USPSA Handgun Competition Rules January 2008

9.2.3.2 Virginia Count must use paper targets exclusively, and must
only be used for Standard Exercises, Classifiers or Short
Courses.
9.2.4 “Fixed Time” – Limited time, limited number of shots to be fired, stipulated
number of hits per target to count for score.
9.2.4.1 A competitor’s score is calculated by adding the highest value
stipulated number of required hits, minus penalties. The overall
stage results are not factored, and competitors are ranked by the
actual net points achieved by them.
9.2.4.2 Fixed Time must use paper targets exclusively and they should,
where possible, be disappearing targets.
9.2.4.3 Fixed Time must only be used for Standard Exercises,
Classifiers or Short Courses.
9.2.4.4 Fixed Time courses of fire do not incur failure to shoot at or miss
penalties.
9.2.5 Stage results must rank competitors within the relevant Division in
descending order of individual stage points achieved, calculated to 4
decimal places.
9.2.6 Match results must rank competitors within the relevant Division in
descending order of the combined total of individual stage points
achieved, calculated to 4 decimal places.
9.3 Scoring Ties
9.3.1 If, in the opinion of the Match Director, a tie in match results must be
broken, the affected competitors must shoot one or more courses of
fire, nominated or created by the Match Director, until the tie is broken.
The result of a tiebreaker will only be used to determine the final placing
of the affected competitors, and their original match points will
remain unchanged. Ties must never be broken by chance.
9.4 Scoring and Penalty Values
9.4.1 Scoring hits on authorized targets will be scored in accordance with the
values assigned such targets. (See Appendix B).
9.4.2 Each hit visible on the scoring area of a paper no-shoot will be penalized
the equivalent of twice the point value of a maximum scoring hit.
9.4.3 Each full or partial diameter hit visible on the frontal surface of a metal
no-shoot will be penalized the equivalent of twice the point value of a
maximum scoring hit, regardless of whether or not it is designed to fall
(see Rules 4.3.1.7 and 4.3.1.8).
9.4.4 Each miss will be penalized twice the value of the maximum scoring
hit available on that target, except in the case of Fixed Time or disappearing
targets (see Rules 9.2.4.4 and 9.9.2).
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