Practical shooting, also known as dynamic shooting or action shooting, is a set of shooting sports in which the competitors try 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 time. While scoring systems vary between organizations, each measures the time in 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 vary between shooters.
The IPSC Handgun World Shoot is the highest level handgun match within the International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) which consists of several days and at least 30 separate courses of fire. The Handgun World Shoots are held triennially on a rotational cycle with the other two main IPSC disciplines Rifle and Shotgun.
Patrick E. Kelley is a competition shooter, instructor, gunwriter, photographer and videographer. He started to compete actively in 3-Gun in 1999, placing Top Tyro in his first championship, the Soldier of Fortune 3 gun match.
The IPSC European Handgun Championship is an IPSC level 4 championship hosted every third year in Europe.
The IPSC Pan-American Handgun Championship is an IPSC level 4 championship hosted every third year in North- or South-America.
The IPSC Rifle World Shoot is the highest level rifle match within the International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) which consists of several days and at least 30 separate courses of fire. The Rifle World Shoots are held triennially on a rotational cycle with the other two main IPSC disciplines Handgun and Shotgun.
The IPSC Finnish Rifle Championship is an IPSC level 3 championship held once a year by the Finnish Shooting Sport Federation.
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 Russian Shotgun Championship is an IPSC level 3 championship held once a year by the Russian Federation of Practical Shooting. In reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the IPSC cancelled all scheduled and future level 3 and above international competitions in Russia.
The IPSC Australian Shotgun Championship is an IPSC level 3 championship held once a year by IPSC Australia.
The IPSC Australian Handgun Championship is an IPSC level 3 championship held once a year by IPSC Australia.
The IPSC Swedish Handgun Championship is an IPSC level 3 championship held once a year by the Swedish Dynamic Sports Shooting Association.
The IPSC Hellenic Handgun Championship is an IPSC level 3 championship held once a year by the Hellenic Shooting Federation.
The IPSC Hellenic Shotgun Championship is an IPSC level 3 championship held once a year by the Hellenic 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 Handgun Championship is an IPSC level 3 championship held once a year by the Finnish Shooting Sport Federation.
The IPSC Finnish Shotgun Championship is an IPSC level 3 championship held once a year by the Finnish Shooting Sport 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.
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