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Those diagrams are from here: https://pistolshootingsports.com/blog/steel-challenge-competition

"Something down the magwell" is not legal as the magazine well must be EMPTY. This includes the chamber blocks that insert like a magazine and protrude up between the bolt and the chamber. See SCSA Rule 1.1 #1: Semi-autos must have chamber and magazine well empty. Rimfire rifles and PCC must have chamber and magazine well empty and bolt closed on a flag and be cased or secured in a cart.

We still have nothing in the rulebook to cover the things that are touched on every match: My short list: 1. DNF. Does not exist in the SC rulebook (does in USPSA rulebook). 2. About everything on the "Learn More About Our Classification System" on the SCSA.ORG website > Member Resources > Classification lookup

Not the way I expected this to be ruled. I thought it would ban having a holstered pistol while shooting another gun.

What's the practical difference between Production and Limited?

SHOOT SIG event along with their EDC Championship at the VCGHC range this weekend to go with 2 Steel Challenge matches, so it will be a zoo on Saturday. I think I'm shooting the 8 stage SC match at 9a and then the Shoot SIG match at 1p. Doubt I'll push it to the 3p SC match, but maybe....

If you are new to Steel Challenge, rimfire. It's cheaper while you are learning the skills that can then transition to centerfire. And needs less equipment (no holster).

And here I kept thinking it was that back plate that was ducking just as I broke the shot. You say it's me? I'm not sure about that.....

Rulebook posted on the SCSA.ORG website is from May 2023. If it's not in the rules, it's not a rule. I've been advising shooters when I RO about the coming rule regarding Rimfire Pistol but not enforcing it.

I see it there. 8. Stages that have been assigned a default of 30 seconds per string (120 seconds on a 5 string stage, 90 on a 4 string stage) are considered DNFs and are not included in your classification calculation. I have a problem with "rules" that aren't in the rulebook. It seems we are getting a lot of these. (See the discussion on a holstered pistol while shooting rimfire pistol.)

I don't see DNF described in the rulebook (Section 9 - Scoring or Appendix A4 - Classification). It's not even in Appendix A3 - Glossary. The closest I see in the Steel Challenge rulebook is: 9.2.1 The maximum score for any string is 30 seconds, no matter how many misses or penalties may have been accrued during the string. It does exist in the USPSA rulebook: 9.10.3 A competitor who reacts to a start signal but for any reason does not fire a shot or continue the attempt at the course of fire and fails to have an official time recorded on the timing device operated by the Range Officer will be given a zero time and zero score for that course of fire. This constitutes a “Did Not Fire”, or DNF for the stage. So, legally, does DNF even exist for Steel Challenge?

I hand loaded 25 rd mags, but I didn't have to load after every stage. I switched to a McFadden Lightening Loader when I switched to 10s.

You can shoot the same gun/equipment in Production and Limited as long as it is on the list, meets the size restrictions, and you don't go for a race holster.

I've gone through too many 15-22 mags. The main point of failure I see is the polymer mag lips start to widen which leads to failures to feed. The standard test is to load a few rounds (doesn't have to be the whole mag) and push the nose of the bullet up. If it pivots 90 degrees to stand straight up, it's time to chuck the mag. Keep the spring and follower as backups (I have had a spring snap on me.) I haven't had binding issues (out of about 40 mags). However, when I first buy them I disassemble, brush the inside with a mag brush, and lube the follower and spring with a silicone spray. After EVERY match I clean the top of the mag, feedlips, and the follower with a paper towel and a Q-tip type swab. Rimfire is very dirty and cleaning each time helps prevent buildup. Every 10 or so matches I'll do the full disassembly and cleaning of the mags like when I first get them. Observation 1: The FDE material seems to be softer than the black mags material and seem to go bad faster. Observation 2: The 10 rounders may be a bit stiffer than the 25s and last longer. I'm still working through my first batch of 10. There was an excellent aftermarket 40 rd mag with metal feedlips. S&W hit them wit a cease-and-desist and they are now out of business. It would be nice to have an aftermarket option. The only one I know of uses a S&W 10 round body to feed a drum mag. Since they are using a S&W part, they can get away with it.

Is the TOP 20 supposed to be the current shooters or a best all time list? If the latter, they should be there until somebody else beats their time and pushes them down. Their scores are still an accomplishment, even if they happened more than 3 years ago.