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COMATZD

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  1. Could the primer have been seated backward and flashed when hit? Maybe the bullet was dislodged from the case?
  2. I learned to use my middle finger on my 92FS. It definitely keeps your finger off the trigger during reloads and I didn't have to shift my grip with the standard size mag release.
  3. When I was younger and worked road construction I had the fitting from a 5' air tamper break off and shoot me in the face. Hit directly on the lens of my Oakleys and skidded off to the side. It left a deflection groove in the lens and tore open my cheek on the way past my head. Then I had to jump on the hose waving around like a fricken snake. Just another great day running the shovel in trench...
  4. Was the Redbreast a particular year? (I think they have it at my local liquor store.) be Wow, an old thread! Brian I don't recall if they mentioned a year on the Redbreast. I haven't seen it in any of the stores around here, but I keep looking. My wife doesn't like it when I go to a liquor store - she knows I won't buy a gun at the gun store w/o discussion, but I keep coming home with random bottles of liquor!
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    Squib?

    We're good Steve. Congrats at RCS.
  6. COMATZD

    Squib?

    I didn't type fast enough... OK, I now agree that a squib that does not leave the gun could not be considered a shot and since the rule says Fail To Shoot At, the penalty would apply. As a side, I'd still posit that if an RO did not see a finger in the trigger guard during some remedial action and a squib (that does not leave the barrel) is fired a shooter may not be DQ'd based on a specific rule. Accidental Discharge is defined as a "shot", and without seeing the finger the UGH section is arguable. I will also freely admit that the likelihood of such a scenario is extremely low and so it may really be a moot point.
  7. COMATZD

    Squib?

    The penalty is not "failure to attempt to shoot at", it is "failure to shoot at". You can't shoot at anything unless there is a "shot". The rulebook defines "shot". If you don't like the rulebook, tell NROI. Until the definition is changed, you can't ignore it just because you don't like it. In your counter, you're assuming the RO didn't hear the bang or pop of the squib. You can cite what if scenarios all day. Near as I can tell from the OP, his scenario happened and he's asking what the penalties should be/should have been. I'd say we just found a deficiency in the rules/definitions. I was attempting to show that if a squib is defined as not a "shot" (since a "shot" is clearly defined in the rulebook) then, by extension, another scenario presents itself where if a squib is again defined a not a "shot" it clearly has implications that some may not be comfortable with. I think it is noteworthy that a squib has two definitions, one in the glossary where the bullet is lodged in the barrel and one under 10.4.2.1 where a squib is also a shot. I would definitely want call a squib fired under the 10.4.3-10.4.6 sections as a "shot" and DQ'able, but under the current definitions I could not.
  8. COMATZD

    Squib?

    Just my opinion, but I think that the shooter did his part in the "attempt to shoot at" the target - he pulled the trigger and the round went bang. It also seems the RO heard a shot fired since he didn't stop the shooter because of the squib. The fact that the round did not leave the barrel is simply proof that a shot was attempted. I would give a counter-example for argument to those citing the definition of a "shot": If a shooter fires a squib (that lodges in the barrel) during a reload or remedial action (etc. 10.4.3-10.4.6) and the RO does not see a finger in the trigger (because of viewing angle or whatever) should the shooter be DQ'd? If you argue that a "shot" never occurred in the FTE/FTSA example then you shouldn't expect to call this a DQ offense.
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    Some people......

    Maybe they used it to pull out the vehicle they had gotten stuck? $40 is a lot less than a tow truck!
  10. I've got a green laser that we lit up at over 3 miles in some rolling countryside in the dark. And you can see the beam scatter from the side, easily back-tracing the origin. It was designed for target painting obviously without concern for detection (not IR).
  11. As another biker of 20 years, I haven't seen Pig sty filth either. Except maybe my brother, but he as a baby to deal with and lives in the country.
  12. Come shoot Alpha Mike on Sunday, Cedar Ridge range. Danno
  13. I just came back from Ireland with a two bottles of Jameson (one a Distillery Reserve) and a small bottle of Tullamore. I think both are very good, but I had a taste of Redbreast at a shop - smooth, smooth, smooth. I think my next trip should be a scotch tour
  14. I notched my 92FS front sight blade (front-to-back) and epoxied a FO into the blade. Works very well.
  15. COMATZD

    Stanley Cup

    I'm all for Boston. Thomas has been on fire and if the rest of the team can get some offense done while in Vancouver they could still take it! Luongo has been good too, but Corey is right - shaky off and on; almost felt bad for him after getting pulled in the first period. I have been amazed at how different both teams have been at home or away.
  16. This is still an interesting issue to me. I bought my 92FS back in '89, its had at least 125k thru it with no apparent issues. I sometimes wonder if it will just explode into small pieces when it finally gives up
  17. I appreciate your reverence on the matter.
  18. My Dad is a member there and shoots USPSA. You guys have an awesome range, we go out every time we can when I'm in town. Welcome aboard.
  19. Because of the way the Beretta handles DA/SA, you will always have that extreme travel on a SA shot. You could reduce takeup with some trigger work, but that first ~1/4" of travel will never go away.
  20. BTW, I just realized that the data came from the old USPSA site (but dated May 4, 2011). The numbers may or may not have been mined from current data sets, I don't know which for sure. I do know that the data was relevant at some past date
  21. Hey Steve I looked up the classifier ratios again. Looks like your in the top 4.4% now! I'm still working on the 30% Danno
  22. I keep getting a "Default Web Page" when trying to connect to www.uspsa.org and a timeout when trying to connect to www.uspsa.com. I tried flushing the dns cache, but that didn't seem to help. I could expect an upstream cache causing problems but it seems to attach to the org site, I just don't get served the home screen.
  23. I've started collecting my .223 brass (as well as some range brass) and I hope to do the same process as described with two toolheads. Can someone explain or post pictures to show the difference between crimped and non-crimped primer pockets? I understand the concept but I don't know that I could look at a case and say yes or no.
  24. The wife and I love it too. Second favorite show, behind SOA.
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