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The IPSC box has internal dimensions of 225 x 150 x 45 mm [9] in length × height × depth with a tolerance of +1 mm, −0 mm (approximately 8.86 × 5.91 × 1.77 inches). The handgun must fit with the slide parallel to the longest side of the box and hammer cocked if applicable.
Currently the only paper targets used for handgun is the IPSC Target (formerly Classic Target) and the 2/3 scaled down IPSC Mini Target (formerly IPSC Mini Classic Target). The center of these paper targets is called the A-zone. Additionally, for rifle and shotgun "A3" and "A4" paper targets and the "Universal Target" is used.
Steel targets used in cowboy action shooting A smaller steel target used for airguns. Steel targets are shooting targets made out of hardened (martensitic) steel, and are used in firearm and airgun sports such as silhouette shooting, cowboy action shooting, practical/dynamic shooting, long range shooting and field target, as well as recreational plinking.
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.
In USPSA the handgun must fit inside an own "Production box" with dimensions 8 15/16 x 6 x 1 5/8" (tolerance +1/16", -0"), (approximately 227.01 x 152.40 x 41.28 mm) with any of its empty magazines inserted (formerly the IPSC box was used for USPSA Production, measuring 225 x 150 x 45 mm).
The forerunner of DSSN was the Stridsskytterligaen organized between 1974 and 1979. The International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) was founded in May 1976 at the Columbia Conference in Missouri, USA, and the Norwegian Association for Practical Shooting (Norges Forbund for Praktisk Skyting, NFPS) was formally established in 1979 as IPSC Norway.
The 1967 World Shotgun and Running Target Championships were separate ISSF World Shooting Championships for the trap, skeet and 50 metre running target events held in Bologna, Italy. Medal count [ edit ]
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