If it was me, if the guy had an ND and coped to it, and it was not an equipment malfunction, DQ for the match, if it can be proven to be equipment you get a chance to fix it, 0 for the stage, happens again your match is done. However, because not only did he have an ND and not cope to it, but he took a point knowingly cheating, I'd ban him for at least a year, and if I could prove anyone on his squad saw it and didn't say anything, they'd get the hammer too.
Beyond that, it's time for min. trigger weights, these 2-8oz triggers on PRS guns/courses is ridiculous. 2lbs at a minimum, drop test and trigger weight test them before the match starts. if people can't SAFELY complete a stage in the time limit, the time limit should be increased. I get wanting people to expediently shoot their target, this isn't golf, but it's gotten to the point where newer shooters are too rushed to complete a stage safety. If you need another way to seperate the pack by performance simply but an A and B zone with different point values on the targets. Add in more challenge targets where you can gain significant points or LOSE them if you miss. That will fix the issue of 1 point dropping anyone 3-4 places. After all it's PRECISION Rifle Shooting, not SPEED Rifle Shooting, accuracy over speed.
Having shot many types of shooting competition over the decades, some at a national level, trap, skeet, field archery, USPSA etc. over the years you get 2 options. Either you have enough range officers to monitor scoring AND safety (and they cannot be squad members/competitors or buddies lie for each other, seen it for years), and the hammer comes down at every infraction, or you get cheating/safety problems like PRS has now. It's rampant in 3D archery and has been for years, because there is no oversight.
The ONLY way to help ensure this doesn't happen, is to have safety officers at each stage that can monitor the shooter while shooting and bring the hammer down on infractions, and they can't be their buddies on the same or next squad. You will still have accidents, but people will be much more careful and safe.
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Me and my son both shoot 8 oz timney 2 stage triggers and they will pass any test you want to put them through. The problem is with people that close there bolt before on target and put their finger on the trigger before there ready to shoot. We have never had NDs. It comes down to fundamentals if a 14 year old that’s been shooting PRS less than year (he’s shot close to 20 matches) can do it then we shouldn’t be getting penalized for it by setting trigger lb limits. I agree with kicking out the idiots that are sending rounds off range but just because you were in the same squad and may or may not have seen it that’s ridiculous. I help out about 50% of the time the rest of the time I’m getting ready loading mags checking dope and looking over my rifle