Summary of Approved Changes in
the 2013-2016 ISSF Rules
The
ISSF Administrative Council has approved rule changes for the 2013-2016 ISSF
Rules that are listed in this summary. Rule changes in this summary were
proposed by the ISSF Section Committees, approved by the ISSF Technical
Committee and given final approval by the Council in accordance with the ISSF
Constitution (1.7.2.5). Detailed rules for Finals in Olympic events as well as
a few additional rules will be approved by the Council in November 2012. The
complete edition of the ISSF Official Statutes, Rules and Regulations,
Edition 2013 will be released as soon as possible after the Council
meeting.
GENERAL
TECHNICAL RULES (apply to all disciplines):
·
Safety Flags.
The use of safety flags confirming that a gun is unloaded with its action open
is mandatory for all rifles, pistols and semi-automatic shotguns. The ISSF will
announce specific requirements for safety flags to be used in ISSF
Championships as soon as possible.
·
Range Scoreboards. In
addition to the Main Scoreboard, each Qualification Range must have a Range
Scoreboard for posting Start Lists and Preliminary Results.
·
Internet Service. Ranges
used for ISSF Championships are required to have Internet service at the range
that can be used to transmit entry, results and ISSF-TV data.
·
ISSF Dress Code. Compliance
with the ISSF Dress Code is required by rule.
·
Jury Member Identification. All
Jury Members are required to wear red “Jury” vests while on duty. Jury vests
are available for purchase from the ISSF.
·
Shoe Sole Flexibility Testing.
The requirement for shoe sole flexibility testing is adopted by rule. The
Technical Committee must approve testing devices.
·
Kinesio or Medical Taping.
Prohibited by rule.
·
Replacing Equipment Control Cards.
There will be a EUR 10.00 fee to replace equipment control cards. This change
is necessary to reduce the many requests to replace cards that cause delays in
equipment control testing.
·
Retesting Shooting Clothing.
There will be a EUR 20.00 fee when Equipment Control must retest shooting
clothing that failed the first test at a Championship and that must be altered
and retested before it can be used.
·
Sighting Shots for 10m and 50m Events.
There will be a 15-minute Preparation and Sighting Time before each
Qualification Round in all 10m and 50m Rifle and Pistol events. All sighting
shots must be fired during this 15-minute period. No sighting shots may be
fired after the competition time starts except that in the 50m 3-position rifle
events, sighting shots may be fired between the prone and standing positions
and between the standing and kneeling positions.
·
Malfunctions
in 10m, 50m and 300m Events.
Malfunctions in 10m, 50m and 300m Rifle and Pistol events may be repaired or a
disabled gun may be replaced with Jury approval, but no extra time will be
allowed to repair or replace a malfunction or disabled gun.
·
Ties for
the Last Position(s) in 10m, 25m, 50m and 300m Events. Regular tie-breaking rules that use inner tens, then
a series-by-series count back and then a shot-by-shot count back will be used
to decide ties for the last position(s) in Rifle and Pistol Finals.
Qualification shoot-offs will no longer be used because these shoot-offs made
scheduling much more difficult.
RIFLE RULES
·
Only One
Rifle. The same rifle must be used in all
Elimination, Qualification and Finals Rounds of one event. The action, barrel and
basic stock cannot be exchanged, but accessories attached to the action, barrel
or stock may be exchanged.
·
Vibration
Reduction Systems. The
installation of any type of vibration reduction system in or on the rifle is
prohibited.
·
Air Rifle
Pistol Grip. The pistol grip may
not extend more than 60mm from a plane perpendicular to the centerline of the
barrel (also applies to 300m Standard Rifle).
·
Rifle
Weights. Weights in the lower part of stock or
the butt may not extend further from a plane perpendicular to the centerline of
the barrel than the maximum extension of the cheek-piece from that plane.
·
Butt
Plate Hook. The top projection of the butt plate
must not extend more than 25 mm to the rear of a line that is perpendicular to
the axis of the bore of the rifle, and tangent to the deepest part of the butt
plate depression that normally rests against the shoulder.
·
Chest Rests. Any attachments
(Brustanlagen) projecting forward from the lower portion of the butt plate are
prohibited
·
Shooting
Jacket and Trouser Stiffness. The
new rules clarify that no stiffness test measurement below the minimum
measurement of 3.00 mm may be approved. No tolerance below 3.00 mm can be
approved. Clothing must comply with this minimum measurement under all conditions
of use and climate.
·
Shooting
Jacket and Trouser Thickness. The
new rules clarify that no thickness test measurement above the maximum
measurement of 2.50 mm may be approved. No tolerance above 2.50 mm can be
approved. Clothing must comply with this minimum measurement under all
conditions of use and climate.
·
Clothing
Stiffness and Thickness Testing.
Every part of the jacket or trousers must be capable of being measured with the
60 mm or 30 mm measuring cylinders. If a clothing part is too small for normal
testing (no flat area 60 mm or larger for stiffness
or 30 mm or larger for thickness), measuring must be done over the seams.
·
Shooting Shoe Sole
Flexibility. The soles of athletes’ shoes
must bend at least 22.5 degrees when a force of 15 Newton-Meters is applied to
the heel area while the boot or shoe is clamped in the testing device.
·
Special Shooting
Shoes/Boots. Special shooting shoes are
permitted only in 10 Air Rifle and 50m Three-Position events. Special shooting
shoes may not be worn in prone only events.
·
Inner Soles or
Inserts. Athletes may use removable inner soles or inserts in
their shoes, but these inserts must be flexible at the ball of the foot.
·
Normal Walking Test. To demonstrate that their shoe soles are flexible, athletes must walk
normally at all times while on the field of play. Repeated violations can
result in a 2-point penalty or even disqualification.
·
Shoe Sole Contour. The sole must follow the external curvature of the shoe and may not
extend more than 5.0 mm beyond the external dimensions of the shoe at any
point. Toe extensions or heels that are cut square or flat are not permitted.
·
Shooting Jacket Left
Side Panel (right handed shooter). The construction
of the side panel of the jacket may not have any seam that lies under the
support arm in the standing position.
·
Shooting Jacket
Sleeves. The athlete must be capable of fully extending both
arms (to straighten sleeves) while wearing the jacket.
·
Shooting Trouser Belt
Loops. There can be a maximum of seven belt loops that are
not more than 20mm in width, with a space of at least 80mm between belt loops.
·
Shooting Trouser Pads. Reinforcements or pads may be added to both knees as before, but seat
patches or pads are no longer allowed on shooting trousers.
·
No Shooting Trousers
in Prone Events. Shooting trousers may not be
worn in prone rifle events, but they may be worn in the prone stages of
three-position events.
·
Kneeling Heel Pad. A separate piece of
flexible, compressible material with maximum dimensions of 20 x 20 cm may be
placed on the heel in the kneeling position. Heel pads may be no thicker than
10mm when compressed with the measuring device used to measure rifle clothing
thickness.
·
Rifle Rests. No part of a rifle rest or stand that is used for resting the rifle
between shots may be higher than the athletes shoulders when standing.
·
Time Limits. Time limits are reduced as follows. These time reductions take into
account that sighting shots will now be fired during a separate Preparation and
Sighting time. Times listed here are for ranges with electronic targets.
o 10m Air Rifle Men: From 105 to 75 minutes
o 10m Air Rifle Women: From 75 to 50 minutes
o 50m 3 x 40 Rifle: Will be fired in block time with shooters changing
positions on their own. The total time limit will be 2 hours, 45 minutes
o 50m 3 x 20 Rifle: From 135 to 105 minutes
o 50m Prone Rifle: From 75 to 50 minutes
o 300m Rifle time limits are reduced 15 minutes for each even
PISTOL RULES
·
Changing 25m Backing Targets and Control Sheets. Backing targets
and control sheets must be changed after the sighting series and every 15
competition shots (previously after every 5 competition shots).
·
Vibration Reduction Systems. The installation
of any type of vibration reduction system in or on the pistol is prohibited.
·
Trigger Pull Weight Measurements. Only trigger
weights with metal or rubber knife-edges may be used. Trigger weights with
round trigger contact ends may no longer be used.
·
Rapid Fire Pistol Velocity Testing. The requirement
that cartridges must have 2.53g or heavier bullets and produce an average
muzzle velocity of 250.0 m/sec or greater is retained, but testing procedures
are clarified. A minimum of three cartridges must be checked.
·
Shooting Shoe Sole Flexibility. If special
shooting shoes are worn, the soles of athletes’ shoes must bend at least 22.5
degrees when a force of 15 Newton-Meters is applied to the heel area while the
boot or shoe is clamped in the testing device.
·
Normal Walking Test. To demonstrate that their
shoe soles are flexible, athletes must walk normally at all times while on the
field of play. Repeated violations can result in a 2-point penalty or even
disqualification.
·
25m Pistol Grips. The configuration of the top
part of the grip is clarified. The point where the grip first touches the top
of the hand may not be more that 30mm from the deepest part of the grip.
·
Time Limits. Time limits are reduced as
follows. These events will have a separate 15-minute Preparation and Sighting
times that are not included in these times.
o 10m Air Pistol Men: From 105 to 75 minutes
o 10m Air Pistol Women: From 75 to 50 minutes
o 50m Pistol Men: From 120 to 90 minutes
SHOTGUN RULES
·
Skeet Target Throwing Distance. The distance Skeet
targets must travel is increased by 2.00 m from 66.00 m +/1.00 m to 68.00 m +/-
1.00 m.
·
Skeet Course of Fire. Possible changes in the order
that the Skeet stations are fired are still under consideration and will be
decided as soon as possible.
·
Double Trap. The course of fire will use
random A, B and C schemes in each round instead of the present fixed schemes.
The double schemes are thrown randomly, but during each round of 15 doubles
each athlete will receive the same number of pairs from each scheme at each
station. The complete event consists of 5 rounds of 30 targets and 150 targets
total. The delayed release is eliminated.
·
Eye Protection. Competitors and officials on
the field of play in Skeet events are required to wear eye protection.
·
Coaching. Non-verbal coaching is permitted during
Shotgun competitions only.
·
Plated Shot. Because of environmental
concerns, plated pellets will be prohibited as of 1 January 2014.
·
Side Blinders. As an added safety
protection, side blinders for Shotgun only may be up to 60mm in depth.
RUNNING TARGET RULES
·
Medal Match Scoring. The winner must score six or
more points with a difference of two points.
Posted by Thom Erik Syrdahl - ISSF Judge A 423
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