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4.2.3.3

By painting or taping with a sharply defined boundary the portion of the target deemed to be
hidden by hard cover with a single and visibly contrasting color.

4.2.4

Hard cover (and overlapping no-shoots) must not completely hide the highest scoring zone on a partially
hidden paper target.

4.3

IPSC Approved Action Air Targets – Rigid

4.3.1

General Rules
4.3.1.1

4.3.1.2

Rigid targets and no-shoots which a Range Officer deems have fallen or overturned due to being
hit on the apparatus supporting them, or for any other accidental reason (e.g. wind action, a
ricochet, etc.), will be treated as range equipment failure (see Rule 4.6.1).

4.3.1.3

Rigid targets and no-shoots do not have a non-scoring border.

4.3.1.4
4.3.2

Rigid targets and no-shoots which can accidentally turn edge-on or sideways when hit are
expressly prohibited. Using them may result in withdrawal of IPSC sanction.

Rigid targets and no-shoots must be shot and fall or overturn to score.

IPSC Action Air Poppers
4.3.2.1

4.3.2.2

4.3.3

IPSC Action Air Poppers and IPSC Action Air Mini Poppers are both approved rigid targets
designed to recognize power, and must be calibrated as specified in Appendix C1.
IPSC Action Air Mini Poppers are used to simulate IPSC Action Air Poppers placed at greater
distances. The two sizes may be included together in the same course of fire provided that all
Action Air Mini Poppers are placed at least 2 meters further rearwards of the most distant full size
Action Air Popper in that course of fire (i.e. if the most distant full size Action Air Popper is 15m
downrange, the nearest Action Air Mini Popper must be at least 17m downrange).

IPSC Action Air Stop Plates
4.3.3.1

4.3.3.2

Rigid Stop Plates do not recognize power and, with the exception of sensitivity calibration, are not
subject to calibration or calibration challenges. If a rigid Stop Plate has been adequately and
directly hit (i.e. with a full diameter projectile) but it fails to self-indicate, a Range Officer may
declare range equipment failure and order the competitor to reshoot the course of fire, after the
faulty Stop Plate has been rectified.

4.3.3.3

Rigid Stop Plates which fail to self-indicate when initially hit, but which self-indicate when hit
with a subsequent shot, are not subject to a reshoot.

4.3.3.4

4.3.4

For the sake of consistent time recording of the end of a competitor’s attempt at a COF, the use of
a rigid Stop Plate, complying with the specifications in Appendix C3, is recommended. Stop
Plates are subject to sensitivity calibration (see Appendix C1).

Rigid Stop Plates must not be used exclusively in a course of fire. At least one authorized scoring
paper target or scoring popper (in addition to any paper or rigid no-shoots), must be included in
each course of fire.

No-Shoots
4.3.4.1

Rigid no-shoot poppers must be designed to fall or overturn when hit.

4.3.4.2

Rigid no-shoots in the general size and shape of authorized paper targets may be used.

4.4

Frangible Targets

4.4.1

Frangible targets, such as clay pigeons or tiles, are not authorized targets for IPSC Action Air matches, nor
can they be used as fault lines or as other items which incur penalties.

IPSC Action Air Rules, January 2012 Edition

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