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L.C. Smith vs. Parker Hammer Gun Challenge

RULES READ CAREFULLY

COMPETITOR QUALIFICATION

Sunday April 27, 2025

1. Competition is open to all members in good standing of the Organization (the LCSCA, or the PGCA)
they represent. Updated Membership rosters will be available at the both the LCSCA and PGCA booths
inside the shared LCSCA/PGCA display tent for membership confirmation; new member applications will
also be available at both booths for those individuals wishing to join or renew a membership to allow that
individual to compete and represent the Organization of their choice in the Hammer Gun Event.

2. Members holding joint memberships in both the LCSCA and PGCA must select only ONE Association
to represent in the competition and will do so at the time of registration. Qualifying scores recorded by
anyone found to have registered and participated for both Organizations during the Hammer Gun Event
will be disqualified. HOWEVER, a dual membership holder may compete in the Hammer Gun Challenge
for a different Association than the Association that member represented in the Challenge Cup Event.

3. Hammer Gun Event entrants are not required to actually OWN a shotgun of the make related to the
Organization they are representing, but are required to SHOOT with a hammer gun manufactured by the
maker of the Organization they represent. Guns may be borrowed for use during the Hammer Gun Event
competition and all members who wish to participate in the Hammer Gun Challenge are encouraged to
make arrangements to borrow a Smith or Parker shotgun to use.

4. Adult professional shooters (men and women), or an adult receiving a sponsorship/s in any form from
dealers, industry, or any like organization/s are not allowed to compete in this event. An adult is defined
as anyone aged 18 years or older.

EQUIPMENT

1. Participants are required to use only those vintage double shotguns manufactured by the maker
represented by the Collectors Association to which they belong (i.e., L.C. Smith/Hunter Arms/Marlin for
LCSCA; or Parker/Remington for the PGCA).

2. Participants may use any exposed-hammer model or grade, and or gauge/bore size LC Smith or
Parker shotgun originally manufactured by those respective companies. Hammer gun reproductions or
modern/imported guns marketed under these famous trade names are prohibited for use in this Event.

3. Modified and restored guns are allowed, including guns with a stock replacement or alterations, recoil
pads, shortened or lined barrels, mono-blocked or sleeved barrels, screw-in chokes, etc. Guns used with
relined barrels must be equipped with barrel liners of the same gauge in which the gun was originally
shipped if the barrels of that gun, when manufactured, had been “fluid” steel.

4. Chamber inserts and gauge reducers (Chamber-Mates, etc.) and/or full-length barrel inserts with
gauge reducers are acceptable only for use in those L.C. Smith and Parker hammer guns that were
originally manufactured and shipped with Twist or Damascus barrels.

5. Shooters using guns equipped with screw-in chokes may use them. Participants using guns equipped
with screw-in chokes may not change choke tubes once the competition has begun.

6. The wearing of Eye and Ear protection is required of all competitors and all ammunition used must be
loaded with size 7 1/2 shot or smaller in conformance with insurance requirements in place at the Deep
River Sporting Clays complex.

Hammer Gun Challenge Event

1. Registration for the Challenge Event will take place inside the LCSCA/PGCS Exhibition tent
where the registrar will have on hand a current member roster for both organizations. At registration each
participant will declare the name of the Organization they are representing, and the participants name will
be checked to the appropriate member roster to verify member status. Those participants whose
membership is verified as current will then be allowed to register for the event. Participants whose name
is not on the active member roster will be advised to return to the LCSCA/PGCA booth where they will
take appropriate action to 1) renew their membership, 2) join the organization of their preference, or 3)
clear any issues that may have prevented their name from appearing on the active member roster. Once
that issue is resolved that member will be given a slip indicating his membership is current; which slip is
then presented to the registrar for registration completion.

LCSCA and PGCA members will shoot and qualify utilizing the same mixed-squads format used in the
Challenge Event, with the name of each participant’s Organization noted on the registration form at the
time of sign-up. Participants will be assigned to a squad based on the order of their registration and if an
individual wishes to shoot with a partner or shoot with friends or as a group all must be registered
simultaneously. Again, participants must register to represent only one Organization. Squadding and
registration shall commence Friday morning (April 25, 2025) in conjunction with Challenge Event signups.
Sign-ups for the Hammer Gun Challenge shall resume Sunday morning, April 27, 2025 at 8:00
AM; the final day of the Southern Side x Side Championships. Given Event time constraints, all
participants are STRONGLY encouraged to register as early as possible and sign-ups will conclude when
the last squad registered has completed shooting.

2. All Hammer Gun Challenge participants will pay an entry fee of $10 at registration and verification of
Membership status with all proceeds from those entry fees to be divided between the two Organizations
according to the number of members from each Organization.

3. Hammer Gun Challenge target fees are $25.00 per 30 targets and may be paid directly to the
shooting venue operator at the Dove Field.

4. Participants will be squadded at registration for their approximate shooting time; and the first squad
will begin shooting at 8:30 AM Sunday morning April 27 until 12 noon. Participants should be at the
Dove Field venue 15-20 minutes prior to their scheduled shooting time or risk an alternative time slot
being unavailable should they fail to report at their appointed time.

5. Course of fire for the Hammer Gun Challenge will be as follows: THIRTY (30) TARGETS fired as
Two (2) Report Pairs and One (1) True Pair from each station. All traps will be thoroughly re-set prior
to commencement of the Hammer Gun Challenge so that the field of play is leveled for all participants.

6. Participants are allowed one gun malfunction during the event with the opportunity to re-shoot any
targets lost. Referees will verify any malfunction while the shooter maintains control of his gun with the
gun pointed in a safe direction and all referee decisions will be final. Any further gun malfunctions will
result in a target scored as “Lost”. Failing to cock a hammer prior to calling for a target does not
qualify as a gun malfunction.

7. The winning Hammer Gun Team will be crowned by determining the top 10 individual shooter scores
from each organization; then tabulating the combined total number of broken targets. The team with the
highest combined total of targets broken will be declared Winner of the 2024 Hammer Gun Challenge. In
the event of a tie between the LCSCA and PGCA, the scores of the 11th place shooters from each
Organization will be compared to determine the winning Team. Should the Teams still be tied afterwards,
those scores recorded by the 12th place shooters will be compared to determine the winning Team; and
so on until a tie is broken.

TIE SCORES FOR HIGH GUN AWARDS

The Hammer Challenge (TOP GUN) Award will be presented to the shooter with the highest individual
score in the Hammer Gun Challenge Event based on the 30 target presentation. In the event of a tie
score, weather and time constraints permitting; a shoot-off shall be held at station three to determine the
Top Gun winner. Representatives from both the LCSCA and PGCA will confer with the 5-Stand operator
to determine the course of fire; and all participants are strongly encouraged to wait for tabulation of final
Hammer Gun Event scores to learn if their participation may be required in a tie-breaker shoot-off.
Should time constraints or weather conditions preclude a shoot-off, ties will be resolved via the
reverse long run scoring method; i.e., the longest string of targets scored broken counting from
the last target presented. In the event that any award is contested, representatives from each
Association will confer to determine the winner and their decision shall be final.

Ties for the Second Place award will be resolved based on the results of a shoot-off as described above;
and should a shoot-off be required, said shoot off shall also be held at station three; and conducted under
the same parameters as noted above for the Top Gun award. Should time constraints or weather
conditions preclude a shoot-off, ties will be resolved via the reverse long run scoring method; i.e.,
the longest string of targets scored broken counting from the last target presented. In the event
that any award is contested, representatives from each Association will confer to determine the
winner and their decision shall be final.

AWARDS and SCHEDULE

List of Awards:

Team Trophy: The Hammer Gun Challenge Team Trophy

Individual Trophies: Top Gun & Second Place

The Hammer Gun Challenge Team trophy and both individual shooter awards will be presented at the
conclusion of the Hammer Gun Challenge Event on April 27 at the LCSCA/PGCA Exhibition tent.