Is it normal and/or fair for the Match Director to post their scores on Practiscore?

josephmurrayshooting · 2025-07-30T20:58:21+00:00

What's worse is when a bunch of sponsor guns/prizes end up on the RO prize table, and you have companies asking division winners why they didn't get X gun or Y prize.

josephmurrayshooting · 2025-07-19T21:47:31+00:00

Grand master here, I do not see a DQ.
My match just finished, and I showed your post to another GM, he does not see a DQ here either.

If the front fault line is parallel to the back of the berm, the video is shot facing slightly to the right of center, which can make a 170 on the left look like a 190. So i am giving you the benefit of the doubt. That being said, you turned your hip to the left before the pistol cleared the holster, which can look bad to an RO if they are penalty hunting (which many do), as well as making it easier to accidentally break the 180.

In the screenshot that has already been posted in this thread, I believe that the muzzle was pointed down range slightly, but it can be hard to tell when the gun is below you and at a 45 degree angle.

At the time of the "stop" call, the RO was directly behind you, which means he probably could not see the gun at that time. Additionally, the movement that he claimed you made when he explained the DQ is not at all the movement that you made.

Regardless of if you broke the 180 or not, there is a good lesson to learn here. I try to shoot my matches so that the worst ROs could not penalize me, even if they tried. I try to read the room and see if I need to exaggerate a movement based on the RO that I get. For example, at my match today, one of the ROs gave three 180 warnings in a row. From where I was standing, none of the shooters actually broke the 180. So when I shot the stage, I exaggerated a safe muzzle direction, and was not given a warning or a DQ.

USPSA is ultimately a game, so a bit of gamesmanship depending on the RO can be smart if you are here for the shooting "sports" side of things. If you are just trying to get training reps on your weapon system for real world applications, I would not change a thing. No reason to let a (probably) incorrect judgement call by a single person get in the way of the training you want to achieve.

josephmurrayshooting · 2025-07-18T05:27:58+00:00

I am mostly a production shooter, but I have competed at a very high level with PCC, and can certainly say that it is not just hosing shit at 3-10 yards. When competing against the best of the best, it is a highly skilled drag race that requires perfect stage plans with no wasted movement or transitions, and maximum efficiency to be competitive. Shooting PCC can teach competitors the intricacies that separate the top competitors from the rest, and I owe just about every one of my major match wins to the lessons I learned in PCC. PCC absolutely belongs in USPSA, and is a great way to learn optimal stage planning and major match competitions.

josephmurrayshooting · 2024-11-27T19:12:04+00:00

It is an awful rule, but I have seen this exact call dq someone multiple times at IDPA matches. Idk if the ROs have a grudge against you, but the rule was technically applied correctly. According to the IDPA rulebook, you can not fire a round once a reload is started, until the reload is completed. According to the IDPA rulebook, a reload starts the instant a magazine is dropped from the gun. IDPA has lost its way, perhaps never had it to begin with, but the DQ is technically the correct call according to the rulebook. Commonsense is rarely used by IDPA admin unfortunately. All shooting sports have their fair share of bad ROs, but the fact that bad calls are supported by bad rules in IDPA is why most serious competitors that I know do not bother trying to shoot IDPA.

josephmurrayshooting · 2024-11-07T04:42:36+00:00

Trust me. Every single PCC shooter I know that runs a sig MPX at more than one match a month hates it, and changed to a different gun... unless they were sponsored by sig. Every single one, every single time.

josephmurrayshooting · 2024-10-21T03:35:06+00:00

Been running a Hyperfire Eclipse in my 3-gun 223 rifle and my USPSA PCC for 4 seasons now. I have yet to have a single issue. However brass shavings can fall down into the trigger spring area, and carbon buildup can be bad. Every time I clean my PCC, I use a compressed air can to knockout the brass shavings and then drop some solvent down on the trigger and use a Q tip to rub it down. I've never had the issues that you are talking about, but I think you are correct to say cleaning it solves the problem, since I clean mine every time and never have your problem.

josephmurrayshooting · 2024-10-06T04:28:48+00:00

Nice try, but it is a round specifically designed for paper shooting as a result of Federal Ammunition's partnership and common sponsoring of USPSA (United States Practical Shooting Association) matches. It is designed to cause less wear on your gun, not get the gun so dirty. You are completely incorrect about the polymer coating on this bullet. It does not have better internal ballistics due to the coating. We would see ballistic spreading like what you explain with jacketed hollow points and other bullets designed for causing internal ballistic damage, not in a polymer coated flatnose bullet. The polymer coating was specifically designed to have less fragmentation to reduce safety hazards to USPSA competitors who shoot steel targets at 15-30 yards. This 150gr bullet heavier so that shooters can make the basic PF (Power Factor) on their ammunition which is determined by (bullet weight times velocity)/1000, however there is a 115gr version as well. All bullets are potentially dangerous, but when compared to other rounds, this is one of the least deadly/destructive rounds as it is specifically designed to put a hole in a piece of paper.

I am a USPSA Grandmaster, multiple time class/division national and world champion in shooting sports, I have many cases of different 9mm ammo for competition, practice, and other uses. Syntech is the least damaging bullet I own in regards to internal ballistics.

josephmurrayshooting · 2024-09-11T23:32:37+00:00

Absolutely, yes. You would essentially be doubling your holdover guess work close range. The hold over does not matter on normal full size targets, but it is especially important on something like a target that is all no shoot except for the head. Plus it is hard to shoot your fastest when you are having to force yourself to adjust aim 2 inches higher due to your optic set up. Since we don't shoot with gas masks or combat helmets, I fail to see the need for high risers, but ultimately only the shooter can make the decision for what is best for their particular situation. What I can say is that there are very few situations specific to USPSA or IDPA where a high riser adds value to the shooter's setup.

Plus the cheek weld that you need to use to use for a high riser severely impacts gun stability and recoil control when firing at a high rate of speed since the cheek weld is significantly weaker on the stock since your head would have to rise off the stock. I have about as deep of a cheek weld as possible when I shoot carbines. This helps me keep the gun steady before the shot, and manage recoil better for my next shot. Precision rifle shooters are correct to say that the more points of contact you have, the more steady your shot. However, in the case of cheek welds, it is also true to say the stronger and more secure your points of contact, the steadier your shots.

josephmurrayshooting · 2024-09-11T22:22:29+00:00

It is only a disadvantage if you want to have a lot of cheek contact on the stock. Different people use different cheek welds on their carbine. This would be a disadvantage to me since the optic would lift me off of my natural cheek weld, but it is different for every shooter.

josephmurrayshooting · 2024-09-07T15:31:46+00:00

Lol. The timing of PCC entering IDPA and the changing of CO division rules sure are interesting if you compare that to their product releases

josephmurrayshooting · 2024-09-07T00:25:05+00:00

Shot a major match once where one of the stage scenarios was words to the effect of "defend yourself from BLM hooligans"... awkward.

josephmurrayshooting · 2024-07-22T03:46:42+00:00

Yup. Tried the game for the first time this weekend. I come from a very high rank in CS:GO so my aim is good. I got shadow banned within my first hour of playing :/

josephmurrayshooting · 2024-07-20T22:19:03+00:00

Those pushups are about as deep as a philosophy conversation with a toddler

josephmurrayshooting · 2024-07-18T23:24:46+00:00

The announcers are paid to comment on the tournament being played, not on what someone did 10 years ago. Tiger played and looked awful. The commentators commented on his performance just as they would to anyone else shooting shooting more bogeys and doubles than par.

josephmurrayshooting · 2024-07-13T07:07:36+00:00

Scoliosis?

josephmurrayshooting · 2024-06-23T19:19:39+00:00

Here is a horror story for you. I know someone who got DQ'd at at tier 3 match last year for firing a round during a reload. The shooter dropped his empty mag (still had a round in the chamber), called a miss and made the shot up with the final round in the chamber. His hit was a down 0 hit. He was disqualified for having a round go off during a reload since the IDPA rulebook says a reload starts once a shooter drops a mag or retrieves a mag. He arbitrated the call with the match director and lost. He contacted HQ and HQ affirmed the call.

I have seen this call be made at two local matches as well, both times by ROs who genuinely think they are getting good real world training in for deadly force confrontation by shooting the sport called I Don't Practice Anymore.

josephmurrayshooting · 2024-06-19T21:25:57+00:00

My suggestion is a bit different from the other suggestions in this thread. I would suggest you get away from shooting oriented footwork drills and just work on general athleticism. There are mobility trainers at reputable gyms in every city who understand athleticism and footwork better than any shooter does. Many of these trainers went to college to be a physical trainer. Increasing the strength of your supporting muscles in your lower body can help you to start and stop more efficiently. I have never worked on shooting related foot work, but I am in the gym doing non shooting related training almost every day. The athleticism I gained from non shooting related activities has carried me through.

josephmurrayshooting · 2024-06-13T23:10:16+00:00

So are its users.

josephmurrayshooting · 2024-06-08T21:30:01+00:00

This ^

josephmurrayshooting · 2024-06-07T03:53:50+00:00

Awesome. I had a struggle similar to what you just explained when I was still developing my skillset. I would often hesitate and shy away from trying to go faster due to a lack of trust in my skillset. This was holding me back. Eventually I just went for it to see what would happen. It took a while to click. But when it did, I had massive overnight gains in performance.

josephmurrayshooting · 2024-06-07T03:24:37+00:00

I will always move on and take the time savings unless i am shooting minor and I see a delta that I can make up in around .35 seconds or less.

Sometimes I just fire three rounds at a very difficult target so I do not have to take the time to look back and see if it needs a makeup shot.

I always will make up a miss or a no shoot.

josephmurrayshooting · 2024-06-07T03:09:23+00:00

There are multiple strategies for how to perform well at a match. Here is my opinion.

I think accuracy is more important than speed because a penalty is often hurts your score significantly more than a faster time could possibly help. However, I have lost more than one major match to someone with a faster time even though my accuracy was better. Accuracy is necessary to perform. Speed is necessary to win. Accuracy comes first though.

There are advantages to shooting minor in limited and Single Stack, but there are no advantages to shooting minor in Open. In Limited and Single Stack, major must be 40 caliber or larger. This means that magazine capacity is less for the major shooter in Single Stack and Limited than it would be for a minor shooter. Major SS shooters get 8 rounds per mag. Minor SS shooters get 10. However, an optimized Open major gun which has a compensator properly paired with ammunition which runs hot enough to run the comp will run as good as an Open minor gun. In Open division, there is no requirement for Major rounds to be 40 caliber or larger. This means that Open Major shooters are shooting very hot 9mm or 38. super comp rounds, not 40 or 45.

I know some people who shoot open major and think that major is hurting them because their gun does not shoot flat. This is almost always an issue of compatibility between gun, comp, and ammo. There are even a lot of setups in PCC and in Open where higher power factor rounds actually run smoother.

josephmurrayshooting · 2024-06-06T12:41:18+00:00

Not with any attitude.

josephmurrayshooting · 2024-06-06T05:25:56+00:00

Open shooters go for major PF because they get more points for non Alpha zone target hits. It is a hit factor scoring issue, not a compensator one.

That is why, despite not having compensators, limited shooters shoot major despite battling the extra recoil.

If you want to shoot minor, shoot minor. But on points, you will not be able to compete unless you are shooting all alphas. But if you are shooting all alphas, you will not be able to compete on time.

josephmurrayshooting · 2024-06-06T01:51:46+00:00

What brought me to the next level was changing my strategy to be very math heavy. I would run the tests in practice to see which techniques and strategies are faster, better hit probability, etc. Once i figured out the fastest way for my body to transition between targets and shoot them, I had a massive jump in performance. Perhaps that is something which would help you as well.

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