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    Safety glasses "saves": Let's hear them...

    in Multi-gun Gear & Accessories

    Posted

    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...

    Favorite Irish Whiskey

    in Miscellaneous Topics That Do Not Fit in Any Other Forum

    Posted

    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 :cheers:

    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!

    Squib?

    in USPSA/IPSC Rules

    Posted

    The firing of a squib during a reload may or may not be evidence of the finger inside the trigger guard during a reload or remedial action. I would argue that no DQ could be issued for an accidental discharge (AD) as in 10.4.3 through 10.4.6 a "shot" must be fired in order for there to have been an AD. HOWEVER ---> The fact that the gun went "pop" (i.e., a squib) MAY be very good grounds for the RO to conclude it was by action of the shooter's finger pulling the trigger. (Yes, this can be considered as "evidence.") Please refer to 10.5.8 and/or 10.5.9. The appropriate call would be Unsafe Gun Handling, an offense which does not require a shot to be fired.

    Please remember that a shot need not be fired for a DQ'able offense to have occured.

    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.

    Squib?

    in USPSA/IPSC Rules

    Posted

    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.

    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.

    Squib?

    in USPSA/IPSC Rules

    Posted

    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.

    Rescue laser signalling device

    in Computers, Cameras, and Electronic Devices of Any Kind

    Posted

    4) I didnt think laser pointers had that long of an effective range. I know green (532 nM) lasers you can see for a mile, but airplanes travel at what, 25-35,000 feet? 5-6 miles up? At that distance wouldn't the laser beam break up, not make it as focused as to cause damage (to say the retina/eyes), and just appear as a red light?

    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).

    Stanley Cup

    in What I Like

    Posted

    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.

    Beretta 92FS Lock-Block

    in Beretta

    Posted

    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 :o:D

    Trigger Job on a 92

    in Beretta

    Posted

    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.

    USPSA WEB SERVER DOWN

    in USPSA/IPSC Shooting

    Posted

    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.

    Starting to reload .223

    in Rifle/Shotgun

    Posted

    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.

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