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I think Im correct but I wanted to make sure before I talk myself into/outta something.

When you look on your USPSA results page and it lists a percentage beside the classifiers, that is the D/C/B/A/M/GM percentages right? Like if you Can You Count and had a 61% out from it that would mean you shot that classifier like a B shooter would.

So I can look at my classifier percentages and know when I'm close to a bump correct?

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yes your classifier % are true %. Match % is convoluted. You will hear guys say things like "you just shot an M classifier score". Or words to that effect

And if you take the top six percentages it should come out to what your actual classification is. So yes you can do some quick match and pretty much figure what % you need to shoot on a classifier to get a bump.

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1st classifier I shot since last year was a 59%.....that scared me! Then I got a 54% and a I think a 50% today if did the practiscore right.......there's an old 28% that's going to hurt me :( but there is a classifier match in a month or 2 so I should get enough in there to get me back to a really high C........it's more an ego booster for right now.

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I am not a USPSA member but I shoot Open in 3-Gun and I am curious how these classifier's work. Is there a standard course of fire for a classifier? Or is it just the Match Directors imagination and you calculate off of what was shot that day? A quick youtube search and reading a few forms has been no help. Sorry for the thread drift



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I am not a USPSA member but I shoot Open in 3-Gun and I am curious how these classifier's work. Is there a standard course of fire for a classifier? Or is it just the Match Directors imagination and you calculate off of what was shot that day? A quick youtube search and reading a few forms has been no help. Sorry for the thread drift

Classifer stages are standard stages published by USPSA. Usually these are stages that have been shot at national level matches which are used to calculate the high hit factor score. At the club level we setup the stage and shoot and then monthly USPSA runs a classification update routine that calculates your percentage compared to the high percentage on file.

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I am not a USPSA member but I shoot Open in 3-Gun and I am curious how these classifier's work. Is there a standard course of fire for a classifier? Or is it just the Match Directors imagination and you calculate off of what was shot that day? A quick youtube search and reading a few forms has been no help. Sorry for the thread drift

There is a book of different classifiers. It's alot like the 3 Gun classification system, Just all pistol. Like the 6 clays/6 Poppers shotgun classifier there is a 5 popper 2 paper classifier shoots just about the same way without the running.

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As you know, classifiers are about SPEED and accuracy. If you dry fire leading up to the match you will really cut your draw/first shot times down dramatically.

I was 1 second per shot on the last one but I had a C sneak in there :(

There was a gentleman shooting open so I think we all rushed a little bit.

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