AR_James

I have a P320 X-Five Legion with a red dot installed. When applying pressure to the trigger, but before the gun fires; the red dot is moving noticeably up and left as I take the "slack" out of the trigger. If I hold the pistol where I can observe the slide while apply pressure to the trigger, I can see the slide lifting up in the front/squatting down in the rear. It is enough movement that it is moving my zero several inches at 18 yards versus the dot's original position before taking the slack out of the trigger. Is there anything that can be done to prevent/fix this? Thanks, James

In some cases up to 44% higher. Get ready for new Peak Times.

With 2.2 Layout of the Stages stating, "Plates should be angled towards the shooting box to minimize skips and ricochets and provide a uniform target surface and appearance" we have been angling the plates towards the shooter's box. Is this no longer correct?

Wouldn't that be nice. They have already done the math to rank them. Why not post the actual numbers? Some of them are considerably faster than the peak times.

Looks like Mr. Jones has already weighed in. But, if you are still interested in the specific SCSA rule I believe 10.3.10 basically states exactly what you thought you had read.

A friend mentioned this match just a few days ago. It was the first I had heard of it. Nice to see Area 4 getting their own match. Not sure if I will make it or not. Texas in July is usually toasty and not sure how much ammo I will have left by July. Don't worry about it being a Level III match, just think of it as more folks at your local club match.

The original poster asked about Rimfire Challenge (https://www.rimfirechallenge.org) which while very similar to Steel Challenge is a separate organization with their own rules. And, they have an 11 round/string rule.

You may fire up to 11 rounds without reloading and not incur a penalty. Agreed that with a fully loaded 33 round mag it would be very easy to fire more than 11 shots/string.

Agreed. It will be interesting to see what happens at WSSC in April.

You are welcome.

This is the latest info in that area that I am aware of (See attached image). I have never seen an explanation of how the peak times are calculated, but I believe there are a combination of factors involved versus a pure mathematical formula.

Agreed...Foot Fault per 7.2 7.2 Foot Faults A competitor who fires a shot while touching the ground outside the appropriate shooting box is considered to be faulting that box. Shots fired while faulting a box will result in a 3 second penalty for each shot that a fault occurs.

I have a Rx pair of Aviator frames for the last two years. Happy to have real safety glasses with prescription lenses. Mr. Conley (Owner) is a stand up guy and gives back a ton to the shooting sports.

COTA race in Austin has been rescheduled for November. Hopefully, you will not be contagious by then. I have been every year it has been in Austin. Not sure I can make a November race.

The second run would be a new course of fire; so per the rules, you would still need to paint before the second run. With that being said, none of the three "local" official Steel Challenge matches I have available to me repaint between each course of fire. Hell, I went to one match where they didn't even paint between squads. And, they usually leave it up to the squad on the shooting order for folks with two guns.

Currently shooting the 5.5" Buck Mark Lite.

Browning Buck Mark. The Victory was not available when I was looking for a .22 pistol. So, it was between the Ruger and the Browning. The Buck Mark felt more balanced in my hand, so I went with it. After finding a local club that held .22 matches, my Buck Mark seemed to run as well or better than any of the other model pistols. So, I have stuck with them. Only thing I needed to do to make it a "race-gun" was change out the extractor as the only issue from the factory was an occasional stovepipe ~300 rounds. Switched out the extractor with a TANDEMKROSS "Eagle's Talon" extractor. Now, I may get a stovepipe every 2,000-3,000 rounds are so.

Same. Changed my bookmark to the secured version, and it seems to be keeping me signed in.

You may be thinking about the CMP Talladega Marksmanship Park. They do require that you "successfully complete the CMP Talladega Marksmanship Park safety class"; which when I was there, consisted of watching a short video.

I do not believe it was the "largest ever". 250 Guns for the 2019 event in Practiscore. The last year (2017) that NSSF ran it, it had over 320 entries. Kudos to all those involved in hosting the match though. I have only heard positive things from this year's event. With the exponential growth of Steel Challenge (a very similar sport), why do you think we are not seeing the same growth in Rimfire Challenge? I try to support as many of the state level RCSA matches as I can, and was disappointed to learn that the Lone Star match (the only Sanctioned RCSA event in the whole state of Texas to my knowledge) will not be held this year.

I am having the same issue of not being signed in when returning to the forum. I found that instead of signing in, all I had to do was click the " Brian Enos's Forums...Maku mozo!" header at the top of the page. Then it shows me signed in.

Thank you for taking the time to do this. I have really enjoyed the posts.

The differences I see are that the firearm is in a case (trigger is covered), and there is an exception written into the rules. 8.1.1.6 Sweeping or pointing the muzzle of a firearm at any part of any person’s body during the course of fire. If the firearm is in a case and not in the competitor’s hands, sweeping does not apply. Reaching forward of the muzzle of a cased firearm to close the case is not a sweeping infraction, provided the competitor’s hands are completely clear of the firearm itself.

Thanks Gregg. Fiber optic, bright daylight, front sight more than an arms length away, and shooting glasses that only correct for distance vision. I still know I am losing time to the folks with better eyes due to the delay as my eyes refocus from the target to the sight, but I do the best I can.

Agreed. I like the idea of the asterisk. I was able to make RFRI GM in 2018. Then re-earned it in 2019 after the peak times changed. Looks like I will need to up my game to re-earn it again in 2020. New goal may be to see how many times I can re-earn the classification. RFRI GM*2018 RFRI GM*2019