National Range Officers Institute 2004-12-23T01:00:26Z tag:www.nroi.org,2004://1 Movable Type Copyright (c) 2004, Sheila 2004-12-23T01:00:26Z 2004-12-23T00:44:11Z tag:www.nroi.org,2004://1.2 2004-12-23T00:44:11Z Recently, there has been some discussion on one of the shooting forums about what happens if a competitor's muzzle breaks... Sheila tart@tartgraphics.com Hot Topics Recently, there has been some discussion on one of the shooting forums about what happens if a competitor's muzzle breaks the 180, during the course of fire, while in the holster. For example: the competitor falls forward or downrange before drawing his gun, and the muzzle ends up pointing up range.

The correct procedure is simple, and is supported by the rules. The RO stops the competitor, has him unload and show clear, and issues a match disqualification for unsafe gun handling, per section 10.5.2 of the rulebook.

Rule 10.5.2 states:

"If at any time during the course of fire, a competitor allows the muzzle of his handgun to point rearwards, that is further than 90 degrees from the median intercept of the backstop, or in the case of no backstop, allows the muzzle to point up range, whether the firearm is loaded or not."

Some have said that since the gun is still in the holster that it's not a safety violation, but the rule doesn't specify that the gun must be in the competitor's hand, it simply addresses the direction of the muzzle.

Troy McManus -- NROI RMI
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