Poulsbo Pistoleros Standard  Operation Procedures CAS & Long Range)

1.   Matches are held at times and dates approved by the PSC.

2.     Each Poulsbo Pistoleros match shall be under the direction of a Match Director who has final say on all matters relating to that match.

3.     All shooters will sign in at a match on both the PSC and the CAS form.

4.    A safety briefing will be given before every match.

5.,   Only approved weapons and ammunition will be used in a match,

6.   Muzzles will be pointed in a safe direction at all times.

7.    Long guns will be transported and carried with their actions open at all times unless in a case or scabbard. Shotguns will be staged open and empty on a stage. Rifles will be staged closed with rounds only in magazine on a stage.

8.    No weapon will be handled except: (i) at the loading table: (ii) when being staged on a stage according to the stage direction: (iii) used in shooting the stage. Weapons may be reloaded during a stage if such reloading is called for in the stage directions.

9.   Shooters will be divided into posses with a designated RO/Posse leader for each Posse.

10.  Each posse will have the following working positions that may rotate among posse members: Acting R0/Timer, Scorekeeper and Counters. Other members will assist in picking up brass and resetting the stage between shooters as needed.

11. 5. Timer Operator
A) Is the Chief Range Officer for the stage and is in charge of the firing line, as long as he/she is running the timer.

B) Is responsible for assigning and identifying three Spotters. It is a good idea to have bandanas or batons for the spotters to hold. This helps identify the spotters and keeps them on the line until they hand off the baton or bandana to the next spotter.

C) The Timer Operator does not have the authority to overrule the spotters but can question spotters as to location of misses. The Timer Operator does have the best advantage to see the direction the muzzle is pointed, which is helpful in edge hits.

D) The Timer Operator should be aware of the skill level of the competitors and very attentive to newer shooters, helping and coaching them through the course of fire, as needed, and always ready to control the newer shooter.

E) Give seasoned shooters a little more room since they tend to move very fast. Don’t let them run over you because you’re crowding them.

F) The Timer Operator never starts a competitor in a faulted position. It is not considered a faulted position for allowing a shooter to start without properly loaded guns or available ammunition on their person. .

G) The Timer Operator does not count misses, but watches the shooter for unsafe acts, correct target engagement, and stage procedures.

H) The Timer Operator holds the timer in a manner ensuring the last shots fired in a stage are recorded. This is especially true if the last gun being used in a stage is a rifle, which is always considered poor course design, since rifle reports are often not loud enough to reliably record on a timer.

12.  Scorekeeper
A)  Calls out shooting order and records times and penalties. If scoring instructions dictate, the Scorekeeper will also total the times and penalties to calculate the shooter’s score. It is good practice for the Scorekeeper to repeat in a loud, clear voice the scoring time announced by the Timer Operator.

B) The Scorekeeper can be one of the Spotters.

C) The penalties are recorded in a manner not confusing to the person inputting computer data. If there are five misses, for instance, don’t simply write “5”, since that can be confused as just a five second penalty. If there is one miss, don’t write “5” thinking someone will assume it just means five seconds. They may read that as five misses and add on twenty-five seconds. It’s best to write 1/5, 2/10, or 3/15 for misses and 1/10 for a procedural.

D) The competitor should always be aware of any misses or penalties as they are leaving the firing line. The competitor has the right to know, since once they leave the line and unload, miss penalties should not be questioned.

13.  The Spotters have the responsibility to count shots and misses and to verify the targets were engaged in the correct order for the required number of shots. Spotters will assist the Timer Operator by watching for violations when the competitor retrieves staged firearms and draws handguns since it is impossible for the Timer Operator to have an unobstructed view of both sides of the competitor’s body. Spotters are obligated to stop a shooter from attempting an unsafe action if the Timer Operator is not in position to see it or react quickly enough.

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