General Rules
- The Trap Range Chairman/Committee is responsible for the shoot program, general rules of Trap matches, and daily operation of the Trap Range.
- The Trap Range Officer is in charge of the safety and actions of participants within the rules of the NMLRA and the Trap Range. The Range Officer is responsible for the accuracy of the scoring and posting in a timely manner. The Range Officer’s decision is final in all scoring and posting matters. Range Officer is in charge of opening and closing the Trap Range.
- THE TRAP RANGE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE USE OF EYE AND HEARING PROTECTION WHILE SHOOTING.
- All shooters must wear back numbers.
- All false muzzles must be attached to loading bench (NMLRA rule).
- Caps will be snapped, flints napped and guns cleared no more than shoulder high in designated areas only.
- All new shooters must check in with Range Officer or Assistant before firing first shot.
- All contestants must load their own guns.
- All broken birds will be shot over; also all white or orange birds used as marker birds will be shot over except in designated matches.
- When a marker bird comes out of a trap, the shooter getting the marker bird is allowed to shoot another bird. FOLLOWING THAT SHOOTER THE TRAP WILL CLOSE TO BE REFILLED.
- Practice birds are 15 cents each and available anytime except when a trap is closed for special matches.
- Shoot-offs will be shot on the last Saturday of the shoot starting as soon as the half-hour protest period is over. SHOOTERS NOT PRESENT FOR SHOOT-OFFS AT DESIGNATED TIME WILL FORFEIT.
- All shoot-offs will be on Trap 1 as designated by Range Officer and Shoot-Off Committee (exception: Special matches and Daily matches check rules and schedules). Matches will be shot off in order starting with Match 100 (EXCEPTION: OLD TIMER AND JUNIOR MATCHES WILL BE SHOT FIRST).
- Any gun that malfunctions for any reason is subject to inspection by the Range Officer before returning to firing line.
- There will be no changing of guns or choke tubes during a match. A gun that is determined broken or unsafe by a Range Officer or Assistant Range Officer can be replaced during a match on their authority only. NO EXCEPTIONS!
- Shooter MUST USE THE SAME GUN during shoot-offs that was used to shoot the match.
- A shooter cannot receive practice birds once a match is started – this means the shooter cannot go to another trap and call for a bird to clear their gun or shoot at a lost bird from the blow-out area.
- String will not be used in Championship Matches to break ties.
- Only Night Matches will be shot at night.
- When traps are closed for a specified match, only that specific match can be shot on that trap at that time.
- All entrants in the Calcutta are obligated to finish the match.
- Changes in schedules or rules will be posted at range.
- Range Officer’s decision is final.
- Awards presentation is held on the last Sunday at 9:00 a.m.
- Dove Shoot: Shot off wobble trap, no practice birds!
- SHOOTERS NOT PRESENT FOR SHOOT-OFFS AT DESIGNATED TIME WILL FORFEIT.
- Shooters shall not return to the loading bench with a loaded gun after they cross the “Red Line” areas on the Trap field.
209 Primers - Shotgun - Loading guns equipped with 209’s
A. Side Locks load like any other muzzleloader.
B. Inline – Manufactured will load like any other muzzleloader.
C. Side by Side Breech Loading Firearms converted to muzzleloading will be equipped with dummie primers and red flags that protrude out of the breech when closed so that the Range Officer can tell at a glance that the firearm is safe to load.
D. Over and Under Breech Loading Firearm converted to muzzleloading equipped with 209’s will be equipped with dummie primers and red flags that protrude out of the breech when closed so that the Range Officer can tell at a glance that the firearm is safe to load.
E. If there is a mis-fire with a 209 primer, the shooter must go to the blow-out area and unload his firearm before reloading his firearm.
Chief Range Officer, Jerry Middendorf