50-Foot USAS 50 Smallbore Target Scoring

[Paul]

I'm not very familiar with these targets and I want to make sure I score them properly. I have an outward guage that I got from ESP for scoring 10 to 4 rings. The diameter of the flange is .3525''

When does a shot is considered a 9 ? When the flange touches the 7 ring or when the flange extends beyond 7 ring ?

Thanks in advance,

Paul

[bdutton]

I'm not very familiar with these targets and I want to make sure I score them properly. I have an outward guage that I got from ESP for scoring 10 to 4 rings. The diameter of the flange is .3525''

When does a shot is considered a 9 ? When the flange touches the 7 ring or when the flange extends beyond 7 ring ?

Thanks in advance,

Paul

http://compete.nra.org/documents/pdf/co ... r-book.pdf

Here is a good explanation:

14.3 How to Score - A shot hole, the leaded edge of which comes in contact with the outside of the bullseye
or scoring rings of a target, is given the higher value. If a competitor fails to hit any target (shot/s outside the
scoring ring) that shot will be scored as a miss (zero). A scoring gauge will be used to determine the value of
close shots. Scorers must indicate on the target which shots were plugged.

(b) Outward scoring is done as follows: For all 10 dot shots the outward gauge (scoring away from the
center) will be used to determine the value of close shot values 10 through 6. Outward gauges must be
within the following limits: .3555 - .3535 inches (9.03 - 8.98 mm).

There is a diagram of how an outward scoring gauge is used just above rule 14.3.

Same scoring procedure is done in USA Shooting matches except I think the tolerance of the scoring gauge is slightly different.

Also from usa shooting:

http://www.usashooting.org/library/Rule ... R_2014.pdf

6.3.5.8 Use of the Air Rifle OUTWARD scoring gauge

The “A” illustration depicts a doubtful shot hole. The outward
scoring gauge shows the outside edge of the flange lying within
the 7 ring; therefore the shot is scored a 9.

The “B” illustration depicts a doubtful shot hole. The outward
scoring gauge shows the outside edge of the flange lying over the
7 ring and into the 6 zone; therefore the shot is an 8.

[DLS]

Page 32 and then page 218 on the score books linked to above.

I think of it this way, when using a outward scoring gauge, if the flange "LEAKS OUT" into the lower scoring band then it's a lower value hit. If it doesn't leak it's a higher level.

By scoring band I mean the wide space between the scoring rings.

If I can't conclusively see the flange in the band the shooter gets the higher value.

I hope this helps.

[PCU]

Paul,
Might be helpful to read "A Primer on Scoring Gauges" found at --
http://www.odcmp.org/0108/?page=SCORINGGAUGES

Also "A Plea for Improved Scoring" at --
http://www.odcmp.com/Comm/OTM/07/Dec07.pdf