Ham and Petersham Rifle and Pistol Club - The Historic Revolver Course Of Fire

The Rules of the Historic Revolver Black Powder Competition

Rules of the Competition

The Historic Revolver Competition

Target:	No. 11 BP 'Racetrack' target
Revolver	Any revolver with 6 chambers. Target sights are permitted.
Propellant	Pyrodex or equivalent is permitted as well as black powder. Nitro powder may be used in revolvers appropriately proofed.
Style	Freestyle- one or two handed.

Course of Fire
Practice 1:	25 metres, 6 shots in 60 seconds, then repeat.
	score ex 120
Practice 2:	15 metres, six target appearances of two seconds each. 1 shot to be fired at each target appearance, then repeat.
	score ex 120
Practice 3:	10 metres, three target appearances of four seconds each. 2 shots to be fired at each target appearance.
	score ex 60
Max score	120 + 120 + 60 = 300

Reloading	Four minutes are given for reloading at each stage.

Misfires	No allowable misfires during competition.

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