Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The sport soon expanded to Europe, Australia, South America, and Africa. IPSC was founded in May 1976 when practical shooting enthusiasts from around the world participated at a conference held in Columbia, Missouri, creating a constitution and establishing the rules governing the sport. [5] [6] Jeff Cooper served as the first IPSC President.
The IPSC Handgun World Shoot is the highest level handgun match within the International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) which consists of several days and at least 30 separate courses of fire. [2] The Handgun World Shoots are held triennially on a rotational cycle with the other two main IPSC disciplines Rifle and Shotgun.
The IPSC US Handgun Championship are yearly IPSC level 3 matches held by the United States Practical Shooting Association (USPSA) run under IPSC-rules (contrary to the USPSA Handgun Championship, which is run under USPSA-rules). Sometimes, all of the pistol IPSC nationals are held at the same time, other years, they have been broken up between ...
IPSC was formed in 1976 at a meeting in Columbia, Missouri, led by the late Jeff Cooper. [2] It was here that the sport of Practical Shooting was formally established after years of independent efforts around the country to build upon the handgun skills and training for self-defense.
It does not have ambidextrous controls, but does have a half-cock safety. The pistol is rollmarked "IPSC 10th Anniversary 1976-1986". [2] Smith & Wesson changed its numbering system with the introduction of its third generation iteration, where a four digit numeral replaced the earlier three digit numeral designators.
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 ...
In 2003 МР-446С "Viking" was included in the official list of weapons used in international competitions according to IPSC rules (upgraded shooting accuracy and patterning in comparison with a base variant; opportunity to adjust trigger travel after a shot; Adjustable sights; 120 mm barrel length version is available)
In 1984, I started shooting IPSC on Friday nights at an indoor range in Richmond, Va., with some co-workers." [2] Another published interview mentioned that between 1988 and 2001 he shot about 1.7 million rounds during practice. "I had a gun in my hand for two hours every day for 10 years to develop my skill level.