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CHAPTER 4: Range Equipment
4.1

Targets – General Principles

4.1.1

Only targets approved by the IPSC Assembly and which fully comply with the specifications in Appendices
B and C are to be used for IPSC Action Air matches.
4.1.1.1

4.1.2

If one or more targets at a match fail to comply exactly with the stated specifications, and if
replacement targets of the correct specifications are unavailable, the Range Master must decide
whether or not the variance is acceptable for that match, and which provisions of Section 2.3 of
these rules will apply, if any. However, the Range Master's decision will only affect the match in
progress, and will not serve as a precedent for future matches held at the same location, or for any
subsequent use of the subject targets at another match.

Scoring targets used in all IPSC matches must be of a single color, as follows:
4.1.2.1

The scoring area of the IPSC Action Air Target must be tan colored, except where the Range
Master deems that a lack of contrast with the surrounding area or background necessitates that a
different color be used.

4.1.2.2

The entire front of scoring rigid targets may be presented in their manufactured color or be painted
a single color, preferably white.

4.1.3

No-shoots must be clearly marked with a conspicuous "X" or be of a single, unique color different from
scoring targets throughout a match (i.e. if no-shoots are yellow, they must all be yellow in a match).

4.1.4

Targets used in a course of fire may be partially or wholly hidden through the use of hard or soft cover, as
follows:
4.1.4.1

Cover provided to hide all or a portion of a target will be considered hard cover. When possible
hard cover should not be simulated but constructed using impenetrable materials (see Rule 2.1.3).
Whole paper targets must not be used solely as hard cover.

4.1.4.2

Cover provided merely to obscure targets is considered soft cover. Shots which have passed
through soft cover and which strike a scoring target will score. Shots that have passed through soft
cover before hitting a no-shoot will be penalized. All scoring zones on targets hidden by soft
cover must be left wholly intact. Targets obscured by soft cover must either be visible through the
soft cover or at least a portion of the affected target(s) must be visible from around the soft cover.

4.1.5

Declaring a single, intact target to represent two or more targets by use of tape, paint or any other means is
prohibited.

4.2

IPSC Approved Action Air Targets – Paper

4.2.1

There is only one type of paper target approved for use in IPSC Action Air matches (see Appendix B).

4.2.2

Paper targets must have scoring lines and non-scoring borders clearly marked on the front of the target,
however, scoring lines and non-scoring borders should not be visible beyond a distance of 10 meters.
4.2.2.1

4.2.3

The front of paper no-shoots must include a sufficiently distinguishable non-scoring border. In the
absence of perforations or other suitable markings, the Range Master must ensure that all affected
no-shoots have a replacement non-scoring border drawn or fitted thereon.

When the scoring area of a paper target is to be partially hidden, co