As 2024 comes to an end, I thought I would take the information I learned in 2024 and pass on to 2025. Some of this is Chronograph related, the rest is general information a prepared competitor might want to think about for next year.
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Certified Ammunition
With the 2024 shooting season coming to a close, and the 2025 season not warming up yet (see, because it’s winter, and cold, “not warming up yet”), I thought it might be helpful in planning to publish some information on USPSA’s Certified Ammunition Program.
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One of the rarer calls that is made at major matches is that of Interference, or Assistance, or more commonly called as “Coaching”, as defined in 8.6. For Level 1 matches, we have 8.6.2.1 which allows for coaching for competitors with Range Officer approval. But what constitutes each of these? Which ones can be penalized? Who gets the penalty, if any? Let’s dive in.
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No matter how much preparation with no-shoot/hard cover placement and sacrificial wall edges the stage builders make, it is inevitable that someone will hit the wall edges during the match. Walls are proof we can’t have anything nice on the gun range. But in addition to weakening the long term structural integrity of the walls, wall hits can provide some challenges for ROs in regard to scoring. Let’s discuss that more while looking at the results of this Question of the Month.
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