1) GENERAL CONDUCT & DISPUTE RESOLUTION  

1. Eye protection is mandatory for participants, spectators & officials at the event site. 
2. Ear protection is mandatory for participants, spectators & officials while on or near a stage. 
3. No participants or spectators shall consume or be under the influence of alcohol, marijuana or nonprescription drugs at the event site. Any participant found to be impaired as a result of legitimate prescription drugs may be directed to stop shooting and requested to leave the range. 
4. Participants and spectators are always expected to conduct themselves in a courteous and sportsmanlike manner. Any person who violates this rule may be ejected from the event site at the Match Director’s discretion. 
5. This is a family-friendlyrangeand the public may be watching so appropriate behavior is expected. A 10-second procedural will be given to shooters who use vulgar, offensive, or cuss words. If a shooter has been given 2 procedurals for this infraction they will be disqualified. The shooter may or may not receive a warning before being disqualified.  
6. Clothing with any offensive or obscene logos, sayings, pictures or drawings shall not be worn or displayed while at the event site (at Match Director’s discretion). 
7. Participants may be disqualified from the event for safety or conduct violations. This will result in complete disqualification from the event, and the participant will not be allowed to continue nor be eligible for prizes or refund of event fees. 
8. A participant shall be disqualified for unsportsmanlike conduct. Examples of unsportsmanlike conduct include: 
9. Cheating by intentionally altering a target prior to the target being scored to gain advantage or avoid a penalty. 
10. Cheating by altering or falsifying score sheets. 
11. Cheating by altering the configuration of firearms or equipment without permission of the Match Director. 
12. Threatening or assaulting other participants or Event Officials. 
13. Disruptive behavior likely to disturb or distract other participants while they are shooting. 
14. Willful disregard of Event Official instructions. 
15. The final decision on all disqualifications and reshoots will be made by the Range Master or the Match Director. 
16. Any rule not explicitly covered by this document will be resolved with a ruling by the Match Director or his designee. Rulings by the Match Director or his designee will be final and will serve as a precedent for the duration of the event. 

 

2) SAFETY  

1. All BRSP events will be run on cold ranges. 
2. Participant’s firearms will remain unloaded at the event site except under the direction and immediate supervision of an Event Official. 
3. Range Flag will be inserted into the action of all long guns until under the supervision of the Range Officer. 
4. Firearms may only be handled and/or displayed in a designated safety area. A. Safety areas will be clearly marked with signs. B. No firearm may be loaded in a safety area. C. No ammunition (including dummy ammunition or snap caps) may be handled in a safety area. 
5. Range flags may be removed when at the safety table to cycle the action. The flag must then be replaced before leaving the safety table. 
6. Firearms may be transported to, from and between stages only in the following condition: A. Handguns must be cased or holstered, de-cocked and with the magazine removed. B. Rifles and pistol caliber carbines must be cased, secured muzzle-up or muzzle down in a stable gun cart/caddy, or carried with the muzzle up. Actions must have a chamber flag in the action and detachable magazines removed. 
7. A participant who causes an accidental discharge will be stopped by an Event Official as soon as possible and shall be disqualified. Examples of accidental discharges include: 
8. A shot, which travels over a backstop, a berm or in any other direction deemed by Event Official to be unsafe. Note that a participant who legitimately fires a shot at a target, which then travels in an unsafe direction, will be disqualified (e.g. breaking the 180-degree rule). 
9. A shot which strikes the ground within 10 feet of the participant, except when shooting at a target closer than 10 feet to the participant. 1. Exception – a shot which strikes the ground within 10 feet of the participant due to a “squib”. 
10. In the case of a shot striking a prop where the projectile is deflected or does not continue to strike the ground, if an Event Official determines that the projectile would have struck the ground within 10 feet of the participant had it not been deflected or stopped by the prop, the provisions above shall apply. 
11. A shot which occurs while loading, reloading or unloading any firearm. 1. Exception – a detonation which occurs while unloading a firearm is not considered an accidental discharge. 2. A “detonation” is defined as the ignition of the primer of a round, other than by action of a firing pin, where the projectile or shot does not pass through the barrel (e.g.when a slide is being manually retracted, when a round is dropped etc.) 
12. A shot which occurs during remedial action in the case of a malfunction. 
13. A shot which occurs while transferring a firearm between hands. 
14. A shot which occurs during movement, except while actively engaging targets. 
15. A participant who performs an act of unsafe gun handling will be stopped by an Event Official as soon as possible and shall be disqualified. Examples of unsafe gun handlinginclude: 
16. Dropping a firearm, whether loaded or unloaded, at any time after the “Make Ready” command and before the “Range is Clear” command. Dropping an unloaded firearm before the “Make Ready” command or after the “Range is Clear” command will not result in disqualification, provided the firearm is retrieved by an Event Official and it is found to be unloaded. 
17. Use of any unsafe ammunition as defined in Section 3. 
18. Abandoning a firearm during a stage in any location other a safe abandonment location as stipulated in the stage briefing. 
19. Firearms may only be abandoned in one of the following conditions: 
20. Loaded, safety catch fully engaged, muzzle pointed in the designated safe direction. 
21. Completely unloaded (no ammunition in the firearm), detachable magazine removed, muzzle pointed in the designated safe direction. 
22. Unloading any firearm in an unsafe manner or discharging a firearm while not legitimately engaging a target. You may not burn rounds to unload the firearm before abandoning it. 
23. Allowing the muzzle of a firearm to break the 180-degree safety plane. In the case of a participant facing downrange, the muzzle of a loaded handgun may point slightlyuprangewhile drawing or re-holstering, so long as it does not point outside an imaginary circle of three (3) feet radius from the participant’s feet.  
24. Engaging a steel target in an unsafe manner, such as by: A. Engaging steel targets with handgun caliber ammunition at a range of less than 23 feet. B. Engaging steel targets with rifle caliber ammunition at a range less than 164 feet. 
25. Allowing a muzzle of a firearm to point at any part of the participant’s body during a course of fire (i.e.sweeping). A. Exception: sweeping of the lower extremities (below the belt) while drawing or re-holstering a handgun, provided that the participant’s fingers are clearly outside the trigger guard. 
26. Pointing a firearm, whether loaded or unloaded, in any direction deemed by Event Officials to be unsafe. 

 

3) AMMUNITION  

1. Handgun caliber ammunition shall be 9mm Parabellum (9x19mm NATO) or larger, unless otherwise stipulated under equipment division rules. No magnum or bottleneck cartridge calibers, or .30 Carbine rounds, may be used in pistols or PCC’s. A. Handgun caliber rounds must have a muzzle velocity not less than 700 fps and not more than 1250 fps when fired from a handgun, and not more than 1500 FPS when fired from a PCC. 
2. Rifle caliber ammunition shall be .223 Remington (5.56x45m NATO) or larger, unless otherwise stipulated under equipment division rules. 
3. Ammunition containing tracer, incendiary, armor-piercing, steel jacketed/bi-metal or steel/tungsten/penetrator core projectilesisunsafe and prohibited.  
4. If unsafe ammunition damages a target or prop the competitor will be disqualified and the shooter will be required to replace or pay for the prop or target, including shipping. 
5. A magnet is available from the Match Director to check any suspected ammunition. 

 

4) FIREARMS  

1. All firearms used by participants must be serviceable and safe. Event Officials may inspect a participant’s firearms at any time to check they are functioning safely. If any firearm is declared unserviceable or unsafe by an Event Official, it must be withdrawn from the event until it is repaired to the satisfaction of the Range Master. No slings will be permitted on long guns. 
2. Firearms capable of fully automatic or burst fire (“machineguns”) may be used only in semi-auto mode (i.e.not more than one (1) round fired with each pull of the trigger). Violation of this rule will incur a 30 second time penalty per occurrence. 
3. Participants are not permitted to use firearms with “binary” triggers, “Slide Fire” andbumpfire-type stocks, or any other devices which can mimic fully automatic fire. 
4. Sig Braces and any variant thereof are permitted. Compliance with federal and state law is the responsibility of the competitor. 
5. Handgun conversions are allowed, provided they meet all PCC criteria. No PCC’s may use magnum or bottleneck cartridge calibers, or .30 Carbine rounds. 
6. Short Barreled Rifles (SBR’s) are permitted. The competitor is responsible for compliance with all state and federal laws and regulations concerning ownership and transport of the SBR. 
7. Suppressors (silencers) may not be used on any firearms, as the shots may not be picked up by the shot timer. 
8. Participants must use the same firearms (handgun, pistol caliber carbine, rifle) for the entire event. 
9. If a participant’s firearm becomes unserviceable, that participant may replace their firearm with another of a substantially similar model, caliber and sighting system only with the approval of the Match Director. 
10. Participants generally may not reconfigure any firearm during the event. Explicitly prohibited acts include changing caliber, barrel length, sighting systems and/or stock style. Explicitly permitted acts include: 
11. A. Installing or removing support devices (g.bipods), and other minor accessories (e.g.scope covers).  
12. If a participant’s firearm becomes unserviceable, that participant may repair their firearm with directly equivalent replacement parts. If replacement parts result in a significant change to the firearm configuration, then the repair must be approved by the Match Director. 
13. Unless otherwise stipulated in the stage briefing, required firearms will begin the stage in the following ready conditions: 
14. Handgun: Loaded to division start capacity and holstered. In the case ofsingleactionautos or double-action autos with manual override safeties, the safety catch must be in the “safe” position. In case of double-action autos & revolvers, the hammer must be down/forward.  
15. Pistol Caliber Carbine: Loaded and held in the low ready position. Safety catch must be in the “safe” position. 
16. Rifle: Loaded to division start capacity and held in the low ready position. Safety catch must be in the “safe” position. 
17. Participants may not touch or hold any firearm loading device or ammunition after the “Stand By” command and before the “Start Signal (except for unavoidable touching with the lower arms). 

 

5) EQUIPMENT DIVISIONS  

1. Participants will declare one equipment division at the beginning of the event. 
2. Equipment divisions are: Open, and Tactical. Failure to meetall ofthe equipment and ammunition requirements for the Tactical division shall result in the participant being placed into the Open Division. If the requirements of neither division are met, the participant’s scores will be excluded from the final event results.  
3. TACTICAL DIVISION (Participant will declare two guns at the start of the match.) 
4. Rifle 
5. Not more than one (1) electronic or optical sight is permitted. 
6. A supplemental magnifier may be used with the permitted optical sight provided the magnifier does not contain an aiming reticule, cannot be used as an aiming device by itself, and remains mounted in the same location on the rifle for the duration of the event. A participant may use the magnifier in either the magnified or unmagnified modeas long asit stays mounted in the same place.  
7. Supporting devices (bipods, etc.) are allowed. 
8. Compensators and muzzle brakes are allowed. 
9. Magazines that hold more than 30 rounds are allowed. 
10. Pistol 
11. Holsters must safely retain the handgun during various movements and must completely cover the trigger. 
12. The belt upon which the handgun holster is attached must be worn at waist level. 
13. Shoulder holsters, chest-mounted and cross draw holsters are prohibited. 
14. Slide-mounted electronic sights allowed; framed-mounted electronic sights are prohibited. 
15. Compensators, muzzle brakes or barrel porting are prohibited. 
16. Magazine length may not exceed 170mm in the case of single column magazines and may not exceed 140mm in the case of staggered column magazines. 
17. PCC 
18. Not more than one (1) electronic or optical sight is permitted. 
19. A supplemental magnifier may not be used. 
20. Supporting devices (bipods, etc.) are not allowed. 
21. Compensators, muzzle brakes or barrel porting are allowed. 
22. Magazines that hold more than 30 rounds are allowed. 
23. OPEN DIVISION (Participant will declare two guns at the start of the match.) 
24. Rifle 
25. More than one (1) electronic or optical sight is permitted. 
26. Supporting devices (bipods, etc.) are allowed. 
27. Compensators, muzzle brakes and barrel porting are allowed. 
28. Magazines that hold more than 30 rounds are allowed. 
29. Pistol 
30. Holsters must safely retain the handgun during various movements and must completely cover the trigger. 
31. The belt upon which the handgun holster is attached must be worn at waist level. 
32. Shoulder holsters, chest-mounted and cross draw holsters are prohibited. 
33. Slide-mounted and framed-mounted electronic sights are allowed. 
34. Compensators, muzzle brakes and barrel porting are allowed. 
35. Magazine length may not exceed 170mm. 
36. PCC 
37. More than one (1) electronic or optical sight is permitted. 
38. A supplemental magnifier may be used. 
39. Supporting devices (bipods, etc.) are allowed. 
40. Compensators, muzzle brakes and barrel porting are allowed. 
41. Magazines that hold more than 30 rounds are allowed. 

 

6) SCORING & PENALTIES  

1. Stage scores will be based on straight time plus penalties with 100 stage points per stage. 
2. Unless otherwise stipulated in the stage briefing, IPSC cardboard “shoot” targets must be neutralized by receiving either one (1) A-zone hit, one (1) B-zone hit or two (2) hits anywhere in the scoring area. 
3. Examples of neutralized targets include: 
4. One (1) hit in the upper A-zone or B-zone. 
5. One (1)hit inthe lower A-zone.  
6. Two (2) hits anywhere in the scoring area, in any combination of theCzoneand/or D-zone.  
7. IPSC cardboard “shoot” targets that are not neutralized will incur time penalties as follows: 
8. One (1) hit in the C-zone or D-zone only = 5 second penalty (failure to neutralize). 
9. No hits on target = 10 second penalty (un-hit target). 
10. During inclement weather, paper targets may be bagged and un-bagged at the Match Director’s discretion. 
11. Only holes made by bullets will count for score/penalty. Evidence that the bullet made the hole must be present on the target,i.e.crown or grease ring/mark. Holes made by shrapnel, fragments, or flying debris will not count for score/penalty.  
12. Pass-throughs will not count (unless it is a no-shoot), each hit on target must have a grease ring. 
13. Knock-down targets (e.g.Pepper Poppers) must fall to score. Swinging/flashing targets must react in the manner prescribed in the stage briefing. An Event Official may call hits. 
14. Knock-down/swinging/flashing targets that do not fall/react will incur time penalties as follows: 
15. Target did not fall/react, but target was engaged – 10 second penalty (un-hit target). 
16. If the target was hit in the scoring zone and did not fall the following will be applied: 
17. Shooter reengages and target falls no further action will be taken. 
18. Shooter reengages and target does not fall the R.O. will stop the shooter and a reshoot will be issued. 
19. R.O. callshitand shooter moves on.  
20. Targets may be given a higher penalty based on distance and difficulty. This will be noted in the stage briefing. 
21. Frangible targets that do not break will incur time penalties as follows: A. Target that did not break = 10 second penalty (un-hit target). 
22. Scoring hits on designated no-shoot targets will incur a 10 second penalty per hit, per no-shoot. 
23. Frangible no-shoot targets must have a rifle/pistol caliber hole to score penalty for rifles/pistols. 
24. Failure to follow procedures prescribed in the stage briefing will result in a 10 second penalty. 
25. If a competitive advantage is deemed to have been gained, procedural penalties may be applied on a per-shot basis. 
26. The rendering of any assistance or advice to a participant who is actively engaged in a stage (“coaching”) by any person other than an Event Official is prohibited. Event Officials may penalize the “coach” and/or the participant with a procedural penalty for each occurrence. Persistent coaching may be subject to the provisions of rules for unsportsmanlike conduct. 
27. Additional penalties may be applied as stipulated in the stage briefing. 
28. Stage Not Fired (SNF) penalty is 500 seconds per stage not fired (or par time for stage, whichever is greater). 
29. The Match Director may specify a time limit (par time) for completing any stage by stating it clearly in the stage briefing. If a participant exceeds the time limit, they will be stopped by an Event Official and the stage will be scored as shot with all applicable penalties for misses. 
30. A PCC may be used to shoot at any pistol caliber and/or rifle caliber target during the match, but not at both in the same stage. This rule will apply unless otherwise stipulated in the stage briefing. 
31. Stage Points 
32. Stage points will be calculated separately for each equipment division. 
33. Stage points will be awarded to participants according to their stage time relative to the fastest time on that stage, using an equation calculated by thePractiScore® scoring program. 
34. Total points accumulated for all stages will determine placement by division. 
35. Highest score wins. 

 

7) AWARDS  

1. One or more of the following individual participant categories may be recognized at the discretion of the Match Director. 
2. Lady
3. Junior: Participants who were under the age of 18 years on the first day of the event. 
4. Senior: Participants who were over the age of 55 years of the first day of the event. 
5. Super Senior: Participants who were over the age of 65 years on the first day of the event. 
6. Military: Active military personnel. 
7. Law Enforcement: Current full-time law enforcement officers with arrest power.