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IPSC's activities include international regulation of the sport by approving firearms and equipment for various divisions, administering competition rules, and educating range officials (referees) through the International Range Officers Association who are responsible for conducting matches safely, fairly, and according to the rules.
Practical shooting, also known as dynamic shooting or action shooting, is a set of shooting sports in which the competitors try to unite the three principles of precision, power, and speed, by using a firearm of a certain minimum power factor to score as many points as possible during the shortest time (or sometimes within a set maximum time).
Like IPSC Shotgun, the minimum caliber for shotguns are 20 gauge in the Open, Limited and Tactical divisions, only the Heavy Metal division is unique in that it requires a 12 gauge pump-action shotgun. Open. The Open division allows optical sights, muzzle brakes, and detachable magazines or the use of speed loaders for internal magazines.
IPSC is sometimes considered the "Formula One" of shooting sports, and is shot with handguns, rifles and shotguns. While the United States Practical Shooting Association (USPSA) is the U.S. regional affiliate of IPSC, many of USPSA's rules differ slightly from those used internationally. IPSC was developed by former police and civilian marksmen ...
The International Range Officers Association (IROA) is a part of International Practical Shooting Confederation with the responsibility to train and certify their own dedicated range officials , [1] who are responsible for conducting matches safely, fair and according to the rules. In addition, each IPSC region have their own National Range ...
A competitor reloads a shotgun during the 2018 USPSA Multigun Championship in Boulder City, Nevada.. Multigun, Multi Gun or Multi-Gun, often also called 2-Gun or 3-Gun depending on the types of firearms used, are practical shooting events where each of the stages require the competitor to use a combination of handguns, rifles, and/or shotguns [1] Multigun has a lot in common with ordinary IPSC ...
IPSC provides the two power factors minor and major, which have different scoring points on paper targets. The IPSC target has the three scoring zones; A, C, and D, with the points 5-3-1 for minor and 5-4-2 for major. Good hits are scored equally regardless of power factor, while lesser hits are penalized less with major power factor.
The IPSC Shotgun World Shoot is the highest level shotgun match within the International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) and consists of several days and at least 30 separate courses of fire. [1] The Shotgun World Shoots are held triennially on a rotational cycle with the other two main IPSC disciplines Handgun and Rifle.