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3 hours ago, Stuntman said:
125 gr Blue Bullet
3.2 gr WST
1.145 OAL
About 30 FPS extreme spread.
126 PF from 10" barrel.
Seems way to light, I’d be afraid of squibs running that load.
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When is the last time you cleaned piston? I’d start there first before I bought another trigger.
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2 hours ago, MikeBurgess said:
I believe the problem lies with the fact that a snow fence wall is while not directly defined as such is considered a vision barrier in regards to creating a "view" (defined) within a course of fire. the fact that it may be easy to look through it does nothing from a rules perspective to change how it is treated.
Maybe the snow fence is not defined as a view, but once you attach a banner to such a wall it’s becomes a vision barrier. And once that vision barrier was changed as part of the course, the competitors should be notified. Given that the change was made in the last day during the final hours and maybe the weather conditions were worse don’t negate the fact the the stage was different for some competitors. Notify all competitors and then if it’s a big enough difference someone can challenge results and arb for the stage to be thrown out of match officials felt compelled to keep stage. You can do this at any time with a 3rd party arb.
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I would say that banners being out up are part of the course since it affects the view of course. Section 1.2.1 of uspsa rules spell out location and view for course design. The appendix spells out what a view is. If putting up a banner the next day changes that view, then the course has been modified. The appendix also defines “significant advantage” as having a greater view or targets which a banner could affect. It doesn’t matter if you’re 6’4” and can can see over the height of a banner. And it doesn’t matter if Troy said it wasn’t an issue or change course. At any match, if the stage is changed, ALL competitors should be notified of the stage changes and given the opportunity to arb it or not per the rules.
I’ve also seen where banners affected max traps by blocking or deflecting the wind. Something to think about when putting up a banner.
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48 minutes ago, PigSnowball said:
Thanks for pointing this out. I think when I bought it that warning might not have been on the site, but either way, it's clear instructions.
So the blazer brass is about 1.67, wwb about 1.51, tula 1.63.. All way over. I've got a box out back with about 20 different factory ammos for reference, i'll take a look at their OALs.
The other useful point from the warning is about it "feeling sticky" after 35 rounds. And that's definitely what's happening. So... with these factory ammos above the limit, I could probably get reliable functioning if I just load to 35, which is fine for most of the stages anyway...
For reference, the goliath internal capacity is about 1.651, sooo, i think the4 1.250 statement is... very conservative.. I haven't had any issue with wwb at 1.51The rounds are at an upward angle but as you add more and they stack up, the rounds start to tilt down since 9mm is a tapered case. That’s why the oal needs to be shorter. The transition from mag tube to base pad happens around that 35 round,so I usually give it a downward smack with my thumb on top round as I insert that next round.
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Funny how things change when it’s not a popper that activates something and now it’s a clear case of REF.
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4 minutes ago, DKorn said:
Where do you see it? I’m in the PractiScore Competitor app and when I click on a DQ’d shooter from a recent USPSA match their scores are all blank. Is this a website-only thing?
Yeah it looks like you can see the points and time from website and not competitor app.
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1 hour ago, RJH said:
I would be OK with it if DQed shooters were listed at the bottom of the Stages they shot with %0 for the stage, but time, hits, and hitfactor listed. This way there would be no effect on the match, but the DQed shooter could at least compare his stage with the others in the match. To me this seems reasonable
If using PractiScore, this is how it’s shown. You might have to do some math to figure out hit factor percentage or time plus allocation but it shows hits and time for stages shot.
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7 minutes ago, Mcfoto said:
8.2.4.1 A course of fire must never require a competitor to start with the carbine held on the weak side, and stage briefings may never require the PCC to be fired using only one hand.
Can’t require to start on weakside but you can if you want to.
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10 minutes ago, JZELEK said:
Just shot CM 03-11 El Strong & Weak Pres last match.'
Written Stage Briefing for PCC only specifies for string 2 "weak shoulder only ".
Shot it from weak shoulder and used strong hand to pull trigger.
No mention of weak hand to pull trigger so not required.
Pretty sure on classifiers all mentions of weak side, weak hand and weak shoulder all require PCC to be fired with weak finger.
The glossary says weak hand is same as weakside and special note: this applies to classifiers in all instances.
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6 minutes ago, RAINY0DAYS said:
For a weak side string, you can start on your weak side right? An RO last year made me transition from right to left hand on a classifier and pretty sure that wasn't right.
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7 hours ago, jklt222 said:
Where did you purchase it?
https://www.weare-nerd.com/competition-products/the-noose-inner-belt
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5 minutes ago, Don_B said:
Can't find results. Any ideas?
Check PractiScore
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17 minutes ago, Sarge said:
There is more involved than just changing load and spring. Different Comp for starters and not all off the shelf 9mm makes minor reliably.
Factory 9mm should make minor in all but 3” barreled pistols.
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Bayou Bullets and S N S castings make a 175 SWC.
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24 minutes ago, jmtyndall said:
I guess to me it depends on interpretation of 3.3.1
If new magazines and new people to the sport are limited to 10 rounds, I'd say everyone should be. Why should new shooters or shooters competing in a match from out-of-state be at a disadvantage just because some guy is "grandfathered in"? The law restricts competitors entering the state or buying new mags from greater than 10 rounds, then all divisions would be limited to 10.
Not sure how the MD's in those affected states interpret the ruling.
I’ve shot in CA and never been to a match that was restricted to capacity by MD. Most shooters that weren’t grandfather’d either shoot in 10 round friendly divisions, but never seen or heard of other divisions being forced to 10 rounds.
The law does not restrict out of state competitors entering the state or possession, it only prohibits, export, import, or sale.
CA PC 30665, mags laws don’t apply to nonresidents.
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16 hours ago, jmtyndall said:17 hours ago, Silver_Surfer said:I guess we people who live behind enemy lines(10rd only) dont count
Forgive me if I'm wrong but dont the rules limit all divisions to 10 rounds in states where that's the law? So doesnt limited become L10 in states with 10 rounds limits by default? What's the need for a whole other division if everyone at a given match is under the same limit anyways?
Because some of those states like California have grandfather clause and a recent week to get grandfathered again.
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People just want to hose which is why I think the popularity of high cap divisions is seen increase. Most of the local and major matches are just big 32 round field courses with 8 shot arrays.
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8 minutes ago, bret said:
Homie
I am aware of matches that have chrono stages and I also know how people cheat at chrono.
At ipsc a guy borrowed one of my 170s for chrono, after chrono he gave it back. I asked him if he needed to use it for the match, he said no I will use my other mags, they hold 1 more bullet.
Guys also know when their chrono ammo is going to get pulled so they make sure the "right" ammo is used on that stage.
Rules like chrono and calibration challenges are in favor of the shooter, the RM's and USPSA isn't out to screw over the shooter's.
Well that’s a whole other can of worms.
If you suspect people are playing games with equipment or ammo, you can be chrono’d at any time if suspect. You mags can be checked at anytime.
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24 minutes ago, bret said:
How many matches have you been at where there was a Chrono Stage?
Supposed to have chrono stage at level 3 and above, so unless you only shoot local matches you probably won’t see a Chrono. See chrono at sectional and state level 2 matches frequently.
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7 hours ago, Blockader said:
What I was really hoping to get at with this topic was the science and practicality of starting with top versus bottom. That is, the top is a smaller i.e. lighter target and is thus affected more by the round impact than the larger lower plate. Except that the heavier lower target is attached on the end of a "lever" to the lighter upper target so how does that affect the efficacy of shooting the top first? If I owned a spinner I would set a test up to measure the angle of deflection following impact in dead center of each plate. Maybe they are the same, since the two plates are joined, I am not schooled on physics enough to know. If they are the same then starting on the bottom makes more sense since it is larger target. There are other factors as well.
With a shotgun, for example, it would seem to me that starting on the lower plate is clearly advantageous, since there is more surface area meaning more of the pattern will impact that plate as opposed to the top.
To be clear, my spinner performance is hardly the area I most need to focus on, I just thought it might be interesting to dissect here.
I usually start on top smaller plate to get some momentum going, then hammer the bottom larger plate. Sometimes I’ll have to shoot smaller plate on bottom if it’s not quite enough to get it over.
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Ammo type seems to make a difference also. FMJ and lead seemed to transfer more energy than JHP type of bullets for pistol or pcc. Seen 1 shot of #6 shells spin it over if it’s allowed, as well as choke choice.
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19 minutes ago, HCH said:
Shooter’s option. He could have continued to shoot the stage, and challenged the popper after he made a crappy hit. If you go back to it and drive it down, the score is all on you.
My my guess is, the shooter called a bad hit and decided not to risk losing 40 points in penalties vs 2 seconds.
And we’re back to 3 mike and 1 ftsa. The circle of popper life continues.
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