ADulay

I tossed that 8 shot in there in case the ICORE guys need something fast and to show that the stage was "neutral" to everyone. AD

Hey, I recently designed (and shot) a stage like that. Yes, it was for an IDPA match but having the 3 targets take one each to the body then re-engage with a Mozambique to each from 3 to 5 yards and you had a speed stage that was neutral for all the divisions. 6 and 8 shot revolvers as well as all the semi-autos ALL needed to reload. And to make it a bit challenging, only the "Alphas" (or in our case, the "zero") counted with a few non-threats tossed in at "interesting" spots. Pretty much everyone said it was a good stage to shoot, especially the really fast guys as they duked it out to the tenth of a second. AD

At a Level 1 match (local) you wouldn't have any problem shooting in the SPD division. The Glock 40 doesn't fit "The Box". At a Level 2 and higher, I doubt it as you would be taking away from the legal gun slots. AD

Absolutely 100%. The timer is held for the estimated last shots so I can see it picking up the shot. The guy with the Nook can see it when I point it back and him and he repeats the time when I call it. The shooter, the scorer and myself all come up with the same time for the stage. AD

Interesting to know. Thanks for the "update" of what's going on at ICORE. AD

Ah yes. Now there was a running stage if ever there was one. AD

The "secret" to getting decent drone footage of any shooting sport is to also have a GoPro camera on the ground near the shooter so that you can sync the shooting audio to the video otherwise all you'll have is a nice silent video of a guy running the stage, which is a bit boring. Syncing the audio from a GoPro to a drone video is relatively easy and once it's done, the difference in the video is literally like black and white. When I have done drone footage of shooters I ALWAYS ask them if it would be OK to have the drone in front of them at times. Most say it's OK but there are a few who want nothing to do with it. Not a problem, I just wait until the next shooter. It is kind of a pain for the drone operator as there are several "regulations" that need to be "worked around" to be able to legally fly around with a sufficient amount of freedom to maneuver over and around the shooters and other participants. Just a few technicalities, but it might come into play if something "odd" happens. AD (former 747 Captain but currently a licensed drone pilot with too much time on his hands.)

You know, I think you've got a point. I do believe I'll bring the 30 round magazine for the Glock 34 and have a go in SPD. Thanks for the idea. AD

30 round division capacity makes little sense in the "defensive" IDPA game. PCC/30 would work so much better in USPSA or even in (gasp!) a new shooting sport. IDPCCA! I do realize all of this is because the major sports are trying to attract this whole new money stream from PCC but I'm just not thinking PCC/30 is a good fit for IDPA. AD (like anybody ever asks my opinion on anything)

Every fifth guy at your local range has a chrono. The range may even have one stashed away in the back. Just ask around at your next match and somebody will have one you can borrow for the time it takes to check your stuff. Then skip one match and buy a chrono. AD

Oh man. That's truly sad to hear. Rest easy, Don. AD

The wife and I have been pretty serious backgammon players for quite some time. AD

Not sure what the problem is but I've been seeing this all week: Display of classifications has been disabled temporarily Hopefully the system will be back up soon. AD

Yes, I remember shooting that Postal Match and then it was gone. If we're taking a vote, I'd say do it after the rules changes. Looking forward to it. AD

The Classifier has never required a cover garment. AD

Perfect. Best description of BUG to date. AD

Yep. Load it to six and you're good to go. AD

Ditto. AD

Whatcha need? Try www.swfps.com and that will give you a calendar of events. There's always the Thursday night USPSA match at 6pm. The 9th has the monthly IDPA match at 9am and the 10th has a USPSA match at 9am. Monday nights are IDPA. Cowboy and 3-Gun are weekend events. That should get you started. AD

Probably the best idea to date. AD

Kraj, You'll find that having the side bags will greatly expand your options when riding with "your equipment" for a match. Just being able to carry weather gear on one side will change the way you look at travel to matches. I just ran 440 miles (round trip) to shoot a USPSA Classifier match down in Homestead this weekend. That green bag on the seat was in the right side bag. The weather gear is in the left side bag. Spare ammunition and all that (drinks, sandwiches, bundles of cash for the casino later, etc) are in the rear top pack. 400 miles for a match? It was a good day for a ride, the weather was nice and I got to shoot a match half way through it! If I would have had to drive a car to the match, I wouldn't have gone! Get the side bags. You'll use them a lot. And as in my case, they come off quick so when you want to RIDE, you can still do it! AD

That pretty much describes the way we do it at our club also. The online registration has really saved us a ton of time on shooting day. AD

Hmmmm, good point on the email thing. I haven't had anyone mention that to me yet, but I can see where it could be problematic. Thanks. AD

Hmm, we must be the odd club out there. About half of our shooters are grabbing the ongoing scores on their phones during a match to see what their buddies are doing on the other squads. I even do it myself from time to time. I haven't had any problems with the Master Nook getting screwed up from any of this as the shooters are merely "syncing" with the local/stage Nook or the ones in the next bays. AD

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