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Yep. IPSC lets the Regions, in case of USA: USPSA, decide who can go. For example 2024 Rifle World Shoot in Finland: """""""""" I would like to shoot the match. Can you give me a slot? No. You must apply for a slot from the Regional Director of your Region of residence. """""""""" https://2024rws.worldshoot.org/faqs/

That seems to be correct. ... except that the course of fire ends when the handgun is back in the holster and the competitor's hands are clear of it: 8.3.7 "If Clear, Hammer Down, Holster" – After issuance of this command, the competitor must not resume shooting ... ... 8.3.7.3 If the gun proves to be clear, the competitor must holster his handgun. Once the competitor's hands are clear of the holstered handgun, the course of fire is deemed to have ended.

Not really. PCC is like Handgun with a small rifle. Mini Rifle is like Rifle, but on shorter distances and smaller targets. From IPSC Mini Rifle Rules: 1.2.1.6 The recommended balance for a Level III or higher IPSC Mini Rifle match with regards to target distance is: 40% of all targets to be less than 25 meters, 40% to be between 25 and 40 meters and 20% to be between 40 and 120 meters. 1.2.1.7 The maximum target distance for IPSC Mini Targets used in IPSC Mini Rifle matches is 80 meters. 1.2.1.8 Where the physical dimensions of a range preclude the siting of targets at distances greater than 50 meters, it is recommended that the IPSC Micro Target be used

If you want locap, you still have Revolver and IPSC Classic / USPSA Single Stack (which I quite enjoy). I don't see IPSC Production shooters complaining about 15 in the magazine, or 15+1 in the chamber at the Beep. I do see less experienced guys go to slide lock, and do panic reloads, with that capacity ...

I'm unlikely to ever have a Chen gun in my hands ... but I love the idea of the Chen Magwell, where you shorten the grip so that the magwell does not extend the grip.

Looks like it should go in the Standard Division box with some slimmer aftermarket base pads.

There is no box rule in IPSC Production Division.

Determining FTSA (or IPSC FTE) can be easy or difficult. I remember 3 cases where I got some. - 2 were easy: I went past a doorway with a group of targets behind it. - 1 was not so easy: a stage with lots of narrow windows and then lots of stacked barrels in front of the targets. I was totally confused and just trying to find all the targets. The RO had figured out the stage and saw that I didn't fire a shot towards one of the targets. I still haven't figured out where I had the opportunity to put holes in that one.

There aren't lots of L1 IPSC Matches near me. Our club has just a few L1 Matches in a year: usually 20 to 30 competitors and 3 to 5 stages. This year we had two L2 Matches with 80 or 90 paying competitors shooting on Sundays and the crew shooting on Saturday. There are Level 2 Matches just about every weekend, within a couple of hours, and volunteers for the crew are usually accepted from "outside". Lots of people who are getting into IPSC, here, have background in Military Reservists' 3-gun Shooting. That is where I started, too, some decades ago. Not all that different from IPSC but rugged clothing is encouraged There, weekly practice sessions generally consist of actual stages.

SPS is an STI copy. Or that was the idea anyway. The design wasn't protected in Europe, so they could do it. Selling them in USA might get "tricky" with legal issues?

Quite true. A training course cannot put you in all the different situations that you come across competing and ROing. The Finnish NROI put us through a weekend (two days) with lectures, discussion and a written test. Then we did a couple of L2 Matches as Provisional RO, supervised and coached by experienced ROs. The MDs would sign that we had coped without major issues. My first RO stage was a short one. Competitors had to start at the front and retreat to see targets through a second window. So I learned to start moving back right after the Beep. And I learned to keep the timer pretty near a PCC for the last shot.

SPS still seems to be around: https://spsguns.es/en/about-us/ "SPS was founded in 1996"

For poppers, the best practice at IPSC matches near me is to screw them onto pallets. If there's more of them, screw the pallets together too. That at least minimizes movement. Paper target mounts get staked to the ground. We don't staple new paper targets onto old ones. Target locations are marked with a permanent marker, so a new target can be located precisely enough.

SLB - if you can find one to fit Shadow 2. The S2 model seems to be out of stock here in Finland.

On FB, somebody non-European was complaining that his non-European son didn't get on the podium for placing second in his Category at the European Handgun Championships.

Without compensators, Vihtavuori N320 should be great for Minor loads. N330 or N340 would give a little more gas to work a comp. https://www.vihtavuori.com/reloading-data/handgun-reloading/?cartridge=89

Nope. It doesn't seem to be me.

Yes. But. It sems to be somewhat costly, especially compared with 9mm. .40 shooters are almost as eager to pick up brass at the range as .45 shooters. Our local outdoor range rules require cleaning up after a range visit but 9mm brass mainly ends up in the provided bucket.

Does it get in the way if you need to replace, or otherwise remove, the shell plate? Might need some attention when putting the shellplate on.

The people I've seen doing the flip and catch seem quite competent at it. No issues. Our IPSC matches sometimes have much tighter "sectors" than 180 degrees (as allowed by IPSC rules). Less experienced/competent shooters sometimes go uncomfortably near the weak hand side sector marker when clearing their pistols.

9.1.6 (and sub paragraphs) Edit I see that 9.1.6.1 is different between USPSA and IPSC: USPSA: "If it cannot be determined which hit(s) struck wholly within hard cover and subsequently struck another cardboard target, a reshoot shall be ordered." IPSC: "If it cannot be determined which hit(s) on the scoring area of a scoring paper target or no-shoot are the result of shots fired through hard cover, the scoring paper target or noshoot will be scored by ignoring the applicable number of highest scoring hit(s)."

I get it now. So, the piece of plastic puts some pressure on the case but still lets you insert the case.

Has it always done it, or did it change?

What about.... Are any of the other volunteers up to taking the MD role, to let you take some other role for a change, and in case you are ever busy with something else?