IPSC

I P S C is the abbreviation for International Practical Shooting Confederation.

It is a worldwide organisation that consists of 105 member countries ( 2019 ). It promotes the sport of practical shooting with handguns, shotguns and rifles.

This dynamic and challenging international shooting sport originated in California, USA in the late 50s. It requires participants to blend accuracy, power and speed with a high level of safe firearm handling skills to solve the different challenges in different match scenarios.

IPSC shooting emphasises procedures for safe handling of firearms. Participants need to be trained and qualified before commencing this sport.

In Australia, IPSC is managed and regulated by IPSC Australia Inc. Working with its seven state sections, matches are organised and run in local, state and national level on a regular basis.

Coffs Harbour Pistol Club is affiliated with IPSC New South Wales ( section ) and IPSC Australia Inc., we participate in IPSC handgun shooting, our activities include two club matches being run monthly, a two day open match plus a few inter club competitions being run each year.

If this sounds like something you may be interested in, then come and see us to enquire about joining. All Males, Females and juniors over 14, accompanied by a guardian are welcome.

MORE ABOUT IPSC

In the sport of pistol shooting, accuracy is the most important attribute for shooters. Accuracy is what all shooters are aiming to achieve through hard training.

An IPSC shooter, however, needs more than just accuracy. The nature of this shooting sport demands speed and power, in addition to precision. These are all important factors which will affect the result in a competition.

There are no fixed courses of fire in the sport of IPSC shooting. Shooters participate in a match which consists of different scenarios called stages, which are designed by the stage designer base on safety regulations and relevant sporting guidelines. The courses of fire in these stages are different from each other. While they can be similar, they will not be the same in future matches.

Shooters participating in these matches need to apply their shooting skills and work out the best plan to suit the challenges of the particular stage set before them in the shortest possible time frame once the timer starts.

Power factor determines the shot’s value and is measured by the match official based on the collected data from firing the shooter’s ammunition. The major factor ammunition will be shot for higher shot value as opposed to minor, and thus affects the competition results.

Movement, speed in shooting and reloading, and engaging targets from various positions are all involved in the course of fire. Extreme safety precautions are taken in conducting IPSC events. All participants need to be trained for a period of time and qualified before commencing their participation.