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Jodi Humann

Why is RM approval required?

August 17, 2023 by Jodi Humann

If your gun is malfunctioning, breaks, or if your sights fall off or break the rules state that you must get Range Master approval before any modifications are made, or the gun is replaced. Let’s learn a bit more about the rule and the reasoning behind this rule.

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Filed Under: Rules Insights

Table manners

August 10, 2023 by Jodi Humann

We have previously discussed the appropriate ready conditions for loaded firearms that start the stage on a table, but what about unloaded firearms and their placement. I recently worked a match where a stage required magazines to start on any of the barrels and the unloaded firearm to start on the table. It was a fun stage, but we had competitors earn a DQ before they even fired a shot on the stage. Can you guess why?

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Filed Under: Rules Insights

DNF or 30 seconds?

July 6, 2023 by Jodi Humann

For this Question of the Month we looked at a situation that might arise during a SCSA match. On the second string of a stage at a SCSA match, a competitor’s gun breaks and the string is scored as shot. The competitor asks to complete the remaining strings after repairing the gun. The gun ends up not being fixable and the competitor does not have a back-up gun and cannot complete the match. How are the remaining strings scored?

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Filed Under: Question of the Month Results

Cutting targets

June 29, 2023 by Jodi Humann

Our rules do allow for scoring and no-shoot cardboard targets to be cut, but there are some rules about the cut edge that need to be followed. Let’s look at some examples and the rules which are involved.

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Filed Under: Stage Design

NROI Tips – Steel Challenge ROs

June 22, 2023 by Jodi Humann

In this NROI Tips video we look at some of the basic things that Steel Challenge ROs need to watch for. The video covers start positions, timer positioning, assisting vs. coaching, and the new rimfire commands.

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Filed Under: NROI Tips

Can you score this?

June 8, 2023 by Jodi Humann

Inspired by RMI George Jones, let’s test your scoring skills. Below is a picture of a target. It shows an A-zone with C-zone below, flanked by no-shoots on both sides. We give you a list of different scoring situations in the poll below. Can you score 100%?

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Filed Under: RO Best Practices

Squibs and strings

June 1, 2023 by Jodi Humann

Gun problems during a course of fire are not fun. Squibs, jams, broken parts and other ammo issues will cause any competitor to stress. This Question of the Month specifically talks about a situation with a confirmed squib, but also applies to any situation where the competitor’s firearm or ammunition has become unsafe and leads to the RO stopping the competitor.

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Filed Under: Question of the Month Results

Virginia Count lessons on the range

May 25, 2023 by Jodi Humann

Last weekend I worked my local sectional match and I got to work a Virginia Count, two string Standard Exercise. I was sure it was some sort of atonement for all my blog posts about Virginia Count, but I got to witness a ton of learning among staff and competitors in those two days.

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Filed Under: Rules Insights

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