| After finishing with your long guns, whether shotgun or
rifle, you may need to restage it properly prior to firing one of your
other weapons. Restaging is taken quite seriously, it must be done
properly.
All restaged long guns must be left with the actions open; lever action
rifles with the lever in the open position, pump action rifles with the
slide in the open position, shotguns with action open. Failure to leave
actions open will be penalized as a 10 second safety penalty.
The long gun must be restaged so that it does not slip or fall over
when discarded. Those using double barrel shotguns need to be extra
cautious as the butt will tend to slide easily against a relatively smooth
surface like a boardwalk or building floor because of the extreme angle
between the floor and the shotgun butt. If the long gun falls over it may
be a serious infraction if the barrel sweeps the crowd (violating the 170
degree rule) and will be assessed a stage disqualification. If the long
only slips or drops but the barrel remains pointed in a safe direction the
infraction will be assessed a 10 second safety violation. |
