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Yep. First DQ in several years... but I earned it. Next match...

What a personal s#!t show today. Local match, hoping to run the Glock 45 I’ve switched to for CO. Gun was zeroed, function checked and ready. Mags loaded. The first stage had some build problems that had to be corrected that didn’t get noticed until a few shooters ran (who then would have to reshoot the updated stage). Because of that i changed my plan and decided to run right to left, which I still think is the better option. The problem is I planned my reload location poorly, then compounded it by stumbling while reloading on the move and broke the 180. I wish I could say I didn’t shoot to plan but I did... and didn’t leave myself any room for error. Then error happened. No argument, but now I’m on the way home to ice my ankle. Apparently even with plates and screws it’s not meant to take all my body weight and momentum on the balls of my left foot as the only contact point. Bright side: I have an excuse to not mow the yard when I get home now. Edit to add: Also sort of glad I didn’t end up having to shoot Long Range Standards 2, which was one of the stages (but no longer counts as a classifier).

APSC and CAPS https://www.austinpracticalshooting.com/ https://www.caps-club.org/ There's also Texas Tactical for IDPA, carbine, etc. and a really good all-steel match about an hour north (but not a "scoring" match for any sport). I haven't shot there, but supposedly the Range in Austin is doing indoor USPSA when they start back post-COVID. River City in San Antonio is always good (but more of a drive from North Austin). Several other clubs in/around Houston, too.

@Matt1911 That's actually what made the difference. I wasn't thinking about any specific performance... just about shooting that stage. Match mentality makes a difference. @IHAVEGAS I tell people I'm a competitive shooter but I'm nobody's competition. I look at this the same as my golf handicap - just a personal achievement. I'm the guy that lives for random prize tables. :)

Thanks. A little deflated now... realized I'd done my math wrong and used SEVEN scores (divided by six) instead of SIX. Still, two solid classifiers and B within reach with one more good one.

My biggest challenge has been speed, and that's related to weight. Shot a classifier match this weekend after being off for COVID, etc., and I'm 80 pounds down from last year. With the new classifiers and the scores I posted, I made it up to B class and can see a path to A class this year. Realized my math was wrong. Two solid B scores, but not quite enough. Turns out adding SEVEN scores together (of my last eight) then dividing by six gives the wrong answer compared to just adding the best SIX and dividing by six. Will focus on losing more weight, being faster, and honing my skills. That is all.

As always: What rule would you DQ them under? If you can't identify that, it's probably a clue that it's not a DQ.

DQ for what? Every DQ has to have an associated rule that was violated.

Finally got the CMMG MK9 build done. FM-9 non-reciprocating forward/side charge upper. Can't wait to get her to the range and zeroed in. Speaking of, what are you zeroing your PCC at for USPSA? Specs: CMMG Mk9 Colt Lower w/BHO Strike Industries Viper Mod 1 Stock Odin Works XMR 3 Ext. Mag Release Expo Arms Billet Trigger Guard A*B Arms SBR P Grip Foxtrot Mike LPK Luth AR tube/buffer/spring Rise Armament RA-140 Single Stage Trigger Magpul MLok AFG FM-9 10.5" 1:10 Forward/Side-Charge Non-Reciprocating Colt Upper Colt Mags (3 32rd) 1 TF Mag Extension +10, Follower, Spring Vortex Spitfire 1x AR (astigmatism!) NFA Form 1/Stamp Cerakote by ATX Armory

At the Western Regional Championship in Grand Junction there were no magazine limits in play.

One clarifying question: Had the NS been previously hit and pasted or was it pristine? And a geometry question: There's NO PLACE in the stage that the no-shoot would have been behind any other target from the shooter's perspective? And a math question: Is the hole the same diameter as the shooter's bullet?

I don't know you but this was begging for "something something... well regarded."

My EDC was a 1911 in .45ACP. It was carried as a defensive pistol designed to aid my personal/family escape from a violent situation if all else failed. Moved to the G17 MOS because with recent events and copycats, carrying a pistol that would be more valuable in a combat situation to help end an active shooter incident made sense to me. I still believe the chance of me ever needing to use deadly force is very, very small... but the likelihood that such encounter would be on a different scale is higher. The copycats die down and I might end up switching back.

As of today, my carry has been switched out for my backup competition gun, a G17 MOS (my 34 is my primary USPSA gun).

How does a shooter make up for the error of shooting through a barrier once the steel is knocked down? On paper, they take two more shots "at" the target and the best two score. That's why the rules dictate it's an REF - if walls are impenetrable per the rules, steel shouldn't fall when shot through them.

Because you can't score downed steel as a miss. If a shooter realizes their error and makes two follow-up shots on paper from a clear position, those hits still score. Once steel is down, it's down and can't be re-engaged.

Define "unsportsmanlike." What the competitor did is within the bounds of the rules as they exist. And define it in a way that holds up past arbitration.

The newest USPSA email had a link to a discussion about walls from NROI. One thing caught my eye: If a shot goes through a wall and knocks down steel, that's an REF by rule and a required reshoot, including "mesh" walls since they're hardcover by rule. Does that mean a shooter that advances through a stage and decides they've made a mistake can intentionally take a shot on steel through a mesh wall, knock it down, and get an automatic reshoot without penalty? If you could determine that the shooter did this intentionally, is there another rule that strictly applies to that intentional conduct? Note: Getting past the "I had a brain fart and was focused on the target, not the wall!" is, for all intents and purposes, outside the scope of this question/discussion. I'm specifically asking about stopping, taking a two footed position and firing through a mesh wall at steel, or some other clearly intentional variation on that theme.

When someone is telling you where to engage targets in which order, it's harder to break the 180.

I was not reloading - I had reloaded on the way in to that position. Videotape wouldn't matter - I was downrange, behind walls, so nothing would have been visible. Even if it were, it's not considerable.

You might have to explain that one to my feeble mind. Edit: Nevermind. UPrange, not DOWNrange.

Prelude: I'm an RO, so I've been on the other side of this coin. Happened to be in state for Bighorn this year. Signed up to shoot. Four stages in, halfway through a stage, got a "Stop! Unload and show clear!" I'm figuring there was a REF. Next thing I know I'm being told I broke the 180 to my left when moving out of a to-my-left shooting position. Both RO's say they saw it. At that point, even though I disagree, I can't argue it... match is over for me. Absolutely sucked. To this day, replaying it in my mind, I don't agree, especially because I was moving left-to-right, which would have put my left shoulder in front of my right one with the gun pointing left (and coming back right). I'll admit it's *possible* that what I remember and what actually happened are two different things. To be clear, I'm not saying the RO's were wrong. They were in a position to watch me, and they made the call the believe they saw, and they did it for the right reasons. At that point, as a good competitor, it doesn't matter what I *think*, only what the call is, and the RO's are equaly responsible for safety as they are getting it right. On the plus side, the staff were fantastic, the match well organized, and the new facility they have out there in Cameo is second-to-none in terms of functionality, comfort and natural beauty. This Texan is jealous. It also doesn't hurt that I was having gun/ammo problems, which means I wasn't anywhere near contention for my best match performance ever... effing distributor couldn't get me the ammo I'd ordered and they'd shown as in stock on time, so I had to go with something else. Grrr.....

Using which USPSA rule? Have you reported this to the section director?

Which division are you referring to? If you're referring to CO, that's explicitly what I said.

I've met GM's who believe this is the case. They're personally measurably slower on follow-up shots waiting to reacquire the dot vs. the front sight post. In open and PCC the optic isn't moving. In CO, it is.