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SILHOUETTE RIFLE 

Rule changes effective 2009 

Courtesy of http://www.nra.org

	2.11 Club Teams - All team members, including team captain and coach, must have been active 

fully-paid members of the club which the team represents for a period of at least 30 days 

immediately prior to the competition. The club may be Affiliated with NRA. As specifically 

allowed by conditions of the program, a person who is not a club member may serve as a non 

firing coach of such a team. There are two types of teams allowed in this Rule:

	(a) Local Club Teams - Local Club Teams must be composed of members who reside within the 

same state, territory or province or residents of other states who live within 50 miles of the 

local club. 

	(b) Open Club Teams - Open Club Teams must be composed of club members all of whom are not 
necessarily legal residents in the same state, territory or province. 

	NOTE: The Internet website “Mapquest” will be used to determine the distance between the 

local club’s NRA address of record and the competitor’s NRA address of record. 

	3.1.3 Cowboy Lever Action Silhouette Rifle 

	5. Binoculars may be used for spotting. Spotting scopes or stands may not be used. Clothing 

that adds stability to the shooting position is not allowed. Rule 6.9 concerning wind flags will 

not apply. 

Rule changes effective July 2008 (Changes made due to the removing of the membership requirement 

to participate in some NRA programs) 

	1.6 Types of Tournaments 

(f) Registered Tournaments - May be authorized by the NRA after application has been filed by the 
sponsoring organization. Application forms and printed General Regulations are available from NRA 
on request. National Records may only be established in Registered, Tournaments (see Rule 17,1). 

(g) Approved Tournaments - May be authorized by the NRA after application has been filed by the 

local organization which will act as the sponsor. 
Application forms available from NRA on request. 
Match sponsors may require all competitors to be NRA members if specified in the program. 

	2.1.1 Non-US. Citizens - Non-U.S. citizens may compete in any NRA Sanctioned Tournament, 

unless further restrictions are imposed by conditions stated in the program. 

	2.11 Club Teams - All members, including team captain and coach of such teams, must have 

been active fully-paid members of the club which the team represents for a period of at least 30 

days immediately prior to the competition. The club may be affiliated with the NRA. If 

specifically allowed by conditions of the program, a person who is not a club member may serve as 

a non-firing coach of such a team. 

There are two types of teams allowed under this Rule: 

	9.31 Suspension - For violations of these Rules deemed so to justify, any competitor may be 

suspended from competition and/or expelled from the National Rifle Association upon presentation 

of evidence and conduct of a hearing as prescribed in the Bylaws.