solaritx wrote:
Steve,
Have a question not related to cover <G>

You stated earlier "Cindy, Travis, and I gave the FTDR's, Frank backed us up. We should have actually given out a third to a revolver shooter who had a dud on the standards stage and didn't reload and take his 6th shot. But I failed to think of this until it the situation was over." (highlights are mine)

You seem to indicate that you would have given a FTDR for a malfunction? Shooter has the option of scoring out if he has a malfunction. Would not this be the case here? Not reloading, yep FTDR. Malfunction...don't think so. Maybe a PE for not shooting the required shots but not a FTDR.

Garry


Gary, I had this exact same situation occur to me shooting SSR/EX at a National in Arkansas a few years back. Craig Buckland was the SO and the end of the stage required a shooter to, virtually, hang out into space with one hand grabbing a metal support to keep them from falling on their face, and three targets (2 rounds each) shot from that position.

SSR/ESR shooters were loaded to six before assuming that firing position. I had a bad primer/misfire (I recovered the round later and there was a clear and normal primer strike... just a defective primer).

I had an additional loads on my belt. I chose to pull back and reload and engage the last target. Cost me at least 10 seconds.

Since I had additional ammunition available to me, had I chose not to use it to finish the COF, I felt that a FTDR would have been appropriate under the circumstances. I don't know how Craig would have ruled, but I chose to reload and shoot the last round.

If ammunition is available, and a shooter chooses not to use it to fire the last round required... malfunction or not... I would think that would be a FTDR and not a PE. In this case the shooter had ammunition available and chose not to reload to shoot the last required round.  I think that is specifically covered by the Rule Book. But, I'm certainly open to opinions. I'd have much rather eaten a 3 sec PE than the 10 secs it took me to pull back, reload, and re-assume the firing position.

But, malfunction or not, additional ammunition was available, and the shooter chose not to use it. How do you rule?

  

Chris Christian A23489   former SO 
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