- All smallbore rifles are required to have the action open and a Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) type CBI (Clear Barrel Indicator) in place when the rifle is not being fired and is uncased.
- Cased rifles will be the last equipment to be brought to the range and the first to be removed from it.
- The weight of smallbore rifles, including the magazine, will determine the official weight of the rifle. The CMP rifle trigger must be capable of lifting and supporting the 3.0 # weight without firing. Triggers which break as the weight is lifted will not pass.
- Colored flags, markers, or ribbons to specially mark targets, are not allowed. Targets are numbered for competitor identification.
- NO cell phones, smart watches, radios, or other electronic communication devices may be used by competitors or others on or in the immediate vicinity of competitive ranges during active competition. Exception for Range Officers. If a timer is used, it must be a separate device, not a cell phone.
Additional Information:
Coaching: Only one designated Head Coach for each team and they will accompany the team during practice sessions. Additional parents, etc., will not be permitted in the shooting area. Coaches will be behind the shooting area, as designated by the CRO, and will not be allowed to contact the competitors during any of the firing periods including during sighter shots. If the competitor wishes to consult with the coach during the firing or sighting period, they may ask the range officer to be excused and step back off the line where they can meet with their coach and have discreet discussion where it does not interfere with other competitors. The clock will still be running. The coach may not initiate the consultation. Between stages (movement from rams to chickens only in silhouette or during position changes, target changes), the coach may come to the shooting area only when requested by a RO to help the team transport their equipment to the next firing point. (Only the scorers and resetters will go down range to reset silhouette targets.) During the practice session, only the coach may go down range with the competitor when changing targets but must limit their downrange time. Competitors may bring their own targets and holders for the practice session. In most cases Range Officials will have all the targets in place so competitors will only go down range at the end of shooting. Coaches may not be in the shooting area during the preparation or shooting periods. In the CMP match, competitors will go from the initial sighter period to firing for record very quickly so there will be no break in between. Please note during check-in how your competitors should be paired for silhouette. The team will be split into pairs with one pair shooting; the other pair will be down the line scoring and resetting targets for another team. The pair shooting will spot for each other (one fires their shots, and one spots). They switch roles when the first competitor has completed firing on that animal. The next relay, the pairs will switch places. If a team only has 3 competitors, Officials will attempt to spread the team across relays, so one of the team members can spot for the third competitor.