IPSC Production

[Pierruiggi]

Forgive my ignorance, but what's the reasoning in making every caliber/PF score minor in production?

[Vince Pinto]

Pierruiggi,

The primary reason why Production Division does not recognise Major scoring is that we intentionally wanted to encourage the use of 9mm guns, because 9mm factory ammo is generally easy to obtain all over the world.

One of the many challenges we face these days are airlines which limit the amount of ammo each person can carry onboard a passenger aircraft. As many larger matches require a round count which weighs in excess of airline allowances, competitors can elect to obtain their ammunition at their destination and avoid grief at check-in.

[Pierruiggi]

Thanks Vince.

I figured it was to encourage 9mm, but I hadn't thought about those airline issues.