Results for 2011 Meeting of SASS Territorial Governors
 Action Shooter Items
 
Item #1 For 235=82.75% -- Against 48=16.90% -- Abstain 1=.035% PASS
 
Item #2 For 112=39.44% -- Against 170=59.86% -- Abstain 2=.070% FAIL
 
Item #3 For 130=45.77% -- Against 152=53.52% -- Abstain 2=.070% FAIL
 
Item #4 For 182=64.08% -- Against 100=35.62% -- Abstain 2=.070% FAIL
 
Item #5 For 148=52.11% -- Against 136=47.89% -- Abstain 0=.00% FAIL 


Range Operations Committee Discussion/Clarification Agenda – 2011 TG Summit --
 
1. CLARIFICATION of the rules re: DE-COCKING:
 (As posted on the SASS Wire(s) on 26 October 2011)
 7. De-cocking may not be done to avoid a penalty if cocked at the wrong time, position or location once a round has gone down range. NO gun may be de-cocked on the firing line except by pointing it down range and pulling the trigger or while under the direct supervision of a stage officer/Timer Operator. The penalty for de-cocking is a Stage Disqualification.
 SHB p.23 / RO1 p.16
 "Under the direct supervision" requires the TOs acknowledgement in an instructive or affirmative manner.
 In other words there must be a positive indication to the shooter that the TO is giving his approval for the shooters action.
 
2. RE: NAVY PEPPERBOX REVOLVER
 Noting that it is assembled on a "Colt Navy frame it qualifies as a MAIN MATCH revolver & thus is DISqualified as a "Pocket Pistol" (regardless of barrel length).

3. RE: .38 S&W SPL is LEGAL for PLAINSMAN sidematches 
(originally introduced in 1899 as a blackpowder round)

4. BASIC RULES FOR THE LONG RANGE COMPETITIONS (SHB p. 18 bullet #4)
 Optical and receiver mounted sights are not allowed.
 EDIT for CLARIFICATION: 
Receiver mounted sights are not allowed. OPTICAL sights are only allowed in that category. 

5. ROC ruling: NO to the use of a 12ga/.70cal "slug gun" in SASS Long Range RIFLE sidematches. Shotguns using slugs are NOT legal as a RIFLE.

6. There is a mobile app being used DURING Long Range sidematches to calculate info for sight adjustment. (Real time info, including elevation, temperature, humidity, etc inputs combined with preset individual firearm/ammo data). One person punches in the numbers & provides the adjustment info to the shooter. Shooter v.1.6.2.8 
In addition to rangefinders, the use of this or any similar device is a Sidematch DQ.

7. BISLEY HAMMER on a Ruger OLD ARMY percussion revolver?
 SBHK hammers on a ROA are OK under the current “Firearms Covenants”.
 Lower and/or wider hammers on percussion revolvers fall under the same allowance as for cartridge pistols. BISLEY hammers (modified or not) installed on ANY revolver without the BISLEY gripframe are still NOT ALLOWED.
 
8. Clarification re: Ammunition-related “Outlawed/illegal” items will be covered under:
 The “Use of illegally-acquired ammunition” penalty.
 
9. There is no prohibition re: wearing a rifle/pistol ammo slide over SG loops on an ammo belt (as there is in regard to a SHOTSHELL ammo slide),
 Sewing the loops directly to a shotshell loop on either a slide or belt is acceptable.
 
10. Handbook edit (due to oversight): 
ADD single-shot shotguns to PLAINSMAN sidematch rules.
 SHB p.17
 
11. Handbook edit (clarification): re OCTAGON BARRELS on REVOLVERS:
 BARRELS
 …
 ? Original barrels may be replaced with new barrels of correct styles (e.g., round, octagon, or half-round) for that particular TYPE firearm.
 SHB p.4
 
12. EDIT:
 Dropped round/ firearm – a round/ firearm that has left the shooter’s control and come to rest at a location or position other than where it was intended. 
RO1 "Glossary of Terms" p.30
 
13. CLARIFICATION: what is meant by "in hand" as applied to loaded revolvers?
 The following was posted (March 2011) on the TG, RO, and ROC Wires (to be added to the next edit of the RO1 "Glossary of Terms") : 
"REVOLVER IN HAND" is defined as it applies to:
 Holstered = Muzzle clear of the mouth of the holster (i.e. "out of leather")
 Staged = Muzzle no longer in contact with the surface of the initial staging point
 ...this provides the same allowance for a 'full grip' on the second (loaded) revolver while firing the first no matter how/where the revolver(s) start on the stage.
 Once the muzzle clears the holster or all contact is broken with the prop, the shooter is in violation if not registered as a GF or BW competitor.