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Jodi Humann

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

PCC problem?

May 4, 2023 by Jodi Humann

PCC competitors have slightly different gun handling rules compared to the handgun divisions where firearms are holstered. If a handgun competitor has a false start after moving downrange, they simply reload if needed and re-holster and return to the start position. But what if it is a PCC competitor? Do they have to unload? Do they have to stay facing downrange? Let’s see what everyone thought for this Question of the Month.

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Filed Under: Question of the Month Results

About that ‘hammer down’…

April 27, 2023 by Jodi Humann

In the March 2023 SCSA rulebook you will notice that we made some changes to the range commands in relation to rimfire pistols and rifles. Let’s talk about what changed and why we made the changes.

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Filed Under: Steel Challenge

Elimination of total shooting positions

April 6, 2023 by Jodi Humann

The March 2023 USPSA Competition Rule set saw quite a few changes in relation to stage design. One of those being the maximum number of positions for short and medium courses. The March Question of the Month was a simple question to see who had kept up with the changes on Medium Course design.

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Filed Under: Question of the Month Results

Preparing to Make Ready

March 30, 2023 by Jodi Humann

I often go to matches and hear folks comment on how it takes 3-4 hours for only a few minutes of shooting. Yes, it’s true that SCSA and USPSA matches are half day events where the competitors spend very little time shooting. The time is spent on stage reset between competitors and socializing with squad mates. However, sometimes there is a lot of time wasted between competitors, especially at local matches which lack stage ROs to keep things moving. Let’s look at how you can be ready to Make Ready and keep your match flowing.

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Filed Under: Free Advice, Steel Challenge

NROI Tips – RO Positioning

March 16, 2023 by Jodi Humann

Range Officers do much more than just hold the timer. They also need to monitor competitor movement and actions to ensure safe, fair, fun practical shooting occurs in an equitable manner. In this NROI Tips video we get a bird’s eye view of RO movement.

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Filed Under: NROI Tips

Proper pasting

March 2, 2023 by Jodi Humann

There are three colors of tape or pasters that need to be in stage buckets to ensure proper target restoration: brown, black, and white. And yes, it is important to restore targets with the proper color and to maintain hardcover lines. Why? To make the job of scoring targets easier for the range officers. Let’s look at a hardcover hit for the February Question of the Month.

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Filed Under: Question of the Month Results

Surely you can’t be serious?

February 2, 2023 by Jodi Humann

If you can complete the movie quote, bonus points to you. But I chose that as the title because I suspect many of you will be saying that after reading the answer for this Question of the Month that deals with Virginia Count scoring.

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Filed Under: Question of the Month Results Tagged With: virginia count

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