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Rules Q&A

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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Competitor Equipment Failure

January 18, 2024 by Jodi Humann

Our rulebook talks about range equipment failure and what to do when that happens. The rulebook also covers when the firearm breaks or the ammunition has issues (squibs). But what happens when other competitor equipment fails?

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As long as the safety is on

June 30, 2022 by Jodi Humann

I think I said that phrase to almost every squad at 2-gun nationals in response to the question as to whether they could re-holster their loaded pistol during the stage. But this also applies to a couple situations in USPSA Competition matches as well. Let’s talk about those.

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Magnet mania

May 12, 2022 by Jodi Humann

Now that magnets are allowed in all divisions for magazine retention, there is still some confusion about magnet use and how many mags can be on one magnet. Let’s look at some common questions and the answers.

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Filed Under: Rules Q&A

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