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    2024 Rules Changes

    in Steel Challenge

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    On 3/22/2024 at 9:38 AM, shred said:

    EzSteel software never was.  We used hand calculators and then Excel once we got fancy with spiffy macros to auto-delete the worst string and put 30s in not-shot strings because sometimes we'd have shooters run low on ammo and only shoot 4 strings per stage. That was not uncommon.

     

    At the Steel Challenge in 2005 (way before USPSA bought it), you got DNFs for not shooting at all, 120s for not shooting a stage (Glenn Higdon's gun broke IIRC, but there's no way to tell from this page)  @Koppi might remember why he DNF'ed 19 years ago.

     

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    To Long ago to remember that---hard to remember yesterdays matches.

     

    CZ Shadows / TSOs not drop safe

    in CZ

    Posted

    Don't get me wrong, I am not blaming the rules. That said, this is an accident, let's address the issue at hand. I feel a rule change would address it going forward. 

     

    This was a dropped gun by whatever reason, the likelihood of a discharge would be less if this type of gun was placed on half-cock if available. Wouldn't you all agree?

    CZ Shadows / TSOs not drop safe

    in CZ

    Posted

    In my experience, if/when the thumb safety is engaged the 1911/2011 and CZ's, Beretta's and Witness's are all safe even if dropped-- that said, of course anything can be broken. Also, I have seen many people drop a this type of gun cocked, without the thumb safety engaged and the gun did not discharge.

     

    The issue in my opinion is putting the hammer past half-cock onto the firing pin as a start position. This is a rule change that needs to be addressed ASAP. 

    CZ Shadows / TSOs not drop safe

    in CZ

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    Very, Very Sad! Condolences to both families.

     

    I feel strongly about this. That is the double action production guns should be lowered to safe cock position (half cock). Why, because we are lowering these guns to a hot position, hammer resting on the firing pin. Also, while in the act of doing this you slip off the hammer and the trigger is fully depressed because it must be to lower the hammer all the way, the gun will fire with the persons hand back of the slide and the gun pointed hopefully, down range at a berm. Or if the gun is dropped for some reason, there is nothing to stop its firing should it land on the hammer. 

     

    As far as I know all hammered firearms have the half cock. Rule on Double action: 8.1.2.2. Further, in App. D Special conditions: para: 2, gives the penalty for not fully de-cocking.

     

    This issue should be corrected in the rules ASAP.

     

    Also, pray that the gun owner did not alter the safeties on the gun for his or her sake.

    Squibs

    in Revolver Forum

    Posted

    Not all powder is made the same, some are slow burning, some are fast burning. A lite load of a slow burning powder will act as you describe. Match the powder to the bullet and power factor your trying to achieve. 

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