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Shot a match last weekend, and the group in front of us (either LE or MIL I dont remember) besides doing other things, to slow the pace down...seemed to be doing things all on there own and interpreting rules as they saw fit. One thing our group noticed was on a table start they were leaving the pistol with the slide open...I didnt think this was a legal way to start a pistol on a USPSA stage. What would be the penalty for this? Procedural? Something harsher? I tried to look it up, but I couldn't find anything on that specifically. Thanks in advance!

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I would think it's no different than not starting in the correct start position. Fix it and shoot it again

 

 

 

8.1.3 Courses of fire may require ready conditions which are different to those stated above. In such cases, the required ready condition must be clearly stated in the written stage briefing. When a firearm Ready Condition requires a firearm be prepared with an empty chamber (or cylinder), the slide/bolt of the firearm must be fully forward (or the cylinder must be fully closed) and the hammer or striker must be fully down or fully forward, as the case may be, unless otherwise specified in the stage briefing. 

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Very interesting. It was a cluster f*#k in that group the whole day...

We would have had to make those guys go back and reshoot at least 2 stages I think. I also saw them starting a stage with there hand on the gun as well which is another no no.

Guess thats what happens when you have a whole group of D and U class shooters. Thank you all for the replys! And thanks for finding the rule in the book for me as well!

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3 minutes ago, BigAm said:

Very interesting. It was a cluster f*#k in that group the whole day...

We would have had to make those guys go back and reshoot at least 2 stages I think. I also saw them starting a stage with there hand on the gun as well which is another no no.

Guess thats what happens when you have a whole group of D and U class shooters. Thank you all for the replys! And thanks for finding the rule in the book for me as well!

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They was hard core gamers :roflol:

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Just now, RJH said:

They was hard core gamers :roflol:

OH the best part is when the guy in our group with a CRO cert made them all stop and yelled at them for a bit about all the s#!t they were doing...I was cringing so hard I missed the part where he was talking about start positions...I also remembered they were all marines as well. What a f*#kin day that was!

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Doesn’t matter what they did for a living, it’s a game with rules, some it appears they did not know. A squad of brand new guys should have never been left to run themselves. There should have been a seasoned guy with them. 

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18 hours ago, OPENB said:

Doesn’t matter what they did for a living, it’s a game with rules, some it appears they did not know. A squad of brand new guys should have never been left to run themselves. There should have been a seasoned guy with them. 

I agree with you totally. Part of the issues is they were all wearing there fancy shooting shirts, and were telling people they are part of a marine corps shooting team...I dont think anyone noticed there wasn't anyone higher than C among them all day. Someone should have checked in with them for sure.

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Sounds like a failure on the MD to group 1 or 2 seasoned RO/CROs in the newbie squad. Haha the locked back slides at beginning of a match are always an easy way to pick out USPSA newbs. I believe GSSF did/does stipulate that guns be at slide lock when holstered

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2 hours ago, ezra650 said:

Sounds like a failure on the MD to group 1 or 2 seasoned RO/CROs in the newbie squad. Haha the locked back slides at beginning of a match are always an easy way to pick out USPSA newbs. I believe GSSF did/does stipulate that guns be at slide lock when holstered

Holstered ed guns slide lock scream “I have no idea what I’m doing”

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1 minute ago, Sarge said:

Holstered ed guns slide lock scream “I have no idea what I’m doing”

Yep. Gives off the "I just shot one GSSF match with my new glock and now I am here to go fast" look. Seriously though nothing a new shooters briefing can't handle and maybe some additional Q&A and 1 on 1 assistance. Everyone has to start somewhere.

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2 hours ago, ezra650 said:

Yep. Gives off the "I just shot one GSSF match with my new glock and now I am here to go fast" look. Seriously though nothing a new shooters briefing can't handle and maybe some additional Q&A and 1 on 1 assistance. Everyone has to start somewhere.

The main issue was that they didnt want to hear what we had to say. I think they thought we were giving them s#!t or something, but we really just tried to inform them of how it goes at ANY uspsa match.

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36 minutes ago, BigAm said:

The main issue was that they didnt want to hear what we had to say. I think they thought we were giving them s#!t or something, but we really just tried to inform them of how it goes at ANY uspsa match.

Yeah I'm referencing to shooters before the match starts who don't know what's going on. These guys should have been grouped with some veteran shooters and RO/CROs. They probably also didn't want to admit they were new shooters to USPSA "muh military training" So their ego took priority lol.

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1 hour ago, BigAm said:

The main issue was that they didnt want to hear what we had to say. I think they thought we were giving them s#!t or something, but we really just tried to inform them of how it goes at ANY uspsa match.

Then it becomes a match director issue 

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On 6/8/2019 at 4:37 PM, Kraj said:

 

8.1.3 Courses of fire may require ready conditions which are different to those stated above. In such cases, the required ready condition must be clearly stated in the written stage briefing. When a firearm Ready Condition requires a firearm be prepared with an empty chamber (or cylinder), the slide/bolt of the firearm must be fully forward (or the cylinder must be fully closed) and the hammer or striker must be fully down or fully forward, as the case may be, unless otherwise specified in the stage briefing. 

 

I have a question on this rule.  It is on the RO test and I don't know how to answer it due to the last bit of the last sentace of the rule.  "...unless otherwise specified in the stage briefing. "

 

My read is that the WSB may stipulate a slide or hammer back.  If not specific, then the default for an unloaded Ready Condition is slide down hammer down.  

 

Thoughts?  

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1 minute ago, Flexmoney said:

 

I have a question on this rule.  It is on the RO test and I don't know how to answer it due to the last bit of the last sentace of the rule.  "...unless otherwise specified in the stage briefing. "

 

My read is that the WSB may stipulate a slide or hammer back.  If not specific, then the default for an unloaded Ready Condition is slide down hammer down.  

 

Thoughts?  

I agree, if the WSB doesn't specifically spell out something beyond loaded or unloaded then the defaults for those conditions are the in force. 

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39 minutes ago, Flexmoney said:

 

I have a question on this rule.  It is on the RO test and I don't know how to answer it due to the last bit of the last sentace of the rule.  "...unless otherwise specified in the stage briefing. "

 

My read is that the WSB may stipulate a slide or hammer back.  If not specific, then the default for an unloaded Ready Condition is slide down hammer down.  

 

Thoughts?  

Kind of hard for a Revolver to have slide back though and hammer back I would not do for safety issues with a loaded Revolver.

 

And I'd agree with your "read".

 

On the OP, back in the day, long ago (early 1980's)  as a fairly new competitor ran across some old PPC/Bullseye/LEO guys who would get very upset if you DIDN'T have the slide locked back while in the holster.   They were never in a position to DQ me for not following their ideas and the usual competition crowd weren't buying it either.

Luckily USPSA was finally formed and started setting the safety rules down to give us something to argue with the older hands.  Simplified things greatly.

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3 minutes ago, pskys2 said:

Kind of hard for a Revolver to have slide back though and hammer back I would not do for safety issues with a loaded Revolver.

 

And I'd agree with your "read".

 

A what?  Revolver?  

 

LOL...  Revo is covered in the rule too.

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19 minutes ago, Flexmoney said:

 

A what?  Revolver?  

 

LOL...  Revo is covered in the rule too.

Yea, Yea I'm used to being that odd ball at matches.  (I do compete with other guns too though),

But to paraphrase the Klingon in Star Trek VI, You've not experienced Action Pistol until you've competed with a Revolver!  

It is a whole new world, and fun if you let it be.  But alas, it is an acquired taste.

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Luckily most MDs don't abuse the power the rule book grants them, you can put almost anything in a WSB as long as it doesn't break a specific rule, and there are lots of things you could do that would be horrible but not against the rules. 

 

worst case scenario,

Start position unloaded firearm with action open submerged in bucket of mud, all ammunition to be used loose (not in magazine or speed loading device) in bucket of honey.   

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