what constitutes a miss?

[MetropolisLake]

In 3-gun, if you miss a target but shoot again and hit, is that recorded as a miss?

If you shoot at a target four times and decide you just can't hit it and move on, is that recorded as one miss or four?

Edited October 3, 2013 by MetropolisLakeOutfitters

[jacketjoed]

For the most part there aren't misses in most 3-gun, you can shoot as many shots as is takes to get your hits. The only shot that count are the hits. For paper it takes 2 hits anywhere or one a/circle hit depending on what type of targets your club is using. Steel that doesnt fall usually takes 2 hits to neutralize, misses don't matter. If you don't get the required hits it counts as a failure to neutralize. hope this helps.

[Flexmoney]

You usually score the hits on target, or lack there of. Not how many shots it took to get there.

So, if a target doesn't have the required hit or hits...that is the miss.

[usmc90]

Just a failure to neutralize because you did engage the target. . If your single second hit on the target hits an alpha then its neutralized. .

[MarkCO]

In 3-gun, if you miss a target but shoot again and hit, is that recorded as a miss?

If you shoot at a target four times and decide you just can't hit it and move on, is that recorded as one miss or four?

First question. No. In IMGA, 3GN, USPSA scoring systems, if you have hit a steel target that flashes/falls/indicates or a paper target with one A or two anywhere, you will have no penalty. If the target does not flash/fall/indicate or paper that does not have required hits, you will get from 5 to 30 (about) seconds of penalty based on the assigned target value.

Second Question. If you never hit it, the target will be scored as unhit with the penalty value of 5 to 30 seconds based on the assigned value.

Say a flying clay might be 5 seconds for a miss, an unhit paper is usually 10 seconds, unhit steel may be from 10 to 30 seconds.

So in 3Gun, there really are no "Miss" penalties at all. Just unhit or FTN targets that add time.

The wild card scoring system is Horner's which does have accuracy based penalties on paper.

[D.Hayden]

Just a failure to neutralize because you did engage the target. . If your single second hit on the target hits an alpha then its neutralized. .

No, that would be a miss, an FTN would be if you only had one C or D hit on a paper.. no hits on steel or paper, no matter how many times you shot at them.. is a miss

Normally: (they're are exceptions to these)

FTE - failure to engage - 15 seconds down

MISS - no hits on paper - 10 seconds down

FTN - Failure to Neutralize - only one C/D hit on paper - 5 Seconds down