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Agreed.

A CZ with decocker pretty much requires the use of the decocker at make ready.

Videos of even top shooters get boring real fast. Even if at the end of the stage they list the time and number of alphas, charlies, deltas etc. It would be more interesting to me somehow if they could show the hits on target or at least a couple of the most difficult targets. Although people who don't compete likely won't appreciate how difficult some of those shots were at the speed of the top shooters.

I completely agree. Of course it would be easier with an optic. But even if everyone was shooting an optic there can come a point where the challenges are taken too far or too many on one stage. Where the consensus would be that it was a bad stage setup. And again, shooters have different judgements about where that line is crossed.

Sure. I like some challenging targets. But everyone, including you, has a line where it's too much, too many hard challenges. The dividing line is different for each shooter, but it's there.

Rules infractions should be called and enforced but I'd eliminate giving warnings during the course of fire. So yes.

As I said, for me, a warning during the stage could be confusing but is not grounds for a reshoot. I'd prefer that only the allowed range commands be used during the shooting. Is it really allowed to warn "getting close to the 180" during the course of fire? After seems better to me.

Well I'm more in the call it or shut up camp during the stage. When the stage is over I see no harm in warning a shooter he was getting close to the 180 or something else as long as the RO is trying to be helpful and not being an a hole about it. Some shooters would welcome it and others would prefer to hear nothing. A warning after the fact will not confuse the shooter while still shooting the stage. Less disruptive.

I've had ROs warn me that I was close to the 180 but always after the stage is clear. Never had one warn me as I was shooting the stage, as far as possibly impacting stage performance

I'll just say that there should be defined muzzle safe points at the safe table. I'm not saying that is currently the rule. It's not good to allow a shooter at the safe table to turn and point his gun downrange at a target on the stage then determine whether it was safe depending on whether a person was downrange or not.

It seems like most shooters with possible squibs notice that something unusual has happened prior to or at about the same time as an RO says Stop. It's more confusing when it's not a primer only squib but when it just obviously sounds weaker then normal. More experienced shooters are likely to notice and stop in time.

Whatever competition I have got involved in I have always chosen to shoot the gun and caliber that I enjoyed shooting most. As opposed to finding a division and figuring out what the most competitive setup was and shooting that. Whatever division that put me in, that's what I shot. So it was SS major. But now with how few SS shooters there are I'm finally shooting my first match in LO next weekend. I do like shooting major but don't consider it to be a manly man thing to do. It's just as difficult to be competitive against others in minor divisions. I'll see how it goes but figure I'll always pull out the 1911 and shoot it sometimes.

Well yeah in open. The recoil is straight back, not up and down. Still recoil in limited and SS.

Last year I went from 3 year to 5 year. Expiration 2027. At 70 now I'll just wait and see how I'm doing by then.

Doesn't "power on target" go hand in hand with more recoil?

I'm 70 and love shooting major in SS 45 and Limited with 40. But my next match will be in LO first time shooting an optic in a match. Giving it a try to see how I like it while knowing it will take a while to get used to it. I have recently shot the gun with my 9mm upper in Limited before getting the optic set up just to check out shooting minor in it. CZ Tac Sport. If SS was much more popular I would probably just stick with that and Limited but I am curious about using the optic.

Oh. I didn't notice it wasn't the ICORE IRC.

Have they brought the IRC back to Morro Bay just for this and next year. Or have they announced future plans. Great area for the match.

Scotch, Macallan. Bourbon, Bookers.

As far as matches with activators and moving targets some of it just depends on what clubs have to use. Locally my experience is that you see more popper activated swingers and max trap clamshells set up in various ways at USPSA matches. IDPA seems to use more drop turners and targets that simply drop into a static position from behind a wall or barrels upon activation. Generally more steel in USPSA too. I know these things can vary by region.

I used to shoot IDPA and very occasionally will shoot one these days. But I never saw 50 total round count matches. There were some shooters who preferred IDPA over USPSA with one of the reasons being it required less ammo. Not necessarily their only reason though. If I'm taking the time to go to a match I'd much rather shoot around 150 rounds or so.

Some stages do allow you to start anywhere in the shooting area. I suppose you could start kneeling but I don't know about having the bipod already deployed. The stages I've seen that allow starting anywhere have never had long range, small targets that you'd want to be your first target. When I've run across a stage with a mini popper or two out at 40 or 50 yards it's always the last shots you'd probably take. The possibility of this specific instance that a bipod would be a benefit sounds pretty remote vs having to have a bipod on your PCC all the time.

Isn't he talking about shooting in regular USPSA matches in the PCC division. Not rifle only matches.

Excellent! I'm a super senior too, actually now a Distinguished senior, 70+. It is fun isnt it? I will soon be shooting my first match with an optic. Good luck. Have fun.

Every hit on a no shoot could have been a double too!