I have a CZ Shadow 2 and I shot my first Steel Challenge last Saturday and the RO said I had to start with hammer down in DA mode (seems safe and reasonable), but that I also had to engage the safety (seems severely redundant).
I didn't want to be "that guy", so I went along, but wanted to get a confirmation on that requirement.
The Steel Challenge rule book doesn't cover it, and it is my understanding that SC fall under USPSA so I "assumed" that if not specific to SC, then USPSA rules apply.
(is that correct?)
In looking thru the USPSA section 8.1.2.2 Firearm "Ready Conditions / Self-loading firearms / Double action" all it says "chamber loaded, hammer fully down or decocked".
The RO insisted, that I must activate every safety the firearm is capable of activating. If your pistol doesn't allow the safety to be activated while the hammer is down, then fine, but if it does, it must be activated.
Thanks!