broadside72

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I have been adjusting my expectations for majors lately. 10-12 good stages for L2. Not 6 good ones and 6 quick and dirty ones, but 10-12 quality stages (a few short courses are fine, just be a challenge). Division and class recognition, be it a plaque, small trophy, or medal Random prize drawing given at check-in or have the option to be mailed if not present. Winning something is nice but I don't expect a prize COLD water and shade on each stage Competent ROs (that is my biggest gripe) Lunch available for purchase Nice to have: optional buy-in raffle for higher end prize (e.g. gun, press, etc)

I guess I could just stop running matches and go shoot as a competitor on those weekend now. Plus save all the time during the month I would otherwise spend on practiscore management, approvals, match management, stages designs, recruiting volunteers, prop maintenance, etc. As stated already, setup takes way longer than tear down. The match fees are set for a reason. Range use fees, USPSA fees, targets, paint, tapes, staples and ice/water for each match. Then amortize prop maintenance, upgrades, etc. for metal targets/props, lumber, snow fence, target stands, stakes, staplers, stake hammer/bars, drill drivers and batteries, tablets, extra tablet batteries, walkie talkies, first aid supplies, printer ink, printer paper, website costs, ISP fees, insurance, should I go on? And I don't get paid anything more than the occasional shout out/thanks/pat of the back after each match. And tear down is easy. Stack walls, pull stakes and put in a bucket, pull targets and sticks, stack fault lines and target stands. Then pick up brass, you can even keep it. It's not hard. A good squad can get even the largest stages cleared in 15-20 minutes.

We have arbitrary 3ft rule for holster cant, 10ft rule for NDs, etc. So why not something that defines a 5ft tolerance in location that constitutes a position for example. For instance if you can move 5ft (or some other reasonably arbitrary distance) and still see the same view or set of views as currently defined, then you are in the same shooting position. Contiguous/overlapping 5ft spaces with the same view(s) would constitute a single shooting position. But that would be too hard probably

Even the original style thinner thumb safety could be used to help mitigate recoil but the original intent of that component was a safety, so I think that changing that part out is okay. Just like an extended beavertail grip safety, the original design helps mitigate recoil some and any replacement continues to perform the original function of grip safety and recoil management. But no part of the 1911 grips are intended to be a thumb rest for recoil mitigation so adding a set that does it seems illegal to me. But what do I know, they allow gas pedals in prod now so.....

If for SS then I'd say not legal D-5 22 Prohibited modifications and features External modifications or features such as weights or devices to control or reduce recoil (such as, but not limited to, thumb rests or components which could be used as such).

how about you just set up the damn steel properly and maintain it throughout the match. it's not like it's hard to do. hi there little ant hill what do you want to be when you grow up? a mountain, it replied.

Welcome to the sport. Don't use the dual pouch setups. Get some individual pouches and a dedicated two part belt competition belt. With the single,s you can adjust them independently for height (sometimes), spacing, distance around the waist, angle and tension. Also, a metal drop hanger like the Boss Hanger from BSPS is better than the plastic ones most holsters come with from the mfg.

If they just barely fit your printed one, you might want to find someone with an official gauge and check them.

So to abuse the crap out of this, does it mean I can now "drop" a mag to the other side of the wall and cross under to pick it up and then continue on without crossing back to the side I was originally on? I actually commented earlier that picking up a mag from the other side was okay as long as you went back to the side you started on. I get the intent of the rule, hence the commentary about adding opaque areas to the walls to limit aiming through/around. I am going to interpret the rule as intended, bullets "can't" go through and the shooter "can't" go through unless to retrieve an object that is not a bullet that has crossed over to the other side but must return to the original side before continuing. Thus putting your fingers through at the start to begin in an advantageous location is not allowed. It's all things that seem obvious but we play this game according the rules (or lack of thereof)

Read the last paragraph at https://nroi.org/miscellaneous/we-need-a-ruleing/ Covers the dropped item that goes to the other side of our imaginary walls

It's not always the car, it's mostly the driver.

Because i'm that guy some days, I might take that to arbitration as you rewriting the WSB in this case is not for "clarity, consistency or safety". "Hands touching marks" is not unclear, inconsistent or unsafe. Sure it could be more concise thus limiting that condition from happening, but it's not a condition that meets the requires for 3.2.3.

So what about this scenario... Hands (or fingers) touching marks on wall is the start position. If I wanted to start on the opposite side of the wall and put my fingers through the mesh to touch said marks, is that ok?

Why doesn't someone else contact DNROI and ask? I've already done it once and I gave the response I got. I just wish I could find the emails.

2.2.3.4. All such barriers are considered to represent a solid plane and are considered hard cover unless designated as soft cover (see 9.1.6). That independent sentence says walls are solid planes. Its does not say anything about bullets or fingers in the sentence that defines barriers as solid planes. Yes, the sentences after the definition cover treatment of shots through barriers but does that change the definition in the previous sentence?

From Troy himself, and I am unable to locate the email. As the reaching for a mag that has fallen from one side to the other I can see allowing one to grab from the side it fell from as long as you stay on the side you started. The imaginary plane can't stop the mag, so I can't see it stopping you from retrieving it from where it fell. But that is my opinion.

I can't find the response, but I had actually emailed about this exact issue a few months ago. The response was essentially that walls are solid planes, so no you can't put your fingers through or reach under/over to touch the marks. Just like you can't crawl under a wall to save time, you can't reach through.

TBH, those times are fine for someone starting out. There are so many other things that eat much more time that you will learn you need to work on.

How is the ammunition unsafe and be able to defend that to RM or arb committee? Could you prove there was more than one projectile per cartridge? You seem set on defending what several here find to be an incorrect premise.

Or just buy ammo and practice with your existing equipment like most are saying and just get better

Be different

We aren't all so lucky.. lol

What I was implying was reloading a partially filled standard capacity mag after a stage in a capacity restricted division. It's easy to put that 11th or 12th round in if you don't completely empty the mag instead of just topping off

He was asking about production so I didn't bother with an optic, but yes you are correct. And the +5 bases are legal if they fit in the box. But since most local matches don't check the box he could get away with it if they are slightly long. For me, the biggest issue is keeping track of round counts when using partially filled mags between stages