CATAGORIES:
1. Full Time Sworn Law Enforcement: Regular full time sworn public law enforcement officers, including transit police and correctional officers, of a regularly constituted law enforcement agency of a municipal, county, state, or federal government. To include officers of a regularly organized reserve or auxiliary unit who perform the same duties as full time public law enforcement officers, have sworn arrest powers, and are authorized to be armed.
1 A. Retired Law Enforcement Officers: Officers who retire and receive retirement credentials from the above category.
2. Cowboys: Member of the Single Action Shooting Society.
3. U.S. Armed Forces Personnel (Military): Active duty and reserve personnel serving in the United States Armed Forces, Reserves or National Guard. Retired service members are eligible.
4. Invitational: At the discretion of the Match Director persons who do not meet the above eligibility requirements may be allowed to participate. These may include volunteer match officials, match sponsors, and firearm industry representatives. Invitational participants are not eligible for match prizes however may participate in any match raffles where a purchase is required for chance.
Handguns: Commercially manufactured semi-automatic pistols and revolvers of at least 9mm/.38 special with a barrel length no longer than 5.5" primarily marketed to law enforcement agencies for use as a duty handgun for law enforcement uniformed patrol. Double Action semi-automatic pistols and revolvers must fire the first shot of every course Double Action.
Shotguns: Commercially manufactured shotguns primarily manufactured and marketed to law enforcement agencies for use as patrol duty shotguns.
Examples include: Remington 870 and 11-87 law enforcement models, FNH pump and self-loading law enforcement models, Mossberg 500 and 590 law enforcement models, and Benelli Super 90, M2 and M4 law enforcement models.
Rifles: Commercially manufactured Bolt, Semi-automatic, Lever Action, Pump, etc of at least .223/5.56mm. Competitors legally possessing select-fire rifles, short barreled select-fire rifles, or pistol caliber select-fire carbines may use them but they may not be used in full auto mode.
Holsters: Holster must be manufactured and marketed as a law enforcement duty holster for uniformed patrol or plainclothes duty. A tactical thigh holster is permitted as long as it meets all other requirements.
Only primary side holsters are permitted. No specialized carry holsters are permitted, such as cross draw, shoulder rig, chest mounted, small of the back, etc.
Holster must have at least one active locking retention mechanism that must be manually disengaged by the primary hand to draw the firearm. Friction only retention holsters are not permitted.
The holster must cover the trigger guard completely.
Speed Loader carriers: At least one commercially manufactured carrier designed to hold/carry speed loaders or half/full moon clips for revolvers are required as a primary loading source for revolver shooters. The carrier must have a retention system that keeps the speed loader or clip from falling off the belt if inverted. The rules for positioning are the same as for magazine holders.
When worn, the holster must be positioned so that the barrel is not forward of the centerline of the leg.
Magazine Pouches: Unless allowed by course of fire instructions, all ammunition fired must be carried on the competitor's person.
Competitors must have a Primary Magazine Pouch mounted on the same belt that carries the holster. The pouch may hold up to two magazines or two single magazine pouches may be used.
Primary Magazine Pouches must be manufactured and marketed as a law enforcement duty magazine pouch for uniformed patrol or plainclothes.
When a magazine is inserted, the magazine pouch must enclose at least 50 percent of the length of the magazine and all sides of the portion of the magazine that is enclosed.
The magazine pouch must have a retention system such as a flap that secures with a snap or Velcro, or friction retention system. Magazines must be retained by the retention system when the magazine pouch is turned upside down.