After a considerable amount of deliberation, the ENPS Committee has decided that 2012 Multigun matches will be scored with the
Time-Plus scoring system, instead of the
USPSA scoring rules.
This took quite a lot of discussion, because we realize that we had told everyone that we were going back to USPSA scoring for this year. However, with Time-plus scoring being incredibly popular, pretty much every single major multigun match in the nation is using some version of a Time-plus system.
A good indicator of this was that even
USPSA isn't using the USPSA system any more, as the 2012 USPSA Multigun Nationals will be scored using the Time-plus system.
So, nothing else in the Multigun Rules for ENPS matches has changed. Matter of fact, the rules under which we will compete are
exactly the same as they were last year. If you are interested in reading the entire rule set, you can find them here:
http://precisionresponse.4t.com/Downloads/MultiGunRules2012.pdfThe scoring rules are pretty straightforward. Each target (once shot) will fall into one of four categories: Neutralized, One C/D hit, No Hits, or Not Engaged.
To Neutralize a target, you need either one A-hit, one B-hit, or ANY two hits on the target. No time penalty.
One C/D Hit is exactly what it says---you have only one hit on the target, and it isn't an A or a B. This is a five second penalty.
No Hits means exactly that---there are no hits on the target, but you did engage it. 10 second penalty.
Not Engaged means that you didn't attempt to shoot at the target. This gets you a 15 second penalty (10 for the misses, and 5 for a procedural for failure to engage.)
No-shoot hits are 10 seconds, Procedural penalties (of all types) are 5 seconds. You MUST attempt all targets (knock-down, moving, frangible) or receive a procedural penalty. Steel targets must fall to score, and frangible targets must demonstrate evidence of a hit for score. (Misses on steel or frangible mean a 10 second penalty.)
Here's an example of how some targets might be scored:
Here is an example of how a stage might be scored, showing how we would fill out the scoresheet. Let's assume this stage had 9 targets, one of which was partially covered by a no-shoot. The shooters goes through the stage and engages targets 1-7, forgets target 8, then engages target 9. (And also plugs the no-shoot.) Here is how it would be scored:
1: Neutralized: A-hit, no penalty
2: Neutralized: A-hit, no penalty (alternatively, 2 hits on it so no penalty)
3: Neutralized: A-hit, no penalty (alternatively, 2 hits on it so no penalty)
4: Neutralized: 2 hits, no penalty
5: Neutralized: B-hit, no penalty (alternatively, 2 hits on it so no penalty)
6: Only 1 C/D Hit
7: Only 1 C/D Hit
8: Not Engaged: The shooter did not engage the target. (Note: this is a separate category from merely having no hits on the target.)
9: Neutralized and one no-shoot: B-hit, no penalty; one hit on No-shoot
As each one was scored, the scorekeeper would put a mark down in the correct category. Each shoot target only goes in ONE of the first four categories. At the end of scoring, you would total up the marks. (And the total of the first four categories should equal the number of targets on the stage.)
So, for this case: 6 Neutralized, 2 with One C/D Hit, O No Hits, 1 Not Engaged, 1 No-shoot, 0 Procedurals.
Remember, each shoot target only gets counted once. "Not Engaged" and "No Hits" are two different things. "Not Engaged" obviously means no hits, but it ALSO means the shooter didn't attempt the shot, which is a larger penalty. If the shooter attempted the target but just didn't hit it, the "No Hits" category would be used instead. (The "Not Engaged" category includes the misses AND the procedural penalty already.)
Take the total tally and multiply by the penalty, total up the penalty, and add it to the stage time.
When scoring, make sure you: 1) have your name on the scoresheet, 2) write down what division you are competing in, and 3) have the stage number written down for each stage.
Scoring goes nice and quickly this way! (Particularly on steel targets.)
So---that is how it will go this year. The rest of the rules haven't changed. Divisions are still Open, Tac Optics, Tac Irons, Heavy Metal Optics, and Heavy Metal Irons.
See you on the range!
Note: While the rules linked above are hosted on the Precision Response Training website, PRT doesn't actually have anything to do with the ENPS matches held at ENGC. (Other than I shoot the matches.) I just needed someplace on the web to store the files, and Terry hasn't had a chance to put them on the official ENPS page yet. No, I don't get any money from people shooting matches at ENGC. I'm just promoting it because it is a ton of fun.
