MUZZLE LOADER SILHOUETTE MATCH 

MATCH DESCRIPTION A match consists of 20 rounds: 

• 5 chicken targets at 25 yards (Offhand Position)
• 5 Pig targets at 50 yards (Offhand Position)
• 5 Turkey targets at 75 yards (Any Position using wooden cross sticks)
• 5 Ram targets at 100 yards (Any Position using wooden cross sticks)
• All targets are to be placed on stands off the ground.

EQUIPMENT ALLOWED: 

• Any muzzleloading rifle with open sights (shaders allowed) loaded with “single patched round ball”.
• Any in-line muzzleloading rifle with optics loaded with a “single patched roundball”. 
• Targets are designed to fall with a medium to light load for a hunting rifle. 
• All targets can easily be toppled with a 45 caliber round ball and 60 grain charge. 
• Any shooter who is destroying targets will be disqualified. 
• Bullet loading blocks are allowed. 
• Loading powder directly from a flask or horn into the muzzle of a muzzleloader is prohibited.
• SPOTTING SCOPES Are allowed and may be placed behind the loading area.

FIRING PROCEDURE 

• Firing is in 5-round stages, 10 minutes per stage, in offhand position….except TURKEY & RAM targets which can be fired in any position using wooden cross sticks. 
• Each competitor has a bank of 5 metal silhouettes to fire against, one shot at each, left to right, in order. 
• Hits out of sequence are misses. 
• Only hits and misses are recorded, and a silhouette must be knocked from its rest to score a hit. 
• Turning a silhouette on stand does not count. Ricochet hits count. 
• There are no re-fires or alibis except for mechanical malfunction; then the competitor will be allowed to repair, or use another rifle. Such completion firing may be done.

SCORING 

• All shots are scored by marking either an “O” for a miss or an “X” for a hit, in the correct spaces on a score card.
• If a tie occurs, the shooter with the greater number of Rams will receive the higher position. 
• If ties remain, the greater number of turkeys will be used, and so on to the pigs, chickens, until a clear winner appears.

RANGE OFFICER’S FIRING LINE COMMANDS 

• Shooters to the firing line. 
• Shooters, load your muzzleloaders 
• Is the line ready? 
• The line is ready, you may commence firing. 
• You have ten minutes. 
• Cease firing Clear and bench all muzzleloaders (Fire all unfired loaded rounds into the bank.)
• Is the line clear? 
• The line is clear, go forth and set targets for next shooters

Setup begins at 8 AM…

Match Director:  Dave Lawrence  402-992-5406