MHicks

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!

A PCC without the bipod isn't enough, in a regular USPSA match?

IVC. I realize that there have been favorable rulings that could eliminate magazine restrictions. How confident are you that this is going to happen? Hopefully soon.

I bought my Tac Sport used with 2 separate complete uppers. 40 and 9mm. The 40 has adjustable sight with fixed on the 9mm. Putting an SRO on the 9mm slide.

Do the glasses that use inserts still give you a wide range of vision? Any lens colors to stay away from with optics? Thanks for the help .

I've been using a pair of Decot single vision glasses with dominant eye focus for front sight. Now I want to get a pair with my distance prescription that works much better with the optic. Do the shooting glasses with the prescription insert behind the safety lens work well? As opposed to the type with just the main lens with the prescription. What color lense works for you with the red dot optic? Thanks.

I still think people are underestimating how many people want to shoot 9mm minor ammo, that many can buy cheaply, in a high cap division without being at a disadvantage to those shooting major.

I occasionally see a couple of targets out there 35 to 50 yards but usually only at bigger matches. Many clubs don't have bays long enough to allow it. I've shot the Schmidt standards maybe 5 times that starts at 50yds .