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Question of the Week: NSC Memberships and Rates

“Do you offer special shooting packages or memberships at the National Shooting Complex for people who live near San Antonio?”

 

The National Shooting Complex is open to the public on Thursdays and Saturdays and we do offer memberships. NSC members are provided Wednesdays and Fridays as additional days of shooting and also receive discounted rates on targets in all disciplines. Skeet, sporting clays, 5-stand, and trap are offered. NSSA and NSCA members who live outside a 75-mile radius of the complex are extended NSC membership benefits for both days of shooting and target rates.

You can find a membership flyer, application, and other information on our Membership and Rates page.

Royce Graff
NSC Director

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Question of the Week: Show Pairs

“The sporting clays rule book says the first shooter on a squad may see the targets and it’s not limited to one show pair. Then what is it limited to, and under what circumstances may a shooter request perhaps a third pair? Is this legal, and if not, where does it say so?”

 

This is left up to the club and the referees to determine how many show targets may be seen. On some stations, the targets are very obvious and aren’t hard to see, so you only need to show one pair. Other stations might be more difficult and take more for the shooters to see. This really comes down to a balance between customer service and keeping the shoot moving. Some clubs will limit show targets to one pair if the targets are on towers due to keeping the loading of those machines to a minimum to keep the shoot on time. These variables from club to club and station to station are the reason we don’t have a set number of show targets set in the rule book.

Michael Hampton, Jr.
NSSA-NSCA Executive Director

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Question of the Week: Double Fires

“A double fire occurs on the first bird of a report pair in sporting clays. The target is broken. Is the first target considered a ‘no bird’ and nothing established, or is it established as dead because it was attempted?”

 

The double fire is considered a gun malfunction. The pair is over, and nothing is established. See Rule L-1-a on page 34 of the NSCA Rule Book:

1. Gun Malfunctions

a. Gun malfunctions include the situations where (a) the gun will not fire either barrel (the shooter must keep the gun pointed downrange and present it to the field judge who must verify that the condition persists as an inoperable gun. If the gun subsequently fires, it will be deemed a shooter malfunction.); (b) the gun had a true simultaneous discharge (gun doubles); (c) the gun fan fires (second barrel discharges without shooter action); and (d) a semi-automatic shotgun fails to eject the shot shell from the first shot and a second shot is required.

b. In the case of a gun malfunction, the shooter must remain in place, the gun pointed safely down range and must not open the gun or tamper with trigger, safety or barrel selector, until the Field Judge has determined the cause and made his/her ruling.

c. In the case of an inoperable gun, the shooter has the option to use another gun, if one is available, or he/she may drop out of competition until the gun is repaired. The shooter must, however, finish the event during the allotted scheduled shooting time.

Glynne Moseley
NSCA Assistant Director

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Question of the Week: NSCA All-State Team Eligibility

“Does shooting in the Preliminary round of my state championship count as ‘participation’ as required for NSCA All-State Team eligibility?”

 

No, you must participate in the Main Event.

You can find all the requirements for All-State Team eligibility in the NSCA Rule Book, Section VII-C, Section VI-B-3, which is on page 28 of the current issue.

Glynne Moseley
NSCA Assistant Director

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Question of the Week: Crossfire Program

“I’m an NSSA member and want to shoot registered NSCA targets under the Crossfire program. How do I do that?”

 

The Crossfire program allows members of the NSSA to also shoot registered sporting clays targets and NSCA members to also shoot registered skeet.

The process is very easy. At your first sporting clays event, present your NSSA Membership Card. Located under the NSCA logo is your NSCA member number, and the club will record that. Once we record the shoot results at Headquarters, you will receive an NSCA Classification Card. Classification will be based on NSCA classification rules from the first registered sporting clays event you shoot.

Stephanie Haga
NSSA Administrative Assistant