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  1. Posted

    Nope, lucky I can walk right now, so I have no stage building under my belt. Really see no interest in doing so either.

     

    My comment is just based on the way your comments are coming off. I see that you compete etc...maybe it's just the way I read them.

     

    Well considering that Maks who is doing the lions share of arguing here has a grand total of how many matches? How many major matches? And yet feels within his rights to educate people about how to make USPSA more fun, I can see how I may come across as a know it all.

  2. Posted

    Slav,

     

    I take it you dont need any more proof of these supposed matches? I take it your comments were based on your lack of information?

     

    I saw your first videos. My questions - "who is putting up this monster match" refers specifically to the match that is coming up that is including ONE stage of 50 rounds.

     

    Now how about addressing all the points I made as to why it is a bad idea.

  5. Posted

    Once again, if you have an entire match of long stages, this would not be an issue. But obviously you are more gifted so I bow down to you. =) I am a moron, and my opinion is ludicrous.

     

    Who exactly is doing this full match of long stages? It seems like having no arguments in the discussion at hand - about this specific match, you invented a hypothetical argument you think you can win.

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  6. Posted

    Slav, once again, talking about long stages, not the logistics of running one in a match.

     

    So all of that goes out the window. Simply talking about that it would be, in my opinion fun to shoot it, especially if you know about it ahead of time. Take the concept and make it a monster match. And it becomes a fun match, throw the whole competing for money etc out the window.

     

    I am looking forward to going to shongum and shooting this match, and will see what other people's reactions are.

     

    I do not follow...so you feel it is ok to force shooters to strap on 7 mags (if they have them) or force them not to shoot the division of their choice.

     

    You think it is fun to get to a stage and find a full squad sitting there waiting?

     

    You think it is more fun to hit double alfa on an array of four targets at arms length than on an array of two?

     

     

    Silly me. I thought I was having fun shooting USPSA and without 50 rounds fired on one stage. Here is a concept for you - A couple of drinks at a party is fun. That does not make guzzling down a bottle of vodka more fun.

  7. Posted

    Slav, I am not lecturing on the topic. Much like you are entitled to your opinion, everyone is entitled to their own. There is no right or wrong, and last I checked there was no right or wrong way to build a stage. It is all about what we believe ourself.

     

    To me, a 50 round hoser stage seems fun. I totally get that you have a different opinion, and I respect that. Much like I respect anyone who has a differing opinion. However..., just because they dont agree with your opinion, doesnt mean they are morons and are wrong.

     

    Fine, I have listed at least 3 reasons why I think round count that high is a bad idea:

     

    1. Seriously screws certain divisions and newer shooters.

    2. Will slow down the match.

    3. Will not be any more challenging than a stage with a lower round count - will just take longer to shoot.

     

    In response I have gotten:

     

    1. Grow a pair.

    2. Lets shake things up a bit

    3. Might be fun to shoot.

     

     

    So yes while everyone has an opinion, some are reasoned and logical and others are not.

  8. Posted

    If I had a revo, I would love to shoot it =)

     

    Would rather send a box of ammo downrange on a fun stage then doing El pres a few times.

    Yes, it is competitive, but how can anyone really complain about 50 rounds of goodness? And knowing Shongum... it will probably be lots of paper, long stage, fairly close targets. = hoser stage.

     

    I know for a fact that I will learn more from putting 50 rounds downrange in practice (el pres, bill drill, 25 yard groups or whatever els foats your boat) than by shooting a 50 round hoser stage. Considering the time spent in a guaranteed logjam at this stage your rounds fired per hours spent at the range will be better with a shorter stage.

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  9. Posted

    Geez guys, grow a set.

     

     

    When did start being primarily about being competitive followed by fun. A monster match, or a monster stage is mostly about fun.

     

    When they started to keep score. This is a competition. When I was a brand new stage designer I felt the need to cram as many targets as I could into a pit. At this point designing stages like this and shooting stages like this does not interest me. I feel that if you can not design a fun stage with 32 rounds, 18 additional rounds will not help. Actually I feel that you should have a really good reason for going over 24-26 rounds. A 50 round stage is a joke - sorry if I am offending whoever came up with this idea, but that is what I feel about it.

     

    Slav, yes, every stage should be designed first for the shooter's ease. What about designing a stage to challenge shooters, on where to reload, how to shoot it. Change the game up a bit.

     

    How about you spend a couple more years designing stages before lecturing on the subject. I guarantee you that whatever shooting challenge (and that includes reloading) can be accomplished with 50 rounds, can be accomplished with 32 (or most likely less). Aside from screwing anyone who does not have the equipment to shoot this, the higher round count you have the longer the stage will take to shoot and reset. A 50 round hoser stage is a pointless spray of rounds. A 50 round stage that requires more challenging shots, will slow down the match to even more of a crawl than the reset alone. For a complete disaster throw in a couple of activators for an even longer reset and an occasional re-shoot to make it a perfect disaster.

     

     

    I figured most people would welcome this little change. God forbid you have to do two big stick reloads.

     

    As someone who mostly shoots production I have rather decent reloads. As someone who currently shoots Limited I have no personal concerns with the number of mags on my belt. But that does not make this stage any less of a bad idea for the reasons already specified.

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  12. Posted

    I think stupid will be doing it on every match. I've done some matches at Shongum and this is the first time they do something like that and like to see how that is. All the stages all the time, very stupid. Once in one stage in a single occasion... I want to do that!

     

    How will revolver shooters do this? With 8 reloads and 9 moon clips or speed loaders? How will single stack shooters do this? With 6 reloads & 7 mags? Limited 10 and production - realistically 6 mags. And thats assuming optimal shooting plans always available for all of those divisions. Otherwise if you want to avoid standing reloads add in at least one or two more reloads. And what exactly is the point?

  14. Posted

    If you want to shoot a monster match, let say with a production gun, all you need to do is shoot limited minor/major. Even a stock glock 19 with 4 mags is 60 rounds. All the rest of the equipment is the same. So especially for newbies, this could be fun.

     

    In any case, everyone should have at least 5 mags for their gun. What if one jams? Less mags? Shoot Limited Minor, use the mags at standard capacity.

     

     

    Yeah, great ideas. And if I am going to an outlaw match I might consider them. But when I am going to a USPSA match I expect it to comply with the rulebook instead of telling me to shoot in a division that is not my choice to shoot in. This is stupid and unnecessary. There is no shooting challenge that you can present with 50 rounds that you could not with 32.

  19. Posted

    I saw that too. PISSES ME OFF. If the guy had the nerve to rob the place, he faced the consequences. Justice was done to the bad guy, but the good guy got burned for it. WTF is wrong with the country!!!!!!!!

     

    I am going to have to go ahead and disagree with you there. The good guy stopped being a good guy when he pumped five more rounds into the bad guy 46 seconds after he brought him down with a shot to the head. At that point it is no longer self defense - its murder.

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  20. Posted

    Points is the total points you scored. ie, alphas, charlies, deltas. Hit factor is really what matters, ie how you get classified. Hit factor is points after penalties divided by time.

     

    Correct. In addition stage points are calculated as follows: The high hit factor for the stage for a given division is considered 100% and the shooter who shot that hit factor gets the maximum possible points for the stage regardless of how many points he actually managed to shoot. Every other shooter earns stage points based on his factor taken as a percentage of the high hit factor. The sum total of stage points for the match is used for match ranking.

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