9.10Official Time

Only the timing device operated by a Range Officer must be used to record the official elapsed time of a competitor’s attempt at a course of fire. If a timing device is faulty a competitor whose attempt cannot be credited with an accurate time will be required to reshoot the stage.

If in the opinion of an Arbitration Committee, the time credited to a competitor for a course of fire is deemed to be unrealistic the competitor will be required to reshoot the course of fire. (See Rule 9.7.4.)

A competitor who reacts to a start signal but, for any reason, does not fire a shot or continue the attempt at the course of fire and fails to have an official time recorded on the timing device operated by the Range Officer will be given a zero score for that course of fire. This constitutes a Did Not Fire, or DNF for the stage.