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Santa Margarita Gun Club Competitive Shooting Sports for Active and Retired Military, civilians and juniors |
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Caliber restrictions
One thing i've noticed is there is no information or at least if there is the information is hard to find about what calibers are allowed on what ranges.
Keep in mind it's a cartridge limitation not a caliber or diameter limitation. for example Just because the range says .30 caliber and smaller well that's a Military .30 caliber, you can't roll out there with a .300 Weatherby mag. .30 cal is .7.62x51mm Nato or the civilian equivalent So from my first hand knowledge and a bit of help and explanation from Mr David Ellis Pistol range 102 22lr, 9mm and 45 ACP in an appropriate pistol for the match. i.e. service pistols (1911's M9's) Rifle range 103 .308/7.62 cartridge and smaller, i.e 30-06 and .300 win mag is not allowed Rifle Range 116 NSW range .300 Win mag and smaller Sniper range 117A .300 Win mag and smaller And on the wish list is Sniper range 108 50 BMG and smaller Due to caliber waivers needing to be approved and in place please check with your match director to insure your non listed cartridge is authorized for use. Range inspectors can check every rifle and cartridge on the firing line and they are not typically very forgiving The reason behind posting this is due to a problem I had with an EIC match on 103, I was under the assumption that my M1 garand was an acceptable military rifle. Well only if it was in .308. Mine is an original .30-06 and due to the USMC's zones of safe impact it cannot be used on range 103 and it's also why the SMGC holds the Garand/Springfield/military matches on range 116 where those calibers are allowed. So just passing along a bit of details that may be missed by a new shooter. Last edited by kcstott; 04-08-2017 at 6:33 AM.. |
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Wilcox 103 regs Range 116 regs Note the wilcox regs state 7.62 and under the 116 regs state 7.62 and under but include 300 win mag so 30-06 would be allowed as well. I'm simply posting what I was told by David Ellis SMGC board member. I wanted to shoot a service rifle match and was told a 30-06 M1 was a no go. The last GSM match shot on 103 was in February 2016. I can not elaborate on the why, as I do not know, all I can say is what was communicated to me. Keep in mind guys that are pushing hard for our Caliber waivers so thing may change. It's ticking a lot of people off especially with upcoming NRA regionals that you'll only be allowed .223 or .308 (5.56mm, 7.62mm) Last edited by kcstott; 05-08-2017 at 8:19 AM.. |
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