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Dave Shattuck
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As earlier stated, the discipline being shot at Pinnacle Mtn. is also IR 50/50, and the Rugers have always been welcome on the line during the Sporter Class. They fit all of the criteria for being a Sporter Class gun, so would only be disqualified if they don't make weight, had a composite stock, or were sporting too strong a scope, and that would only be done after the match. In fact, one year we even had a 77/22 win our Sporter Class Shooter of the Year catagory. Let me tell you, that was one fine shooting 77/22!
Mistermike, you want to talk about have something distracting going on next to you? Try sitting at a bench to the right of a 10/22! You'll have spent rounds landing in your shoes, going down your pants, and bouncing all over the place on your bench throughout the target. In fact, any of us who have ever been so luck as to have had the pleasure of the experience will usually run around before things get started getting something set up to either catch, or deflect their spent rounds.
If we start letting out-of-Class guns to the line it does two things: it would be allowing a practice session to occur during the match, and, technically, it would open up the door for someone to bring anything from a rail-gun to a pistol to the line, neither of which fit any of the criteria for anything other than the Unlimited Classes.
I understand that several of you will say "so what", and you are entitled to your opinion. But, until something is put in writing specifically addressing Out-Of-Class guns be allowed at the line, there's no way it's going to happen at our club! The only way to keep any type of uniformity across the board so that all shooters will know exactly what to expect when you pull into any range anywhere in the counrty is to follow the Rulebook to the letter. And, without uniformity you have nothing but chaos!
I probably shouldn't respond to things at 3:00 A.M. because I tend to go off half-cocked, but you get my drift on this.
Mistermike, you want to talk about have something distracting going on next to you? Try sitting at a bench to the right of a 10/22! You'll have spent rounds landing in your shoes, going down your pants, and bouncing all over the place on your bench throughout the target. In fact, any of us who have ever been so luck as to have had the pleasure of the experience will usually run around before things get started getting something set up to either catch, or deflect their spent rounds.
If we start letting out-of-Class guns to the line it does two things: it would be allowing a practice session to occur during the match, and, technically, it would open up the door for someone to bring anything from a rail-gun to a pistol to the line, neither of which fit any of the criteria for anything other than the Unlimited Classes.
I understand that several of you will say "so what", and you are entitled to your opinion. But, until something is put in writing specifically addressing Out-Of-Class guns be allowed at the line, there's no way it's going to happen at our club! The only way to keep any type of uniformity across the board so that all shooters will know exactly what to expect when you pull into any range anywhere in the counrty is to follow the Rulebook to the letter. And, without uniformity you have nothing but chaos!
I probably shouldn't respond to things at 3:00 A.M. because I tend to go off half-cocked, but you get my drift on this.
