Practical shooting, also known as dynamic shooting or action shooting, is a set of shooting sports where the competitors are trying to unite the three principles of precision, power and speed, by using a firearm of a certain minimum power factor to score as many points as possible during the shortest amount of time. While scoring systems vary between organizations, each measures the time of which the course is completed, with penalties for inaccurate shooting. The courses are called "stages", and are shot individually by the shooters. Usually the shooter must move and shoot from several positions, fire under or over obstacles and in other unfamiliar positions. There are no standard exercises or set arrangement of the targets, and the courses are often designed so that the shooter must be inventive, and therefore the solutions of exercises sometimes varies between shooters.
The IPSC Nordic Rifle Championship is a yearly IPSC level 3 rifle championship hosted in either Norway, Sweden, Finland or Denmark.
The IPSC Nordic Handgun Championship is an IPSC level 3 championship hosted in every year either in Norway, Sweden, Finland or Denmark. Until 2017 the championships were held annually in all divisions. But from 2018 onward championships in Open and Production division will be held even years and championships in Classic, Revolver and Standard divisions uneven years.
The IPSC European Rifle Championship is an IPSC level 4 championship hosted every third year in Europe.
Håvard Østgaard is a Norwegian sport shooter who won the 2017 IPSC Rifle World Shoot in the Standard division. In 2015, he placed 4th at the IPSC European Rifle Championship. Østgaard also has numerous Norwegian and Nordic titles having won the IPSC Nordic Rifle Championship two times, the IPSC Norwegian Rifle Championship three times and the IPSC Norwegian Tournament Championship four times.
The IPSC Norwegian Rifle Championship is an IPSC level 3 championship held once a year by Dynamic Sports Shooting Norway.
The IPSC German Rifle Championship is an IPSC level 3 championship held once a year by the Federation of German Marksmen.
The IPSC Russian Rifle Championship is an IPSC level 3 championship held once a year by the Russian Federation of Practical Shooting.
The IPSC Swedish Rifle Championship is an IPSC level 3 championship held once a year by the Swedish Dynamic Sports Shooting Association.
The IPSC Australian Rifle Championship is an IPSC level 3 championship held once a year by IPSC Australia.
The IPSC French Rifle Championship is an IPSC level 3 championship held once a year by the French Shooting Federation.
The IPSC Hellenic Tournament Championship is an IPSC level 3 championship held once a year by the Hellenic Shooting Federation.
The IPSC Finnish Action Air Championship is an IPSC level 3 Action Air championship held once a year by the Finnish Shooting Sport Federation.
The IPSC Nordic Shotgun Championship is an IPSC level 3 championship hosted in every year either in Norway, Sweden, Finland or Denmark.
The IPSC Nordic Mini Rifle Championship is a yearly IPSC level 3 rifle championship hosted in either Norway, Sweden, Finland or Denmark.
Teemu Rintala is a Finnish sport shooter who is the current IPSC Rifle World Champion in the Open division from the 2017 IPSC Rifle World Shoot and Shotgun World Champion in the Modified division from the 2018 IPSC Shotgun World Shoot. He also has a bronze medal from the 2015 IPSC Shotgun World Shoot. Rintala has been one of the top IPSC Rifle and Shotgun shooters in Europe the last couple of years having placed well in the last Finnish, Nordic and European championships. Rintala shoots for Astro Sweden Rifle Team, and alongside the shooting he works as an arborist.
Sami Hautamäki is a Finnish sport shooter who took silver in the Standard division behind Håvard Østgaard at the 2017 IPSC Rifle World Shoot, and silver in the Modified division behind Teemu Rintala at the 2018 IPSC Shotgun World Shoot. In 2015 he became the European IPSC Rifle Championship winner in the Standard division. He also has five podium finishes at the IPSC Nordic Rifle Championships, with four of them being gold.
