8.7Sight Pictures and Range Inspection

A competitor is permitted to take sight pictures prior to the start signal from the make ready position.

Competitors are prohibited from using any guns or gun replicas as sighting aids while conducting their inspection (“walkthrough”) of a course of fire. Violations will incur one procedural penalty per occurrence (also see Rule 10.5.1).

Normal stage inspection is allowed during the hours of the match, providing there are match staff present.

No person is permitted to enter or move through a course of fire without match staff present to supervise competitor actions during stage inspection unless the Range Master has specifically approved inspection of the stages with no staff present. Without match staff present or specific approval, the course of fire is to be considered closed or off limits. Reasonable efforts must be made to communicate information to all competitors about closed courses.

Altering stage props, targets or any other part of a COF without the approval of the Range Master is subject to the provisions of Section 10.6

Any person interfering with the scoring or resetting of a course of fire in any way may be assessed a procedural penalty or be subject to the provisions of 10.6. The Range Master shall be called in all cases and will make the decision as to what penalty to assess.