Air Guns

Location

Morgan’s Wonderland (Event Center aka Gym)

5223 David Edwards Drive, San Antonio, Texas 78233

 

Schedule

Thursday, April 24, 2024

5:00-7:00 pm               Air Guns Open Range & Sight-in

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Friday, April 25, 2024

3:00-4:45 pm              Air Guns Open Range & Sight-in

5:00-9:00 pm              Relay 1 & 2: Shooting Competition & Awards

                                 Relay 1: 5pm - Advanced Divisions (60 Shot Round)                                                             

                                 Relay 2: 7pm - Novice Division (40 Shot round) 

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Saturday, April 26, 2024

9:00-9:45 am              Introductory Air Guns Clinic 

10:00 am-12:00 am     Relay 3 Competition (Juniors - 60 Shot Round and Novice - 40 Shot Round)

12:00 pm-2:00 pm       Relay 4 Competition (Novice - 40 Shot Round)

2:00 pm-4:00 pm         Relay 5 Competition (Novice - 40 Shot Round)

4:00 pm-6:00 pm         Relay 6 Competition (Novice - 40 Shot Round)

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Event Staff

Air Guns Coordinator- Lorraine Currow lcurrow@icloud.com 

Competition Director - Bob McMullin

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Disability/Classification Divisions

Open- Includes competitors who do not have a permanent physical disability. Examples include individuals with PTSD, TBI or orthopedic injuries.

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SH1- Includes all competitors with a permanent physical disability that can support the weight of the gun independently and do not require a spring stand. Examples include spinal cord injury, leg amputees, etc.

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SH2- Includes competitors who do not have the ability to support the weight of the rifle with their arms and therefore require a spring stand. Examples include upper body injuries, quadriplegia, and arm amputees.

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SH3/VI- Includes competitors with vision impairment that has been classified by World Shooting Para Sport

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Shooting Events

The shooting competition will have electronic targets and scoring.

 

Due to the expectation of numerous entries and limited shooting points, we only guarantee an athlete to compete in one event. All events will start with a 15-minute preparation and sighting time at the listed start time. 

 

NOVICE:

10M Air Pistol (Open and SH1)- 40 record shots in 50 minutes

10M Air Rifle Standing (Open, SH1 and SH2)- 40 record shots in 50 minutes

10M Air Rifle Prone (Open, SH1 and SH2)- 40 record shots in 40 minutes

 

ADVANCED:

*You must be Paralympic classifiable to shoot in the Advanced events. If you do not have a US Paralympic classification, we will place you in a competition group for the Texas Parasport Games competition.

*Those competing in the advanced events must have a current USA Shooting membership.

*The Paralympic division relays will be sanctioned by USA Shooting.

 

10M Air Rifle Prone (SH1) – 60 record shots in 50 minutes

10M Air Rifle Prone (SH2) with loader allowed- 60 record shots in 60 minutes

10M Air Rifle Standing (SH1, SH2) – 60 record shots in 75 minutes

10M Air Pistol (SH1) – 60 record shots in 75 minutes

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Hartford Nationals Qualification

In order to be eligible to register for shooting at Move United Hartford Nationals, an athlete must have previously competed in an approved 10-meter air rifle competition. One must shoot a minimum score of 420 points for a match consisting of 60 total shots for the Open – SH1 – SH2 Divisions and a minimum score of 400 pts for 60 total shots for the SH-VI Division. Texas Parasport Games counts as one of these eligible competitions as we are a Move United Sanctioned Competition.

 

General Event Rules

1. These event rules are modified from the International Paralympic Committee (WSPS) competition rules to suit the population and goals of Texas Parasport Games. 

2. Each event is considered a final and awards will be given after all competitors in each division have completed their relay. 

3. All events shall be fired at 10 meters. Only target grade (not “field” grade) air (compressed air or CO2) single shot rifles and pistols with iron sights firing .177 caliber soft lead match pellets can be used for competition.

4. A single correcting lens may be attached to the rear sight of the rifle.  No correcting lenses may be attached to the pistol.  

5. Male and female athletes will compete together in the same divisions.

6. We will provide air (not CO2) but you must have your own fill adapters and specialty equipment such as slings, jackets, etc.

7. We have a limited number of guns to loan out and will hand them out on a first come, first serve basis.

 

Awards

• Medals will be given to the top three athletes in each division. 

• Male and Female athletes will not be separate for awards.

• Juniors (20 and under) and Adults (21 and up) will be separated for medals.

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