Posted November 26, 2018 12:00 pm by Comments

By Jacki Billings

A USPSA competitor fires at a target downrange during a match. (Photo: USPSA via Facebook)
Two competitions reign supreme within the shooting world: USPSA and IDPA. While they share the common goal to promote practical shooting skills, slight changes in mission and scope make big differences for competitors.
The United States Practical Shooting Association is the larger of the two with more than 30,000 active members and some 450 affiliated clubs across the country. Governed by the International Practical Shooting Confederation, the USPSA is also the broader of the two as it divides competitions into divisions: handgun, rifle, shotgun, or multi-gun.
Within each area there are guidelines dictating the kinds of firearms to be used. For example, within the handgun division competitors can choose from Open, which allows shooters to trick out their guns with a wide range of pistol and sight modifications, or Production, which limits shooters to the use of stock handguns. Each sub-division caters to the unique qualities that the major divisions offer, even delivering a pistol caliber carbine subset for those running PCCs.
When it comes to scoring USPSA matches, scorekeepers use one of two methods: Comstock or Time Plus. The more traditional Comstock method, preferred by international organizations, adds up points that

Source: Guns.com

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