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There is no official ruling for how quickly an RO has to call Stop. However, good sense applies. The RO informing you a few seconds after the event is not unheard of.

Well, it means we (the Moderating crew) have let this run a little while, even though it violates the Forum Guidelines "No-Politics" rule. Closed.

I un-archived it and merged your comments into it. A manual process that I wish was global.

Too bad. Sometimes success is as heavy a burden as failure.

Bobby, just for comparison, what was your OAL before? Was that from the builder?

And personalized! Very nice, indeed.

We thought so, too.

Not deleted, but it did get the thread locked. You've been around here long enough to know better.

Speed IS a Tactic (and a pretty damn good one, too! )

Damn! Where's that damn Edit function??!! I stand corrected.

I'm pretty sure you can. I believe it was the G17L they outlawed.

Haven't scored one like that in a little while, but we used to use the edge of a strip of pasters. Stretch it out and hold it tight it makes a pretty good straightedge. Hold it up to the barrel (likely a small bit behind the hole), and if the plastic sticks out enough to expose the start of the hole, it's a partial. *Patching barrels is a waste of time and money spent on tape. Paint the barrels before the match and touch-up as needed. A quick spritz with spray paint covers the hits well and makes the next one(s) easier to see.

I had a guy doing the full on IPSC Monkey crouch like that who swore that was his natural stance. Uh-huh. My response: "If I see you walking through Wal-Mart walking like that and looking like you're fixin' to draw at any second, I'll owe you an apology. Until then, stand up straight, relax your arms at your sides and let me know when you're ready."

When I went to the CRO course about '93 I was an active competitor and never dreamed of being one of those old guys running matches. I also got assigned to pick up the instructors (2 classes that weekend, RO and CRO) at the airport and hang around as their escort for the weekend (saved the cost of a rental car). Perry Wilson who just recently passed did the L1 course and John Hurt did our L2 CRO course. Both were so nice and such good guys to be around. I had anticipated getting the Ultra Ninja-level, double-naught secret skills for running shooters and stages, you know, the ones that hadn't been taught in the L1 class probably due to time constraints (!). It turned out to be a course in stage design, arbitrations, and running a stage well. That turned out to be a very valuable investment for me later on. Those classes aren't offered everywhere. If you get a chance to go. . .go.

I know I'm late to this... I think it actually originated with the 'holster retention test' of days long-gone. I'm sure Brian or Shred likely have a printed copy of those requirements, but they included things like hopping up and down, and jumping over some object of a certain size, as well as various other gymnastics. Early on it wasn't much of an issue until uber-racy gear from people like Ernie Hill started showing up at matches. Those steel-lined, cut-down leather rigs caused people to start failing those tests. Folks started attaching bungee cords or leather straps around the holster to secure the gun so they could pass the jump tests. USPSA said, "OK, if you're gonna use it for the test you have to use it for the Start". Fair enough.

You can use your slide as a gauge for the outer diameter of your barrel. Remove the barrel and insert it backwards into the slide (crown first through the same hole). If there's an actual bulge the slide will hang on it.

Yeah. Striking.

Very nice that it is approved by your agency. Not the first I've seen in Texas with a more open view towards single-action autos. I like the idea of, "if you can qualify with it, you can carry it".

None, really. The forum just moved to a new host, and that went wonky. I'm glad we're back.

Sounds very cool. The first outdoor range I started shooting at ran 9 stages, and 9 squads of 10-12 shooters. Extra shooters were routinely fit into the mix. Things started to drop off after that, but it was fun. That many shooters with the complexity of stages they regularly put up made it seem like a Level II every month.

Did they hire Taran as their Marketing Manager?

I like fixing things. I'll give you $800 for it if you'll split the shipping.

It's my understanding that the forum was migrated to a new host, and things got sideways. I'm glad it's back.

Closed in favor of the other thread you started. Please do not cross-post the same topic in different sub-forums. It makes a mess.

Like others have said, I went the RN route but did it even when I shot .45s in matches. The COAL on stubby .45 SWC rounds is super critical, and can vary a bit gun-to-gun. Once you determine the length your gun absorbs you should be OK.