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Allowing .22's at USPSA or IDPA matches?
This is a discussion on Allowing .22's at USPSA or IDPA matches? within the Pistol Competition forums, part of the Competition Shooting category; A few people have asked me if they can shoot a .22 at the USPSA OR IDPA matches. Although they ...
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03-26-2012, 07:37 PM #1Registered User
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Allowing .22's at USPSA or IDPA matches?
A few people have asked me if they can shoot a .22 at the USPSA OR IDPA matches. Although they will not be included in the overall results, I do not have a problem with it. I will score them as a seperate match. Most of the requests have come from newer shooters.
What are some of your thoughts?
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03-26-2012, 07:53 PM #2NES Member
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Any stages that have steel targets that need to be knocked over will fail.
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03-26-2012, 07:58 PM #3NES Member
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Will they work froma holster? What about ammo/mag carriers? The RO with the clock will have to get much closer to the shooter at end of the stage to make sure to pick up the last shot on the timer - if you're not close enough, you'll miss it.
What about steel targets? How will you score them since they likely won't fall over? You'll need some other way to trip activated targets, instead of using a falling popper.
Do you include them in your reporting activity to USPSA? How would you list them - under what division?David Bold - The original 'MAShooter'
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03-26-2012, 08:00 PM #4Registered User
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True, but hits can be called pretty easy on steel
Originally Posted by jehousley
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03-26-2012, 08:06 PM #5NES Member
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Invite them to shot a steel challenge match?
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03-26-2012, 08:22 PM #6NES Member
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+1 Originally Posted by SJan
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03-26-2012, 08:39 PM #7NES Member
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If I were shooting the match I wouldn't have a problem with someone shooting an "unauthorized" caliber as long as they weren't holding things up and their score wasn't going in the books. the practical issue is what others have noted: steel won't fall and that'll be a show stopper if you have any activated targets.
on the plus side think of all the money you'll save on pasters that only have to cover those tiny holes!
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03-26-2012, 08:49 PM #8NES Member
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There seem to be more IDPA and USPSA events around than there are Steel Chalange events.
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03-26-2012, 08:52 PM #9Moderator
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Also, wouldn't you have to mandate the shooter drop hammer on an empty chamber at the end for the safety protocol to clear the range?... which peens the snot out of a lot of .22 rimfire pistols? (I know some are different from others, but I have always been told this is a bad idea. )
-Mike
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03-26-2012, 09:05 PM #10Registered User
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We do steel challenge every weds from 5 til sunset. Usually 3 stages and most people are shooting rimfire.
As for the issues above like timer picking up shots, steel activators not being able to be engaged, reporting to USPSA... I would say once its tried some of the issues will get worked out. Am pretty sure the timer will not be a problem, knock down activators will just have to be skipped, I would not report it to USPSA as they do not recognize them, but I would score them together as two divisions, optics and no optics. Most are 10 round guns, they can use a holster if they have one or start low ready and keep mags where they can. I think of this as an inexpensive way for someone to participate and try out a sport they may otherwise skip. I do not expect it to be a large number of people and if by chance it is, I would probably do a rimfire only match every other month on a saturday or something like that.
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