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  1. I don’t want to derail the thread with all the details, but the short version is: -I had a stuck case fail to extract on the last shot at chrono. -Somehow both the RO at chrono and I missed it at unload and show clear. -On the next stage, at make ready I couldn’t get the gun to load, and when I locked the gun open and looked in the chamber, I found the stuck case. I let the RO know what was going on and we worked together to clear it. We called the RM over and, after he reviewed the situation, I was (correctly) DQ’d under 10.5.13. Lessons learned / takeaways: -Use of the correct range commands (“if clear…”) is critical because it puts the onus on the shooter to make sure the gun is truly clear. -Actually look to make sure your gun is clear, always. Don’t assume, don’t glance. Actually, truly look. In this case it was just a DQ, but it could cause a safety issue in other circumstances. -When ROing, actually look at the gun when someone shows clear before giving the next command. You might save them an embarrassing DQ.
  2. The biggest thing that’s kept me from quitting is focusing on what I enjoy about the sport, and making sure my expectations of myself line up with my level of participation and vice versa. For me, I enjoy hanging out with my friends at the range and working major matches, so even when my performance is bad, I’m still having fun. I DQ’d at handgun nationals after only getting to shoot 2 stages, and then hung out for the rest of the 2 days of staff shooting as my squad’s RO before working a stage for Friday through Sunday. Was it as fun as if I’d gotten to shoot? Of course not, but it was still a great experience. As far as expectations go, the biggest problem I see that makes people burn out is when their desired or expected performance is higher than it should be for the amount of work they put in. In other words, you don’t “have to” practice, but if you don’t, you need to lower your expectations so you aren’t disappointed.
  3. There are many DA/SA guns with no decocker. In either case, if the division (like Production / CO) requires you start hammer down, then you have to either manually lower it all the way or use the decocker. You cannot manually lower it to half cock or anything similar, although if the decocker doesn’t lower it all the way then that’s acceptable. See Appendix D4 special conditions 1 in the rulebook.
  4. I have various hooks and screws on the wall in the garage, next to my workbench / reloading setup. I keep the belts, range bags, mags, etc. there, so all i have to do is grab the gun from the safe and everything else is ready to pack. When I’m following a regular dry fire schedule, I keep the belt and mags (loaded with dummy rounds) in the closest in the room where I dry fire. If I had enough mags, I’d probably keep dedicated dry fire mags so I don’t have to unload the dummy rounds in order to pack them for the match.
  5. I’ve done it once or twice with a G43 and 6 round mags, but only at indoor matches with smaller stages.
  6. Survey is still ongoing. I looked to try to find the end date but couldn’t see it posted anywhere. Once the survey ends, the BOD will vote on it at their next meeting and then, if approved, it will take effect January 31 2024.
  7. Based on the description at that link, it comes with pins for all the optics listed.
  8. Nothing says you have to call it at ULSC, so you can definitely call it at the target. I agree with what others have said that you have to be 100% sure that the shooter didn’t shoot at that particular target. Sometimes it’s easy (skipped position, or target that’s at a drastically different angle, etc.) and sometimes it isn’t. As the timer RO, my primary focus is on watching the gun, but I can see and call other stuff too. Sometimes, there’s too much going on at a given point in a stage to know for sure which target the shooter is engaging. If you aren’t sure, don’t call it - I’ve definitely thought to myself or said to the other ROs “I don’t think he shot at this one, but I’m not sure, so 2 Mikes, no penalty.
  9. Not an Sig fanboy or hater - I carry a 365XL and love it. Overheard a shooter at USPSA Handgun Nationals last weekend say that someone on their squad DQ’d for an AD with a 320, and that in the video they could clearly see that the shooter’s finger was along the slide and not touching the trigger. I did not get to talk to the actual shooter who it happened to or see the video. If anybody heard more or has the video, I’d love to find out more.
  10. I’ve seen that work against people too, where a 9mm would have barely missed a no shoot that a .40 hit. I think on the whole, it’s probably still an advantage, just something to keep in mind.
  11. That wouldn’t help for Production - you’d need the USPSA box to check to see that the gun still fits with the new magazine in it.
  12. I like it, but not for every stage - vary it up! I prefer a variety of start positions, including some unusual ones and different combinations. If everything is unspecified or wrists below belt, it gets repetitive - give me options some of the time, but also keep it interesting!
  13. Out of 300 shooters, Buckeye Blast had 134 in Carry Optics and 18 in Limited Optics. I didn’t get to see every Limited Optics competitor shoot - I worked the match, so the one or two that shot staff day I wouldn’t have seen - but the vast majority were shooting 2011s rather than Carry Optics guns with a magwell. I remember maybe one LO shooter with a CO gun with a magwell added and don’t remember anyone using a DA/SA gun cocked and locked for LO.
  14. At the match I shot this weekend (Bluegrass LOCAP Classic), there was 1 stage that “required” shooting 1 handed without the stage brief actually requiring it, and 1 stage where some shooters considered it. Stage 3 had a port that you had to pull a rope to keep it open. Everyone I saw grabbed the rope with their weak hand and shot the 3 targets through the port strong hand only. You could’ve grabbed the rope and somehow still shot 2 handed, but it would’ve been more awkward. Stage 2 had a close target with a hard lean that most people ended on. While many people shot it 2 handed while off balance, it would’ve been very reasonable to shoot one handed for someone worried about falling if they leaned that far. From a rules perspective, the only time which hand(s) you use is restricted is when the WSB specifically says Strong Hand Only or Weak Hand Only.
  15. I would reach out to the Range Master who was involved, and possibly to IROA. I shoot USPSA, not IPSC, but at a USPSA match, the ROs all work for the RM, and NROI has a discipline process for ROs. I would assume that IPSC/IROA have something similar.
  16. More walks help, but the other key is to make sure that you’ve actually accounted for all the targets. What I do is listen to the stage briefing, then read the written stage briefing to see the round count, and number/types of targets. Then, before I start my walkthroughs, I find all the targets and make sure I’ve accounted for the correct numbers. If it’s a “memory” stage where the presentations are confusing and it can be difficult to avoid double counting targets, I will sometimes walk by the targets to count them instead of trying to do it from the shooting positions.
  17. Yep, that’s my least favorite method. It’s really only useful if you can’t use one of the other two, which should be pretty rare. If you plan for it and have the extra round handy, it doesn’t take too crazy long, but it’s definitely slower.
  18. I’ve used them and like them. To me, they’re more comfortable than regular plus or foamies. They stay in better, too. However, they’re nowhere close to as good as real custom molded plugs.
  19. As people said, it’s using an extra mag to get the +1 in the chamber. There’s 3 basic ways to accomplish getting the +1: -if your mag holds more than your division allows (I.e, shooting Production with mags that can hold more than 10), just add a round to your start mag. Don’t forget to take it out on an unloaded start, or you’ll end up in Open! -Use an extra magazine, either one that you plan to keep on your belt as a spare or an entirely separate one, then load your actual start mag. -Load the first round, eject the mag, top it back off to full, then reinsert the magazine into the gun.
  20. For Production, I typically run 5 pouches plus a start mag. That lets me have the 4 mags I would need for an unloaded start plus an extra on the belt. For a typical 32 round loaded start, I never touch the back 2 mags unless something goes wrong. For Carry Optics, I run 3 pouches. Sometimes I run a separate start mag. I Barney from the middle mag, then load the back one and go, or Barney from the back mag, load the extra mag from a pocket, and go. I usually end up with 1-2 extra untouched mags on my belt. I am not running a magnet currently because I haven’t bothered to update my belt since they allowed magnets in more divisions, but having one up front to carry the start mag and pick mags up on “mags on table” stages is a good idea. It also makes a convenient place to hold a can of paint for resetting steel
  21. D7 21.3 - You may replace the slide with an OFM or aftermarket slide. Should be good to go as long as it still makes weight.
  22. Yeah, it’s definitely a far fetched scenario. The only thing I could think of is if there are also steel from the same position, and the shooter takes enough makeups that they’ll run the gun empty if they actually shoot enough rounds, and they choose to leave it rather than do a reload, or if somehow they end up in this position at the end of the stage and run completely out of ammo.
  23. I might or might not be able to tell. It really depends on the array. In a tight array (let’s say 2 stacks of targets shoulder to shoulder), I might observe 2 shots, then the gun move up, then 2 more, then the gun moves down and right, 2 more shots, then up for the final 2 shots. If you walked over and fired 2 rounds, I couldn’t tell you which target you fired at, but if you engaged multiple I might be able to determine which ones by watching the direction of the transitions.
  24. I agree with Sarge - no need to over complicate it by adding this. Simple instructions like “On the make ready command, you will place your gun (describe the location and condition you want the firearm in)” are sufficient. For example, “On the make ready command, you will place your gun unloaded on the mat and hand the range officer an unloaded magazine. If you have an optic, please turn it on for the range officer.”
  25. I probably wouldn’t argue against the FTSA because I would know that I skipped one and I would assume that the RO actually knew as well. I also wouldn’t assign the penalty if I were the RO unless I (or other ROs on the stage) knew for sure that a target actually didn’t get shot at.
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