Rainbow Combat Safety Rules

(For the monthly (second Saturday) outdoor match held since 1973 at the Rainbow Range, 3139 Rainbow Valley Boulevard, Rainbow, California, 92028, phone 760-723-8743.)

The following rules were written and are monitored by officers of the Rainbow Combat Club, including Ron Walter, Bill Heyder, and Fred Jacobs, and enforced by all Range Officers at each match. These rules are read and explained (if necessary) before each match begins.

1. The Rainbow Range is a cold range.

2. Loaded Firearms:

If anyone has a loaded firearm on their person please come up and we can address this problem now. Please come forward and we can unload you.

3. Holsters:

Any hip type holster is allowed. NO cross draws or shoulder hostlers are allowed. You can carry your guns in a gun case (unloaded with the action back) and uncase them at the direction of a Range/Safety Officer at each stage.

4. Jeff Cooper's four rules:: A. ALL guns are always loaded. (I.e., treat all guns as if they were always loaded.); B. Never let the muzzle cover anything which you are not willing to destroy.; C. Keep your finger OFF the trigger until your sights are on the target.; D. Always be sure of your target.

5. 2nd Saturday Match -- Five Pistol Stages

Six shots per stage, making it revolver-neutral
Metal targets, giving an immediate feedback of hits
Cover, running, and real-world problem solving are used.
Some targets are designated as "hostages", aka "no-shoots".
If you hit one, you wear a bell around your neck.
Two optional tactical shotgun stages.
Two optional tactical rifle stages.
After the main match, there are two and four-man relays.
The final event is the Walk-and-draw, a one-on-one quick draw completion.
Eliminations continue until one shooter is named "Top Gun".

SCORING

Each stage is timed, from the moment the contestant starts moving.
The time is stopped when the sixth shot is fired.
Five seconds is added for each miss (i.e. "Comstock" scoring).
Ten seconds are added for each hostage hit.
Red Pin awarded for scores less than 60 seconds, total of all 5 stages.
Blue Pin awarded for scores less than 50 seconds, total of all 5 stages.
Purple Pin for scores less than 40 seconds, total of all 5 stages.
Gold Pin for the "top gun" of the "Walk and Draw".
Silver Pin for the lowest time in the two shotgun stages.
Silver Pin for the lowest time in the two rifle stages.

COST

Must Be A Member Of The Rainbow Combat Club, which is $5.00 per year.
Two dollars for Rainbow Range members (must be a member of Combat Club).
Six dollars for non-members (must be a member of Combat Club).
Four dollars for match committee members (show at 8 AM to help).
Reshoots are one dollar each. Re-run the match with a different pistol.
One dollar for two shotgun stages.
One dollar for two rifle stages.