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1. No alcoholic beverages are allowed on or near the shooting range while shooting is in progress.

2. Only registered shooters are allowed to wear and carry firearms.

3. Pistols must be holstered and actions open on rifles and shotguns, except at loading tables and the firing line.

4. Cold Range means firearms may only be loaded when you are at the loading table and on the firing line.

5. Cap and Ball pistols may only be capped when at the loading table and the firing line.

6. Brass may be retrieved behind the firing line if it does not impede the progress of the posse.

7. All shooters and spectators must wear eye protection. Ear protection is strongly recommended.   Junior shooters and below are required to wear ear protection.

8. All shooters must abide by the decision of the range officer. 

9. Unsafe firearm handling will not be tolerated and can result in a Match DQ.

10. All shooters must conform to minimum dress requirements for their category.

11. Shotguns will be staged open and empty at the beginning of each stage required and will be restaged open and empty after using and before firing the next gun.

12. Bar 3 Range Rule: No loading shotgun while moving. "Plant then poke"

13. Target surface (Hit) is considered the entire target, stand, chain, etc. 

14. Shotgun Targets are knockdowns. Knock down targets must fall to be counted as hits. A miss on a knock down can be made up with ammo carried by a shooter on his or her person.

15. Ammo "hand-offs" are considered dead rounds and will result in a 10 second safety for each hand-off.

16. RF timers with remote display boards will be used for this match. The time displayed on the timer carried by the RO is the official time. The remote display board is secondary and is for the convenience of the observers and shooters only.  Posse Marshals will instruct RO on using the RF timers.

17. RO will visually confirm correct time is recorded on the timesheet.

18. Riding carts are allowed but please use caution. Pedestrians, wildlife, and trees have the right-of-way. Please drive friendly and "Don’t Mess with Texas."

19. The Badlands Bar 3 is a shooting facility located on a working ranch. Due to the climate and generally uneven "Black Land" terrain, all shooters should be careful when moving during stage scenarios, from stage to stage, and around the ranch in general. If you do not feel it is safe to run on the ground or on a boardwalk during a scenario…. WALK!

20. Please read and follow each scenario as written and read to you by your ROs. The scenario will also be at the loading table for shooter to review prior to moving to the shooting line. It is the shooter’s responsibility to know the scenario before the "beep." RO may assist in the course of fire. Counters may assist in calling shotgun targets down. Shooter may request no verbal help prior to beep.

21. ROs shall be 18 year or older and ROI or higher trained.