I will tell you right now, with confidence, that attitude towards the rules will be your undoing in IDPA. Thousands of people have followed that clearing procedure for quite some time and it is accepted and probably won't ever change.BrassMonkey wrote:Yeah, that was me and thanks :-D Who were you?
I learned that apparently the preferences of the organizer supercede the rule book. Again, lesson learned...
The clearing procedure is about the dumbest thing I have ever heard.
1. You do not pull the trigger unless you want it to go boom
2. I am not real thrilled about potentially damaging internal components of an expensive gun
3. You do not pull the trigger unless you want it to go boom
4. Once clear is demonstrated properly, the rest is hogwash. You could close slide, hammer and holster standing on your head drinking yoru coffee thru your nose and be completely safe after demonstrating clear to 2 different individuals who are supposedly certified to be the safety officers in a competition shooting range
5. Did I mention, "You do not pull the trigger unless you want it to go boom"?
If you don't like the rules, don't play the game. It's that simple and it IS, just a game afterall. If you're concerned about damaging your gun, use a different gun or don't play the game. Again, the logic is simple.