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Rules Q&A

Fixed Time WSBs

May 29, 2025 by Jay Worden

The second Fixed Time question I got from a former student is a bit more complex. The questioner stated that on a Fixed Time stage at a larger match, the Written Stage Briefing did not list all the potential penalties under Fixed Time. They thought this was not correct and it should be spelled out in the WSB.

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Fixed Time vs. Virginia Count

May 22, 2025 by Jay Worden

Recently I received an email from a former student as to whether Extra Shots and Extra Hits applied to Fixed Time stages. Actually, his question dealt more with extra shots fired under the time limit. I think he understood any extra hits would be penalized if they were on the scoring area of the target.

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Make Ready vs Start Position

May 15, 2025 by Jodi Humann

In the 2025 Competition Rules update, there was a small change to the wording of a couple rules. This change was done to reflect what actually happens at matches and what NROI has been teaching in the RO class for years. Let’s discuss why the change was made.

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The appeal process has not changed

February 27, 2025 by Jodi Humann

With all the talk of now allowing digital evidence, we have received a lot of questions about the timing of appeals. We briefly cover appeals in the RO and CRO seminars, but don’t focus a ton on Chapter 11. Frankly, most folks ignore it until they want to file an arbitration or the Range Master starts reviewing it when someone requests an arbitration form to make sure all the steps are followed. Let’s talk more about the complete appeal process from the initial disagreement to arbitration.

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Digital Evidence

February 20, 2025 by Troy McManus

New rules recently approved by the USPSA Board of Directors allow for the use of digital evidence, i.e, video, photo, audio, even information from apps such as the PractiScore competitor app, to appeal a call. Competitors can appeal procedural penalties and disqualifications using digital evidence.

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Filed Under: Rules Insights, Rules Q&A Tagged With: Rules

USPSA Certified Ammunition

January 30, 2025 by Troy McManus

Just a reminder about the USPSA Certified Ammunition Program, and what should be happening at matches where people are using certified ammo. Level II and III are where you’ll see it, but it can be used at Level I if there is a chrono station.

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Filed Under: Match Directors, Rules Q&A

Steel Challenge Q&A

August 15, 2024 by Jodi Humann

Over the last couple months, we have received the same questions from multiple members about a few SCSA topics. We have learned that if multiple people from different clubs are asking the same thing, it probably needs to be discussed with the larger audience as well.

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Using the correct rule matters

March 21, 2024 by Jodi Humann

We often get questions related to certification and renewal exams or even about calls made at matches and why a certain rule applies versus another. Or why one can’t cite a general section of the rulebook and use that to support the penalty or scoring call being made. The short answer is that you need to use the best rule to address the situation. The long answer is all the reasons below.

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