Last time I checked, "sounds an awful lot like..." and "are" are not the same thing. Further clarification can be described under rule 1.1.5.
The intent is to have a realistic COF, as much as is possible in a limited safe range venue.
And comparing IDPA rules to something a "drunk uncle at the reunion" made up is insulting. It may not be what YOU like, or it may not be the realistic gun game you want it to be, but no reason to lower it to that level.
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