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Registration opens tomorrow (Wednesday, Jan 24th) at 8pm. Here's the link: https://practiscore.com/the-blue-bullets-and-red-hill-tactical-2018-south-carolina-state-championship-match/register

Palmetto Gun Club outside of Charleston, SC is excited to announce The Blue Bullets and Red Hill Tactical 2018 South Carolina State USPSA Championship match on May 3rd through 5th, 2018. We are still working out some of the final details, but we have a lot of the major match information posted on our website (http://charlestonuspsa.com/2018-sc-state-championship/). We have made some changes to the format/structure of the match. Please see the general information page for full details. If you are interested in being a staff member, please take a look at our staff program page here: http://charlestonuspsa.com/2018-sc-state…/staff-information/ . Registration for staff is currently open. We expect to open shooter registration on Wednesday, January 24th at 8pm. If this changes, we will make a post here with the new date. (Please do not use the PM function on this forum to contact the MD regarding this match. PMs are not regularly checked. Contact information can be found our club website listed above).

Ain't that the truth!

If someone doesn't think the rules are being 100% followed at a match --- I would suggest that the person become a RO or CRO and assist in the matches in such a way as to make sure that everyone is following the rules.

I am the MD for that particular match. The walls have a bit of play to them due to the wall stands that we use. While we didn't intend for the shooters to be able to engage the targets from a certain position, leaning on the wall (that was part of the shooting area) allowed those targets to be visible. The wall had enough play in it to allow this to happen. That's our fault for not either bracing them or otherwise creating a complete vision barrier for those targets. When I shot, I was able to hit those targets without moving the wall any more out of the way than it was naturally wanting to lean. To answer the question posed earlier in this thread --- yes, the wall sprung back. There was no actual permanent movement of the wall. It was determine that this was just bad stage setup and we let it go. Several shooters did the lean. I didn't witness anyone on the squad that I was running actually move the wall in such a way that I thought a procedural was warranted. If someone REALLY forced the wall over (like --- put their weight into it such that the entire wall and stand started to move) --- I'd have either assessed a procedural via 4.5.1. I didn't witness this --- and neither did any of the ROs or CROs that I spoke to. There is no grey area here --- there is just a weak wall that had just the right amount of play to it. The fact that I am even having to type this statement AGAIN is making me seriously rethink continuing our matches at this range.

We had the same problem. A few of us running the PSA AR-9 and a few running JP's. The RO had to stay on top of the shooter in order for all shots to be picked up. I was surprised. I'll be experimenting and adjusting the timer sensitivity at the next match.

We had the exact opposite experience. We had a squad of 10 PCC shooters, and that squad ran a stage start to finish as fast or faster than all other squads.

So --- I'll take the hit for not saying that correctly. What I probably should have said was "make sure everyone has their head around this". A lot of the new guidance for PCC came out within 48 hours of our match. I wasn't sure if everyone saw it (even though I did email out links to it), and I also couldn't guarantee that everyone that saw it actually read it. Instead of taking a chance that someone was going to make an "oopsie" and DQ themselves, I figured it was more responsible of myself to just gather everyone together, do a quick PCC briefing for those shooting it, and then have a good time for the next 4 hours blasting away at some cardboard. It all worked out great, and it seems that the PCC crew was happy to have everyone on the same squad. As a matter of fact, it was probably one of the most fun matches I have shot in recent memory. It was nice being able to instantly compare performance on a stage --- especially with this being the first time some of us have ever shot a carbine in a competition before. It's the same thing as when an experienced USPSA shooter taked a brand new shooter under their wing to ensure they have a safe, fun match. The only difference here is that there were a large number of us all learning at once. Here's the thing -- and, this isn't throwing around a MD card at all --- it's just the honest truth when you have 60-70 people at a match expecting to enjoy great stages and a smooth flowing match. If I didn't put all of the PCC shooters in a single squad (that I was planning on running), I was envisioning dealing with slowdowns. Like I said above, the guidance came out about 48 hours before our match. The other CROs and ROs at my club probably didn't see it. Squads were going to be slowed down as the ROs tracked me down to tell me they just DQd a shooter for unbagging their gun near the sideberm of a stage without being under the direction of a RO (something that most didn't realize was OK with PCC the morning of our match).

I assume this was directed at me since I made the comment about having all of the PCC shooters in the same squad at my match this past weekend. Not entirely sure now that makes me a tool. Actually, I think that makes me a responsible match director. I was shooting PCC at my match, and I wanted all of our PCC shooters in the same squad since this was the first go at it. I wanted to make sure that everyone knew the PCC rules (bagging, chamber flags, etc) and that everything ran smoothly the first time. From this point forward, PCC shooters are free to squad wherever they want. You must have never been a match director, and that's probably a good thing.

Well --- My club (SC03) has 12 PCC shooters signed up for the match tomorrow. I'm running them all on one squad to have a chance to get everything straight in my head before we start dispersing this division throughout all 6 of our squads. I have a feeling I am in for a long day tomorrow.

How does the silent captured compare to a hydraulic buffer?

Awesome --- thanks. That wasn't posted to the site earlier in the day. Glad to see they clarified some things.

It appears to me that the equivalent of "holstered, hands relaxed at sides" is "stock on belt, muzzle pointed downrange, both hands on carbine". And up range facing start is now a down range facing start for PCC. That's what I was able to gather when reading through the classifiers.

I've been looking for them too --- and, I can't find them.

I take this to mean something to the effect of carrying it against your shoulder, muzzle up. But, who knows. I was a little confused by this part as well. Agreed. It should just be chamber flag across the board. It's much easier to see a flag than it is to see the bolt locked open.

Appendix D8 has also been modified as of yesterday : https://uspsa.org/document_library/rules/2016/PCC%20Appendix%20D8.pdf

Here is the addendum to the rules that addresses start position, ready condition, etc : https://uspsa.org/document_library/rules/2016/PCC_Rules_Addendum.pdf

Just got the POF. Function testing (dry fire) works like a champ so far. I am not experiencing the hammer follow issue when holding the trigger. I'll be able to get it out for live fire on Friday. For the record, this is the POF 3.5# stright drop-in trigger (red body) with the KNS anti-walk pins included.

When I called CMC about it, they said that it was very hit or miss on those triggers. Technically, they are not supported in the AR-9 platform, and that is why they are producing a model that has a hammer that is more compatible with the AR-9 bolt.

I was unable to find a list compiled anywhere else, so I figured I would start one here in case anyone else is thinking about replacing the stock trigger in a Palmetto State Armory AR-9. If anyone else has dropped a trigger into one of these, please report back with your results. I tried a CMC, and now I have a POF on the way. I'll report on the POF as soon as I get it. CMC 3.5# Drop In Straight Trigger : Not compatible. Hammer follow occurs after the first round fired. If you hold the trigger back while pulling the charging handle, hammer never locks back. CMC is working on a 9mm compatible trigger that should be out in the next 6 weeks.Issue

The stock setup has what seems to be a very heavy spring and buffer combo. The gun jumps a lot more than one of the JP AR-9s does --- and, I am wondering how much of this has to do with the buffer/spring combo that PSA includes.

Can someone please check me on this. It's my understanding that using a personal checking account for a major match would be a bad idea. This is due to the account being tied to the MD's SSN and the resultant tax liabilities that may be incurred. For example, Stripe generates a 1044-K to the IRS if you collect more than $20k (or something like that) in a year. It's always been my impression that the MD should be using an account tied to their club's EIN. Can anyone comment / provide some insight on this. I am not an accountant / CPA --- so, I wanted to make sure I was thinking about this correctly.

Wow -- enough to recognize CO already? That's good to see -- almost makes me want to go out and grab a CO gun to shoot the match with.

I was wondering if anyone has changed out the buffer and spring on an otherwise stock Palmetto State Armory AR-9. I was thinking about going with one of the Blitzkrieg Components 9mm AR-15 Hydraulic Buffer & Spring Combos, but I'd hate to spend the money if it doesn't make much of a difference.

Match book posted : http://charlestonuspsa.com/blue-bullets-2016-sc-state-championship/match-book/