2023 State Shooting Sports Championship Match Rules

2023 State Shooting Sports Championship

Match Rules

Revised 05 February 2023

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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DISCIPLINES AT-A-GLANCE

NEW FOR 2023 ARCHERY

? RECURVE ? COMPOUND AIR PISTOL AIR RIFLE HUNTING SKILLS MUZZLELOADER SHOTGUN SMALLBORE PISTOL SMALLBORE RIFLE

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DISCIPLINES AT-A-GLANCE

The February 2023 Arizona 4-H State Shooting Sports Championship Match consists of the nine disciplines and courses of fire listed below.

Courses of fire have been selected based on the most recent 4-H National Match guidelines available as of the revision date of these rules. They have been modified from their National Match origins due to time, resource and equipment limitations unique to Arizona Shooting Sports. When a conflict occurs between an Arizona State Match rule and a National Match rule, the Arizona State Match rule takes precedence. In the absence of a specified State Match rule, all National Match rules remain in effect.

The Arizona State Shooting Sports coordinator has the authority to modify, change, delete or add rules before or during any match.

Discipline

Course of Fire #1

Archery Compound

FITA Round

Course of Fire #2 Field Round

Course of Fire #3 3-D Round

Archery Recurve

Field Round

FITA Round

Air Pistol Air Rifle

Slow Fire - Bullseye

NRA Air Pistol Silhouette

National STD Threeposition Sporter Air

Rifle

NRA Sporter Air Rifle Silhouette

Hunting Skills

Wildlife Written Test

Archery 3-D

Muzzleloader Shotgun

Smallbore Pistol Smallbore Rifle

Slow Fire Bullseye Bottles and Critters

Trap Slow-Fire Bullseye,

Single Stage

NRA Three Position

Sporting Clays

Smallbore Hunter Pistol Silhouette

NRA Smallbore Silhouette

3-D Round None

None

Land Navigation None Skeet None None

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NEW FOR 2023

Archery:

- FITA Archery target engagement distances for recurve and compound bows will be as follows: SR: 60m, 50m, 40m in this order; INT: 40m, 30m, 20m in this order; JR: 30m, 20m, 10m in this order.

- Updates made to 3-D target distances and number of engagements. - Updates made to Field distances and number of engagements.

Air Pistol and Air Rifle:

- Modified equipment standards for air pistol and air rifle competition. At the discretion of the shooting sports coordinator, all non-precision designated .177 air rifles and air pistols will be allowed in this year's match. Sight requirements remain unchanged per the rules listed for each course of fire. The intent of this rule is to element potential equipment related barriers to entry in order to encourage more members to compete in air disciplines. This rule change is not intended to generate an advantage for a competitor by allowing air operated firearms that are normally designated as more capable than a sporter designated firearm (I.e. precision classified rifles).

- Modified target placement distances for air pistol silhouette course of fire. All silhouettes will be placed 10 meters from the firing line.

- Modified authorized shooting positions and target number engagements for air pistol and air rifle based on competitor's age classification. Please see air pistol and air rifle sections for more information.

- Time allotted for slow-fire air pistol match reduced to 10 minute preparation and 40 minutes for scored target engagement. Time allotted does not include the time needed for range safeties to change targets.

Hunting Skills: All new discipline this year.

Muzzleloader: All new discipline this year.

Smallbore Pistol:

- Time allotted for slow-rapid fire match as well as number of shots per round changes made. Please see discipline section for additional information.

- TQ-14 paper targets will be used during the 2023 State Match in place of metallic silhouettes during the Silhouette course of fire.

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NEW FOR 2023 CONTINUED Smallbore Rifle:

- Silhouette match will use the TQ-14 paper target shot at a distance of 50 feet. 40 rounds scored, 1 round per animal. 2.5 minutes per 5 targets.

- NRA 3 Position will be a half match. Target will be A-23/3. 30 rounds will be scored, 5 rounds per bullseye. Prone- 10 minutes, Kneeling- 15 minutes, Standing- 20 minutes.

- No coaching/coaches on firing line, parents and/or coaches are required to stay behind the spectator line.

- No cell phones, 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.

- Competitors are limited to checking in a maximum of two firearms for the match. Chief range officer may verify a backup firearm, if needed, while on the range.

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