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I have no idea.

Again, that's not an electronic scoring issue. That's an issue with ROs scoring as you go. The issue plays the same with paper scoring. I don't run a stage that way, and wish other ROs wouldn't, but if they are scoring as you shoot, you're just going to have to recruit someone from your squad if you want to know what your hits were on individual targets. BB

That has nothing to do with paper vs electronic. Personally, I prefer to score with the shooter by my side, but there's a reason the rules allow you to name a delegate to watch scoring in your absence. Note that that rule existed long before electronic scoring was an issue. BB

I've run stages at two level II matches this year. One used paper, one used palms. Our club transitioned from paper to electronic this year. From a shooter's perspective, the primary difference is that using Practiscore or Palm, the shooter walks away from the stage with a calculated HF, giving him a better idea where he stacks up against other shooters on the same stage. From an administrative POV, there is no comparison. Electronic scoring may only make it easier for "one or two people", but those are a couple of pretty important people. I'm not aware of any matches that have a surplus of competent and experienced volunteers willing to do stats, and I sure haven't heard of any matches offering to pay scorekeepers. There's also the fact that with electronic scoring, errors are typically caught at the stage while the shooter, RO, and a squad full of witnesses are available to fix it. Errors on paper often aren't caught until after the match is over, shooters may or may not be available, and RO memories are less accurate (just try remembering the details of one run out of the 150 shooters you ran over 2 or 3 days). Crux of the matter: In a few years, paper scoring will seem as antiquated as sending in classifiers by snail mail. It'll be something younger shooters get tired of hearing the geezers talk about. BB

Tyler Wilson gets a profile in a local online newspaper: http://www.showmetimes.com/?NodeId=uncs

I've heard that before, and I was just impressed that they thought they could shoot someone in the thumb. That's pretty good shooting!

If you're serious about designing stages for any of the sports, the first step is to spend some time competing in those particular sports. They're all a lot more involved that simply "shoot some targets from here or around these obstacles", and there are a lot of subtleties within each sport that make certain features especially attractive or unattractive. Spend some time learning the sports, spend some time learning the particular rules of each sport, and spend some time studying stages better stage designers have designed. Of course, if you're just looking for ways to make your plinking sessions more interesting, then your imagination and safety are your only limits.

I seldom use the native mapping app. The MotionX apps are vastly superior. BB

The description just talks about tethering. I don't care about sharing internet access, I just want to use my tab as a AP to sync the iPhones and Nooks. BB

In an effort to carry one less gadget to the range each match, I'd like to convince my android tab to act as a LAN router/AP during matches. I can find dozens of apps to let me tether the tablet, but none that simply set it up as an AP. Suggestions? BB

We have limited bay space at our club, so whenever possible, I try to include the classifier in a longer stage. The left setup is 09-03. One squad will shoot the classifier, then shoot the longer stage. If you were using this as a standalone stage, the table would be unnecessary. BB

Good catch. There is now. BB

They're not boxes. They're shooting areas, and you can engage any target from any location. No problem with 1.1.5.1.

It occurs to me that for several years, my Middle TN friends have been bragging about Prince's fried chicken, obviously unaware that Gus's fried chicken is the best in the world. I'm thinking some of the Nashvillains need to put their yardbird where their mouth is and bring over some of Prince's spiciest fried chicken to try side by side with some of Gus's finest so we can see where the real TN chicken capital is! FWIW, I'll gladly offer my services as an impartial Missourian to decide the issue. BB

I believe the word "or" lends credibility to the original question. As for kneeling, I suppose we have to decide whether "the body" refers to the torso, or whether it includes the knees. Clearly, while feet are part of your body, we do not give procedurals for having feet touch the ground. A little wordsmithing here could fix it so the rule reads to mean what we all know it means.

Ask the RO to cite the rule.

I just learned that Russel Cluver passed away: http://www.news-gazette.com/obituaries/2012-09-17/russell-cluver.html The Single Stack Nats won't be the same without him.

I read your whole post, and it sounded to me like you should consider a Glock/M&P/CZ/whatever if you don't like the feel of 2011s. I understand you need a new gun, but there are lots of options out there.

If you don't like the balance of s*i guns, why order one?

Practiscore.

FWIW: Boys Throw Better Than Girls. Good Job?

Here is where many are misinformed. They don't get that those are two different things (classifiers vs. match finish). The math is different. The data is different. The 100% is different. Etc... Good point. Perhaps is you took the best 6 of 8 level II or III matches (dropping any scores that weren't within 5% of classification), the numbers would be comparable.

18 round comstock. Start position strong hand on door, gun loaded and holstered. Engage targets from within shooting areas. Drop turner is disappearing, DT must be activated prior to last shot fired. See also: http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=c0e313fe7ab5530dcaeaca943c4b61e7

And yet the vast majority of shooters at level II and III matches finish within the range of scores they score on classifiers. There will always be exceptions, but classifier scores are a reliable predictor of major match performance. I do think it's odd that we don't have female GMs yet, but our sport is still relatively young, female participation is low, and our top-down scoring system means the bar is constantly being raised. Throw in anatomical differences and the fact that fewer women have the same combination of speed and strength that we see in top male shooters, and it's not that remarkable that A and M represent the best of the current crop of female shooters. It'll be interesting to see where that stands in another decade or so, particularly if we ever see more mainstream female interest in the shooting sports. You only need look at some of the women participating in Olympic events to see that there are some remarkable female athletes out there who are doing things women simply couldn't do a generation ago. Let a few of them get the USPSA bug, and we'll see a female GM.

Ditto. I keep the moisture in check in my reloading room so I just walk away and leave the press as is when I feel like stopping. +3.When I'm finished, I turn off the lights and leave. I go through a short checklist when I start a new session, but I've not seen any ill effects from leaving powder and primers for up to a month or more. Ammo still runs fine, chronos fine, is just as accurate as I am. The only time I empty powder is if I'm going to change divisions/calibers for several months. This system has worked for the last 80K rounds or so. BB