Sophie
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On 9/17/2019 at 5:32 AM, Joe4d said:
Depends on the gun and its intended use. Concealed carry is popular in the US, and many guns are small concealed carry compact size. 10 yards is about max for a civilian CC encounter. So thats what the magazines test them at. Compared to larger service size pistols.
Although I take all of these magazine reviews with a grain of salt. Lots of junk on the market with bad ergonomics, poor reliability, bad triggers, bad fit,,, Yet I dont recall there ever being a bad review.Advertisers don't pay for bad reviews.
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Just now, Sarge said:
This is a dangerous game. We were just reminded of that a few weeks ago when somebody died because of a holstering mistake. Stage difficulty or trying to get a shooter DQED didn’t even play a part in it.
Please excuse me when I don’t coddle every new shooter that comes along.
Sophie, yes it is a DQ even though the slide was locked back. Imagine for a moment if there were still a round in the mag and you bump the steering wheel with the gun and it closes and strips that round into the gun and somehow the gun goes bang. If it were pointing at your leg you would then be shot.
Sarge, thank you.
FWIW, I don't expect to be "coddled" or chastised.
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8 minutes ago, GrumpyOne said:
In short, yes, it is correct. There are very, very, few instances where you can point a weapon at any part of yourself (or anyone else), loaded or unloaded, and not be DQ'ed. I don't shoot IDPA, but in USPSA, any time in a COF other than when drawing the weapon and sweeping your feet on said draw, whether the weapon is unloaded or not, it is a DQ.
Thank you for the simple answer without all the drama.
Seems like every internet group has a few drama queens.
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44 minutes ago, SGT_Schultz said:
No, there is not.
I would not want you on my squad
Yes there is.
No worries, I don't like shooting with drama queens.
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5 minutes ago, SGT_Schultz said:
You assumed an unloaded pistol was exempt from the disqualifying offense of letting a pistol point at any part of your body.
No different than those who point their pistols at others and whine "but it's unloaded" when called out on it.
No, I did not ASSUME anything. I asked a question.
Huge difference between my mistake and intentionally pointing a weapon at someone.
Why must you act like that?
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1 minute ago, Sarge said:
if a shooter does not know they can’t point a gun at themselves or anybody else without being DQ’ed they really shouldn’t be playing yet.
Of course I know that. That wasn't my question, was it?
I made a mistake & openly admitted it, accepted the consequences, and will learn from it.
Is there really a need to be so condescending?
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Just now, SGT_Schultz said:
It is actually quite an insightful reply.
He was surprised that you didn't know because it is normal to expect participants to have a basic grasp of a shooting sport's safety rules, even on their very first match, when the rulebook is available for free on line and the safety/disqualification rules are in their own section.
Please don't insinuate that I do not have " a basic grasp of shooting sports safety rules". I clearly understand the rules, and never questioned if I had made the infraction. I was just unclear on the condition of the pistol at time of infraction.
I apologize for being a newbie.
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2 hours ago, Sarge said:
You honestly don’t know the answer to this? Of course it’s a DQ.
No Sarge, I didn't. That's why I asked.
It was my first IDPA match. I did not even realize that I had done it.
I did not argue the call at all. I was just terribly embarrasd. But thanks for your
Insightful reply.
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Is it right to get DQed when in slidelock?
We had a stage where 10 rds were fired from inside a car. After those 10 I was in slidelock. I exited the car planning on my reload at the next target position. I was told to stop. RO said that I had swept myself exiting the car. DQed me.
DQ or not?
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9 rd mags + 1 = 10