IPSC

IPSC is an international match with IPSC Australia being the body recognised by the Australian Government for the management and regulation of the sport of Practical Shooting in Australia. Target types are both paper and steel, stationary and moving, scoring targets and penalty targets. Similar to ICORE, there is no set way these targets are arranged in a single match. All participants (male, female, junior) compete together over exactly the same stages, with the same rules and the same scoring procedures. Only one competitor at a time shoots a stage. At all times this competitor is under the direct observation and control of a trained Range Officer whose primary task is to enforce the match safety rules. Scoring is different to other matches—the final score is calculated by adding up the values of the scoring zones hit by the competitor and the time taken is also part of the final score. The sum of the scoring zones is worked out, and this then divided by the total time the competitor took to engage the targets. Thus the quicker the competitor completes the stage, the better the final score will be. In Australia, Practical competitions are most often for centre-fire pistols and revolvers of calibres from 9mm to .38. Stages are normally started with pistols holstered on the belt, and most often will require the competitor to perform reloads of the pistol during the stage. More details are available on their website at www.ipsc.org.au