Just a reminder about the USPSA Certified Ammunition Program, and what should be happening at matches where people are using certified ammo. Level II and III are where you’ll see it, but it can be used at Level I if there is a chrono station.
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The Evolution of Stage Design Tools
Back when I started in this sport the new hotness for stage design were a bunch of templates for MS Office products like Word and Excel. This was a HUGE step up from the green plastic stage design template many had been using for years or freehand drawing. Some were using Corel Draw as well but that required a Corel license (or at least a bootleg copy of Corel) and “laptops” were under powered and over heavy so portable stage designing wasn’t a thing. Things have come a long way since those days.
[Read more…] about The Evolution of Stage Design ToolsMutual Consent and Rule 9.7.4
I have been involved in several events recently involving rule 9.7.4 and the subject of mutual consent, and feel this deserves some attention (it has certainly gotten a lot of my attention at recent matches).
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Unrestored targets happen. Usually what happens is the person (let’s call him “Bob”) who has been taping the target is the on deck shooter and is doing his final walkthrough. Everyone assumes Bob is getting that target so no one else tapes it and the ROs forget to check the targets before starting Bob. As a result, Bob sees un-taped holes in the target he had previously been tending to. What should Bob do? What should the RO do? Let’s look more closely in this Question of the Month.
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