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Calls Shots (8/11)

  1. I don’t want to derail the thread with all the details, but the short version is: -I had a stuck case fail to extract on the last shot at chrono. -Somehow both the RO at chrono and I missed it at unload and show clear. -On the next stage, at make ready I couldn’t get the gun to load, and when I locked the gun open and looked in the chamber, I found the stuck case. I let the RO know what was going on and we worked together to clear it. We called the RM over and, after he reviewed the situation, I was (correctly) DQ’d under 10.5.13. Lessons learned / takeaways: -Use of the correct range commands (“if clear…”) is critical because it puts the onus on the shooter to make sure the gun is truly clear. -Actually look to make sure your gun is clear, always. Don’t assume, don’t glance. Actually, truly look. In this case it was just a DQ, but it could cause a safety issue in other circumstances. -When ROing, actually look at the gun when someone shows clear before giving the next command. You might save them an embarrassing DQ.
  2. The biggest thing that’s kept me from quitting is focusing on what I enjoy about the sport, and making sure my expectations of myself line up with my level of participation and vice versa. For me, I enjoy hanging out with my friends at the range and working major matches, so even when my performance is bad, I’m still having fun. I DQ’d at handgun nationals after only getting to shoot 2 stages, and then hung out for the rest of the 2 days of staff shooting as my squad’s RO before working a stage for Friday through Sunday. Was it as fun as if I’d gotten to shoot? Of course not, but it was still a great experience. As far as expectations go, the biggest problem I see that makes people burn out is when their desired or expected performance is higher than it should be for the amount of work they put in. In other words, you don’t “have to” practice, but if you don’t, you need to lower your expectations so you aren’t disappointed.
  3. There are many DA/SA guns with no decocker. In either case, if the division (like Production / CO) requires you start hammer down, then you have to either manually lower it all the way or use the decocker. You cannot manually lower it to half cock or anything similar, although if the decocker doesn’t lower it all the way then that’s acceptable. See Appendix D4 special conditions 1 in the rulebook.
  4. I have various hooks and screws on the wall in the garage, next to my workbench / reloading setup. I keep the belts, range bags, mags, etc. there, so all i have to do is grab the gun from the safe and everything else is ready to pack. When I’m following a regular dry fire schedule, I keep the belt and mags (loaded with dummy rounds) in the closest in the room where I dry fire. If I had enough mags, I’d probably keep dedicated dry fire mags so I don’t have to unload the dummy rounds in order to pack them for the match.
  5. I’ve done it once or twice with a G43 and 6 round mags, but only at indoor matches with smaller stages.
  6. Survey is still ongoing. I looked to try to find the end date but couldn’t see it posted anywhere. Once the survey ends, the BOD will vote on it at their next meeting and then, if approved, it will take effect January 31 2024.
  7. Based on the description at that link, it comes with pins for all the optics listed.
  8. Nothing says you have to call it at ULSC, so you can definitely call it at the target. I agree with what others have said that you have to be 100% sure that the shooter didn’t shoot at that particular target. Sometimes it’s easy (skipped position, or target that’s at a drastically different angle, etc.) and sometimes it isn’t. As the timer RO, my primary focus is on watching the gun, but I can see and call other stuff too. Sometimes, there’s too much going on at a given point in a stage to know for sure which target the shooter is engaging. If you aren’t sure, don’t call it - I’ve definitely thought to myself or said to the other ROs “I don’t think he shot at this one, but I’m not sure, so 2 Mikes, no penalty.
  9. Not an Sig fanboy or hater - I carry a 365XL and love it. Overheard a shooter at USPSA Handgun Nationals last weekend say that someone on their squad DQ’d for an AD with a 320, and that in the video they could clearly see that the shooter’s finger was along the slide and not touching the trigger. I did not get to talk to the actual shooter who it happened to or see the video. If anybody heard more or has the video, I’d love to find out more.
  10. I’ve seen that work against people too, where a 9mm would have barely missed a no shoot that a .40 hit. I think on the whole, it’s probably still an advantage, just something to keep in mind.
  11. That wouldn’t help for Production - you’d need the USPSA box to check to see that the gun still fits with the new magazine in it.
  12. I like it, but not for every stage - vary it up! I prefer a variety of start positions, including some unusual ones and different combinations. If everything is unspecified or wrists below belt, it gets repetitive - give me options some of the time, but also keep it interesting!
  13. Out of 300 shooters, Buckeye Blast had 134 in Carry Optics and 18 in Limited Optics. I didn’t get to see every Limited Optics competitor shoot - I worked the match, so the one or two that shot staff day I wouldn’t have seen - but the vast majority were shooting 2011s rather than Carry Optics guns with a magwell. I remember maybe one LO shooter with a CO gun with a magwell added and don’t remember anyone using a DA/SA gun cocked and locked for LO.
  14. At the match I shot this weekend (Bluegrass LOCAP Classic), there was 1 stage that “required” shooting 1 handed without the stage brief actually requiring it, and 1 stage where some shooters considered it. Stage 3 had a port that you had to pull a rope to keep it open. Everyone I saw grabbed the rope with their weak hand and shot the 3 targets through the port strong hand only. You could’ve grabbed the rope and somehow still shot 2 handed, but it would’ve been more awkward. Stage 2 had a close target with a hard lean that most people ended on. While many people shot it 2 handed while off balance, it would’ve been very reasonable to shoot one handed for someone worried about falling if they leaned that far. From a rules perspective, the only time which hand(s) you use is restricted is when the WSB specifically says Strong Hand Only or Weak Hand Only.
  15. I would reach out to the Range Master who was involved, and possibly to IROA. I shoot USPSA, not IPSC, but at a USPSA match, the ROs all work for the RM, and NROI has a discipline process for ROs. I would assume that IPSC/IROA have something similar.
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