IPSC (International Practical Shooters Confederation) Matches
Match Directors: Mike Murphy & Eric Bartelds
Match Officials: Kev Schield, Ron Christle, (Dan Bruzek)
Please read carefully. Some things have changed since the last season.
New Shooter's Orientation:
6:30PM, Thursday, September 8, 2011
Match Dates (starting at 7PM on Thursday nights):
September 22, 2011
October 6, 2011
October 20, 2011
November 3, 2011
November 17, 2011
December 1, 2011
December 15, 2011
January 5, 2012
January 19, 2012
February 2, 2012
February 16, 2012
March 1, 2012
March 15, 2012
April 5, 2012 (Trophy Night)
GENERAL INFORMATION
These matches are not USPSA or IDPA sanctioned, but they can be viewed as an "introduction" to the action shooting sports.
Shooters only compete against those in their Division (Open, Limited, Production and Single Stack).
A shooter's Division is determined only by the gun being used. (USPSA uses additional criteria that we don't.)
All firearm pistol calibers that are permitted at Burnsville Pistol Range are allowed.
All holsters that meet USPSA or IDPA rules are valid. First-time shooters may start from low ready, for one match only, with one second added to their time.
Targets are USPSA Metric paper and/or steel pepper poppers.
USPSA safety procedures will be used.
Only handguns (and nothing belt-fed) will be permitted!
SCORING
Steel targets may be scored on hits, or must be knocked down, whichever is described in the stage s course description. Paper targets are scored by the zone hit, and caliber (Power Factor) of the round.
The shooters stage scores are a percent of the highest Hit Factor (points/time) in their Division earned on that stage.
The Power Factor (PF) is based on the caliber of the gun. The three are:
Major - .40S&W, 10mm or greater.
Minor - Less than Major, but at least .38 cal., 9mm (9x19mm)
Mouse (or Other) - Smaller than Minor (.380, 9x18mm, .22LR)
The point value of each hit in a target's scoring zone is based on the Power Factor, as follows:
Values in Target Scoring Zones
Power Factor A Zone B Zone C Zone D Zone
Major 5 4 4 2
Minor 5 3 3 1
Mouse 2 1 1 0
PENALTIES
There are several penalties that may be "awarded" to a shooter, and will reduce the shooter's score. Some of these are:
DQ (Disqualified) - Usually for a safety violation, but can be awarded for unsportsman-like conduct. The shooter will not earn any match count or points for this match.
DNF (Did Not Fire/Finish) - Shooter didn't complete the Course-of-fire per the stage description. The shooter will get 0 points for that stage.
Procedural - Usually earned for violating the stage description, but can sometimes be used when the shooter tries to "bend" the rules to his or her advantage. (IDPA calls this a "Failure to Do Right." Therefore, to "Do Wrong" is a penalty.) Subtract 2 "A" zone values from that stage's score for each penalty.
No-shoot Hits - Subtract 2 A's for each no-shoot hit. (No-shoots are white, or white with a large "X" on them.)
Extra Shots - Shooter fired an extra shot beyond what was allowed for that stage. Subtract 2A for each extra shot.
Extra Hits - Shooter had too many hits on one or more targets in that stage. Subtract 2A for each extra hit.
Miss - The target does not have the required number of hits. Subtract 2A for each miss.
DIVISIONS
The scoring Divisions are determined by the configuration of the gun:
Open - Any action; no magazine round limit; optical sights OK; compensators or ported barrels allowed; PF by USPSA rules.
Limited - Any action; no magazine round limit; optical sights OK if slide-mounted; no compensators/ported barrels; PF by caliber.
Production - No SAO (Single Action Only); 10 round magazine limit; no optical sights; no compensators/ported barrels; PF by caliber. (PF in USPSA/Production is always Minor - not here.)
Single Stack - SAO only; 8 round mag limit for Major PF, 10 round mag limit for Minor/Other PF; no optical sights; no compensators/ported barrels; PF by caliber.
Note: Revolvers that are Single-Action only will be entered in the SingleStack division. All other revolvers will be entered in the Production division.
SEASON RESULTS
For shooters to be eligible for a trophy, they must have entered at least 7 matches for the season (remember, DQ'd matches don't count). The shooters best 14 stage scores will be used to determine their season s score. The number of trophies awarded will depend on the number of shooters eligible for trophies in each division.