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    sw:

     

    Just re-read your post and noticed it didn't reference my home state.  Somehow I thought your "event" occurred here.  

  2. SW,

     

    Are you willing to share the name of the airline that required one gun per box.  I fly a bunch in the islands and am having trouble with one of the commuter services regarding ammo and guns in the same checked bag (see my post from today (5-3-19).  I'm trying to get clarification from them and am awaiting a response.  It could be a real problem for someone flying in here from the mainland and then making their connection to a smaller island and having to deal with an obscure rule that makes them miss a flight.  How did you reconcile the issue...I presume you flew in from Virginia?

  3. I am running into a problem with a small "commuter" airline which is now telling me that I cannot have firearms (properly cased) and ammunition (properly boxed and packed) in the same checked bag...that I must now check two bags. Has anyone run into this. The airline is not subject to TSA authority (a very small terminal without any TSA personnel on site) and does not post their rules regarding restricted baggage on-line. I can attach a copy of their rules from their administrative manual and the rules from their parent company if anyone is interested. I'm not seeing anything that implies the two-bag requirement and am awaiting a more "formal" response to my inquires. I'm flying next weekend to a match but without ammunition. I was almost turned away three weeks ago but found a sympathetic employee that granted me a "pass". It would have cost me a BUNCH of $$ (air fare, hotel, rental car, match fees, etc.) if they had stayed with the original decision of the check-in staff. I'll let everyone know how this turns out so you can plan accordingly.
  4. It does lend itself to that potential. Standing: The competitor’s body is fully erect with both feet planted firmly on the ground or other designated position. I'm going to read it as to include some natural bend in the knees and at the waste. I stand differently depending on what I'm doing. If I'm on a surfboard, it looks very different than when I'm standing to putt or waiting in line at the bank. I'm going to assume the writers of the definition were talking about standing while shooting at a USPSA match. As for the feet, I'm going with broadside72's interpretation...."if you can't be easily pushed over then you are firmly planted." sounds reasonable.
  5. Sounds very logical. That's the way I'm going to interpret it. I also like the logic broadside72 used for "firmly planted". I'm happy the default and facing downrange issues are gone. If we want the competitor to have a lot of freedom in choosing his start position, we now have a simple description...Facing down range....no hand, arm, foot, shoulder or face requirements: competitor can be facing anyway he chooses (except uprange). Simple to do, and simple to write into the WSB. For a little more specificity, we can use (or add) "Standing". But, still no hand, arm, shoulder... blah, blah. If you want to make it a custom-start..write in the details regarding arms, hands, lips, etc. I hope I'm interpreting all this correctly.
  6. You're right, but consider, This Sunday I will be shooting the new classifier, "No Need to Believe..." CM 18-05, which dictates the starting position, "Standing inside shooting area." Does the new definition change the way I can start the classifier? Can I stand on the fault lines? Apparently, no hunching over or bending at the knees? Can I have my right heel on the fault line and the other on the ground? Obviously, no more standing on one foot. It seems, by the fact that it had to be defined, that "Standing" may be different in 2019 than it was in 2018 and could be an area of contention.
  7. Although it wasn't addressed in the Rules Change Log, I'm sure most of you have noticed the new definition for "Standing" added to A3. I'm wondering how we will interpret it uniformly. What is meant by planted firmly, and fully erect? Even the term "ground" may have conflicting interpretations.
  8. Other than when under the direction of an RO, can a PCC be transported anywhere at a USPSA Match without a safety flag ? What if it's in a case or sleeve?
  9. Yes. A printed book should be available. Charging a reasonable amount would be appropriate.
  10. That was my thinking also but I wasn't able to find any applicable rule.
  11. Can any relevant information be gained by inspecting the backside of a target to verify a scoring hit on a non-moving paper target? My question is in regard to enlarged, irregular holes as discussed in 9.5.5
  12. Is the position expressed by DNROI in Down Range considered to be an official Ruling? or does it have to appear in the NROI Rulings before it is official? http://www.multibriefs.com/briefs/uspsa/USPSA100215.php
  13. Stick: It's the part you left off that made me question whether or not it could be shot your way. That's all moot now. I'm down wit DNROI.
  14. Here is the question I posed to Troy: I have a question about Classifier 99-41, Works for Me: Can the competitor engage the middle array (T5 and the PPs) at any point during the course of fire or does the WSB require that it be shot after T1 thorough T4 have been engaged. Could I shoot T5 and the PPs first, and then engage the the appropriate targets from the corresponding sides of the barricade? His Response: Troy McManus 7:58 PM (30 minutes ago) Yes, you can shoot it that way. Troy
  15. You are correct. I'll post his response here. We'll have something to go by with his opinion.
  16. I'm trying to think of any explanation for the intent of the last sentence other than to require that T5 and the PPs (the center array) be engaged last. The first sentence seems to indicate that the engagement requirements of T1 to T4 must be satisfied first (the original stage?), then the center array. The vague term "appropriate targets"...used twice in the first sentence...appears to suggest they are talking about T1 - T4...not the center array. Is this settled law? Should I just let this go and shoot the middle array anywhere, any time during the COF? just as long as I shoot T1 -T4 from right and left side with the MR in between? On the audible start signal, from within the fault lines, engage the appropriate targets from either side of the barricade, then make a mandatory reload and engage the appropriate targets from the other side of the barricade. T1 and T2 must be engaged from only the left side of the barricade. T3 and T4 must be engaged from only the right side of the barricade, T5, PP1 and PP2 may be engaged from either side. No further reload is required to engage targets after completing the original stage.
  17. Has this been discussed before on BE? I couldn't find any other discussion using the search function. Can you suggest a search word or term I could use? The clause, "...after completing the original stage," is really confusing. EDIT: Did find some discussion on the USPSA Classifier Scores forum.
  18. Question about Classifier 99-41, Works for Me: Can the competitor: Engage T1 and T2, then engage PP1 from the left side Perform the MR Engage T3 and T4 then engage PP2 and T5 from the right side The language in the final sentence (below) suggests that the procedure above is not permitted. On the audible start signal, from within the fault lines, engage the appropriate targets from either side of the barricade, then make a mandatory reload and engage the appropriate targets from the other side of the barricade. T1 and T2 must be engaged from only the left side of the barricade. T3 and T4 must be engaged from only the right side of the barricade, T5, PP1 and PP2 may be engaged from either side. No further reload is required to engage targets after completing the original stage. 99-41.pdf
  19. J4FLP, It depends on where you are trying to go with this technique. If you feel it is necessary to accomplish something that is important to you...go for it. If it is to bring some new competitive technique to the game...you go boy...that's how progress is made. You, and only you get to decide what is important. If you believe that spending time on this technique is well spent, spend the time. In 5 years, everyone may be teaching this technique and claiming that they perfected it....or??
  20. Rule 5.1.2 is very clear on the minimum bullet diameter requirement in a USPSA match...9mm. But, could a person shoot a match using a pistol chambered below 9mm (mindful that they would not be shooting for score or recognition)? Or are they flat-out barred from shooting the match?
  21. race...didn't mean to imply you were mistaken about USPSA fault line rules. What I wanted to point out is that the language that is often times used to require a competitor to NOT stand on the fault lines ("...wholly within the fault lines,") might be inadequate. When the WSB says that, I comply to avoid conflict as do most.
  22. But consider: A fault line, according to USPSA definitions, is a "...physical reference line in a COF which defines the limit(s) of the shooting area." When you look at the classifier drawings the fault line is shown as an actual line, with only a single dimension, presumably defining the outside of the physical structure. Therefore "wholly within the fault lines," could, and in the context of classifiers, should be interpreter as within the line that is defined by the outside of the physical structure. That way, the area available to all competitors, regardless of the dimensions of the materials used to construct the fault line, is the same universally....very important in a classifier. So if a classifier WSB said "... standing wholly within the fault lines," I would expect to be able to stand on the wood structure.
  23. Thanks for all your input. We shot the stage without any incidences and it seemed to be very popular. The results are posted on PractiScore under BIPS USPSA December, 17 2017 for your perusal. Great discussion....made my melon ache but I really enjoy this aspect of our sport (the BE think tank). The final design is attached. Try it next month...live dangerously! I have also attached (hesitatingly) a little diddy I set up to see how the bags on barrels would affect scores. I had a young man run the boxes to barrels to see how fast it might be done. He spent about 3-5 seconds each with an average TOTAL of around 12 seconds. I actually had my laptop at the range so shooters could make estimates. (they weren't too interested in that aspect of the stage). Obviously I have too much time on my hands (retired). NERDS RULE!!! 12-17-17 BOB.pdf Stage Calculator.xlsx
  24. Thanks, Thought I saw a reference to starting on fault lines in the statement I'm looking for. Maybe I'm having a "moment".
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