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Nik Habicht

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  1. Two questions -- is downrange to the left of the picture? In other words is the shooter in the left pic pointed toward the back berm in the pit? And what's preventing the timer RO from taking three big steps to picture right?
  2. In Barry on the hill, there was at least one Nationals where 3 or 4 ROs would call target scores out -- they'd divided the stage into zones. Our squad called out the shooting order, and one paster per zone. The paster confirmed that the RO made a correct call, or appealed the score called, if he disagreed. It was not a big deal -- since the stage crew was nice enough to tell us during walkthrough how they would be scoring....
  3. I could have been dense too..... LOL
  4. Moto -- right. My point was that the competitor would need continuous supervision from a range officer. And yep -- call the RM, or if you have smith shooting the match, ask for the smith's assistance....
  5. Better ways to activate in this situation are to have to open a door or port, which in turn displaces the stick and allows the star to activate.....
  6. Chris, I'm going to have to disagree with you there -- the moment the RO leaves the competitor, the competitor is subject to DQ, gun cased or not. 5.7.5 is crystal clear -- gotta clear the gun before the competitor may leave the course of fire with the handgun. Now -- the RO could leave the course of fire......
  7. Rowdy -- the other thing I see is a bit more of an acceptance of the occasional C hit. Sure it costs, a point, and the goal is still to shoot as many As as possible, in Limited -- but the 1 point differential (as compared to 2 points when shooting minor) may lead to a slight shift on the time vs. point/risk vs. impact scale...... Also -- what Mike said about reloads..... and Race Holster and holster position. Are there competitors out there with the same draw and reload speed for Limited and Production gear? It's possible -- but I don't know that it holds true across the board....
  8. The only penalty would be the potential miss -- if round zipped fully through hardcover -- or the ammunition lost in incurring the potential reshoot -- if the round went on to strike down a popper or plate....
  9. You actually don't need a rule. Start position questions should be hashed out with the RM prior to the start of the match -- and the RM has final say on the wording in the WSB. I don't care what you decide (We'll allow that; we won't allow that) but some of my concerns with allowing it include: Do we set any limits? What if the object presents a possible hazard on the course, i.e. something that could snag the feet/legs of not just the competitor but the RO? Could the object damage the stomp pad, rendering it unusable, and forcing us to toss the stage?
  10. The delayed reload is legit. The other one gets overturned -- see 10.2.2.1 -- you can't assess a procedural for the extra shot at T1 under 10.2.2. Now assessing it under stacking -- that would now be legit.....
  11. I gotta say -- not a huge fan of the rewritten 9.4.5.3. The double jeopardy rule only applies to 10.2.2 however, so Yep, if you're assessing one under 9.4.5.3, you gotta assess one more under 10.2.4 for firing an extra round prior to the reload. Pretty much, once you double-tap that first target, you're hosed one way or another.....
  12. Neither 9.4.5.1 or 9.4.5.3 apply -- since all twelve rounds are fired in the same string. The correct call is simply: one procedural under 10.2.4 for the extra round fired before the reload.
  13. The only class that's not true in is D class -- but that's only because there is no E......
  14. Regarding balanced squads -- add squads in multiples of 8. Have 23 shooters? Two squads. Have 24 -- three squads. Why? RO, Scorekeeper, Shooter, On Deck competitor, leaves 4 people to work the reset. That usually works pretty well toward making stages flow..... Also helping: Got complicated movers/devices/props/tons of steel? Use them on short to medium courses. Have a need for a 32 round stage? Make it all paper. Rationale -- stages will/should take about the same time to shoot and reset, generating near identical turnover times....
  15. If you live in a black and white world, missing all the shades of grey -- then yes, the rules contradict each other. If on the other hand, you realize that things are frequently non-binary, then the dichotomy of 8.6.1 and 8.6.4 exists effortlessly in your brain.....
  16. So -- does "You break it, you own it" only apply to competitors? Or does it apply to match staff as well? Odds are they set out to put on a match that complied with the rules -- but "they broke that stage" by adding one too many targets. I could argue that by your own standards, "they [now] own it" and the attendant consequences. Reputable match officials will yank a stage once they determine they made a mistake in set-up and violated a stage building rule. It sucks, but that's owning it, on the part of RM and MD....
  17. On the East Coast where land is at a premium -- there's a berm directly in front of the Safe Area/Table that can contain a bullet. Turn 45 degrees left or right, depending on which side of the bay the safety area is on though, and you're probably looking at competitors moving from bay to bay..... The fact that we use the entire 180 to engage targets isn't germane to the discussion at hand -- which is the deliberate inspection of and possible unloading of a firearm. There's no reason we can't wait a minute for the shooter on the bay to finish, and then arrange to do that in the location deemed safest......
  18. OK -- so do you guys leave every third bay open as a safety bay?
  19. I guess I think of it from the perspective of having to explain it in a courtroom -- Do I really want to answer question like this: Why didn't you have the competitor face directly downrange, thereby availing yourself of the safety of the back and side berms, and reducing the possibility of the competitor pointing the gun uprange? Why would you not want to take the safest course of action in a given situation?
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