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History Of The United States
Practical Shooting Association


The United States Practical Shooting Association, or USPSA, is a non-profit membership organization that serves as the national governing body of Practical Shooting and is the US Region of the International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC). Its 16,500 members, and 350 affiliated clubs, make USPSA the dominant competitive pistol shooting organization in the United States and the largest Region within IPSC.

IPSC was formed in 1976 at a meeting in Columbia, Missouri, lead by the late Jeff Cooper. It was here that the sport of Practical Shooting was formally established after years of independent efforts around the country to build upon the handgun skills and training for self defense. The early days of the sport can be traced back to the 1950’s and the quick draw “leather slap” competitions that grew out of America's love affair with the TV westerns of that era.

Practical Shooting challenged the then accepted standards of technique, training practices and equipment. Its early pioneers developed scenario-based competitions to accurately measure the effectiveness of their own shooting techniques and equipment. The rapid shooting on-the-move style of Practical Shooting gave birth to the term “Run and Gun” so commonly used today to describe the sport.

For 30 years the sport has served as the test bed for new products and the unofficial R&D for the firearms industry. With some competitors annually shooting in excess of 100,000 rounds, no other venue offers a better in-service assessment of a firearm’s performance or the brutal gauntlet of high-level competition through which a gun must survive to be declared reliable.

Looking back, the gun handling skills, equipment advances and firearms and accessories development initiated by Practical Shooting competitors have changed the face of law enforcement and military training and equipment.

Today, USPSA stands at the forefront of the dynamic shooting practices utilized by professionals around the world and its top shooters are routinely called upon to train elite military and law enforcement units. Membership in USPSA opens the door to a wide range of matches regularly conducted around the country and automatically includes membership in IPSC and entrée to the world stage for Practical Shooting. And it is on that stage you’ll find USPSA members dominating the ranks of the world’s best shooters.


USPSA competition has a number of handgun divisions designed to ensure fair competition depending upon the type of handgun used. Each division has certain restrictions on how you can wear your gear. More information can be found at www.uspsa.org, or better still dont hesitate to give us a call.

Contrary to popular belief you dont need to spend a lot of money to start shooting USPSA competition.

For simplicity then lets just assume that you will be using a regular handgun with iron sights e.g Glock 17, or Sig 226. Guns with optics, red dots and compensators tend to be far from a budget option but can be used with "race" holsters/rigs.

To get started in you'll need a stout belt (worn through your pant belt loops), ideally four mag pouches (or two double mag pouches) a belt holster, ear protection (plugs, muffs) and eye protection, (glasses or sunglasses) or safety glasses. Be aware that inexpensive safety glasses are rarely optically correct so be cautious what you buy. Wearing eye protection is essential to protect your eyes from potential unburnt powder, brass or the occasion bullet fragment splatter from steel plates but you need not wear certified safety glasses. If you want safety glasses with good optical clarity ESS ICE is one of the best options available - the lens is so tough it will stop a 12 guage shotgun round at ten yds!  

We'd suggest that you have at least four and ideally 5 magazines. For revolver shooters you'll need to carry 8 moon clips.

A match at your local club will normally be made up of 5 or six stages, so take no less than 200 rounds- its better to have more ammo rather than not enough! Talk to your local club or give your area coordinator a call. You can view a list of clubs in your area at www.uspsa.org

A rugged sports bag will be needed to carry your ammo, spare mags etc. and large enough to carry your gun in a pistol slip to a safe table. Sooner or later though you'll want to buy a range bag to better organize your gear.

Again please dont hesitate to call us if you have any questions about practical shooting-we'll be happy help you get started.
 
History Of The United States
Practical Shooting Association

 


The United States Practical Shooting Association, or USPSA, is a non-profit membership organization that serves as the national governing body of Practical Shooting and is the US Region of the International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC). Its 16,500 members, and 350 affiliated clubs, make USPSA the dominant competitive pistol shooting organization in the United States and the largest Region within IPSC.

IPSC was formed in 1976 at a meeting in Columbia, Missouri, lead by the late Jeff Cooper. It was here that the sport of Practical Shooting was formally established after years of independent efforts around the country to build upon the handgun skills and training for self defense. The early days of the sport can be traced back to the 1950’s and the quick draw “leather slap” competitions that grew out of America's love affair with the TV westerns of that era.

Practical Shooting challenged the then accepted standards of technique, training practices and equipment. Its early pioneers developed scenario-based competitions to accurately measure the effectiveness of their own shooting techniques and equipment. The rapid shooting on-the-move style of Practical Shooting gave birth to the term “Run and Gun” so commonly used today to describe the sport.

For 30 years the sport has served as the test bed for new products and the unofficial R&D for the firearms industry. With some competitors annually shooting in excess of 100,000 rounds, no other venue offers a better in-service assessment of a firearm’s performance or the brutal gauntlet of high-level competition through which a gun must survive to be declared reliable.

Looking back, the gun handling skills, equipment advances and firearms and accessories development initiated by Practical Shooting competitors have changed the face of law enforcement and military training and equipment.

Today, USPSA stands at the forefront of the dynamic shooting practices utilized by professionals around the world and its top shooters are routinely called upon to train elite military and law enforcement units. Membership in USPSA opens the door to a wide range of matches regularly conducted around the country and automatically includes membership in IPSC and entrée to the world stage for Practical Shooting. And it is on that stage you’ll find USPSA members dominating the ranks of the world’s best shooters.




 

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