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    Question about a shoot through

    in Multi-gun Rules / Stage Design / Match Administration

    Posted

    If this was a USPSA rule-based match this would present an interesting conundrum.



    Per, 9.1.5.2: "If a bullet strikes wholly within the scoring area of a paper target, and continues on to hit a plate or strike down a popper; this will be treated as range equipment failure. The competitor will be required to reshoot the course of fire, after it has been restored."



    But from the multi-gun rules, engaging a steel target with a rifle at certain distances earns a DQ based on 5.3.19: "Firing a shot at a metal target from a distance of less than 23 feet with a handgun, 147 feet with a rifle, 23


    feet with a shotgun when using birdshot or buckshot ammunition, or 147 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 [10.1.3]).



    Agreed, that the COF was very poorly designed and vetted to permit such a problem to arise.



    :cheers:



    Curtis


    Drills to track front sight

    in Training Techniques

    Posted · Edited by BayouSlide

    You don't need a drill, you need to fire every shot with this in mind

    You can do it 1rd at a time on any target

    True, but the right drill helps instill the proper habit/techniques and establish them into our subconscious to the point we don't have to consciously think about such things when we're transitioning from target to target after the buzzer has gone off.

    Just another approach to the same path. which may work for some people…for others, something else may work better.

    Worth a try for the original poster to decide for himself.

    :cheers:

    Curtis

    Edited: 'cause I hate tipos typos!

    Drills to track front sight

    in Training Techniques

    Posted

    I could be wrong, but this may be one of Brian's drills (pulled it up from some random training notes I kept):

    "If you're a TF (Target-focuser) it will take some work because you're not used to moving your focus in and out, over and over. Set up 3 IPSC targets at 10 yards, about 6 feet apart, edge to edge. Draw and shoot one shot in each head-box, left to right, then shoot them left to right again for a total of 6 shots. Score it Comstock. Repeat that drill over and over and experiment with what you see. Eventually, you should be able distinctly remember seeing each upcoming head-box as a "3-sided square outline," and the front sight razor sharp, like a square building silhouetted against the sky, for each shot."

    :cheers:

    Curtis

    Production Rules Question

    in USPSA/IPSC Rules

    Posted

    I get what you are saying Bayou Slide, but you have to get them into the sport some how. I know that's why a few of the clubs don't require you to be USPSA members to shoot your first match with them. so you can learn.

    I didn't even think about limited or L10 minor. we have enough 9mm and went to production right away b/c that's what I am shooting.

    I'm with you entirely on getting new people into the sport…that's why I wasn't being critical, just saying for a new shooter it's best to just get them into a division that already fits their present gear (Limited/L10 in minor) rather than asking for an unnecessary rule waiver (which any RM worth his or her salt should be hesitant to provide). They will have a good time no matter what they shoot so why not slot them into a place where they fit the rules. I usually wear some USPSA-type shirts when practicing to encourage interested shooters to inquire about area competition. I'll ask about their gear and guide them into the right division for their first match.

    Once they get their feet wet, the hook will be set and they can figure what equipment path they want to take as they work towards that D/C/B/A/M/GM card.

    :cheers:

    Curtis

    Production Rules Question

    in USPSA/IPSC Rules

    Posted

    Other division options available that are perfectly legal, as mentioned.

    So why would a match director start off a new shooter with the idea that rules are made to be broken…Rules don't bend, they just get broken.

    Your bud will have just as much fun shooting Limited/Limited 10 minor and not risk affecting the results of people playing by the rules.

    :cheers:

    Curtis

    Are RIO shells under powered ?

    in Shotgun - Technical

    Posted

    As European shells (they are now also made in Tennessee though the plant had an explosion recently), listed velocities are chronoed at the barrel, giving higher velocities than comparable U.S. shells which are chronoed a few few from the barrel.

    Were the shells 1 oz. loads? The 1280 FPS Rio game loads that I shot in a sporting clays lesson yesterday were 1 oz. loads: they should have less recoil and energy as compared with 1 1/8 oz. loads of comparable speed. Can't see an advantage in 1 oz. loads through a semi for 3-gun, but in an over-under I like the 1 oz. Rio light trap loads at 1210 FPS for sporting clays competition if I can find 'em, which I can't.

    :cheers:

    Curtis

    Range command break down, rants, discussion?

    in USPSA/IPSC Rules

    Posted

    I always thought if an RO/CRO didn't care enough to get something as basic as the range commands right, odds are he or she is probably has similar difficulties with the more challenging aspects of the rulebook.

    We owe it to the shooters to run it by the book.

    A local IDPA club is getting off the ground around here and, learning that I was a USPSA CRO, wanted me to run shooters when I attended their first match. I politely declined, offering instead to watch out for safety issues while keeping score whenever I wasn't shooting.

    IDPA has it's own rules and commands and the USPSA command and rules are ingrained at this point...no sense in muddying the waters for either group by having my inflexible mind attempt to jump back and forth between the two.

    Curtis

    prescription - bifocal or monovision

    in Miscellaneous BEginners

    Posted · Edited by BayouSlide

    My distance vision is good, but at 52 I am using reading glasses @ 1.5x. Do any of the regular shooting glasses company offer the service of monovision with the magnified lens in one side only. I was wondering if this could be done without having to go to the eye docter.

    I use Rudy Exceptions with bifocal prescription inserts, one pair for pistol and one pair for hunting/rifle/sporting clays. I just take the inserts to Lenscrafters with my "pistol shooting" prescription, which my optometrist has tweaked in the right lens for a clear front sight.

    Unlike some other makes I've tried, the Rudy's put the insert right into the glasses frame and move the outer shields to a flip up that attaches to the noise piece. Avoids the problem of some shooting glasses that attach the prescription to the inside of the frame, which puts it so close to the eyebrows that you have sweat and fogging problems.

    Fixed the problem in my 50+ year old eyes just fine.

    Curtis

    Edited: 'cause I hate tipos typos!

    gun safe dehumidifier

    in Gear & Accessories

    Posted · Edited by BayouSlide

    I use two of the plug-ins—a Stack On and a Remington—in my safe so that I don't have to run an electric cord into an inconvenient area for a Golden Rod or similar. In my safe they fit nicely, one on either side, at the edge of the shelf with the cutaways for barrels and don't intrude into the space needed for guns.

    Work great, even here in muggy Louisiana. FWIW, though similar, the Stack On version seems to last a little longer.

    I just check 'em every few weeks or so, at least once a month, and plug in a necessary.

    :cheers:

    Curtis

    Edited to add: I use dessicant cans in ammo cans and find it a hassle to put 'em in the oven. The plug-ins are much more convenient, IMO.

    Almost DQ'ed for bringing the gun out early

    in USPSA/IPSC Rules

    Posted

    If I find any reason to to talk to the squad/the shooter/to check for tapers/call the range hot, whatever, etc. before the Make Ready command with the shooter already in the starting box, I would make a point of standing directly in front of the shooter, preferably with eye contact. If he or she hasn't entered the box, I put a hand on their shoulder and make sure they understand what I'm about to do.

    When the shooter is standing ready at the starting point, they have every right to expect that the next words out of my mouth will be "Make Ready". Still ultimately their responsibility to not remove the gun from the holster until they hear those words, but with the adrenalin starting to flow, it's our duty to consider the shooter's point of view and avoid traps for the unwary whenever we can.

    :cheers:

    Curtis

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