I am just back from several recent matches and what I thought was straightforward turns out to be a bit more complicated than it seems on the surface. I guess it is time to revisit one of those subtle differences that sometimes arise at chronograph.
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Major match RO refresher
I recently worked the USPSA Area 1 Championship in Winnemucca, Nevada, and made some observations about working the match as a follow up to my instructor colleague Kevin Imel’s blog post about major match preparation. This blog article is something of an after-action report of things that I noticed and wanted to share with people as we get into the heat of summer and major match season.
[Read more…] about Major match RO refresherUnloaded Starts
The USPSA rules allow for a Written Stage Brief, WSB, to specify a variety of start conditions for the firearm. The second most common condition, after “loaded and holstered” is “unloaded”. What does that mean? Let’s talk about what loaded and unloaded are, and the requirements for each.
[Read more…] about Unloaded StartsMagazine issues
Chronograph quickly becomes the most stressful stage at a major match when the chrono officer says your mags are too long. What? I have passed before? What is going on? A recent rule change was made to give competitors a second chance of passing. Let’s look at that change!
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