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17 hours ago, IVC said:
Some shooters will not like it, arguing that if it's not a violation the RO should remain silent. Sort of "call it or shut up." But it's in the rules and there is a reason for it.
Ya but that is a bad approach to ROing, yelling something at the shooter who might very well be aware they are close to the line and impacting their stage performance. Just say stop if the rule is broken.
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1 hour ago, IVC said:
So, in reality, the 180 is closer to 200 in most cases (unless you're perfectly aligned and can make the call with certainty).
I always enjoy seeing this a matches... ROs who stand on the 181* several yards away from the shooter looking to make the call.. its like you're so interested in DQing people you're willing to put your life on the line for it lol.
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On 8/7/2023 at 11:13 AM, jwhittin said:
At Level II or higher matches, Safety Areas must include a table with the safe direction and boundaries clearly shown.
I'm fairly certain this is in reference to fault lines and not actual muzzle directions as I almost never see anything say where you can't point your gun at a safety table at any match.
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Its an unwritten rule that you point the gun at the berm in front of you in the safe area. Tell him not to do that as that's again and move one.
"Safe direction" is way too subjective on this one.
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2 hours ago, ltdmstr said:
If bullseye shooters can put all their shots in a 10x at 25 yards with a 3-1/2 lb trigger, we should be able to do the same when we're banging away at human-size targets and big pieces of steel at far shorter distances.
Precision shooting and hammering away in USPSA a 2 different things. A light trigger lets you get away with a lot more with regards to mashing it and/or having not an ideal grip... two things that bullseye shooters don't do.
Whatever weight you decide on... just make sure its 100% reliable and will last forever. Safety aspect aside, whatever gain you will have from the light trigger will be instantly nullified if that thing starts having hammer follow or doubling during a match.
I've known/know a few people with super light triggers. They were either oblivious to the fact it won't last forever and started having issue or acknowledged it wasn't going to last forever and had to service it periodically... if that's what you want to do then go for it but in the big picture having a gun that works 100% with minimal effort is better for overall match performance.
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I have 0 issues with mine, periodically it will flip a primer but its rare. Maybe a couple per 1k at most. 3 things I always do...make sure the plastic cap/dish is on it and tighten the bolts finger tight/all consistent. Keep the rheostat on the slowest speed that will fill 95-100primers in the full 2minute run time. Make sure its on a rigid surface.
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On 7/16/2023 at 7:16 PM, engineerjet said:
So I never gave it thought that my open gun can go down (and still hasn't, knock on wood) but a guy in my squad got a squib and he broke out a back up open gun to continue shooting for the day. Now I don't necessarily have the means to fund another custom open gun as of yet, but what are some options out there that won't brake the bank(as much) for a reliable back up blaster?
IMHO... anything short of an exact copy or same platform with but matching controls is just wasting your money. If your gun goes down you want something that you can pick up, it holds the same, recoil impulse is the same, etc. You are better off to save a little extra and get exactly what you have or find something used online and change parts to match yours.
You also want something that will feed the same ammo reliably... going with an open glock you will not chamber 'long' 9 major ammo as easily.
In the meantime carry a spare optic and a few other items like extractor, etc. in case something goes down on yours that you can quickly fix/rezero. Of all the times I've seen people's guns have issues (short of blowing them up) it was due to small part failure.
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3/4" of barrel isn't going to change how the gun carries considering the frame/grip is the same. I'd go with the full length
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Shooting 3-4 aimed shots at those targets would be easier than trying to setup and the get out of a bipod position.... I'd argue taking a mike would be better for your score than trying to do it as well.
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Just now, sandflea316 said:
Most people aren't invested enough to build stages. Most people rather just show up, pay the entry fee and shoot. No vested interest to input on stage layout. Hell getting folks to stay and break down the bays can be an issue at times.
Our local MDs run good stages becuase they reach out to good/invested shooters and ask for stage design. Everyone should be doing this and I'm more than willing to bet people who are into this sport will help out as having good stages at your local match makes it a better match for you as a shooter.
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1 hour ago, shred said:
Locaps are partly dead because when CO took off, stage designers and builders blew off 1.2.1 "8 rounds per view" with some lame "well you could shoot those targets from 20 yards further back if you want, so 14 rounds from that one spot is fine" or "there's the edge of a wall between them... different 'view'" and nonsense like that.
When Production was huge there was a lot more attention paid to making the stages reasonable for a 10 round gun.
To be fair... people need to call this s#!t out at their local matches... trash stage designers existed way way before CO was even talked about. Illegal stages suck for all divisons IMHO... being able to stand and shoot 16-18rds in limited isn't 'fun' either and really screws over shooters who eventually go to major matches and learn what 'real' stages are like.
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3 hours ago, sandflea316 said:
Nope but I knew that going in. I had a choice to either just used my open/limited major gun or use my minor gun. I decided to use my minor gun. Again no big deal.
I mean.. thats fine but intentionally not being competitive and using it as a reason to justify it as 'ok' in a competitive sport is flawed.
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1 minute ago, RJH said:
So they decided to create limited optics which is the best division going right now, and will be one of the two largest divisions within a year or two
I have a feeling you'll see LO poach CO shooters by a large margin. CO guns with magwells, etc. is going to be appealing to a lot of people.
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4 minutes ago, Racinready300ex said:
Yeemin was just on a podcast I was listening too say many gun builders will only build a 40 by request. And that those that sell 40's the sales are in the low single digits. It does seem silly given so few people are going out to looking to buy 40's these days for us to start a new division built around that caliber. It'll be destined to fail, in which case why do it at all?
He is 100% correct, it will stay minor. HQs main goal is to generate revenue and keeping it 9mm will appease sponsors and keep people shooting LO.
1 minute ago, Maximis228 said:@mikeg1005 Likes limited so much that when he was invited to the Limited WS team, he said f*#k you and went fishing. Even USPSAs best limited shooters dont care about Limited.
shhhhhhhhhhh....
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1 minute ago, RJH said:
Yeah, same thing they said when people wanted to start shooting carry-ops. It was wrong then and it's still wrong now. But you know that, you're just upset about something, I'm just not sure what that something is
I don't think you can quite compare LO to CO though. CO was a new concept that allowed people to have the fun of open without having to do all the open bulls#!t. LO is just allowing single actions and could easily be absorbed into CO without any significant changes in whose going to win/with what guns.
Not upset... just pointing out the reality that LO talk started about the same time Staccato go re-interested in USPSA and Springfield created a double stack 1911.
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2 minutes ago, RJH said:
Most people like to shoot double stack 1911, most people like cheap ammo, most people like guns that last a long time, most people like dots, most people like magwells, most people enjoy not picking up brass. This division seems to be built around a shooter more than any other division there is
Line up a double stack 1911 in 9 mm against every other gun in the world, and most shooters are going to prefer the shootbility and ergos of the double stack 1911. It's not rocket surgery it's just common sense and giving competitors what they actually want
We have a division for all that fun stuff.. its called open.
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2 minutes ago, BritinUSA said:
CO was built around revenue.
Touche.
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1 minute ago, RJH said:
Well since production guns cost less than custom built 40s, and 9 mm cost less than 40, and 9 mm is easier on the gun than 40, I'd say it's a division built around the shooters
Has nothing to do with 40 or custom built guns. Has to do with double stack 1911s in 9mm. That is the only reason the division was created. CO was built around the shooter... this division is not.
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3 minutes ago, Racinready300ex said:
@mikeg1005 I agree Prod as it is, is dead. But increasing the capacity will change things. I'm not saying it'll suddenly overtake CO or anything like that. But, based on the data we've seen it'll nerf Limited participation so we have a better idea of the real Limited activity. And that would certainly boost Production, likely to be back in front of Limited.
If LO remains unchanged as a minor only division the CO is dead too, it just doesn't know it yet. Making it major minor might be a good way to save CO in the long run.
I don't think it will matter... the allure of 15rds vs. 140mm and a dot isn't that great. Low cap regardless of how you slice it is dead in USPSA. You make an interesting point about LO poaching CO... thats why they should have just made LO, SAO, since that is the reason it was created.
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9 minutes ago, Racinready300ex said:
Part of me is starting to hope they go major/minor just to see what happens. I think it shoots the division in the foot.
Me too because I want to see the butthurt of everyone with a 9mm gun now cry that they need to get a 40cal.
2 minutes ago, RJH said:They're not going to change it, they're just doing it so they can say they did their due diligence.
They won't do it because Springfield, STI, etc. are geared towards 9mm 2011 type pistols not 40cal and not 9 major.
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Getting rid of L10 is strictly a symbolic move... it already doesn't exist and there are several level 3s each year that don't even recognize it as a division.
Production is dead... making it 15rds or 140mm won't change anything.
Limited Optics should be major/minor... if not then don't call it Limited Optics... call it 'division for 2011s because CO shooters are scared of single action triggers' or something along those lines.
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On 7/11/2023 at 7:58 PM, sandflea316 said:
I've shot limited and open with minor plenty of times in the past so really it's not a big deal.
And you beat all the major pf shooters right?
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On 7/6/2023 at 8:45 AM, RJH said:
I plan on being a long haul limited optics shooter. I honestly don't see them changing the division much if at all. I think limited optics hits the notes that pretty much everybody wants, so no real reason to change.
Recent round of HQ surveys suggests otherwise... they're questioning if it should be major/minor.
If that happens everyone with a 9mm gun will be at a significant disadvantage.
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16 hours ago, SufferInSilence said:
Who else plans to shoot it for the long haul?
Its not a real division yet... its entirely possible it won't work out or better yet be totally changed around from the provisional one after everyone buys s#!t for it (see CO as it exists now lol). That's really the biggest issue IMHO.
Troy McManus DNROI Nationals Incident
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This isn't really anything new... Troy threatened Tim for Minnesota last year or the year before that if any of his stickers were found in the portas#!tters he would be DQed from the match.... and that it was on Tim to make sure his followers didn't paste anything.