Totally uacceptable if it happened as stated, RO should have had the talk as soon as he finished clearing his guns. It's ok to question a call and point it out to the RO. After that it's muzzels up and to the unloading table, let the RO handle it. No place for that kind of behavior in our game. Spirit of the Game is not used for this type of behavior, only a Match DQ can be used.
RO I page 26 Match DQ
• Belligerent attitude / Unsportsman-like conduct.
• Interpersonal conflicts.Now on the other side of the coin, if lazy spotters are not really doing thier job, (looking for the miss as well as listen) they often miss an edge hit or dead target. In this case the RO may be in the best position to see the hit. If they do see the hit it is thier responsablilty to question the spotters as to location of misses.
RO I page 7-8
C) The Timer Operator does not have the authority to overrule the spotters but can
question spotters as to location of misses. The Timer Operator does have the best
advantage to see the direction the muzzle is pointed, which is helpful in edge hits.
G) However, the Timer Operator is often times in the best position to evaluate
hits or misses if in questionI know when I shoot BP at our home club, I may get called for at least two misses per match on certain targets with dead spots at the wields. The RO and I often have a good laugh about it when the targets have fresh paint or he clearly sees the hit. I will point it out, then it's muzzels up to the unloading table with a smile.
Jefro