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Shooting Rule 4.02 - Firing Points for Handicaps
Shooting Rule 4.03 - Shooting Tracks
Shooting Rule 4.04 - Trap House
a. A standard trap layout shall consist of five firing points arranged on the arc of a circle of 16 metres radius and whose centre is the trap, firing points to be 3 metres apart, numbered 1 to 5 from left to right when viewed from the firing point and facing the trap, with No 3 firing point directly behind the trap.
b. A horizontal line joining No 3 firing point and the trap and prolonged indefinitely will be known as the "centre line".
a. These firing points are situated at intervals of 1 metre from 15 metres to 25 metres behind the trap on lines from the trap extended through the firing points for standard trap layout. These firing points may be referrrd to as "Handicap Marks" and each line of firing points will be known as a shooting lane.
b. The 15 metre mark is to be measured from the top centre pivot point of the trap.
Rule 4.03
This collection of firing points and shooting lanes,
forming a fan shaped pattern, shall be known as the
"Shooting Tracks" distances should be clearly
marked on each lane to signify the forward limit of each
firing point.
Rule 4.04 - Trap Houses
a. Trap houses shall be used to give full protection to
the trappers. these houses shall be 1 metre high in
front, tapering or sloping to 85 centimetres at the back,
and shall be 2 metres from back to front and 2.5 metres
wide. A tolerance of 10 centimetres either way is
permissible on these dimensions. All height measurements
shall be taken from the level of the centre lane. The
trap shall be mounted in a manner which will bring the
top centre pivot point of the throwing arm 35 centimetres
above the level of the centre lane and 1.5 metres from
inside back of the trap house and 30 centimetres left of
centre. A tolerance of 5 centimetres either side of this
dimension is permissible.
b. If when installing an
automatic trap, Rule 4.05(a)
cannot be adhered to, then the target is to be thrown at
an angle of elevation of 15 degrees from the centre lane,
with the height stick adjusted to make this possible.
