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And most likely that late in the game the additional time for the shot would be worse than the 15 points.

Reshoot, as the score sheet has insufficient entries. 9.7.5 If a score sheet is found to have insufficient or excess entries, or if the time has not been recorded on the score sheet, the competitor will be required to reshoot the course of fire.

I have 2 9Pros and both did that with a 13lb recoil spring and factory striker spring. After changing to reduced power striker springs they haven't done it again.

...and you realize that if the competitor has different ammo --- factory, something loaded to different specs --- in the car, that you need to let him continue with a swapout of ammo, right? 'Cause that's not grounds to DQ the competitor; just to remove the ammo from the match..... Part of the briefing is that the shooter should switch ammo after the first squib, because after the second he will be DQ'd from the rest of the match on our range. O.K. --- under what rule? You can't DQ the competitor for a first, second or 17th squib --- you can flag his ammo as unsafe under 5.5.5. Following that declaration, 10.5.15 forbids any further use of that ammo, but 10.5.15.1 specifically prohibits disqualification for a competitor who's ammunition has been declared unsafe by a match official for multiple squibs. (Translation --- you can keep the competitor from shooting any additional stages if he doesn't have/can't get another ammo supply, but his scores to that point stand....) A strict reading of 5.5.5 probably doesn't allow for a "general warning" during the briefing; it really requires an RO to declare the ammo unsafe.... because you have 2 squibs in a row, they deem all of your ammo unsafe? where does it stop? even the stuff you left in the car or at home??. Really? to seriously DQ someone for two squibs? pretty gutsy. then what , DQ me because you dont agree with my gun or holster? not because a real safety hazard exists, but just because you think it needs to be DQed. They may be shooting factory ammo such as cci blazer which i have seen squib 4 times in one box of 50 and not have any control over what is happening and your wanting to DQ them for that. This looks more like an opportunity to swing your range balls around than to correct a safety hazard. 180 violations and ADs are the majority of the problem. FOCUS ON THEM. Understand that the match Steve is speaking of is not a USPSA match therefore the USPSA rules quoted are irrelevant. In my opinion Steve's rules allowing the shooter an option to switch ammo after the first squib and then be DQed after a second squib seems like a good way to get the repeat offenders to take a little more care about loading their ammo. Do you think he would have done this if there weren't a high number of squibs occurring at his match?

The RO is close enough to accidentally bump the shooter's holstered gun AND the MD is within 4 or 5 feet of the shooter?...Man y'all sure do stand close together in CA . Really though, it's not necessary to hover over the shooter for the RO to see what he needs to, give the shooter a little space. On the subject of the DQ, I agree that the shooter did not drop or cause the gun to fall but it was caused by RO interference and no DQ.

I have 2 Pro's and they both will close from slide lock when seating a mag with 10 rounds and have never failed to chamber a round, but I do seat magazines kinda firm . To give you an idea how firm I sometimes seat mags, with a 13lb recoil spring I was having the slide coming out of battery during a slide closed type reload due to the inertia of seating the mag and pushing the gun back out. I fixed it by going to a reduced power striker spring. While testing the fix I found that when the mags get down to 5 rounds or less it is possible to seat them firm enough to dislodge the floor plate and have the base pad come off .

While it is possible to reload to 170s most find that they can reload faster and with less crashes to the 140. I generally will only start a stage with a 170 but have been known to reload to one if it offered a benefit due to stage breakdown, and those situations are rare.

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The question of the legality of this stage has not been answered yet (unless I missed it). If it were Comstock it would be OK, but this stage as written does not appear to be legal. 9.2.3.2 Virginia Count must use paper targets exclusively, and must only be used for Standard Exercises, Classifiers or Short Courses It is not a Standard Exercise.... 1.2.2.1 “Standard Exercises” - Courses of fire consisting of two or more separately timed component strings. Scores, with any penalties deducted, are accumulated on completion of the course of fire to produce the final stage results. Standard Exercises must only be scored using Virginia Count or Fixed Time. The course of fire for each component string may require a specific shooting position, procedure and/or one or more mandatory reloads. Standard Exercises must not require more than 24 rounds to complete. Component strings must not require more than 6 rounds (12 rounds if a mandatory reload is specified). It is not a Classifier. And it is not a Short couse.... 1.2.1.1 “Short Courses” must not require more than 8 rounds to complete and no more than 2 shooting locations. Is there something I am missing? How is this a legal course of fire?

I've called my local match director and the scores have all been turned in. Mine is the only one not showing up. Anyone know who I call? What is the number? Thanks. Go to USPSA.com , on the left side click Additional Content, on the left again click Status of Uploaded Classifiers, enter your club code and using the 3 options you should find enough info to determine what is going on. Or PM me your club name/code your USPSA# and I'll look for you.

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I'm really hoping that's for 5,000.. lol No, he's probably correct. I've seen 5k as high as $480 + shiping & HAZ on GB

Something else to keep in mind is with the lot to lot variation that 4756 is known for it would not be a bad idea to purchase a couple years worth in 1 sitting. I've been known to order as many as 5 8lb'ers at a time for myself .

Powder Valley has IMR4756 in stock. PV's website IMR4756-01 * IMR SR 4756 - 1 LB Yes $17.65 IMR4756-04 * IMR SR 4756 - 4 LBS. Yes $62.90 IMR4756-08 * IMR SR 4756 - 8 LBS. Yes $115.00 Get together with others and place a bulk order. You can mix and match powders in the same overpack up to 50lbs for 1 HAZMAT chg. HAZMAT and shipping works out to approx $1 a pound at that quantity.

It would appear that it is a safety violation under 10.5 "Unsafe Gun Handling". 10.5 Match Disqualification – Unsafe Gun Handling Examples of unsafe gun handling include, but are not limited to: 10.5.17 A shot fired at a metal target from a distance of less than 16 feet when using birdshot or buckshot ammunition or 131 feet when using slug ammunition. The distance is measured from the face of the target to the nearest part of the competitor’s body in contact with the ground (see Rule 2.1.3). Given that in the stage diagram there are clays next to the poppers I would say that they are most likely inside of the 131 feet. While I am not a big fan of a stage where poor ammo management could result in a DQ, situations like this do come up from time to time. Edited to add that.... Yes I would shoot the stage as I feel the ability to load a shotgun efficiently is one of most tested skills in shotgun stages.

If you are talking about the typical attaching point on the side of the dustcover area of the frame they are drilled and tapped all the way through, just be sure to shorten the screws enough that they don't protrude and drag the spring tunnel of the slide.

7.1.1 Range Officer (“RO”) – issues range commands, oversees competitor compliance with the written stage briefing and closely monitors safe competitor action. He also declares the time, scores and penalties achieved by each competitor and verifies that these are correctly recorded on the competitor’s score sheet (under the authority of a Chief Range Officer and Range Master). Nor does 7.1.1 specifically say what to watch for when it tasks the RO with monitoring safe competitor action, but there are other rules to spell that out just as there are other rules to spell out what is included in "oversees competitor compliance with the written stage briefing". And it is within the WSB that dictates that the course of fire is scored Virginia count, and another rule(9.4.5.1) which specifically addresses the number of shots fired. Sorry about not completing this path in my first response, but 7.1.1 tasks the RO with understanding and applying numerous other rules to the course of fire (way to many to repeat within 7.1.1).

7.1.1 Range Officer (“RO”) – issues range commands, oversees competitor compliance with the written stage briefing and closely monitors safe competitor action. He also declares the time, scores and penalties achieved by each competitor and verifies that these are correctly recorded on the competitor’s score sheet (under the authority of a Chief Range Officer and Range Master).

Looks like a fun stage, hard to believe it would have ever been a classifier due to the issue of consistency in swinger design, speed and timing of activation nationwide.

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This is from an old price list, shows a spring kit for $15. That is assuming it is one of his stars? TERRY ASHTON 9862 RUNION RD. SAN ANGELO, TEXAS 76905 (915) 655-2809 e-mail – c8scrakr@airmail.net

The dropdown menu on the entry form has all divisions listed........

After reading the rifle rules a little more I found that the max plate size is 12 inches, so the Larue plates aren't legal anyway. I have now built and installed 12" circular plates on the Larue mechanism and I think they can be set light enough to fall with any hit. I will be testing them this weekend.

Hey, I remembered....it was Brownells. The brake that came on the Practical is not a Benneli part, it is Royal Arms and can be found on page 153 of Brownells cat #60.

I have shot mine with normal choke tubes and no brake and could not tell any difference with or without the brake. I did this because I had misplaced my double threaded tubes and have since replaced them but I don't remember where I got them from. If it comes to me I will update with source.