180

The 180 safety rule at Florida Multigun (and other action shooting sports) limits the travel of the muzzle to anywhere less than at least 90 deg. from the muzzle to a safety berm. 99% of the time at Florida Multigun the center of the 180 is to back berm.

Stand facing the rear berm and hold your arms straight out to the side and swing them up like a pretend jumping jack and you just formed your 180. Anything in front of that imaginary circle towards the berm is ok, if you point your muzzle behind that imaginary circle then it’s a DQ.

The 180 goes from straight up in the air, straight down and as you are facing the back berm, parallel left and parallel right from the back berm.

We see new shooters or shooters that come to us from other disciplines get close to 180 violations under a couple of common actions. Reloading is a common 180 issue, esp. with pistol as the act of breaking the shooting position to reload the pistol can cause the shooter to break the 180. Reloading the pistol while moving is even more difficult when moving laterally and special care should be taking when reloading when moving. Other 180 violations can happen when we “run past” targets. We try to design stages where shooters can’t engage targets backwards but sometimes a shot angle gets past us. If you have any question about a possible 180 target and position for a stage, ask your RO during walk through.

Also, and I hate to say it this way but moving “tactically” with long guns and pointing them down at at your feet can also cause shooters to break the 180. We at Florida Multigun want everyone to be safe and the safest muzzle direction to the shooter and everyone else at the range in directly into the berm 90 degrees from any possible violation. Sometimes it looks weird as you are running or performing tasks with your firearm pointed directly at the berm but “This is the Way”. If you break the 180 during a match at Florida Multigun it’s a DQ offense and you do not get to finish the match or get your money back for the day.

Pistol pointed at the middle of the berm, finger off trigger when moving.

The 180 is with all guns whether you are in the act of shooting, reloading or moving.

Joe’s rifle is pointed down range directly at the berm and finger off the trigger when reloading the rifle.

Shotgun pointed right into berm while loading and moving laterally.

Luckily for shooters, training for the 180 is absolutely free. We can practice this at a range or through dry fire without ever having to fire a shot. I practice moving with a firearm through dry fire, putting emphasis on making sure when I’m working on movement drills to keep very good muzzle discipline by keeping my muzzle in the middle of the imaginary berm.


At Florida Multigun, we want our shooters to be prepared and safe for their 1st match or 100th match. If you have questions let us know.

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