EVENT: 15 Egg, Jawbreaker, or Paper Shoot

Fifteen is the magic number. It is all about the target, except for the Inter-Club 15 egg Trophy Shoot. The Trophy matches follow their own rule-set. A HGaBC match might shoot 15 of:

1. eggs -- yes eggs from a cluck cluck chicken
2. jawbreakers -- that gum we chewed in younger years
3. paper -- 3 paper targets, each with 5 full size egg shaped bullseyes

HOW A MATCH IS RUN

The Holton Gun and Bow Club sponsors 15 egg shoots year around. The club calendar shows the date and time for the events. Unlimited sighting practice may or may not be available to shooters before registration. The match does provide for sighting shots during competition. Competition begins late morning with registration open the hour(s) prior to the event. Shooters form into multiple relays of 5(max) who shoot simultaneously. Do confirm the schedule from the web calendar before travel to the range.

1. The event feathering 15 eggs is shot at 100yds from the benches on the small range. Scored targets are laid out for inspection during the match.
2. The event featuring jawbreaker gum is run just like the egg except with a smaller target.
3. The event featuring a paper target containing 5 egg shaped bullseyes with scoring circles runs the same way except scoring is 0 to 5 points per bullseye instead of the hit/miss of eggs.

Final scores are posted in the clubhouse and match targets are released or discarded. Winners are presented a cash prize to take away. Historically Open egg Shoots have been held on the first Sunday of each month. The Open event is one opportunity for non-members to experience club activity.

EVENT DETAILS

• Firearm permitted:
  • Any rifle chambered for 22LR Rimfire
  • Any rifle chambered for 17cal Rimfire
  • Any air rifle of 25cal or less
  No further limitations are placed on the gun nor the sight.
• Firearm support: The rifle must be held on the bench by two supports.
  1. The forearm of the rifle must be supported by a rest, bi-pod, or sandbags
  2. The butt stock of the rifle must be supported by the shooters non-trigger hand with optional unaltered gloves or shooting mitt. The hand must be in contact with both the bench & the rear of the rifle.
• Cost: $5.00 per entry
• Organization:
  • During registration, shooters enter their choice of the relay number and bench number on a list of competitors.
  • The range master will announce the relay permitted on the firing line during competition.

COURSE of FIRE

1. The range master will end practice shooting and make the range "SAFE". Before going down range to hang targets, he will announce the first relay.
2. After the range has been prepared and has been made "HOT", the shooter may bring his rifle from the rack to his chosen bench.
3. Once the shooter and rifle are made ready on the firing line, the shooter may take from zero to 5 sight-in shots (5 is the max) on a paper target in the lane near the eggs.
4. When the shooter has finished sighting, he shall call out “eggs” to the range master. The next 15 shots must go for score only to the eggs (no more shots on the paper target after eggs are called).
5. Permitted: 1 shot per Egg starting from the top-left toward the bottom-right.
6. Immediately following the last egg shot, the shooter shall make his gun safe and return it to the rack. After all other shooters have finished, other equipment and brass may be removed from the bench.
7. When everyone on the relay is finished, the range will be made "SAFE" and the next relay will be announced. An official will go down range to inspect eggs & replace broken eggs for the next relay. (The egg shell must be cracked to count as a hit. No points for gray lead marks.....without a crack!)
8. Following range preparation, the range will go "HOT" and the next relay of shooters may start their course of fire beginning at step 2) above.
9. Official egg count is posted for all to see.
10. In the event of a scoring tie at the end of the match,
    • the range master will create a tie breaker competition of his choice.
    • Except on Thursday paper matches the tiebreaker is found on the targets themselves. Comparing the shooters score on the first egg of the first target, the best wins the match. If the comparison is tied again, the eggs are sequenced: TL, TR, C, LL, LR. Proceed to the next egg, then the next target and so-forth thru all targets. Given the failure of the inspection of targets, the range master will flip a coin.