Greetings,
I started shooting IPSC for real on 2022, my family have been shooting since 80’s. I mostly shoot Mini Rifle and there is one R.O. in my state that doesn’t seem to like me very much and always tries to screw me somehow. He is an international R.O., the VP of the State Federation, and have worked on multiple Level III and IV matches. We had a level III match on my state with the same stages as the Thailand Handgun World Shoot.
How it happened, step by step:
> He called me to the COF
> He said “load and make ready”
> I loaded it and said “stop, I don’t have my earmuffs on, even though is a 22, it will hurt my ears”
> He laughed and I put on my earmuff
> As soon as I put the stock against my belt he took my gun from me
> He gave my gun back and told me to unload and show clear
> He turned his back on me and said “DQ”
> I asked “Why is that?”
> He answered “You are always trying to get the best out of others. Your gun was with the safety off”
> I told him that there is no DQ for that, only a reshoot. He laughed at me and told me to go to the RM.
> I went to the RM and he said I was right and told the R.O. to let me reshoot the COF.
> The R.O. said he doesn’t agree with the decision and he wouldn’t let me shoot the stage.
> I had to shoot the others stages, wait for the said R.O. to finish all the shooters and as soon as he left the Stage the R.M. let me reshoot it, but as the RM being the RO.
I’ll be honest, all that s#!t just screwed my whole day, I lost all my concentration and didn’t shoot as good as I could, even though I won the match.
Now I’m afraid to go on another stage with this same RO and I know it will happen again. What should I do? Can I request another RO on his stages? Wouldn’t that make the whole thing worst?
