Texas Ten Horns

Safety

1. Shooter must be competent in the use of firearms.	9. Shotguns are always staged empty with action open	17. All loading and unloading is done only in designated areas
2. Only registered competitors wear firearms.	10. All long guns are left empty with the action open at the end of the shooting string	18. A dropped round during reloading on clock is dead.
3. Eye and hearing protection is mandatory	11. Once a live round is placed under the hammer it must be fired	19. An ejected round on the clock is dead.
4. Treat every firearm as it it were loaded.	12. A live round left in the chamber is a stage disqualification (Stage DQ)	20. No cocked revolver may ever leave a shooters hand.
5. No fast draw or fanning permitted	13. All firearms are to remain unloaded except when under the direction observation by the RO or in the loading area	21 All firearms must be brought to the unloading table for inspection after each stage
6. Muzzles must be kept in a safe direction at ALL times.	14. A dropped unloaded gun is a Stage DQ, A dropped loaded gun is a Match DQ. Only RO can pick up a dropped gun.	22. No substance used that might inhibit the ability to operate in a safe manner
7. Six guns only load 5 rounds with the hammer down on an empty chamber.	15. Do not break the 170 degree plan.	23. When moving during stage all fire-arms being carried must have hammer down on an empty chamber or have action open.
8 Revolvers are not cocked until pointed safely down range..	16. No holsters with more than a 30 degree slant	24. Loaded rifles may be staged down-range from shooter with action closed and hammer down on empty chamber.
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