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1.2.1.3

1.2.1.4

1.2.2

Long Courses – Must not require more than 32 projectiles to complete. Course design and
construction must not require more than 9 scoring hits from any single location or view, nor allow
a competitor to shoot all targets in the course of fire from any single location or view.
The recommended balance for an IPSC sanctioned match is a ratio of 3 Short Courses to 2
Medium Courses to 1 Long Course. Significant variance from this ratio will not be approved by
IPSC.

Special Courses of Fire:
1.2.2.1

Classifiers – Courses of fire authorized by a Regional Director and/or IPSC, which are available to
competitors seeking a regional and/or international classification. Classifiers must be set up in
accordance with these rules and be conducted strictly in accordance with the notes and diagrams
accompanying them. Results must be submitted to the authorizing entity in the format required
(with the applicable fees, if any), in order for them to be recognized.

1.2.2.2

Shoot-Off – An event conducted separately from a match. Two eligible competitors
simultaneously engage two identical and adjacent target arrays in a process of elimination (see
Appendix A3). Each target array must not exceed 12 projectiles and each competitor must
perform a mandatory reload between shooting at his first and final targets.

1.3

IPSC Sanctioning

1.3.1

Match organizers wishing to receive IPSC sanctioning must comply with the general principles of course
design and course construction as well as all other current IPSC Rules and regulations relevant to the
discipline. Courses of fire that do not comply with these requirements will not be sanctioned, and must not
be publicized or announced as IPSC sanctioned matches.

1.3.2

Target arrays and presentations included in courses of fire submitted to IPSC, but deemed by IPSC to be
illogical or impractical, will not be approved.

1.3.3

The IPSC President, his delegate, or an officer of the Confederation (in that order), may withdraw IPSC
sanctioning from a match if, in his or their opinion, a match or any component part thereof:
1.3.3.1
1.3.3.2

Has been constructed at significant variance to the sanctioned design; or

1.3.3.3

Is in breach of any current IPSC Rules; or

1.3.3.4
1.3.4

Contravenes the purpose or spirit of the principles of course design; or

Is likely to bring the sport of IPSC shooting into disrepute.

IPSC match level requirements and recommendations are specified in Appendix A1.

IPSC Action Air Rules, January 2012 Edition

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