Schutzenmeister
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I remember retreat stages back to at least '94. They were more common in higher level matches than in club matches even then. Part of the reluctance by instructors in recommending the use of such designs (in my opinion) is that at the local level the experience levels of both the shooters and the ROs could lead to an unacceptable level of risk due to course design.
I've come to a limited agreement with this. From a risk management point of view I think retreat stages at club matches should be limited and simple. As you go up on level of match it can become more sophisticated. By the time you get to level 3 (or higher, internationally) just about anything goes.
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25 minutes ago, zzt said:
[...] but mostly it is run/plant/shoot, repeat, repeat, repeat.
Yep ... BORING!
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1 hour ago, zzt said:
Enlighten me. When I had my cataracts removed I insisted on distance vision. I ended up with 20/15 and 20/25 for distance. My dots are perfectly round. What would bringing my dot(s) to the eye doctor buy me?
In my experience it dependes on how much (if any) astigmatism you had/have left. This will drive the dot (or other objects) to appear skewed even when your focus is otherwise fully corrected. I think using your red dot to help get the correct adjustment here makes sense. The distortion (I think) shows up faster with the dot than on the optomitrist's eye charts.
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1 hour ago, shred said:
It's almost like it should be a shooting match or something. Who knew?
Seriously USPSA shooters often equate short courses with "classifiers", which are mostly not particularly fun. IPSC does them much better in my experience.
In my observations, we tend to have shooters go to various places in a CoF where they need to fire 6-8 rounds then move on. This is true whether you're on an 8 round CoF or a 32 round CoF. Hence, even now with the limits removed on 'no more than 2 locations or views' for short courses, our short courses tend to be rather static and, quite frankly, boring.
On the other hand, IPSC has for a number of years viewed the entire sport as a 'Dynamic' shooting sport. i.e., Movement, preferably while shooting, is somewhat required. I've seen 12 round IPSC courses which could not possibly be done in less than 3 positions ... but were more efficiently approached as 'Beep, shoot, run and keep shooting until you got to the end.' That's generally not a boring short course.
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One division? Limited MINOR? I'm a firm believer in Major/minor options. We need to avoid sissifying the sport.
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Granted, a L2 only requires 3 stages ... So, hard to get a 3/2/1 mix. A L2 should be at least 6 stages ... So, a 3/2/1 mix is eminently doable.
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I'm waiting for that first big EMP ...
My iron sights will still work. Not so sure about my electronic red dots!
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1 hour ago, RJH said:
Are you saying limited min*r?
GAWD NO!
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16 minutes ago, Joe4d said:
3 short 2 medium 1 long.. Sooo minimum half of courses and maybe 5 out of 6 no reloads..
More typically, 3-4 out of 6. It does affect the calculus on capacity some WRT 15 rounds loaded.
Reminder ... IPSC medium courses can be up to 24 rounds. USPSA is only up to 20.
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8 minutes ago, shred said:
Yeah, shooting red dots with a front-sight (or thereabouts) strong side prescription is a recipe for an ugly dot.
The other thing is to bring a dot to the optometrist (can be loose and not on a gun). When they're doing the 'is this better than that' thing, pull out the dot and take a look through it at arms length.
A few years back I did that with my eye doc (also a shooter) and while the final two settings looked about the same for regular stuff, one setting made the dot look like an ugly % sign and the other a nice clean dot.
I never thought of that ... GREAT advice!
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Though I would note ... Under IPSC rules with a 3/2/1 stage mix, fully half of the stages will require NO reload for Production or Production Optics. (Only for Classic and Revolver ... and they're USED to reloading!)
Our USPSA "Hose Fest" mentality actually does affect the calculus.
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About 30 years ago I used to run a club on base in Germany. In the monthly newsletter I'd always state:
If we're not having fun, we're doing something wrong!
Some things (should) never change ...
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Thought problem ...
IF the classifier/classification system were perfect, what would be the need to hold annual national championship matches? Y'all seemed concerned about the fiscal blood bath of the Nationals ... Perfect the classification system and perhaps we wouldn't need to run Nationals at all!
(Tounge-in-cheek mode:off)
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Rhetorical question ...
Are there even enough board members left to constitute a quorum in order to hold a meeting?
{Tounge-in-cheek mode:Off}
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If I'm not mistaken,the A5D's term was due for election this summer anyway. Are you sure he resigned, or has he just decided not to run again?
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My point of view as well ...
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1 hour ago, RJH said:
It's easy to take this argument to the next level though and say why have any divisions at all. If b-class hit factor is x and you make that with whatever gun you're using you're a b class. Probably going to take an open gun to win a match but, you could win be class with a production gun technically speaking.
I brought this up on here before and people didn't seem to love the idea of getting rid of all divisions and only having classes LOL
How retro ... Go back 30 years and that's exactly how the game was played!
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1 hour ago, Sarge said:
Certainly that means not a diy replacement job? Should be factory replaceable no?
Don't know ... I'm thinking of calling them. Wonder if I can actually get to a person that actually knows what they're talking about!
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3 hours ago, HI5-O said:
This change to use muzzle velocity with radar units definitely makes the new mini radar units more attractive.
I'm still on the fence concerning the Garmin Chrono ... The battery, though listed as rechargeable, is also listed as NOT replaceable. ALL batteries die at some point. I'm not sure I want to spend ~$600 on a unit that I might have to trash because I cannot replace the battery.
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No worries. I cheated. I knew where to look!
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Appendix C2 - Chronograph
Quote3. In all cases, the skyscreens must be positioned and spaced per the manufacturer’s requirements for the chronograph in use. The closest skyscreen must be placed no less than 10 feet from the shooting location(measured from muzzle of firearm to skyscreen). When radar sensing units are used, the reading at V0 must be used.
Hope that answers your question ...
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Ah Ha!
Found the source of the discrepency ... Two different document numbers and two different filings:
88347394 filed 03/19/2019
88653994 filed 10/14/2019
Apparently they screwed up, realized it about 6 months later, then refiled. I guess we now hold a TM for both IPSP and IPSC ...
FWIW, by the dates this all happened under the Foley administration ... A lot of folks have changed since then.
Thanks @BritinUSA ... I didn't doubt you, just something didn't quite add up.
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59 minutes ago, BritinUSA said:
It appears that USPSA also TRADEMARKed the letters I P S C, back in 2019-2020. Citing their first use of the phrase in April 2017.
Someone did some research and trademark was in existence from around 2006 to 2013, when it was canceled. "I.P.S.C." was a registered mark from 1997-2004, when it too was canceled.
This is the letters I P S C with no dots just spaces.
If the mark last expired in 2013, then it was open season from 2014 onwards. Universal Shooting Academy hosted the 2014 IPSC World Shoot in that year so they had first use of it in USA. I'm guessing the earliest use after that was the 2017 Front Sight Article that is referenced in the Trademark application.
Not sure why USPSA did this; I think they can only use IPSC while they are the Regional Directorate of the organization.
Link to Application at USPTO
Strange ... When I clicked on the link provided in your post, it seems what was actually registered was I P S P, not I P S C. (Where did you find the link to the page you posted?)
Application - USPTO TSDR Case Viewer and Certificate - USPTO TSDR Case Viewer
The ineptitude goes back some years, methinks!
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4 hours ago, Maximis228 said:
As reported by Ben Berry on IG... The trademark claim for "Hit Factor" has been abandoned.
Absolutely trust Ben on this, but for those who want to see the official document ...
HIT FACTOR - United States Practical Shooting Association Trademark Registration (uspto.report)
Quote2024-02-09 Status: Abandoned because the applicant filed an express abandonment. Some questions still linger, however:
- Whose idea was this?
- Who approved hiring an attorney to do the filing?
- How much are the fees (for this foolish endeavor) costing USPSA?
- What corrective actions will be taken?
Video Link USPSA Board Meeting
in USPSA/IPSC Shooting
Posted
I'm pretty sure it's tonight ... Not sure of the time.