NRA standing position rules... must have sling on the rifle

 5.12 Standing - Erect on both feet, no other portion of the body touching the ground or any supporting
surface. The rifle will be supported by both hands, the cheek and one shoulder and upper arm. The upper arm is
defined as from the middle of the biceps toward the shoulder. The elbow or back of the forward arm may be placed
against the body or rested on the hip. The sling may not be used for support and may not be wrapped around the
arm or hand. The butt of the rifle must be on the outside of the coat.
NOTE - Discharging a firearm while resting the butt of the firearm on the top of the shoulder is not allowed and
may result in personal injury.
(a) If attached to an NRA Match Rifle, the sling must be attached to both the forearm and butt stock sling
swivels and may or may not be included in the grasp.
(b) Service Rifles are required to have a sling attached to the rifle (See Rule 3.1). The sling must be attached
to both the forearm and butt stock sling swivels and may or may not be included in the grasp. The position
of the sling on M-14 and M-16 series rifles is to the bottom, left or right of the magazine.

Beladran wrote:Some body breaking rules?

Not really, what happens is the RO says no slings allowed. It means you can't use it, but it has to be on the rifle.

The JCG at Magnolia matches allow the sling to be removed. CMP vs NRA rules.

Southwest GC's XTC matches at Burns are NRA, Magnolia's John C Garand matches are CMP. I think the sling has to stay on in CMP excellence in competition matches too but don't have a reference yet, working on that.

Phillip will be turning in official scores in 2012 to the NRA for classification so we need to make sure we are playing by the book.

PhillipM wrote:Southwest GC's XTC matches at Burns are NRA, Magnolia's John C Garand matches are CMP. I think the sling has to stay on in CMP excellence in competition matches too but don't have a reference yet, working on that.

Phillip will be turning in official scores in 2012 to the NRA for classification so we need to make sure we are playing by the book.

This is true. I myself have a lot of reading homework to do over the Christmas break, since I will be "der Boss"...
thanks for the research Phillip M!
-Phillip Z