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      The courses of fire consist of four separate matches shot in three different shooting positions at three different distances. 
 

The 80 round "Regional Match" course.                      20 shots slow fire from "standing" at 200 yards.                       20 shots rapid fire from "sitting" at 200 yards.                       20 shots rapid fire from "prone" at 300 yards.                       20 Shots slow fire from "prone" at 600 yards.

The 50 round "National Match" course. 10 shots slow fire from "standing" at 200 yards.  10 shots rapid fire from "sitting" at 200 yards.  10 shots rapid fire from "prone" at 300 yards.  20 shots slow fire from "prone" at 600 yards.

 *** Note: At the WAC we fire the 50 or  80 round course for all  NRA matches, while the Vintage Rifle matches fire the 50 round course. 

All positions are shot at 100 yards with the appropriate reduced targets.

You start in Standing position, at the 200 yard line. Standing is fired "slow fire" loading one shot at a time. You are allowed one minute per shot and are also allowed two additional minutes for two "sighting" shots.   The 80 round course is 22 shots, two sighting shots and 20 shots for record in 22 minutes.                       The 50 round course is 12 shots, two sighting shots and 10 shots for record in 12 minutes.

Next is Sitting position, also shot at the 200 yard line. Sitting position is shot "rapid fire", 10 shots in sixty seconds with a mandatory reload. Just like in standing you are allowed two minutes for two sighting shots. Then the command is given for "shooters to rise", you load either two or five rounds for Service Rifle or five rounds for Match Rifle. When the targets come up you get into shooting position, fire your two or five shots, reload (eight or five) and finish firing in sixty seconds. For the 80 round course you shoot two strings of 10 shots. For the 50 round course you shoot one string of 10 shots.

The third match is shot from the "Prone" position at 300 yards. Just like "Sitting" it is shot "rapid fire" only now you have seventy seconds for ten rounds. As in Sitting you are allowed two minutes for two sighting shots. For the 80 round course you shoot two strings of 10 shots. For the 50 round course you shoot one string of 10 shots.

The final match is shot from the "prone" position, only now in "slow fire" from the 600 yard line.  You are allowed twenty two minutes for two "sighting" shots and twenty shots for record.