Janskis

Probably in a vast majority of cases, the stage will be zero anyways due to misses and FTE's so no point to count the hits for everyone for the benefit of just a few others.

At least in IPSC this would NOT have been a DQ. "All firearms must be serviceable and safe". In an event where the gun goes off by itself, the shooter must inform the officials immediately and give the firearm for inspection. If the said shot WAS the fault of the firearm, no DQ and the competitor and attempt to fix the firearm. If the gun can't be fixed, it is unserviceable and unsafe -> new gun or go home. If the shot was NOT the fault of the firearm -> DQ.

On the stance:

Thank you for your kind words! I'm a strong A and aiming to M in the Finnish ranking (83.59%, limit for M is 90%)

Hey all, it's been a while since I last posted my match video (2 years pretty much) and there's been a lot of development. This time I was a bit feverish and thus neither my brain nor my body were at 100% but I still went to the match. I had huge troubles finding the dot and made the mistake of shooting without it, resulting a few misses. Also got the first two malfunctions this year, last were in 2017 september. This time most likely due to a dirty mag since I didn't clean it after dropping it during the previous stage. Movement seems mostly solid to me, stage plans should be kinda ok except for a few tough ones. But is there something fundamentally wrong still? Or am I just going to have to start shooting a LOT of boring drills and honing my techniques to reach the next level? Also, I went too fast on the second popper on stage 2 resulting in a hurry for the second swinger.

One thing I noticed is that your movement is very jumpy. If you imagine yourself moving in a 2D plane, IMHO your nose should draw a straight line (---------------------) but now your whole body is going up and down ( (/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ or ~~~~~~~~) . When you look at the best shooters out there, they look like they're moving on train tracks, unbelievably solid.

A very helpful tip I got for assuming the "correct" index for the pistol location during the reload, is to raise the pistol in such a way that you can look at the target through the trigger guard of the pistol. This forces you to lift the gun high enough and tilt it to the correct angle. Was very helpful to me, got my Glock reloads instantly a lot more consistent.

Ah, sorry! I misunderstood entirely. Cheers, good sir!

I didn't try to argue that the RMR couldn't do that. Just that when you are on the clock, bigger glass means less searching since it is easier to find the dot and thus faster shooting.

STI T2 compensator, integral with the barrel, not removable.

The bigger the glass, the more room for error. Important when you are on the clock trying to make accurate hits on target, or (favourite of the americans') in a fight for your life -situation. (Basically) zero parallax lets you use the dot for aiming no matter where it is on the glass. If you have a tiny glass, you basically lose that advantage.

Yeah I'm making a checklist too. Forgot my belt when I went to a weekly match yesterday. Luckily one person borrowed his extra.

But why? The heavier frame helps keep the recoil tame but a heavy slide in relation to the frame will increase perceived recoil. Why not mill the slide, get a lighter gun AND less perceived recoil for "free"?

I'm not sure if that is even possible with the shorty... But please report back if you find a solution! I'm interested to find out if it IS possible! My situation isn't as bad as with 3gunDQ, since I usually run several matches before cleaning my lens. Bought the RTS2 in June and cleaned it for the first time last Sunday, after a total of two big competitions and several training sessions. Minor ammo (borrowed for a new shooter) was Sellier&Bellot and major is 9,3grs of RS24

This is what I am using. I get some gasses on the glass but it's not too bad. Feels like it stays clearer than the original slideride with the STI mount.

Legal at least according to the IPSC rulebook. IIRC IPSC even has suggested number of taps for are you ready, stand by and beep.

Rules say that the beep comes 1 to 4 seconds after the stand by. If the shooter takes more than 4 seconds to react from standby, in my opinion it is crystal clear that they have not reacted, as the maximum allowed time for the delay has been passed. I don't know where I would draw the line under 4 seconds, but over means without a doubt not reacting.

It can be an extremely slippery slope. Rules are rules for a reason. Where do you draw the line if you start making exceptions? Getting more people to shoot on the expense of safety for example, is definitely not the way to go. I'm all in for a physical disability category (not division like Jack wrote earlier), or RD/MD having more room for judgement for disabled competitors. I know I am going to be put on Jack's "rules side of people", but I don't really care.

Only if done after "if clear, hammer down"

I managed to miss a target in stage briefing, walkthrough and during my shooting. A shame really, since the stage went really well apart from that. I was 13th with 67%. I also managed to pull off my fastest competition draw ever, 0.87s with AC hits. I even counted the shots and targets but somehow managed to count the correct number of shots, so I counted one target twice. The best part though? It's all on video! Contrary to the IG post, there was an error while counting the scores and I wasn't hit with a PROC, only two misses.

Bear in mind that all my comments are based on IPSC rules, which I dare to assume MOSTLY the same regarding safety. Movement in IPSC is defined as 8.5.1.1 Taking more than one step in any direction. 8.5.1.2 Changing shooting position (e.g. from standing to kneeling, from seated to standing etc.)" so mere transitioning to an another target is not movement. Also, taking a followup step with your "back foot" does not count as a new step; you can first take a step with one foot and then bring the remaining one next to the first one or to the best balance point and you still are NOT moving. Breaking the sight picture and shooting in itself does not constitute for an AD, you can in fact shoot instinctively. If it were, every single open shooter should be DQ'd when shooting while not seeing the dot. It (usually) is stupid yes, but not DQable. I have shot several close-by targets positioned awkwardly low immediately after a port with a CAR-style hold and position, works a lot better than trying to look for the dot in an awkward position! AD is defined in the rules, the shot has to land X distance from the shooter (unless hitting a target) or over the berm. For the barrel and end-of-wall question, see the rules explanation above.

Ah, once again I forgot that this was most probably a USPSA rules question Sorry!

I was wondering WHY ON EARTH would you put the prod shooter in Open, but apparently you are talking USPSA rules? That seems really harsh, IPSC rules have a crystal clear ruling that if the first shoot attempted (except for unloaded starts) is not DA, one procedural per occurrence (very many )

Wrong. This has been covered in the official IPSC forum and there it has been ruled that if you can actually see the target, you can see the target as far as rules are concerned.

If it were in a competition, as it does seem to be, it is hard to check the state with 100% consistency if you get a jam in a competition