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circumspice_tuebor wrote: ↑Tue Nov 10, 2020 8:45 pm If all instructions and rules were followed, it most likely would have happened during re-holstering after “load and make ready” at the beginning of the run, not at the end during/after “Unload and show clear/hammer down/holster.” That’s a big IF.

Stupid stuff happens - in the best of circumstances a mishap results in a DQ for the match, a little good-natured (but earned) ribbing, and surviving to shoot next week’s match. We see here what results from the worst circumstances.

This does seem to be the most likely case. I hope we eventually get details. I've been in several USPSA indoor matches. Doesn't seem as safe as it used to.

All familiar with USPSA competition know that it is a cold range. The rules require that firearms are cleared before going on the range and only loaded when the shooter is at the staring point, on instruction by the RO. After the stage, the shooter is instructed to "Unload and show clear." Then, pointing the firearm down range, "Hammer down, holster." On a range run under USPSA rules, there is no administrative handling of loaded firearms. The actual rules are much more detailed. https://uspsa.org/rules