What is IPSC

The International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) was officially founded at the International Pistol Conference held in Columbia, Missouri, in May 1976. In practical shooting, the competitor must try to blend accuracy, power, and speed, into a winning combination. In IPSC only full power pistols are allowed (9mm or larger). This power minimum reflects the heritage of this modern sport, and mastering a full power handgun is considerably more difficult than shooting a light recoiling target pistol especially when the competitor is trying to go as fast as possible. Time, also plays a factor. In Comstock scored stages, the scores are divided by the time, adding to the challenge. Competitors may enter any one of five Divisions depending on the style of firearm they use.

Multiple targets, moving targets, targets that react when hit, penalty carrying targets mixed-in, or even partially covering shoot targets, obstacles, movement, competitive tactics, and, in general, any other relevant difficulty the course designer can dream up all combine to keep the competitors enthusiastic and the spectators entertained. While the rules of IPSC state that the course of fire should be practical and diversity is to be encouraged, to keep the sport from becoming too formalized or standardized

Although the roots are martial in origin, the sport matured from these beginnings, just as karate, fencing, or archery developed from their origins. Now, IPSC shooting is an international sport, emphasizing safety and safe gun handling, accuracy, power, and speed, in major competitions around the globe

What equipment required for IPSC:

1 - 9 mm or larger pistol or revolver
1- Inner belt
1- Outer belt
1- Holster - must cover the trigger guard
5- Magazine pouches (minimum)
5- Magazines or speed loaders (minimum)

What training do you need to shoot in IPSC Matches

The Black badge Course is required to shoot IPSC in Canada This course teaches a combination of safety and proficiency because proficiency is important to safety. The student has to be safe at the normal speed and accuracy requirements of Practical Pistol competition. The course is designed to develop safety and proficiency in a progression. The student has to learn by doing and by being closely supervised by the instructor.

All participants must take a 16 hour training course and successfully complete 2 Qualifier match to earn the "Black Badge" and be an IPSC-certified shooter. Once you have achieved this standard, you can compete in all IPSC
Sanctioned Matches.

At your own pace, you will progress up through the ranks from "Unclassified" towards "Master Class." No matter where you are, you will always be competing with shooters of a similar ability to yourself.

IPSC Principles

Safety
IPSC competitions must be designed, constructed and conducted
with due consideration to safety.

Quality
The value of IPSC shooting competition is determined by the quality
of the challenge presented in the course design. Courses of fire
shall be designed primarily to test a competitor's IPSC shooting
skills, and not their physical strength or gymnastic abilities.

Balance
Accuracy, power and speed are equivalent elements of IPSC shooting,
and are expressed in the Latin words "Diligentia, Vis, Celeritas" (DVC). A properly balanced course of fire will depend largely upon the nature of the challenges presented therein, however courses shall be designed, and IPSC shooting competitions shall be conducted in such a way, as to evaluate these elements equally.

Diversity
IPSC shooting challenges shall be diverse. While it is not necessary
to construct new courses for each competition, no single course
shall be repeated to allow its use to be considered a definitive
measure of IPSC shooting skills.

Freestyle
IPSC competition is freestyle. With the exception of Standard Exercises, a course of fire may not specify a shooting position or stance. However, conditions may be created and constructed to compel a competitor into positions or stances required by stage design. Competitors must be permitted to solve the challenge presented in a freestyle manner and must always be allowed to shoot the targets on an "as and when visible" basis. Mandatory reloads may not be specified
except in Standard Exercises and Shoot-offs. Level I and Level II competitions and Classifiers are not required to comply strictly with the freestyle requirements, or the mandatory reload regulation, however, mandatory reloads may never be required in Long Courses.
A course of fire may specify strong hand or weak hand. The specified
hand must be used exclusively from the point stipulated for the
remainder of the stage or string.

Difficulty
IPSC shooting competitions present varied degrees of difficulty.
No shooting challenge or time limit may be protested as being
prohibitive. This does not apply to non-shooting challenges.
Specific requirements for non-shooting challenges should reasonably
allow for differences in competitor's height and physical build.

Challenge
IPSC competitions recognize the difficulty of using full power
firearms in dynamic shooting, and shall always employ a minimum
caliber and power level to be attained by all competitors to reflect
this challenge

CTVSP pre IPSC course.

The Ville St- Pierre shooting Range offers free of charge pre IPSC course to all new comers to the sport. If you are interested in taking the Black badge course this mini course is for you. The fundamentals of IPSC are explained on a one on one basis and appropriate exercises will be given to you to practice prior to taking the black badge. This will get you ready for your course and comfortable at your first match.

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