List of the Book’s Contents

Contents 

Acknowledgements, Contents, List of Figures, Forward and Index.

Part I Specific Requirements when Shooting Muzzle Loading Arms:
General, Duties of a Range Officer when Muzzle Loading Arms are being shot, Who makes the Rules, Range Construction for Muzzle Loading Arms, Range Commands, Range Staff, Temporary and Emergency Cease Fire, Basic Safety Rules in Handling Black Powder, Spillage of Black Powder, Level of Briefings given by a Range Officer before a detail starts, Handling Muzzle Loading Arms on the Range, The Functioning of Muzzle Loading Arms during a Competition, Capping Off, Flashing Pans and Fouling Shots, Misloaded Arms, Shooting Stances, Loading Aids and Restrictions, Scoring and Scoring Penalties, Coaching and Spotting, Definitions of Original and Repro Arms, Definition of Revolver Classes by Lock Mechanism, NRA Percussion Revolver Classifications, Eye and Ear Protection, Dress Code, Supervision of Shooters under Training, The Qualification and Appointment of Range Officers

Depiction of Range Layouts: 25m Indoor Gallery Range, 25m indoor Gallery range with Advancing Target facilities, 50 and 100m Outdoor Gallery Ranges, 200 to 1000 yard Outdoor Gallery Ranges.

Part II Courses of Fire
General, Sources of Competition Data, Individual and Team Courses of Fire,

Individual Courses of Fire - Advancing Target, Ambidextrous - ARA, Ambidextrous - NRA, America Match, Austerlitz and Inkermann, Bobber, Bow Street Runner, Cavalry Officer's Match, Classic Precision, Colt, Cominazzo, Crimea Cup, Duelling, Free Pistol, Gettysberg, Historic Revolver, Hizadai, Kuchenreuter, Leipzig, Long Range Revolver, Long Range Rifle Champs, Mariette, Maximilian, Minie, Miquelet, Pocket Pistol, Pocket Revolver, Precision Pistol, Surrenden, Tanagashima Original, Tanagashima Repro, Timed Fire, Vetterli, Walkyrie, Whitworth.

Depiction of Targets: ISSF (UIT) 50 metre pistol target (PL7), MLA dual diagram target based on the above ISSF target, ISSF 25 metre Rapid Fire target (PL17), HBSA 25 metre Classic target, HBSA 50 yard Classic target.

NRA DP1 target, NRA DP1 target centre, NRA DP2 target, NRA DP2 target centre, MLAGB Racetrack target

NRA 900/1000 yard 'Long Range' target, NRA 600 yard target, NRA 500 yard target, NRA 400 yard target, NRA 300 yard target, NRA 200 yard target, Wessex (100 yard) target, 200 metre French Military target, CNDA 1/1993 HS target

Appendices

1 ISSF defined Shooting Stances
2 Safety Considerations for the Use of M/L Arms on Indoor ranges
3 Useful Addresses
4 Penetration Tests on Anti-splash Curtains (to follow)
5 Storage and transportation of Black Powder (to follow)
6 Space for Amendments
Index

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