Posted by Dave Purcell on Sep 26, 2011; 10:45am
URL: http://oldforum.flyshooter.com.au/Weighing-Light-Guns-tp4840925.html

An interesting sideline to the Pro Cal Shoot was watching people weigh their rifles and suddenly discover they should be shooting Heavy Gun, some very suprised looks on a few faces.
It raises an interesting question though ...
If you enter Light Gun and starting shooting the match only to discover that your rifle is over the weight limit what is the correct application of the rules?????
My opinion for what its worth is that the shooter is responsible for his equipment and for making a correct entry. If you enter LG you can change you nomination to Heavy Gun right up until the first shot is fired. After that if your rifle exceeds weight then you are disqualified.
All ranges are required to have a set of scales on hand to weigh LG's with and these should be available for at least 1 hour before the match commences.
The practice has been to weigh only the winners ... this should change based on the number of rifles that went over the 17lb limit and become a weigh all LG's, if your rifle is over weight then you disqualify and have no right to any prizes, Fly patches, small groups etc. as you are outside the rules
What does everyone think of a mandatory weigh in?????