WELCOME TO THE ANASAZI FREE-TRAPPER’S RENDEZVOUS

CANNON SHOOT

WE COME HERE TO SERIOUSLY HAVE SOME FUN.  THERE ARE A FEW RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT NEED TO BE IDENTIFIED AND FOLLOWED BY EACH GUN CREW.  WE HAVE GATHERED THESE FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES WHICH MANY OF YOU WILL RECOGNIZE.

EACH GUN WILL COMPETE ACCORDING TO THEIR DESIGN.

THIS AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS ARE FOR EVERYONE’S SAFETY.  PLEASE READ AND UNDERSTAND EACH OF THE REGULATIONS BEFORE CHARGING YOUR PIECE, ASK QUESTIONS OF THE RANGE MASTER TO CLARIFY ANY CONCERNS THAT YOU HAVE.

RULES & REGULATIONS

1)            THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO SMOKING OR USE OF ALCOHOL OR ILLICIT SUBSTANCES ON THE FIRING LINE, OR DURING THE HOURS YOUR GUN WILL BE FIRED.

2)            IN THE EVENT OF A FIRE ON THE RANGE POINT YOUR PIECE AWAY FROM THE FIRE AND SPECTATORS.  IF YOUR PIECE IS LOADED OR IS IN THE PROCESS OR BEING LOADED ONE OF YOUR GUN CREW NEEDS TO STAY WITH THE PIECE WITH THE THUMBSTALL ON THE VENT.

3)            ALL AMMO BOXES ARE TO REMAIN CLOSED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF RETRIEVING YOUR POWDER FOR EACH SHOT.  WHEN THE POWDER IS RETRIEVED THE BOXES ARE TO NOT BE OPENED MORE THAN 75 DEGREES.  ALL AMMO BOXES ARE TO BE PLACED 15 FEET BEHIND YOUR PIECE WITH THE OPENING AWAY FROM YOUR GUN.

4)            BEFORE ANY GUN IS LOADED WITH A LIVE ROUND THE RANGE MASTER WILL ASK YOU TO SHOOT A BLANK LOAD, THIS IS TO MAKE SURE EACH GUN IS IN WORKING ORDER.

5)            TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT FROM OCCURRING PLEASE DO NOT LOAD OR SHOT YOUR GUN WITHOUT ACKNOWLEDGMENT FROM THE RANGE MASTER.

6)            “LOADING”, DURING THE OPERATION OF LOADING THE VENT IS TO COVERED BY A LEATHER THUMBSTALL.  THE GUN IS NOT TO BE LOADED WITH POWDER ANY FINER THAN 2FG.

7)            ALL PROJECTILES NEED TO RAMMED DOWN THE BARREL WITH MINIMAL FORCE.

8)            THERE SHOULD BE ONLY ONE PERSON PAST THE FRONT OF THE TRUNNIONS AT ANYTIME.  NO ONE IS TO PASS IN FRONT OF ANY GUN.

9)            HAVE FUN