yekcoh Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 For a very unavoidable reason, I will have to use 147gr and 115gr at a big IPSC match outside of US. Having experienced the ultra strictness of IPSC, my most dire hope is to not alarm the officials and keep everything low profile. How can I make sure I use two different profiles without making the officials think I'm up to something? I'm asking some advices because at my last IPSC match, I was asked to present all of the mags I had and a box of ammo for chrono. They took the mags, took a few rounds out of each mag and ammo box to take their 8 rounds to do the chrono. My guess is, if I present them with two different ammo, they will probably freak out and start interrogating me. They were absolutely committed to making sure everybody was legit and they were absolutely committed to DQ'ing/bumping as many as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckS Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 4 minutes ago, yekcoh said: How can I make sure I use two different profiles without making the officials think I'm up to something? Tell the MD/RM what you need to do ahead of time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yekcoh Posted October 17, 2022 Author Share Posted October 17, 2022 Just now, ChuckS said: Tell the MD what you need to do ahead of time... Will they flag me as a suspicious terrorist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckS Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 5 minutes ago, yekcoh said: Will they flag me as a suspicious terrorist? Probably.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ima45dv8 Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 39 minutes ago, yekcoh said: Will they flag me as a suspicious terrorist? Too late. After your opening post, you were a marked man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritinUSA Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 (edited) Quote 5.6.3.3 From the 8 sample rounds drawn by Match Officials, 1 bullet is removed and weighed to determine the actual bullet weight, and 3 bullets are fired over the chronograph. If a competitor has rounds of different bullet weights in his possession, 8 sample rounds of each may be drawn for testing. The lowest power factor achieved during testing will be applied to all his scores in the match. All digits visible on the scales and chronograph displays must be used at face value (i.e. without rounding or truncation), for the calculation in Rule 5.6.3.5. In the absence of a bullet puller and scales, the competitor's declared bullet weight will be used. My advice; When they ask for your ammo, ask for two bags and put 8 rounds of each weight into each bag then put one bag inside the other, to keep them together. Might be worth adding a piece of paper with this rule on it too. Edited October 17, 2022 by BritinUSA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yekcoh Posted October 18, 2022 Author Share Posted October 18, 2022 18 hours ago, BritinUSA said: My advice; When they ask for your ammo, ask for two bags and put 8 rounds of each weight into each bag then put one bag inside the other, to keep them together. Might be worth adding a piece of paper with this rule on it too. Great point. I will do this. I will also notify RM ahead of time... Quote 5.8.1.5 Match Officials reserve the right to conduct chronograph or other tests on all and any ammunition, at any time, and a reason need not be given. Just do not want the Match official to get alarmed and have them chrono my ammo everyday or something... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shred Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 They'll look at you like you have two heads when you ask them to chrono two different loads, but they'll figure it out as long as you're up front about it and keep the chrono rounds separated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrydoc Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 Do you think this will be the first time this has ever happened at a match? Don't worry they will know what the procedure is even if you dont, Thats why they use IROA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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