matteekay

This is my shirt of choice. I buy the hooded ones so I can protect my neck on really hot days (along with a hilariously large fishing hat when I RO).

I think that's a fair approach.

Sorry, that wasn't clear given the structure of the thread. So you're saying "try to determine which shots did not pass through the hard cover; if you can't, score the best two" ?

True, there is no rule that covers this specific scenario. However, there are multiple rules that state a shot fired into hardcover cannot score if it continues on to a target. You'd make no effort to determine which shot was which?

The closest I can find is: 9.1.3 Prematurely Patched Targets – If a target is prematurely patched or taped, which prevents a Range Official from determining the actual score, the Range Officer must order the competitor to reshoot the course of fire. and 9.1.4 Unrestored Targets – If, following completion of a course of fire by a previous competitor, one or more targets have not been properly patched or taped or if previously applied pasters have fallen off the target for the competitor being scored, the Range Officer must judge whether or not an accurate score can be determined. If there are extra scoring hits or questionable penalty hits thereon, and it is not obvious which hits were made by the competitor being scored, the affected competitor must be ordered to reshoot the course of fire. Reviewing previous score sheets is prohibited; targets must be scored as is, using the actual target as the basis for the scoring call. ~ That's what I meant about us needing to infer the rule in this case. The spirit of the rules certainly seem to say "Score the competitor if you can reasonably do so, order a reshoot if you can't" but this specific instance is not covered anywhere I can find.

That doesn't sound right. 9.1.6.1 If a bullet strikes wholly within hard cover and continues on to strike the scoring area of a cardboard target, that shot(s) will not count for score or penalty as the case may be.

I suspected that might be the case given the rules set around unrestored targets - I guess it's just one of those scenarios that isn't explicitly called out but can be inferred based on the other written rules. And all of your determination methods make sense. This is also a situation where looking for a grease ring is probably valid.

I have a related question. I'm going to present it as a scenario for ease of explanation. T1 is obscured by T2, a partial target that has painted black hardcover. The shooter fires one shot that passes wholly through T2's hardcover into T1, then moves and fires two more shots into T1. The hits on T1 are 1A, 1C, and 1D, and it's not possible to discern which shot travelled through T2's hardcover into T1. Given 9.1.5.1, how should T1 be scored? I'm sure this is in the rulebook somewhere but I can't get the correct term to find it when searching.

On the other hand... Sooooo shiny....

I haven't actually played with it yet. Waiting on some range ammo to get here and then I'll let you know!

I can't be the only one who makes odd, some would say "questionable", decisions with their firearm purchases and/or modifications. Let's see 'em! Ridiculous purchases, guns that you have waaaay to much work/money into, firearms that are intentionally hilarious/hideous/etc, whatever! Here are some of mine... 10-22 YAR-ger (sold, alas) I bought a Ruger Charger and realized it's... kinda stupid. So I hacked up a stock and made it even stupid...er. Pinky the 1911 I bought a 9mm SA 1911, had it tri-topped, and then refinished in pink (okay, "rose gold") TiN. The real joke of this one is it's actually a beast in competition. Tacti-Awesome .22LR 1911 I bought a GSG 1911 a while ago but never had much love for it. So I figured... let's get stupid! I added a ZR Tactical accurizing kit (a must-have on these guns), Recover Tactical grip kit, magwell, Chinese knockoff light, and no-name red dot. It's actually really fun to shoot now. And... this thing. I bought a Heritage Rough Rider in .22LR for $60 once. It was terrible. Heritage fixed it. It was less terrible, but wildly inaccurate. So... I added a rail to the top and mounted a long eye relief scope. I'm not totally sure that I can zero it yet given how it has a slight forward cant...

I can join this club now! NAA Sidewinder in .22 Mag:

No arguments here.

Should be a hoot. Nicely done!

Me too. This was after emailing them, as well; otherwise it would have been radio silence.

I was told my order from 9/9 "might ship by the end of February".

That's a huge part of it. There's a lot to learn about the nature of long/multi-day matches too, down to silly things like how you manage your water/calorie intake.

Train like you fight or something...? You can probably guess which is the competition gun and which is the carry gun. I rock this guy in the summer and/or when my clothes don't allow for the Rhino:

I think the lack of primers is starting to wear on everyone's sanity...

Take it, I don't care.

I'll be there! Definitely shooting, probably helping out in some capacity. It's a great match.

Update: Nope.

I completed the DAO conversion on the 6" gun: Replaced "cocking lever" (hammer) with spurless version Removed cocking linkage and spacer Removed single action sear and replaced it with a bushing from Chiappa Quite honestly, it doesn't change much (if anything) about the trigger pull. I believe this is because the hammer/linkages don't interact with the single-action components unless you actuate the cocking lever. S&W is certainly the simplest. I like the Rhino now that I've been inside of it a bunch; my main complaint is the mainspring. Since one leg drives the hammer and one leg drives the trigger return, it's very difficult to tune - all adjustments are relational instead of direct. Chiappa also doesn't sell the lighter "competition" spring by itself so I've been mangling one of the two copies I have. They sell the stock spring, and I've tuned one of those down a few pounds, but it's rated differently and impossible to get as light as the competition one.

That's a good price in the non-Rona world. You'd definitely make it back if you chose to part with it.

Your vest might get stuck . (But no. Each moon has to be individually retained; you can't even stack two on one post)