3.21).  All competitors will wear eye and ear protection (Rules 3.19 & 3.20) in the pits.  All competitors will wear hearing protection on the firing line where eye protection is also highly encouraged.  Competitors will score, work in the target pits, and assist Range and Pit Officers as required.  Using plug type scoring gauges is restricted to the Pit Officer.

Rifle:  NRA match rifle (Rule 3.3) or service rifle (Rule 3.1, 3.1.1, or 3.1.2).

Ammunition:  Any safe ammunition (Rule 3.17.B). 

Challenges:  An exact $3 per challenge which is refunded if the challenge is upheld. 

Classification:  The State High Power Rifle Championships will use the NRA classification.  A current NRA High Power classification card, temporary score book, or assigned classification is acceptable.  If five or more unclassified competitors compete they will be placed in a separate class, otherwise they will shoot as Masters.  An unclassified shooter is a competitor that has not shot in an NRA Registered or Approved match within the past three years. 

Squadding:  All matches will be squadded at the registration table which opens at 8:00 am eastern time.  Advanced entries will be honored until 8:30 am. 

Team Match Schedule:  Firing will start at 9:00 am on July 19; coaching is permitted. 

Match 1 – 80 shot Regional Match Course (NRA Rule 7.14), with sighter shots, coaching allowed. 

Individual Match Schedule:  Firing will start at 9:00 am September 20; no coaching permitted. 

Match 1 – 200 yd. Slow fire, standing; two sighters and twenty shots for record in 22 minutes; SR-1 target. 

Match 2 – 200 yd. Rapid fire, standing to sitting or kneeling; two sighters in two minutes and two – ten shot strings in 60 seconds each; SR-1 target. 

Match 3 – 300 yd.  Rapid fire, standing to prone; two sighters in two minutes and two – ten shot strings in 70 seconds each; SR-3 target. 

Match 4 – 600 yd.  Slow fire, prone; two sighters and twenty shots for record in 22 minutes; MR-1 target. 

Match 5 – The State High Power Rifle Championship; aggregate of matches 1-4. 

EIC Match Schedule:  Firing will start at 9:00 am on July 20th; no coaching permitted. 

Match 1 – 50 shot National Match Course (NRA Rule 7.14), no sighter shots allowed. 

Team State Championship Awards:  Team plaques will be awarded for Match Winner (if not also High Resident) , High Resident (State Champions), and High Junior Team. 

EIC Match Awards:  Individual medals and points towards the Distinguished Rifleman Badge will be awarded by CMP in accordance with their policies. 

Individual State Championship Awards:  Individual trophies will be awarded for Match Winner (if not  also High Resident) and High Resident (State Champion) for Match 5.  Trophies or medals will also be awarded for High Service Rifle, High Police, High Junior, High Woman, and High Senior (60+) if at least 5 shooters compete in a category for Match 5.  Individual trophies will be awarded to Match Winners in Matches 1-4.  Individual medals will be awarded for First in Class and Second in Class for Matches 1-5.  If there are less than five competitors in a class, they will be grouped up into the next higher class. 

General:  Bring your own food and water; there will be no lunch break.  Competitors should car pool and park as many vehicles as possible in the 600 yard line parking area.  If vehicles interfere with the match, then all vehicles will be left at the 600 yard line. 

Motels:  There are some inexpensive motels near the range, including:

Best Western Gold Vault Inn, 1225 N Dixie Hwy, Radcliff (270) 351-1141. 

Golden Manor Motel, 346 Dixie Hwy, Muldraugh (270) 942-2800. 

Directions:  From Highway 31W, Dixie Highway, in Muldraugh enter the post through the Brandenburg Gate & continue to Frazier Rd, turn left onto Frazier Rd & go to the four way stop at Wilson Rd, go straight through the intersection and travel down Main Range Rd past French Range.  Continue down Main Range Rd and go down a very steep hill, at the base of the hill turn left onto Porter River Rd.  Follow Porter River Rd across the bridge to the first gate on the right, turn right and go up the steep hill on the gravel road. 

Gate Procedures:  All shooters must use the Brandenburg Gate to enter Fort Knox.  Have a picture ID and match program ready at the gate.  Tell the gate guards you are traveling to the rifle match at Scott Mountain Range and that you have one or more firearms.  Bring only the firearms you plan to shoot and call the match coordinator prior to the clinic to have your name and address on the gate roster.  Your vehicle may be searched and you may be asked for vehicle registration and proof of insurance papers.  This happens to everyone entering the post whose vehicle is not registered on Fort Knox, not just people with firearms.  It will be very helpful to be cooperative and polite when dealing with the guards.  Unless on official law enforcement business, Fort Knox considers all peace officers as civilians and thus subject to all these requirements. 

CAUTION:  These matches are on a U.S. military installation and everyone is subject to all applicable federal laws and military regulations while on post.  Concealed Carry Permits are not valid on federal installations and carrying concealed weapons of any kind on Ft. Knox is against federal law and military regulations.  Competitors should arrive at Fort Knox early in order to process through the gate and arrive at the match promptly.  All firearms must be unloaded and secured in an appropriate container.  Ammunition must be stored in appropriate containers and kept separate from firearms.