SHOOTING RANGES
 
 
PRIMITIVE RANGE INFORMATION
 
Range Officer–Chuck Ziegler 
 
Range Schedule:
  • Saturday, June 8, 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
  • Sunday, June 9, 9:00 a.m. (following church) - 4:00 p.m.
  • Monday, June 10 through Friday, June 14, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
  • Saturday, June 15, 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
 
Ticket Sales close at:
  • 3:30 P.M. FIRST SATURDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
  • 12:00 P.M. SECOND SATURDAY
 
SAFETY:  
  • There will be no blowing down the barrel of any firearm during NMLRA National Matches. 
    (See NMLRA Range Rules and Regulations,section 21-7.11). 
  • Once a shooter has completed a match, he or she must prove to the match officer that his or her rifle, smoothbore, or pistol is unloaded and safe.
  • The two accepted methods of proof are: 
    • Put the ramrod into the empty barrel of firearm and show the match officer the unloaded mark on the ramrod. 
    • Drop the ramrod, metal tip first, down the empty barrel. The “click” of the tip hitting the breech plug must be distinct. 
  • Failure to do either of these safety checks will result in the score being thrown out and not scored. 
  • Shooters will not have a second chance to shoot the same match again.
 
REGULATIONS: 
  • When shooters sign up to shoot on the Primitive Range, they will be asked to donate time as a match officer.
  • All Primitive Matches are roundball, loaded from pouch and horn, to be shot with open and fixed, non-adjustable sights, (refer to Rule #9090). Shaders, chaw straps, spotting scopes, binoculars, or shooting jackets are not permitted (see exceptions noted in Matches 605 and 607).
  • Costume of 1750–1840 period required in specified matches.
  • Ramrods for Matches 603, 609, and 611 must be a traditional ramrod made with material readily available in the period of 1750–1840. Those materials are wood, iron, horn, antler, brass, and bone. Non-traditional materials are stainless steel, fiberglass, plastic, and so forth, or handles or parts made of aluminum, nylon, plastic, or such. Whether or not materials like these are traditional in style, they are not allowed.
  • Smoothbore–No rear sight above the plane of the barrel, no set triggers, 54 caliber or larger; Sighted Smoothbore–set triggers, rear sight, any calibers ALLOWED.
  • Pistol competitors need to use a loading rack.
  • There will be special impromptu matches throughout the week (such as a Husband and Wife Match). Check the blockhouse or bulletin board for details.
  • Hearing protection and protective eyeglasses are allowed and encouraged without regard to whether modern or primitive in style. Any tinted corrective eyeglasses used on the Primitive Range are acceptable only if the user has a doctor's slip stating that the tinted glasses must be worn on a daily basis (due to glaucoma or other eye disorders). In addition, any commercial shooting or safety glass may be used EXCEPT those with yellow, red, dark blue, or mirror-finish lenses. Final determination of acceptability shall be at the discretion of the Range Officer. No sighting aids on glasses.
  • Primitive Range protest and challenge time will end Sunday, June 16, at 8:00 A.M. Scores will be posted at the Block House and in the Club House.
  • It is the duty of the competitor to check all current postings of scores; if there are any errors, it is the competitor’s responsibility to question them.
  • Protests and challenges will not be allowed after the conclusion of the official protest and challenge period.
  • Awards ceremony: Sunday, June 16, 10:00 a.m. at the Block House