How to Calculate the Scoring in USPSA

The United States Practical Shooting Association (USPSA) supplies rules and regulations for competitive shooting. Sanctioned USPSA events must adhere to strict guidelines, and failure to follow those guidelines will result in officials from USPSA withdrawing sanctioning. One of the many regulations that must be followed concerns scoring. Certain PDAs and handheld computers are eligible for use in scoring, but to calculate the score manually, you must follow the scoring methods closely.

Things You'll Need

  • USPSA Rule Book
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Instructions

    • 1

      Calculate the competitors score using the Comstock method. Comstock allows for unlimited times, stops and shots and a set number of hits per target. According to the USPSA Rule Book, divide the highest value stipulated number of hits minus errors by the total time (recorded to two decimal places) to complete a course of fire to arrive at the score.

    • 2

      Use the Virginia Count scoring method which allows for unlimited time but a limited number of shots and a specific number of hits required. The calculation is the same as the Comstock method.

    • 3

      Use the Fixed Time method that limits the amount of firing time and number of shots allowed while having a requirement on hits per target. This method scores by taking the highest value stipulated number of hits minus the penalties. The method also requires paper targets to be used and can only be used for standard exercises, classifiers and short courses. There are no penalties for failure to shoot or miss in this scoring method.