In T&P2 and T&P3 anyway….

Rule A3.3.2 in the GR&P Rulebook states:

A3.3.2  During a course of fire a round or magazine may be retrieved from  the ground if dropped, or taken from the competitor’s equipment if on the ground,  only if they have unloaded their firearm, locked it open and it is kept pointing at  the target while retrieving the round or magazine. They may not leave the firing  point for this purpose.

Its a safety rule, nothing more. It appears in some instances this is getting misinterpreted with Course of Fire (CoF) or specific event procedural rules such as the ones which exist in T&P3.

Under the Reloading section of the T&P3 event conditions it states:

After the initial order to load, all further loading must be with rounds taken from  the competitor’s person. It is the competitor’s responsibility to have sufficient  ammunition in their possession to complete the match or event. A dropped round,  magazine, moon clip or speedloader may not be retrieved.

For T&P2, under Reloading, it states:

After the initial order to load, all further loading must be with rounds taken from  the competitor’s pocket, cartridge belt, mechanical loader, special pouch or  elsewhere on the competitor’s person. It is the competitor’s responsibility to have  sufficient ammunition in their possession to complete the match or event.

It is proposed the two events are brought into a closer conceptual alignment by adding the statement:

A dropped round,  magazine, moon clip or speedloader may not be retrieved

as an event condition for T&P2 as well.

Essentially anything ending up on the floor when shooting either of these two events is dead, out of bounds,  irretrievable and considered lost.

Object now or it enters the rule book for next season.