For Comstock and Virginia Count scoring, time ends with the last shot. But in Fixed Time scoring, the time ends on the second beep. But what if the competitor doesn’t hear the second beep? What if the RO doesn’t hear it either?
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Freestanding No-Shoots. Good Idea or Bad?
One of the things we discuss in the Level I Range Officer and Level II Chief Range Officer seminars is how certain practices of using no-shoots can cause problems for ROs during the match. To be clear, we are not discouraging the use of no-shoots as a penalty target. In fact, we strongly endorse using no-shoots when used in conjunction with a scoring target where they are stapled together and in direct contact with one another (9.1.5.1.1). This is completely legit and the most problem-free use of a no-shoot.
[Read more…] about Freestanding No-Shoots. Good Idea or Bad?Stage Design – Details…details…details
Most of us have some particular features we put into the stage during the design process that we want to be there for whatever reason. Be it the design of target arrays, arrangement of targets around the bay, or just about anything else. We designed it a particular way and we want it set up that way mostly because it is “ours”. But what REALLY happens and, maybe more importantly, what SHOULD happen during the transfer from the paper design to reality? Let’s dive in…
[Read more…] about Stage Design – Details…details…detailsCounting Shots: When and Why?
At our recent monthly club match, three of the six stages used Virginia Count scoring. There was a bit of good-natured grumbling about it, but the stages turned out to be very interesting. A 20-round medium course had a lot of comments and groans from the competitors.
[Read more…] about Counting Shots: When and Why?Booger hook off the boom switch
Keeping with the theme of recent rule changes, we wanted to see if everyone noticed the additions to the rules concerning remedial action in this Question of the Month. During a course of fire, a PCC competitor adjusts the length of his stock with his finger in the trigger guard. What is your call as RO?
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