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Cherokee IDPA The International Defensive Pistol Association is another handgun sport. IDPA grew out of IPSC in 1996, basing its first rulebook on IPSC's 1976 version and keeping the emphasis on concealed carry and personal/home defense. Matches are on the first Sunday of the month (rain or shine). NeXT Match:
Basic Requirements:
Coordinator:
Registration is at the "IPSC shack" across from pit #4. Please Do Not Shoot Before the Match. Nonetheless, wear eye & ear protection at all times because nearby pistol pits may be in use. If you wish to use the pistol ranges after the match, you must be a CGC member or have a member as a sponsor and pay a $6 guest fee. This is a cold range. Keep firearms completely unloaded except as instructed at the Firing Line; do not even handle firearms except at the Firing Line, in a Safety Area, or in another pit far, far away from everyone else. Keep your firearm holstered! Still, treat your firearm at all times as loaded; and never point it at something you are not willing to destroy. Never sweep anyone with your muzzle -- come anywhere near your fellow shooters and you'll have to leave the match. Keep your muzzle down and downrange! Be aware of your surroundings. But don't worry -- our goal isn't to DQ anyone: It's to see that everyone enjoys a safe and challenging match designed to help them improve their Classifier scores. Design Philosophies Match Design: Our matches typically consist of 8 stages: at least 1 long, 2 medium, and 3 short stages (as recommended in the current IPSC rulebook, of all places) balancing accuracy, speed, and diversity of challenge. In other words, each long or medium stage will have an accompanying short stage -- paired up to run the squads evenly through the match. The overall balance of the match will be similar to the Classifier. (The Classifier itself will be available quarterly alongside a 6-stage match; with a dedicated Classifier match in September.)
Stage Design: When designing and selecting our stages, we use the 3 elements which define the style of IDPA: the skill set of the Classifier, scenario-based stages, and tactical sequence. Our scenarios typically originate from the NRA's Armed Citizen experiences, combined with the IDPA Rulebook's guidelines (Course of Fire Rules and Appendix 5: Course Design Rationale, which is also a good introduction to IDPA) and using tactical sequence in the opening shots. Testing a shooter's accuracy and speed in a well-defined, balanced variety of defensive challenges makes for high IDPA style. |
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