Pistol: 5 rounds each,
holstered (+1 round reload)
Rifle: 9
rounds
Shotgun: 4+
Shooter is
registered in Gunfighter category using a SxS shotgun with Black
Powder loads in all firearms.
Stage description:
Sweep P1 > P5 from left to right with first pistol. Repeat with second pistol.
Reload one round (at any time) and engage P3 with
the last shot.
Move to rifle: Engage rifle targets in a Nevada
sweep, starting on left target. R1, R2, R3, R4.
Shotgun: Sweep knock down targets. S1, S2, S3, S4
starting on either end.
At the beep, shooter draws one pistol; loads the
empty chamber; then draws the second pistol and engages the pistol targets in
the following manner:
Alternating pistols:
P1, P1, P2, P2, P3, P3, P4, P4, P5, P5.
All fired rounds are Hits. Holsters pistols.
Shooter moves to rifle. Engages rifle targets in
the following order starting on left target.
R1, R2, R3, R4, R3, R2, R1, R2, R3.
Hits on all targets. Lays rifle down, lever open.
Shooter moves to shotgun. Engages targets in the
following order: S1, S2
(miss), S3, S4, S2
Before the shooter leaves the firing line, the RO
checks the first pistol and determines that there is an unfired round in the
first revolver, but that it is NOT under the hammer.
At the unloading table, an unfired round is found on
the carrier of the rifle.
What's the call or calls?
Please
check your answer below
and
fill in the reasoning to support your answer.
-
The Correct
Answer is "C"
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The Correct
Reasoning is:
1) One Miss for
the unfired round in the revolver. As it was NOT under the hammer, it is
only a miss.
2) One Minor Safety
for loading more than the correct number of rounds in a long gun.
3) One Minor Safety
for leaving empty or live rounds in
magazine or carrier of the long gun in which it was loaded.
NOTE: This rule does NOT apply to revolvers.
Minor Safety
penalties can “stack up” in
a single stage, as opposed to Procedurals (only one per stage)
If the shooter
had realized that only 9 rounds were required for the stage (at some point)
the 10th round could have been ejected (or fired safely downrange).
The penalty for “overloading” in the first place would still apply.
4)One
Procedural for shooting the pistol targets in the wrong sequence.
P1,P1,P2,P2,P3,P3,P4,etc.
The correct
sequence would be
P1,P2,P3,P4,P5,P1,P2,P3,P4,P5,P3
Applicable rules:
When a stage calls for 10 pistol rounds in a single sequence or the use of
only one pistol for the stage, the Gunfighter may draw both pistols and engage
the targets.
The Gunfighter shall shoot the targets in
exactly the same sequence as prescribed in the stage scenario.
SASS Shooters Handbook January
2005 Eleventh Edition page 11
14. A live round left in the chamber constitutes a stage disqualification.
Any other rounds, live or empty, left anywhere in
a long gun in which it was loaded is a ten-second minor safety
violation.
SASS Shooters Handbook January
2005 Eleventh Edition page 40
PENALTY OVERVIEW
5-Second Penalties
Rifle, pistol, and shotgun targets must be engaged with the appropriate type
of firearm.
A “miss” is defined as the failure to hit the appropriate target type
using the appropriate type firearm.
• Each missed target.
• Each unfired round.
• Each target hit with an incorrect firearm, either intentionally or by
mistake.
10-Second Penalties
• Any unintentional procedural errors – caused by “brain fade,”
confusion, ignorance, or mistakes (not to exceed one for any given stage).
• Failure to attempt to fire a firearm.
• Failure to attempt a prop or stage maneuver.
• Shooting targets in an order other than as
required by stage description.
• Engaging the stage (firearms, targets or maneuvers) in an order other than
as required by stage description.
• Failure to adhere to the
guidelines of the category in which you are competing.
• Firing any firearm from a position other than as required by stage
description.
SASS Range
Operations Basic Safety Course Version F page 17
•
Minor Safety Penalties
•
Not leaving a long gun action open
•
Leaving empty or live rounds in magazine or carrier of the long
gun in which it was loaded.
•
Loading more than correct number of rounds in long guns
SASS Range
Operations Basic Safety Course Version F page 18
Failure to Engage
A “failure to engage” occurs when a competitor willfully or
intentionally disregards the stage instructions in order to obtain a
competitive advantage (i.e., taking the penalty would result in
a lower score or faster time than following the instructions) and
is not assessed simply because a competitor “makes a
mistake.”
SASS Shooters Handbook January
2005 Eleventh Edition page 31
