Practice shooting

The competition consists of several separate exercises that athletes pass sequentially from one to another. Each exercise includes a shooting task, simulating a potential situation of using firearms. The structure distinguishes between short, medium and long exercises, differing among themselves with the maximum possible number of test shots.

Shooting skills are assessed as a balance of three main components:

• Accuracy - taken into account through the number of points awarded for hitting targets and fines;
• Speed ​​- is taken into account as the time from the start signal to the last shot;
• Power - the use of weapons of greater power is encouraged by a large number of points awarded for defeating the test zones of targets, in addition, a minimum caliber and a minimum power factor are established;

The result of a shooter in an exercise is the sum of points for defeating all targets, including penalties divided by execution time, which forms a hit factor . The shooter who has the greatest hit factor wins in this exercise and gets the most points that can be gained in the exercise. The remaining competitors in the exercise receive points in accordance with the percentage of their hit factor to the hit factor of the best athlete in the exercise. The competition of several exercises wins the athlete with the most points. For greater clarity, the points of the best shooter are set to 100%, and the rest of the results are converted into percentages in proportion to it, forming a kind of rating.

The first World Championship in practical shooting from a carbine was held from June 1 to June 11, 2017 in the Multifunctional fire center of the Military Patriotic Park of Culture and Rest of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation of the Patriot Park ^[1] .

Perhaps the most important difference between practical shooting and other shooting sports is the variety of exercises : for each exercise in any competition , according to the instructions , a new target environment, a new set of obstacles and execution conditions are prepared . The use of standard exercises is limited only to qualification competitions. Targets : credits, penalties and bonus ones, including those that have non-impactable coatings, are positioned in such a way as to give the shooter the opportunity to show accurate and high-speed shooting skills in a situation close to the actual use of weapons. Restrictions on the location of targets impose:

• safe shooting directions;
• probable rebound distances;
• range of weapons.

Obstacles at the shooting range may:

• direct the movement or limit the movement of the shooter during the exercise;
• limit the visibility of targets;

One of the main conditions for creating and performing exercises is freestyle - a certain order of actions during an exercise cannot be prescribed for an arrow, however:

• both the initial position of the weapon and the shooter himself may be prescribed,
• any target (or even an element of the shooting range equipment) can open or actuate another target.
• in addition, obstacles and / or visibility of targets, the shooter may be forced to take one or another position for firing.

Thus, almost any exercise requires the shooter to load weapons quickly, to move quickly, to fire in various uncomfortable positions, or even to move, which makes practical shooting a very entertaining and dynamic sport.

Great attention in practical shooting is given to the safety of shooters and spectators. Safety is ensured by the design of exercises and control over the position of the weapon, in addition, the competitors must use the protection of the organs of vision and hearing while they are at the shooting range. For viewers, the use of eye protection is mandatory. Only serviceable weapons with technical specifications corresponding to the rules are allowed to be used in the competition; caliber, design, type of cartridges, trigger force required for firing a shot. For violation of safety regulations, one sanction is defined - disqualification from the competition. In what cases this can happen:

• Random shot;
  • A shot fired above the front or side bulletproof shaft,
  • A shot falling into the ground at a distance closer than 3 meters from the athlete,
  • A shot that occurred while loading, unloading or reloading a weapon,
  • A shot that occurred during a weapon troubleshooting action,
  • A shot that occurred when moving a weapon from one hand to another,
  • A shot that occurred while driving,
• Dangerous handling of weapons;
  • The direction of the barrel of the weapon in the direction opposite to the targets, or the intersection of standard or specially set for this exercise safety angles
  • If during the exercise the athlete drops his weapon, regardless of whether it is charged or not,
  • Pulling and putting the gun into a holster during the passage of the tunnels,
  • The direction of the barrel of the weapon to any part of the athlete’s body during the exercise,
  • Carrying or using more than one weapon during an exercise,
  • Finding a finger inside the trigger guard during troubleshooting
  • Finding a finger inside the trigger guard during loading, reloading, or discharging,
  • Placing a finger inside the trigger guard during movement,
  • Manipulations in the Security Zone with sports or blank cartridges,
  • The gunner’s presence of a loaded weapon outside the exercise,
  • Raising a fallen weapon by an athlete. (Only a judge will raise a weapon)
  • Use of prohibited or dangerous cartridges
• Unsportsmanlike behavior
• Use of prohibited substances.

In practical shooting, there are three types of weapons, called disciplines:

• "pistol";
• "gun";
• "carbine";

Disciplines, in turn, are divided into classes:

For a pistol (the minimum caliber of a pistol cartridge is 9 × 19 mm.);

• “Serial” - Only the guns listed on the IPSC website may be used in the Series Class. Single-action trigger pistols are strictly prohibited,
• “Standard” - the self-loading pistol in the ready position, with an empty magazine inserted, should fully enter the reference box, with internal dimensions of 225x150x45 mm (with deviations of +1 mm, - 0 mm). Serial samples with mechanical sights, replacement of non-main parts is allowed,
• "Revolver" - This class uses revolvers with limited modifications,
• “Open” - any self-loading pistols, including prototypes, with any modifications in the form of ports, compensators, optoelectronic sights,
• "Classic" - self-loading serial pistols based on the Colt 1911 with a single-row magazine. PM- based pistols are also allowed in Russia.

For a gun (minimum caliber for a gun is 20);

• “Standard” - self-loading rifle with a tubular under-barrel magazine, mechanical sights. At the start of the gun can be no more than 9 rounds,
• “Standard with manual reloading” - a shotgun similar to the standard class, but with reloading due to the strength of the shooter: mainly the pump, although other principles of reloading are allowed;
• “Modified” - Self-loading shotgun with a tubular under-barrel magazine, mechanical sighting and limited to a length of 1320 mm. At the start of the gun can be no more than 14 rounds. Modifications or adaptations to the base of the charging window for easier loading can be made. Such modifications or devices should not exceed 75 mm in length and should not protrude more than 32 mm in any direction from the receiver. Compensators, ports, flame arresters and the use of prototypes are also allowed,
• “Open” - Any self-loading rifle limited to a length of 1320 mm. Detachable or tubular rotary magazines, compensators, ports, flame arresters, optoelectronic sights are allowed. Modifications to the receiver window are allowed for rifles with a tubular magazine to accelerate loading (speedloaders no more than 6 rounds). At the start of a shotgun with a tubular underbarrel magazine can be no more than 14 rounds. In a boxed weaning store, at the start there can be no more than 10 rounds. Allowed to use 12-seater shops.

For a carbine (the minimum caliber of a cartridge for a carbine is not specified by the rules);

• “Standard” - Serial self-loading carbine with flame arresters or muzzle brakes of a limited size. Optical sights are prohibited.
• "Open" - self-loading carbine with optical sights, bipod, without restrictions on the DTC, flame arrester and recoil compensators.
• “Standard with manual reloading” - a serial carbine, with reloading due to the strength of the shooter, without flame arresters and recoil compensators. Magazine capacity: 5 rounds. Optical sights are prohibited.
• “Open with manual reloading” - a carbine reloading due to the strength of the shooter, with optical sights, bipods, without restrictions on the DTC, flame arrester and recoil compensators.

In addition, all ammunition used by the weapon is limited by the power factor .

• Goals and objectives of the ICPS
• Standard targets used in practical shooting competitions
• Rules of LLC FPSR
• Safety requirements
• Training film "Practical Shooting" FPSR
• Practice Shooting Tournament NovikomCup