I'll start off by saying I shot my 1st ever IDPA match this weekend, it was fun... But there are some crazy rules.... I'm not going to get in to that now...
The one I'm looking for info is Negligent Discharge during the draw, I scanned the rule book on the ride home and did not see anything about ND's during the draw specifically called out. I witnessed a guy in the ESP class, draw, safety off and fire his pistol without ever addressing the target. The bullet impacted the ground about 10' from where he was standing, it was every bit of a 50' to the target. From what I've read as long as it is beyond 6 feet in front of you, you can keep spraying? He was stopped, but allowed to re-shoot the stage after the RM came down and talked to the RO/SO about the issue?
I guess that is one way to get around the silly, your mag is not empty unless your gun is at slide lock rule I encounter on my first stage....
Seems like a loophole to me.