Oregon Old West Shooting Society

Shooter

Draws and fires 5 rounds from first pistol & reholsters.

Draws 2^nd pistol and has a "squib" on the first round.

Immediately grounds the pistol, re-draws 1^st pistol, unloads it, then reloads it with 5 rounds and completes the firing sequence.

What would be the appropriate action and/or penalty in this scenario?

        A)Re-Shoot

        B)5 Misses

        C)Procedural

        D)Minor Safety Penalty

        E)No Call

The answer is E) 'NO CALL'

At the CA SASS State championship, I witnessed Lead Dispencer do something
 I've never seen. He fired his first six-gun, drew his second gun, and had
 a squib with his first round, before anyone could shout "squib", he
 grounded the gun on a prop, drew his first six-gun, emptied it, reloaded
 it and completed the stage.... coolest thing I ever witnessed... I called
 it a "no call".... one of the two stages out of 12 he didn't win.

 Hipshot

I also totally agree on the 'no call' on Lead Dispencer's quick-thinking
 action! No different (in my eyes) from a shooter discovering that s/he'd
 forgotten to load a firearm & loading "on the clock" rather than get
 misses and/or a procedural. (or having to run to a guncart to retrieve
 shotgun ammo!)

 PaleWolf Brunelle

Coyote and I are at Founders Ranch and have discussed this as well.

We see no difference between "engaging" or actually "shooting" the
 scenario as prescribed.

The extra time is "The Cowboy Way"

If you were in a real gunfight, you sure as HELL would reload.

Hipshot

Applicable section of the rules (if any):

Incidents

As each shooter engages a course of fire, the Range Officer shall be prepared for any or all of the following incidents to occur and be expeditious in his or her necessary corrective action. The Range Officer shall never be tentative with a safety call. If a command given by the Range Officer is determined to be errant (e.g., if a squib call is determined to actually be clear), the shooter will automatically receive a reshoot.

Squibs

In the event a Range Officer suspects a squib load has been encountered, an immediate command shall be given to the shooter to make the gun safe and continue on with the next procedure. The Range Officer shall assist the shooter in making the gun safe by allowing them to “hand off” the gun safely, if necessary. Multiple squibs by a shooter will be cause for the RO to request the shooter to change ammo.

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