RickT Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 The SC rules clearly don't forbid this: Make Ready followed by a max of 2 minutes for playing with the gun. Is it really up to the discretion of the SO? Doesn't matter much to me, but consistency is nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thermobollocks Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 (edited) It's not up to the discretion of the SO, either. Edit: Do you mean sight pictures or test firing? Edited December 11, 2015 by thermobollocks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atbarr Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Several times, people have showed up at our club (BGSL), with a new gun. After we had our new shooter check, we let then sight in their gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZackJones Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 The SC rules clearly don't forbid this: Make Ready followed by a max of 2 minutes for playing with the gun. Is it really up to the discretion of the SO? Doesn't matter much to me, but consistency is nice. Assuming you mean "sight picture" and not actually sighting in the gun then it's permitted but up to the RO. Rule 5.3.1.2 covers this. FWIW I don't like that the rule says it's up to the RO to decide if additional sight pictures are permitted. The rule either needs to permit it for all or not permit it except during the Make Ready process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickT Posted December 12, 2015 Author Share Posted December 12, 2015 I was very unclear in my original post. The logical interpretation of the rule is that following the "Make Ready" command the competitor loads, chambers and safeties (if applicable) his/her handgun. Maximum of two minutes is allowed the competitor for sights pictures. I've had ROs request that sight pictures not be taken with a loaded gun which I can only surmise is the result of some other vague rule that gives the RO the discretion to prohibit any activity he feels unsafe. I'm wondering which of the procedures is most common. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJH Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 (edited) 5.3.1.2 looks to me like it is saying "additional" as in beyond the standard 2 minutes. Loaded sight pictures are fine. If the RO does not like a loaded sight picture, you should also through in a flip and catch when you ULASC and give them a heart attack. Edited December 12, 2015 by RJH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornetx40 Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 You have 2 mins after the make ready command to take sight pictures loaded or not. The RO does not have the authority under SCSA rules to disallow a loaded sight picture during this time. The additional sight pictures is referring to in between each string, because it eats up a ton of time and slows the match. If a shooter loads the gun and while taking a sight picture fires a round it is a DQ for firing a round outside of a timed string. If You are going to RO you need to know the rules. Some think they can make up their own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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