Adaptations for NRA Smallbore Rifle

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Adaptations for NRA Smallbore Rifle

Athena supports a number of NRA Rifle: Smallbore Rifle 50ft courses of fire, including their four-position conventional and three-position metric courses of fire. When creating a match with an NRA Rifle: Smallbore Rifle course of fire the match director should be aware of the following adaptations. Where applicable the Match Director should announce these adaptations in the match program.

Four-Position Matches Use Conventional Time Limits

The NRA Rifle: Smallbore Rifle 4x10, 4x20, and 4x40 courses of fire are built using the indoor conventional time limits (NRA Rule 8.2 a).

1min / shot prone

1.5mins / shot standing

1min / shot sitting

1min / shot kneeling

All change over periods are five minutes.

All preparation periods are three minutes.

Three-Position Matches Use Metric Time Limits

The NRA Rifle: Smallbore Rifle 4x10, 4x20, and 4x40 courses of fire are built using the indoor conventional time limits (NRA Rule 8.2 a).

1min / shot prone

2mins / shot standing

1.5mins / shot kneeling

All change over periods are five minutes.

All preparation periods are three minutes.

Target Heights

As the NRA rulebook does not specify target heights for EST targets, Athena instead uses the target heights specified by the CMP rulebook.

500mm for prone

800mm for kneeling and sitting

1400mm for standing

Aiming Bull Dimension

Athena only supports one aiming mask size for 50ft smallbore rifle. This is the international 50m Rifle target's aiming bull reduced for 50ft, commonly called in the United Stats the USA-50 target. The larger aiming bull for 50ft conventional rifle is not available. However, the 50ft conventional rifle target scoring ring dimensions are supported.

In Orion's Match Properties, when creating a NRA Rifle: Smallbore Rifle course of fire, the match director should select for EST Target Collection:

50m Rifle reduced for 50ft for all metric courses of fire.

50ft Conventional Rifle for all conventional courses of fire.

A 50ft conventional rifle aiming mask is not available due to cost of manufacturing.

Red and Green Lights During Preparation Period

Athena is programmed to use the standard Red-X light to indicate athletes should not be shooting. And the Green-O light to indicate they may begin shooting.

During the preparation period, Athena is programmed to illuminate both the Red-X and Green-O simultaneously, at the start of the preparation period. By illuminating both, the indication to the athlete is, they may dry-fire, conduct holding exercises, but may not shoot. Both lights are then turned off, after five seconds, to prevent the lights from bothering the athletes while they are dry-firing.

Switching From Sighters to Record Fire Shots

Under NRA rules there is no separate sighting period. Instead athletes choose for themselves when to switch from sighters to record fire shots. Athletes choose to make this switch (or to go back to sighters) by interacting with their Athlete Monitor. For example, in the prone position:

Tap the Enter PRONE button to switch to prone record fire shots.

Tap the Enter PRONE SIGHTERS button to switch back to prone sighter shots.

A gray triangle, in the upper right corner of the target image indicates to the athlete when they are shooting sighters shots. The triangle disappears when the athlete is firing record fire shots.

The Range Officer, using Orion, may also change the Segment an athlete is on during a match.

"Safety Flag" Instead of "ECI"

The NRA term "ECI," short for empty chamber indicator, was replaced with the more commonly used term "Safety Flag."