Thanks for your responses.
Let's say the "round count" for the rifle for a stage is listed as 10. The instructions indicate using the rifle first with a 7 round nevada sweep on four targets. use 1911 and shotgun at different positions, then shoot the rifle again, triple tapping one designated target.
Unless otherwise indicated by the stage description, could one load ten, shoot seven and safely stage the rifle with three rounds left in the mag for use later?
Could also apply to a shotgun loaded with six, using four initially, then leaving two rounds for the last two targets of the stage.