nelson1each Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Yup...it happened today. Go to do a mag change and boom goes the dynamite after I seated the new mag. Had my finger where it shouldn't be and well....sent one over the berm. Scared the ? out of me! Trying to be fast and getting ahead of myself. Time to dial it back and practice some reloads. Hanging my head in shame till the next match. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi-Power Jack Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Well, you got yours out of the way ... Onward and upward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbu Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 At least there were no injuries! Good reminder on finger discipline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3gunnuts Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 Always thought DQ's were for other people until it happened to me. It did end uphelpmy focus though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pointerman1967 Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 (edited) Video your reload practice so you can see your trigger discipline. When I switched to a new pistol I got a warning from a kind RO at one match. Went home and for the next week worked on my reloads. Started very slow with all of the focus on "where is my finger". When I got back up to full speed I video'd my reloads for about 10 minutes and when I watched the video the finger was correct on every one of them. I have never had another warning on a reload since. Do the same thing with a timed jam clear drill since I see people clearing their pistol with their finger in the trigger all the time even when they are excellent with their reloads. Most people don't practice that and it can get you DQ'd as well. Edited October 18, 2016 by pointerman1967 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammer67 Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 I did the same thing. I had a BAD lever on my rifle. Running fast during a reload, mag went in and I hit the BAD lever. My finger went just past the BAD lever to the trigger. I put a round in the ground near the target at 20yds. As soon as it happened, I knew I was getting a DQ. It was the very last shot on the last stage of the match! I took the BAD lever off of my 3G rifle before attending BRM3G. Will spend the winter practicing with the BAD lever back on the gun... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Txpastorbob Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 Learn and be better. I was always told "if you have not DQ'd yet, you will soon. LEARN" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomjerry1 Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 There are those who have, and those who will, all others are liars. Happens to all of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaJim Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 I thought you were talking about the free small Blizzard with purchase for a year deal..........(its a real promotion) Yeah, I'm hoping to avoid both types of DQ. Got my Match DQ out of the way at a small Speed Steel Match racing a kid on a Dueling Tree. I red lit The other DQ will make me fat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MemphisMechanic Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 (edited) On 10/16/2016 at 6:29 PM, Hi-Power Jack said: Onward and upward. That was the problem, Jack. Bullets aren't supposed to fly upward in USPSA. Edited December 5, 2016 by MemphisMechanic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Stevens Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 On 11/24/2016 at 9:17 AM, tomjerry1 said: There are those who have, and those who will, all others are liars. Happens to all of us. Almost 40 years in the game and no DQ. Not sure if that puts me in the liar category or future unsafe shooter category. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revoman Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 (edited) On Thursday, November 24, 2016 at 8:17 AM, tomjerry1 said: There are those who have, and those who will, all others are liars. Happens to all of us Been at it for 39 years and have not DQ'D yet so I must fall into the liar category. I have shot Nationals, Area, Regionals, Steel Matches and local matches. I always wonder where the saying came from "those who have and those who will". I guess we could apply that to all things that we do. Like getting married and everyone will divorce. Well I must be a liar in that one also as going on 40 years. Glad I am not part of your group. ✌ Edited December 6, 2016 by revoman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g.willikers Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Me neither, come to think. Does that mean those of us who haven't DQed yet are long overdo? Uh, oh, as if I didn't have enough worries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laz2011 Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 Well s happens . Make correctionsto your shooting and move on . And just have fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoots100 Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 That's why I practice, practice, practice all the time, so I don't DQ at a match. Did I mention practice ? At least you had your firearm pointed in a safe direction and no one was hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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