1. All The firearms that NM MILSURPS members will use in the monthly match competitions shall be unmodified originally configured surplus military service firearms (single-shot, bolt-action or semi-automatic) that were or that still are issued in all the world's standing armies. The firearms themselves must be ones that that were issued to ordinary soldier who used these firearms in the various armies in both the past and present. The iron sights must be the original style as issued on the firearms which does not include in any aftermarket, target, match adjustable sights or micrometer sights as these were not issued to the ordinary soldier. All Scoped rifles that are used must be the period as issued scopes and mounts, again no aftermarket type scope or mounts allowed. Cloned copies of the original mounts and optics are allowed. The only exception to this rule shall be a documented photograph of a modified sight held by a soldier in combat or on an experimental firing range.

2. Full-Automatic Firing firearms may be used only if they have the capability of firing in the semi-automatic (one shot at a time) mode as no full automatic firing is allowed as per the rules put out by Albuquerque Shooting Range Park (ASRP).
http://www.cabq.gov/parksandrecreation/open-space/facilities/shooting-range-park/shooting-range-park-rules-weapon-safety
Bump Firing, the act of using the recoil to make a semi-automatic firearm to fire multiple shots in rapid succession, shall never be permitted as this is dangerous to both the shooter and to the firearm, you must squeeze the trigger for each and every shot.

3. All firearms shall be fired in an as the issued configuration with no additional supporting devices allowed; the only exception shall be is if the firearm itself came standard with such devices such as a bipod or buttstock attachment. A front rest, sandbags, etc. can be used for prone supported firing but the usage of rear resting bag or sandbags to support the buttstock is never allowed to be used. Members may use a slip-on recoil pad on the buttstock or the shoulder for those shooters who are recoil sensitive. Issued slings are allowed to be used for support. Bayonets may be mounted or extended as per the shooter’s discretion.

4. Any ammunition such as tracers, incendiary, high explosive or a combination of these that can start a down range fire may never be used for any reason and are not allowed as per the rules put out by Albuquerque Shooting Range Park (ASRP). Purposely made armor-piercing bullets should be avoided as these can severely damage the steel targets that belong to the club and the ASRP.


RANGE INFORMATION

The range that NM MILSURPS uses at the Albuquerque Shooting Range Park (ASRP); which is 6,009 feet (1,832 meters) above sea level; called as the 50 500 Meter / 300 1,000 Yard Club Competition Range, has four large sun screen covered concrete shooting pads that correspond with the 4 major shooting berms that are located at 200, 300, 385 and 500 meters.
At each of these berms are six steel rail banks for placing standing type knock-down targets such as the NRA High Power Rifle Silhouette Chicken, Pig, Turkey and Ram's on and six 6' steel standing poles for hanging targets on.
Note: Any targets set at these berms shall only be shot at the concrete pads that are corresponding to those berms. You shall not crossfire from one range to another as it may cause a projectile (bullet) to ricochet or be deflected at such an angle to cause possible injury and or death to a club member or another ASRP range and its members that are adjacent to this range.

There are three smaller berms that are located at 50, 100 and 150 meters located in front of the 200 meter concrete shooting pad that have one rail bank at 50 meter and two steel rail banks at 100 and 150 meters for placing standing knock-down type targets on such as the NRA .22 LR and Handgun Silhouette Chicken, Pig, Turkey and Ram's on.
Note: These berms may only be engaged from the 200 meter concrete shooting pad.

On the right side of the range by the 500 meter shooting pad there are full standing 47 ½" wide by 30" or 36" high , 1/2" steel AR 500 steel square plates going from 300 to 1,000 yards; one each at 300, 400, 500, 600, 800, 900 and two at 1,000. The 700 yard target is located in between the 385 and 500 meter shooting berms.
There is also a small berm and target stand at 800 yards for hanging a target on such as our 21" wide x 43" high, 1/2 " steel AR 500 human silhouette shaped target.
Note: These targets may only be engaged from the 500 meter concrete shooting pad.


There is a big difference in meters to yards and yards to meters at longer ranges, so if you have different sight settings in those measurements it may be necessary to adjust to the differences.
The vast majority of European made firearms are in metric and American and English firearms are in yardage measurements.

Meters = Yards    Yards = Meters
25 = 27

50 = 54
75 = 82
100 = 109             100 = 91
150 = 164
200 = 218             200 = 182
300 = 328             300 = 274
385 = 421
400 = 437             400 = 365
500 = 546             500 = 457
600 = 656             600 = 548
700 = 765             700 = 640
800 = 874             800 = 731
900 = 984             900 = 822
1000 = 1093         1000 = 914

Exceptions ...
The Imperial Russian Model 1891 Mosin-Nagants were in arshins which was about 71.1 cm. or 0.78 yards (27.95 inches long), so here is a chart of the distances in these ....

Arshins = Meters = Yards 
200 = 142 = 155 
400 = 284 = 311 
600 = 426 = 466
800 = 568 = 621
1000 = 710 = 776
1200 = 852 = 932
1300 = 923 = 1009
1400 = 994 = 1087
1500 = 1065 = 1165
1600 = 1136 = 1242
1700 = 1207 = 1320
1800 = 1278 = 1398
1900 = 1349 = 1475
2000 = 1420 = 1553
2100 = 1491 = 1631
2200 = 1562 = 1708
2300 = 1633 = 1786
2400 = 1704 = 1864
2500 = 1775 = 1941
2600 = 1846 = 2019
2700 = 1917 = 2096
2800 = 1988 = 2174
2900 = 2059 = 2252
3000 = 2130 = 2329
3100 = 2201 = 2407
3200 = 2272 = 2485

Another is the Austro-Hungarian Models 1888, 1890 and 1895, these were is Schrittens which was 0.75 meter or 29.5275 inch. In 1930 when both the Austrians and Hungarians adopted the 8 x 56R mm cartridge they did change many of these sights to this new caliber to metric however not all of them did, many of these rifles that were sent to Bulgaria were left in schritten, these sights are easy to tell as when the rear sight leaf when folded down has a 5 mark on the left side, if it is in metric it will have a 3 mark. So here is a chart of the distances in these ...

Schritten = Meters = Yards 
300 = 225 = 246
500 = 375 = 410
600 = 450 = 492
800 = 600 = 656
1000 = 750 = 820
1200 = 900 = 984
1400 = 1050 = 1148
1600 = 1200 = 1312
1800 = 1350 = 1476
2000 = 1500 = 1640
2200 = 1650 = 1804
2400 = 1800 = 1969


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