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1 INTERNATIONAL PRACTICAL SHOOTING CONFEDERATION HANDGUN COMPETITION RULES JANUARY 2017 EDITION INTERNATIONAL PRACTICAL SHOOTING Confederation PO Box 15661 1001 NA Amsterdam The Netherlands Tel: +31 20 2440600 Fax: +31 20 2440601 Email: Web: Copyright 2016 INTERNATIONAL PRACTICAL SHOOTING Confederation The acronyms "IPSC", "DVC" and "IROA", the IPSC shield logo, the name " INTERNATIONAL Range Officers Association", the IROA logo, IPSC Targets and the motto "Diligentia, Vis, Celeritas" are all registered SHOOTING related trademarks of the INTERNATIONAL PRACTICAL SHOOTING Confederation. Individuals, organizations and other entities not affiliated to IPSC (or a member Region thereof), are prohibited from using any of these items without the prior, written approval of the IPSC President (or the Regional Director thereof, as the case may be).

2 IPSC Handgun Rules, January 2017 Edition i TABLE OF CONTENTS Page No. CHAPTER 1: Course Design .. 1 General Principles .. 1 Safety .. 1 Quality .. 1 Balance .. 1 Diversity .. 1 Freestyle .. 1 Difficulty .. 1 Challenge .. 1 Types of Courses .. 1 General Courses of Fire .. 1 Special Courses of Fire .. 2 IPSC Sanctioning .. 2 CHAPTER 2: Range and Course Construction .. 3 General Regulations .. 3 Physical Construction .. 3 Safe Angles of Fire .. 3 Minimum Distances .. 3 Target Locations .. 3 Range Surface .. 3 Obstacles .. 3 Common Firing Lines .. 3 Target Placement .. 3 4 Course Construction Criteria.

3 4 Fault Lines .. 4 Obstacles .. 4 Barriers .. 4 Tunnels .. 5 Cooper Tunnels .. 5 Stage Props .. 5 Windows and Ports .. 5 Modifications to Course Construction .. 5 Safety Areas .. 6 Test Firing/Sighting-In Bay .. 6 Vendor Areas .. 6 Hygiene Areas .. 6 CHAPTER 3: Course Information .. 7 General Regulations .. 7 Published Courses of Fire .. 7 Non-Published Courses of Fire .. 7 Written Stage Briefings .. 7 Local, Regional and National Rules .. 7 CHAPTER 4: Range Equipment .. 8 Targets General 8 IPSC Approved Handgun Targets Paper .. 8 IPSC Approved Handgun Targets Metal .. 9 Frangible and Synthetic Targets.

4 10 Rearrangement of Range Equipment or Surface .. 10 Range Equipment Failure and Other Issues .. 10 IPSC Handgun Rules, January 2017 Edition ii CHAPTER 5: Competitor Equipment .. 11 Firearms .. 11 Holster and Other Competitor Equipment .. 11 Appropriate Dress .. 13 Eye and Ear Protection .. 13 Ammunition and Related Equipment .. 13 Chronograph and Power Factors .. 14 Malfunctions Competitor's Equipment .. 15 Official Match Ammunition .. 16 CHAPTER 6: Match Structure .. 17 General Principles .. 17 Course Of Fire .. 17 Stage .. 17 Match .. 17 17 Grand Tournament .. 17 League .. 17 Match Sovereignty.

5 17 Match Divisions .. 17 Match Categories .. 18 Regional Teams .. 18 Competitor Status and Credentials .. 19 Competitor Scheduling and Squadding .. 19 INTERNATIONAL Classification System ("ICS") .. 20 CHAPTER 7: Match Management .. 21 Match Officials .. 21 Range Officer ("RO") .. 21 Chief Range Officer ("CRO") .. 21 Stats Officer ("SO") .. 21 Quartermaster ("QM") .. 21 Range Master ("RM") .. 21 Match Director ("MD") .. 21 Discipline of Match Officials .. 21 Appointment of Officials .. 21 CHAPTER 8: The Course of Fire .. 23 Handgun Ready Conditions .. 23 Competitor Ready Condition .. 24 Range Communication.

6 24 "Load And Make Ready".. 24 "Are You Ready?" .. 24 "Standby" .. 24 "Start Signal" .. 24 "Stop" .. 24 "If You Are Finished, Unload And Show Clear" .. 25 "If Clear, Hammer Down, Holster" .. 25 "Range Is Clear" .. 25 Visual and/or Physical Signals .. 25 Chronograph Station and Equipment Compliance Check .. 25 Loading, Reloading or Unloading During a Course of Fire .. 25 Movement .. 25 Assistance or Interference .. 26 Sight Pictures, Dry Firing and Course Inspection .. 26 CHAPTER 9: Scoring .. 27 General Regulations .. 27 Approaching Targets .. 27 Touching Targets .. 27 IPSC Handgun Rules, January 2017 Edition iii Prematurely Patched Targets.

7 27 Unrestored Targets .. 27 Impenetrable .. 27 Hard Cover .. 27 Target Sticks .. 28 Scoring Method .. 28 Scoring Ties .. 28 Target Scoring and Penalty Values .. 28 Target Scoring Policy .. 28 Score Verification and Challenge .. 29 Score Sheets .. 29 Scoring 30 Scoring of Disappearing Targets .. 31 Official Time .. 31 Scoring Programs .. 31 CHAPTER 10: Penalties & Disqualifications .. 32 Procedural Penalties General Regulations .. 32 Procedural Penalties Specific Examples .. 32 Disqualification General Regulations .. 33 Disqualification Accidental Discharge .. 33 Disqualification Unsafe Gun Handling.

8 34 Disqualification Unsportsmanlike Conduct .. 35 Disqualification Prohibited Substances .. 35 CHAPTER 11: Arbitration and Interpretation of Rules .. 36 General Principles .. 36 Administration .. 36 Access .. 36 Appeals .. 36 Appeal to Committee .. 36 Retain Evidence .. 36 Preparing the Appeal .. 36 Match Official's Duty .. 36 Match Director's Duty .. 36 Arbitration Committee's Duty .. 36 Composition of Committee .. 36 Level III or Higher Matches .. 36 Level I and II Matches .. 36 Time Limits and Sequences .. 37 Time Limit for Appeal to Arbitration .. 37 Decision Time Limit .. 37 37 Amount.

9 37 Disbursement .. 37 Rules of Procedure .. 37 Committee's Duty and Procedure .. 37 Submissions .. 37 Hearing .. 37 Witnesses .. 37 Questions .. 37 Opinions .. 37 Inspect Area .. 37 Undue Influence .. 37 Deliberation .. 37 Verdict and Subsequent Action .. 37 Committee Decision .. 37 Implement Decision .. 37 Decision is Final .. 38 Minutes .. 38 Third Party Appeals .. 38 Interpretation of Rules .. 38 IPSC Handgun Rules, January 2017 Edition iv CHAPTER 12: Miscellaneous Matters .. 39 Appendices .. 39 Language .. 39 Disclaimers .. 39 Gender .. 39 Glossary.

10 39 Measurements .. 41 APPENDIX A1: IPSC Match Levels .. 42 APPENDIX A2: IPSC Recognition .. 43 APPENDIX A3: Shoot-Off Elimination Table .. 44 APPENDIX A4: Approved Stage Ratios .. 45 APPENDIX B1: Target Presentation .. 46 APPENDIX B2: IPSC Target .. 47 APPENDIX B3: IPSC Mini Target .. 48 APPENDIX C1: Calibration of IPSC Poppers .. 49 APPENDIX C2: IPSC Poppers .. 50 APPENDIX C3: IPSC Metal Plates .. 51 APPENDIX C4: Daily Chronograph Report Form .. 52 APPENDIX D1: Open Division .. 53 APPENDIX D2: Standard Division .. 54 APPENDIX D3: Classic Division .. 55 APPENDIX D4: Production Division .. 56 APPENDIX D5: Revolver Division.