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Competitors shall not approach scoring or penalty target closer than one (1) meter without the authorization of the Range Officer. Violation may result in either a warning or a procedural penalty.
Competitors shall not touch, gauge or otherwise interfere with a scoring or penalty target without the authorization of the Range Officer. Should a Range Officer deem that a competitor or their delegate has influenced or affected the scoring process due to such interference, the Range Officer may:
Score the affected target as a missed target with penalties applied for misses if applicable.
Impose penalties for any affected penalty targets.
If a target is prematurely patched, preventing the determination of the actual score, the Range Officer shall order the competitor to re-shoot the course of fire.
If, following completion of a course of fire by a previous competitor, a target has not been properly patched or reset in preparation for the next competitor, the following shall apply:
If any metal or other moving target had not been reset, the Range Officer shall order the competitor to re-shoot the course of fire.
If scoring or penalty paper targets have not been patched or taped after a previous competitor's attempt at the course of fire, and there are extra scoring or questionable penalty hits on one or more targets and it is not obvious to the Range Officer which hits were made by the immediate competitor, the Range Officer shall order the competitor to re-shoot the course of fire.
All IPSC paper targets are deemed to be impenetrable. A shot fired where the full bullet diameter strikes a scoring or penalty paper target and continues on through to strike another scoring or penalty paper target, shall not count for additional score or penalty. In the event of a full bullet diameter hit on a paper scoring or penalty target where the shot continues on and strikes down a metal target, this is range equipment failure and the competitor shall be required to re-shoot the course of fire after it has been properly reset. A shot fired by a competitor where less than the full bullet diameter strikes a scoring or penalty paper target and continues on through and strikes another scoring or penalty paper or metal target, shall earn or incur the score or penalty, as the case may be.
The written stage briefing for each course of fire shall specify the details of the scoring method.
Courses of fire shall be scored using one (1) of the follow methods:
The total score divided by the time. The number of rounds is fixed and time stops on the last shot. Virginia count is used only for standard exercises. Only paper targets may be used.
The total score (minus penalties) divided by the time. The number of rounds is fixed and time stops on last shot. Only paper targets may be used. Virginia Count scoring may not be used in Field Courses. Virginia Count is only to be used for USPSA Approved Matches (local matches) and USPSA Classifier stages, when engaging the same targets with multiple strings of fire, and Standard Exercises.
No limits shall be placed on the time taken or the number of rounds fired by a competitor during the course of fire. A competitor's score shall be calculated by adding the total point value of all scoring shots, then deducting the value of procedural or other penalties which may apply. This result is then divided by the actual time taken by the competitor to complete the course of fire, to arrive at a "hit factor" for each competitor. The competitor with the highest "hit factor" shall be awarded the maximum available stage points for the course of fire, with all other competitors ranked relative to this score.
Competitions with courses of fire scored in one or more of the foregoing scoring methods shall rank competitors within their Division in descending order of overall stage points achieved in all courses of fire, calculated to not less than four (4) decimal places.
The total score of all hits, with penalties for shots fired after the signal to stop has been given(overtime shots). Fixed number of rounds. The score will be non-factored and raw points less penalties equals the stage points.
Any tie shall be broken by comparing the number of "A's" each competitor scored. If a tie still exists, the Stats Officer would then compare "B's" and so on until the tie is broken. If at the end of this process, there is still a tie, the Match Director will design a course of fire which the competitors shall shoot to break the tie. Ties may not be broken by games of chance.
Scoring and penalty shots on IPSC targets shall be scored in accordance with the values approved by the IPSC General Assembly. (See See : IPSC Poppers. , See : IPSC Plates. , and See : IPSC Targets. ).
All hits visible on the scoring surface of a penalty target shall be penalized the equivalent of twice the point value of a maximum scoring hit.
All misses will be penalized as twice the value of the maximum scoring value on that target.
In a Virginia Count Standard Exercise course of fire:
Extra shots (more than the number specified) shall constitute a procedural penalty for each extra shot and only the highest scoring and correct number of hits shall be scored.
Targets that do not have the required number of hits shall always incur miss penalties.
Extra shots (more than the number specified) shall constitute a procedural penalty for each extra shot and only the highest scoring and correct number of hits shall be scored. Stacking of shots on targets is only allowed if specified in the stage description.
Extra hits shall be defined as extra hits on the scoring target itself. Hits on no-shoots, hard cover, or the non-scoring border do not count as extra hits unless they also touch the scoring portion of the target. Extra hits will be penalized at - 10 points per hit.
Overtime shots shall be defined as shots fired after the signal to cease fire. Overtime shots shall be penalized the maximum scoring value of each shot so fired. If the overtime shot results in extra hits on the target, only the specified number of shots may be scored as per US9.4.4.1.
Unless otherwise stated in the written stage briefing, all scoring paper targets shall require maximum of two hits to score and scoring metal targets must fall to score.
In Comstock scoring only the specified number and highest value scoring hits shall be counted for score regardless of the actual number of hits a competitor may have on a scoring target.
If the bullet diameter of any hit on a scoring target touches the scoring line between scoring areas, it shall be scored as the higher value.
If the bullet diameter of any hit in a replacement non-scoring border ("hard" cover) touches the scoring area on the target, it shall be scored as the value of that area.
If a portion of the bullet diameter of any hit on a scoring target also touches the scoring surface of a penalty target, it shall score the target and the penalty.
If a portion of the bullet diameter of any hit on a penalty target touches a scoring area of a scoring target, it shall score the penalty and the target.
Radial tears radiating outwards from the diameter of the bullet hole shall not count for score or incur penalties.
The minimum score for a course of fire shall be zero.
If a competitor fails to engage (shoot at) each target in a course of fire with at least one round, the competitor shall incur one procedural penalty for each target not engaged as well as the appropriate penalties for misses.
After the Range Officer has declared the "Range Clear", the competitor should be allowed to accompany the official responsible for scoring to verify the scoring.
The range official responsible for a course of fire may stipulate that the scoring process will begin while a competitor is actually completing a course of fire. In such cases, the competitor's delegate shall be entitled to accompany the official responsible for scoring in order to verify the scoring. Competitors shall be advised of this procedure during the stage briefing.
A competitor or delegate who fails to verify every target during the scoring process shall not later challenge or protest the score.
Any objection to a score or scoring penalty shall be immediately challenged by the competitor or delegate with the officiating Range Officer.
In the event that the Range Officer upholds the original score or penalty and the competitor is dissatisfied, they may appeal to the Chief Range Officer and then to the Range Master or Match Director for a ruling.
In the event that the Range Officer upholds the original score and the competitor is dissatisfied, they may appeal to the Chief Range Officer and then to the Range Master. The ruling of the Range Master shall be final.
The ruling shall be final. No further appeals or protests are allowed with respect to the scoring decision.
During a scoring challenge, the subject target(s) shall not be patched, taped or otherwise interfered with until the dispute has been settled. The Range Officer may remove a disputed paper target from the course of fire for further examination to prevent any delay in the competition. Both the competitor and the officiating Range Officer shall sign the target and clearly indicate which hit(s) is in dispute.
The Range Officer shall ensure that all information is entered on each competitor's score sheet prior to signing the score sheet. After the Range Officer has signed the score sheet, the competitor will add his own signature in the appropriate place. Whole numbers should be used to record all scores or penalties. The elapsed time taken by the competitor to complete the course of fire shall be recorded to not less than two (2) decimal places in the appropriate place.
If corrections to the score sheet are required, these shall be clearly entered onto the original and other copies of the competitor's score sheets. The competitor and the Range Officer should initial any corrections.
Should a competitor refuse to sign or initial a score sheet, for any reason, the matter shall be referred to the Range Master or Match Director.
A score sheet which has been signed by both a competitor and a Range Officer shall be conclusive evidence that the course of fire has been completed, and that the time, scores and penalties attained by the competitor are accurate and uncontested. The signed score sheet shall be deemed to be a definitive document, and with the exception of an arbitration decision it shall only be changed to correct arithmetical errors or to add procedural penalties under Section 8.6.
If a score sheet is found to have insufficient or excess entries or if the time has not been recorded, the competitor will be required to re-shoot the course of fire.
In the event that a re-shoot is not possible or permissible for any reason, the following actions shall prevail:
If the time is missing, the competitor shall receive a zero score for the course of fire.
If insufficient hits or misses have been recorded on the score sheet, those which have been recorded will be deemed complete and conclusive.
If excessive scoring hits or miss penalties have been recorded, the highest value scoring hits recorded shall be used.
If the overall total of scoring hits and misses recorded for a single target are excessive, the benefit of doubt shall be given to the competitor.
Each competitor is responsible to maintain an accurate record of their scores to verify the lists posted by the Stats Officer.
After all competitors have completed a match, the provisional stage results should be published and posted in a conspicuous place by the Stats Officer for the purpose of verification by competitors.
If a competitor detects an error in the provisional results at the end of the match, they must file a protest with the officiating Stats Officer not later than one (1) hour after the results are posted. If the protest is not filed within the time limit, the posted scores will stand and the protest shall be dismissed.
Moving targets may be scoring and/or penalty targets and shall be scored in accordance with the following:
All moving targets after completing the designed movements shall present at least a portion of the highest scoring area ("A" zone) when at rest.
All moving targets, which remain visible after completing the designed movements, shall present at least a portion of the highest scoring area ("A" zone) when at rest.
Moving targets shall always incur failure to engage penalties and miss penalties in the event that a competitor fails to activate the mechanism that controls the target movement.
"Retreating Targets" · Targets that turn, move, rise or fall by mechanical means to limit the time exposed shall by their disappearance be deemed to have retreated, offering no further challenge to the competitor, and shall not incur penalties for missed shots. Moving targets after completing the designed movements that leaves a portion of the target visible when at rest, will incur penalties for missed shots. A bullet hole exceeding twice the diameter of the caliber fired by the competitor on targets that turn or disappear shall be regarded as a miss. A bullet hole exceeding the diameter of the caliber used on appearing targets that do not disappear will score the highest zone hit.
Only the timing device operated by the Range Officer shall be used to record the elapsed time of the competitors. If a timing device proves to be faulty, a competitor whose attempt cannot be credited with an accurate time will be required to re-shoot the stage.
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