Chabot Gun Club Old West Shoot Information:
When - 3rd Sunday Odd Months
Where - Ranges 4 & 5
Match Directors - Jim & Steve Moore, Frank Tabor
Link: www.bcvc.net/owss/
Special Instructions - All firearms must be vintage 1896 or before. No auto loaders! Pistol, rifles, and shotguns (double barrel side by side), or Winchester model 97 pumps are required. Most stages are shot with all three firearms. 2 or more pistols are desirable. Period dress is not required but is an asset. Minimum dress: Levi's, cowboy hat and boots!
2010 Schedule:
January 17
March 21
May 16
July 18
September 19
November 212011 Schedule:
January 16
March 20
Open to the public, new shooters receive orientation.
Early morning mist and mister.
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CHABOT RANGE WAR SAFETY RULES
1. Safety glasses and hearing protection are mandatory when
on the range during matches.
2. NO consumption of alcohol on-site during active range hours (between 9:00
a.m. and 5:00 p.m.). Violation will result in disqualification from the match.
NOTE:
You should not shoot if you are taking any (prescription or over-the-counter)
medication that may impair your balance, coordination or ability to handle
firearms safely at all times.
3. All weapons to be empty with actions open in gun carts and while being
carried. All loading to take place on the loading bench just prior to shooting
the stage or on the clock. Leave all loaded guns (supervised) on loading bench
if you have to walk away.
4. All long guns must have their BARRELS POINTED UP when being carried or moved,
unless they are pointed directly at a side berm while loading or clearing.
5. No holstered weapons in the public area of the range. No holstered weapons in
the public area of the range (near the vending machines and main range tower).
6. All weapons to be put away by 5:00 p.m. No firearms should be out after 5:00
p.m.
NO WEAPONS IN THE GOUGE EYE SALOON!
7. Everybody is a range officer. Bring infractions to the attention of the
shooter and/or an RO/Posse Leader or Match Director.
8. The R/O (person with the clock in their hand) on the stage at the time of the
incident or violation has the final word on any penalties, shooting infractions
or stage/match disqualifications.
9. Unsafe firearm handling or poor sportsmanship will result in disqualification
from the stage or match (per SASS rules). Unsafe firearm handling includes (but
is not limited to):
a. Carrying a loaded firearm while not at a stage.
b. Dropping, or throwing, a firearm, intentionally or unintentionally.
c. Breaking the "180" degree rule when laying a firearm on any table.
d. Accidental discharge within ten feet of the firing line.
e. Accidental or intentional discharge at the loading or unloading bench.
f. Sweeping bystanders/spectators with your (loaded or unloaded) firearm.
10. Misses and procedural violations are assessed at 10 seconds each. Each f
ailure to engage is a miss. One Procedural should be assessed for each incorrect
shooting string (shooting a string in the wrong order is a Single procedural per
shooting string, not per target) in addition to any number of applicable safety
procedurals and actual misses incurred on the stage.
CHABOT RANGE WAR! SCORING AND SPECIAL SHOOTING INSTRUCTIONS
Official score sheets are kept in the Posse Book provided to your designated
Posse Leader. RANGE WAR! does not use "rank points" for match scoring…overall times are used
for ranking each shooter category as well as the over-all match winner.
Generally, SASS safety and sportsmanship rules apply, although you are allowed to
stoke shotguns at designated stages. A more detailed list of safety rules is
included in each shooter packet.
The following special rules for RANGE WAR! scoring apply at all stages:
MISSES:
Each miss is a 10 second penalty.
Unintentional failure to shoot at a target is a miss.
PROCEDURALS:
Not following procedure (such as engaging targets out of order, starting before
the buzzer sounds) and minor safety violations (such as moving on a stage with a
cocked gun) will incur a 10 second penalty at the discretion of the R/O (the man
with the clock in his hand…or lady if that is the case, at the time the violation
occurred).
STAGE DQ:
A Stage Disqualification (per SASS rules will result in a time of 10 seconds
added to the slowest total time recorded in your posse for that stage (including
their misses and procedurals).
And (let’s pray this doesn’t happen) A Match Disqualification (per SASS rules)
will result in a last place ranking with "D/Q" in all stages,
regardless of scores on previous stages.
APPEALS:
If you have a disagreement with a decision made by the stage R/O (the person with
the clock in their hand), when they are not busy or after your entire posse has
completed the stage, please address them with your problem. Listen to their
response, but do not argue. If you still disagree, after the match, get them
together with the Match Director in the Gouge Eye Saloon, buy a round of drinks
for everyone in the bar and make your case. You’ll still lose, ‘cause the R/O’s
decision will stand, but everyone will overlook your bad manners if you’re buyin’
drinks!
STARTING A COURSE OF FIRE:
It is the shooter’s responsibility to ensure their guns are positioned and loaded
properly and they understand the designated course of fire. Once the first round
is fired, you are on the clock. If you encounter a difficulty before the first
round is fired, you may request a restart.
Prior to beginning a course of fire, the R/O will state: "Does the shooter
understand the course of fire?" (Answer, "Yes" or "No").
"Is the shooter ready?" (Answer, "Yes or "No).
If the shooter replies, "Yes" to both, the R/O will indicate s/he is ready to
start by saying, "Go ahead" or Proceed and the shooter will say the designated
line (or something similar) for the stage. Once the line is completed, the R/O
will start the timer. The shooter should not pick up a gun, draw, pull the rope,
remove the towel, flip the card or break from port arms (depending on the
designated starting position) until after the buzzer has begun to sound.
Regarding Belly Guns ...break top or swing up type. NO DERRINGERS. If you don’t
have a belly gun, there should be a loaner available at the stage. Otherwise,
hit up your posse, ask nicely, there should be at least one belly gun in each
posse.
Management reserves the right to refuse admission, control occupancy or remove anyone whose conduct is deemed by management to be disorderly or who fails to comply with any safety regulation.
(510) 569-0213
