Howdy folks, two friends are discussing the scoring of the A36. One says that the center dot must be gone to score a ten. The other says that a .22 scoring plug is used and the outside edge must not break into the black of the 7 ring. Who is correct?
TIA
edit to change from 8 to 7 ring!
scoring the A-36 target, what determines a 10?
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Hap Rocketto
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Coolcruiser,
NRA Smallbore Rule 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.
(a) Inward scoring is done as follows: The higher value will be allowed in cases where the flange on the gauge touches the scoring ring. Inward gauges must be within the following limits: .2225-.2240.
(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 shots. Outward gauges must be within the following limits: 3625-.3610.
Center Shot-Indoor NRA 3-Position (A-36 target)- Any shot hole touching the ten dot but not touching the outside edge of the eight ring with the aid of a .22 caliber plug-type scoring gauge (conventional).
Therefore: The plug must only touch, be tangent to the dot, for it to be a ten. The attached file shows tens on left and centershots on the right. If you can dig up a rule book, and you should have one as it is the seminal document in the sport, the illustration is much clearer.
Regards,
Hap
NRA Smallbore Rule 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.
(a) Inward scoring is done as follows: The higher value will be allowed in cases where the flange on the gauge touches the scoring ring. Inward gauges must be within the following limits: .2225-.2240.
(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 shots. Outward gauges must be within the following limits: 3625-.3610.
Center Shot-Indoor NRA 3-Position (A-36 target)- Any shot hole touching the ten dot but not touching the outside edge of the eight ring with the aid of a .22 caliber plug-type scoring gauge (conventional).
Therefore: The plug must only touch, be tangent to the dot, for it to be a ten. The attached file shows tens on left and centershots on the right. If you can dig up a rule book, and you should have one as it is the seminal document in the sport, the illustration is much clearer.
Regards,
Hap
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xcrunner8k
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i'll try to be very visual with this one...
fire a shot into the white and bring the target back.
you'll see that there is a hole with a gray edge around it. since the bullet is rounded, it rips what it can and the rest is just spread open and rubbed with lead. if you fire a pellet from an air rifle this will not happen, because hopefully you would be shooting flat-nosed pellets. anyway, if the 10 dot is hit by that outside edge, you will still be able to see it, right? it is still within the diameter of the round, so it will be scored as a ten. prove this by sticking a round in the hole and you'll be the bullets edge will be exactly the size of the hole plus the gray edge.
in terms of the plugs, when you look at the outer flange of an outward gauge and you can at least see the white of the seven-ring, it is clearly a ten. now what i'm led to believe is that you don't have to see white in order for it to be a ten, it just has to be concentric. this is difficult to judge and usually requires two sets of eyes to confirm.
p.s. thanks hap for clearing up the center-shots; i didn't know that.
dan m.
fire a shot into the white and bring the target back.
you'll see that there is a hole with a gray edge around it. since the bullet is rounded, it rips what it can and the rest is just spread open and rubbed with lead. if you fire a pellet from an air rifle this will not happen, because hopefully you would be shooting flat-nosed pellets. anyway, if the 10 dot is hit by that outside edge, you will still be able to see it, right? it is still within the diameter of the round, so it will be scored as a ten. prove this by sticking a round in the hole and you'll be the bullets edge will be exactly the size of the hole plus the gray edge.
in terms of the plugs, when you look at the outer flange of an outward gauge and you can at least see the white of the seven-ring, it is clearly a ten. now what i'm led to believe is that you don't have to see white in order for it to be a ten, it just has to be concentric. this is difficult to judge and usually requires two sets of eyes to confirm.
p.s. thanks hap for clearing up the center-shots; i didn't know that.
dan m.