Section I: General
A) Name:
The official name of the organization is International Handgun Metallic Silhouette
Association, Inc. For convenience, it may be referred to by its initials, IHMSA.
B) Membership:
1) Individual membership in IHMSA is US $25.00 per year. New members, upon payment of
dues, shall receive a Membership/classification card, Official Rules, the official patch
of IHMSA, a set of scale target templates (if requested), and a subscription to the IHMSA
News, the official journal of IHMSA.
Special arrangements may be made for Surface, First Class, or Air
Mail delivery of IHMSA News to Affiliated Nations and members outside the USA. The
procedure, options, and costs of postage and handling will be published in the IHMSA News.
2) Additional members of an individual member's immediate family
(i.e., spouse and children under 18) may join for a fee of US $6.00 each year. They will
be assigned the same membership number as the individual member with an appropriate suffix
("H" for husband, "W" for wife, "S" for son, "D"
for daughter).
These additional memberships do not include a subscription to IHMSA News or a set of scale
target templates.
3) Members may obtain a Life Membership at a cost of US$250.00. This fee includes a
ten year subscription to the IHMSA News, a new membership card with the suffix
"L" following the membership number, IHMSA Life Member pin, and a special
certificate.
C) Competition:
The object of all IHMSA competition is to knock down metallic silhouettes with a
handgun. There are three types of IHMSA competition: Big Bore, Small Bore (.22), and Field
Pistol. Specific rules for each type of competition are covered in Sections III, IV, and
V, respectively.
D) Classification:
1. The first score fired in a sanctioned match by a shooter in a particular type and
category of competition shall establish an initial classification in that category.
Thereafter, any two scores, including re-entry scores, fired by a competitor during any
twelve month period which exceed the break point of his class in that category, will move
the shooter to that class, effective at the next match in which he competes.
2. If a competitor fires a single score that exceeds the break point
for a class that is two or more classes above the competitor's current class, he shall be
advanced to the class immediately below the class of the score fired, effective in that
match. Such score will also be the first "leg" into the class in which it was
fired. Example: If a class "B" shooter fires a "AA" class score, he is
immediately reclassified as an "A" class shooter, effective in that match, and
has one "leg" into "AA" class.
3. For classification purposes, 60 or 80 round matches fired
straight through will be converted to a 40 round equivalent and treated as a single score
per sections I-D-1 and I- D-2, above. Conversion of an 80 round score is accomplished by
dividing the 80 round score by 2, and dropping any fraction of a point (e.g., a 79 or 78
would both equate to a 39). To convert a 60 round score, the 60 round score is multiplied
by 2, and then divided by 3, dropping any fraction of a point (e.g., a 58 or 57 would both
equate to a 38).
4. Reclassification to a lower class will be based on eight
consecutive sanctioned scores below the break point of a shooter's current class.
Reclassification to a lower class is allowed only with approval of both the shooter's
respective State and Regional directors in the USA, or National director in other Nations.
Downward reclassification will only be allowed during the period following the annual
IHMSA International Championship and the following January 1st.
5. Any National/Regional/State/Match Director, or member of the
Executive Committee, shall have the authority to classify or reclassify any shooter into
any IHMSA class according to "known ability" at any time before, during, or
after a match. Should there be any questions regarding this procedure or any decisions
made therefrom, the matter shall be referred to the Executive Committee for a final
decision.
To determine known ability, any available facts and information
should be taken into consideration as follows:
-Any scores shot at sanctioned, unsanctioned, or practice matches, whether said shooter
was an IHMSA shooter or not
-Any and all other facts and information relating to any shooter's ability to shoot and
hit silhouettes with a handgun
6. Any IHMSA member who omits scores in order to continue competing
in a lower class is subject to suspension from IHMSA for one year.
7. Classifications for each type of competition (Big Bore, Small
Bore, and Field Pistol) shall be considered separately. However, "known ability"
in one type of competition may be considered in those situations referred to in section
I-D-5, above.
E) Matches:
1. Sanctioned matches will consist of a 40, 60, or 80 round course of fire with an
equal number of targets being engaged at each distance. Target distances for each type of
competition are specified under their respective sections.
2. Targets consist of Steel silhouettes of chickens, pigs, turkeys,
and rams. Target specifications are detailed for each type of competition under their
respective sections.
3. Targets will be fired upon in timed, two minute stages, five
targets per stage.
4. Firing positions will be freestyle and standing.
5. Specific rules for the conduct of matches are detailed in Section
VI, Match Procedures.
F) Rules:
1. All IHMSA rules, and any new rules that may be adopted from time to time, including
any and all rule interpretations and clarifications thereof, and/or rule changes as
officially established by the voting delegates or by the IHMSA Executive Committee, are an
integral part of the IHMSA Bylaws.
2. All articles and sections of the bylaws and the provisions
contained therein likewise are an integral part of the IHMSA Official Rules and shall
apply accordingly.
3. All members and competitors agree to abide by the final decisions
of the IHMSA Executive Committee in all matters having to do with the Official Rules and
the Bylaws.
G) IHMSA Pledge:
In making application for membership in the International Handgun Metallic Silhouette
Association, Inc., I hereby acknowledge receipt of a copy of the IHMSA Official Rules and
agree to read and be bound by said rules.
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