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Top 10 Items for New Shooters - from USPSA

1. Safety-consciousness is our hallmark:
   - treat every firearm as a loaded one!
   - never point a firearm at anything I am not willing to destroy.
   - be sure of my target and what is behind it before firing.
   - keep my finger off the trigger until my muzzle is down range.
2. Handle guns only in a safe area.
3. Keep the gun in holster, hammer down, and unlocked until told to "Load and Make Ready" by the Range Officer.
4. Never break the 180!
5. Careless shooters get disqualified (DQed)!. Examples:
   - finger in trigger guard during movement or while reloading
   - muzzle pointed uprange (breaking the 180)
   - dropped gun during course
   - accidental discharge
   - failure to obey the Range Officer's instructions
   - handling ammunition in a Safety Area
6. Range Commands
   - "Load and Make Ready"
   - "Are you Ready?"
   - "Standby"
   - "If you are finished, Unload and Show Clear"
   - "If Clear, Hammer Down, Holster"
   - "Range is Clear"
7. Are you new to the sport?  Nervous about it? Forget speed! Walk through the match. It's the smart move. Speed comes naturally with practice.
8. Volunteer to tape targets and pick up brass when the "Range is Clear" and targets have been scored.
9. Read the "Practical Shooting Handbook" by the United States Practical Shooting Association http://www.uspsa.org
10. Welcome to a great shooting sport and Have Fun!