USPSA rules "You make the call"

[Litlratt]

At the SCGC match yesterday, it was necessary to correct a couple of shooters regarding unload and show clear. Racking the slide and catching your cartridge does not violate any rule, failing to rack it again and showing clear prior to dropping the hammer does.

 

[Westside]

I've taken a few shots before after the "If finished show clear" command. I wasnt finished

Me too Corey, scared the hell out of the RO....

That's why it's a question. "IF finished"

 

[Litlratt]

That's why it's a question. "IF finished"

If you are finished, unload and show clear is still a command. The unload and show clear part is dependent upon whether or not you are finished.

 

[Bcampbell]

Your not talking about me are you . It's my slide i'll rack when I'm ready!!!!!!!! Lol
And no starting early either!!!

 

[Whitey1]

What if it's the first stage of the match?

Coach asked: Are you going to make a return to shooting USPSA?

Answer: Casually. See you at Riley next weekend, weather permitting.

 

[JJJ]

It seems to me, does not matter what stage, the rules govern the entire match.

 

[Whitey1]

Of course you are correct jjj. I was trying to point out that if it was the first stage, then the "if you are ready, unload and show clear" of the previous stage is irrelevant.

 

[Irukanji]

DQ I believe

 

[Litlratt]

Of course you are correct jjj. I was trying to point out that if it was the first stage, then the "if you are ready, unload and show clear" of the previous stage is irrelevant.

Not a command.

 

[downrange72]

Something similar happened to one of our veteran shooters last year. It may have been for SS/Prod match. He used his carry gun that day. He racked the slide to dry fire, a live round came out. Being an experienced shooter and great sport, he packed his stuff up and then RO'd the rest of the day without saying a word.

 

[backtrail540]

The responsibility is still the competitors, as the next command is "if clear, hammer down, holster"

 

[mongo404]

My opinion to this is where the gun is pointed. Alot of shooters (not just new ones either) point their gun at the ground after showing clear and then hammer down. Pointing at a target and hammer down keeps it safe and keeps you from DQing... You can always say you werent finished.

 

[Tommy2Tone]

My opinion to this is where the gun is pointed. Alot of shooters (not just new ones either) point their gun at the ground after showing clear and then hammer down. Pointing at a target and hammer down keeps it safe and keeps you from DQing... You can always say you werent finished.

Funny you say that. Saw someone fire one into the ground this weekend at ACC. I tend to keep the gun more level but never thought to say I wasn't done. Hopefully it will never come to that.

 

[midget]

Funny you say that. Saw someone fire one into the ground this weekend at ACC. I tend to keep the gun more level but never thought to say I wasn't done. Hopefully it will never come to that.

I would hope they were DQ'd for the AD

 

[Tommy2Tone]

I would hope they were DQ'd for the AD

He was and he ROed the rest of the day for us.

 

[downrange72]

The only person I DQd at the State Match a few years ago was because he was in a race to "show clear." Last stage, last shooter of the match. His mag "hiccuped" (for lack of a better term) and the round didn't eject. He "hammered down", gun went "boom."

I try to make it a practice to hold it open until the RO says "hammer down." No one has given away prices for the fastest "re-holster"

 

[CB45]

If the gun goes off after "if clear, hammer down, & holster" its a DQ. No "I wasn't done" excuse will get you out of it.

It's in the "DQ" part of the rule book.

 

[downzero]

Something similar happened to one of our veteran shooters last year. It may have been for SS/Prod match. He used his carry gun that day. He racked the slide to dry fire, a live round came out. Being an experienced shooter and great sport, he packed his stuff up and then RO'd the rest of the day without saying a word.

I felt so bad for that guy, but he just laughed and hung out all day. If only everyone else was so honest when things like that happen.

 

[Litlratt]

If the gun goes off after "if clear, hammer down, & holster" its a DQ. No "I wasn't done" excuse will not get you out of it.

It's in the "DQ" part of the rule book.

FIFY

 

[BROBERTS]

Quote:
Originally Posted by CB45
If the gun goes off after "if clear, hammer down, & holster" its a DQ. No "I wasn't done" excuse will not get you out of it.

It's in the "DQ" part of the rule book.

FIFY

No excuses.

8.3.7 “If Clear, Hammer Down, Holster” – After issuance of this command,
the competitor is prohibited from firing (see Rule 10.4.3). While continuing
to point the handgun safely downrange, the competitor must​

perform a final safety check of the handgun as follows:

10.4.3 A shot which occurs while loading, reloading or unloading a handgun.
This includes any shot fired during the procedures outlined in Rule​

8.3.1 and Rule 8.3.7