Chapter 10 · Penalties · p.65
10.4Match Disqualification – Accidental Discharge
A competitor who causes an accidental must be stopped by a Range Officer as soon as possible. An accidental discharge is defined as follows:
A shot, which travels over a backstop, a berm or in any other direction, specified in the Written Stage Briefing by the match organizers as being unsafe. Note that a competitor who legitimately fires a shot at a target, which then travels in an unsafe direction, will not be disqualified (the provisions of Section 2.3 may apply).
A shot which strikes the ground within 10 feet of the competitor, except when shooting at a cardboard target closer than 10 feet to the competitor.
10.4.2.1 Exception — A bullet which strikes the ground within 10 feet of the competitor due to a “squib” .
10.4.2.2 In the case of a shot striking a prop where the bullet is deflected or does not continue to strike the ground, if the determines that the bullet would have struck the ground within 10 feet of the competitor had it not been deflected or stopped by the prop, the provisions of 10.4.2 shall apply.
A shot which occurs during in the case of a malfunction or when adjusting a part on the firearm (e.g., stock, sight).
10.4.4.1 Exception – a , which occurs while clearing a malfunction, is not considered a shot or subject to a match disqualification, however, Rule 5.1.6 may apply.
A shot which occurs while transferring a firearm between hands.
A shot which occurs during movement, except while actually shooting at targets.
A shot which occurs while retrieving a staged firearm, when the competitor is not engaging targets, and the shot does not strike a target.