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Thread: Differences between IPSC and USPSA Rulebooks

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chemsoldier View Post
    One issue is the term "IPSC" is used by some match advertising the way "Karate" is used in the martial arts advertising world.
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    Some of the differences off the top of my head. Bearing in mind we don't shoot USPSA here.

    in IPSC we are only allowed to walk through once the briefing has been given. Then there is normally a five minute walk through. We may not set foot on the stage before this.

    Gear wise

    IPSC production is a bit stricter. No refinishing or aftermarket parts aside from sights and grips. 5" barrel length max. 15 shot capacity limit. 5lb trigger pull requirement for the first shot fired. We can use race rigs and magnets in production.

    Standard guns (similar to limited) must fit the box.

    This is is outside my experience but based on what Ben Stoeger has described IPSC is a little less hoser than USPSA. Harder shots. Etc.

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    Almost forget aside from Open gear must be behind the front of the hip bone. So no AIWB.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BigT View Post
    This is is outside my experience but based on what Ben Stoeger has described IPSC is a little less hoser than USPSA. Harder shots. Etc.
    That is more a function of the MD and stage designer.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BigT View Post
    Almost forget aside from Open gear must be behind the front of the hip bone. So no AIWB.
    Open, Limited, and L10 all allow gear in front of the hip bone. Origami shoots in Limited with his AIWB rig.

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    Quote Originally Posted by lightning fast View Post
    Open, Limited, and L10 all allow gear in front of the hip bone. Origami shoots in Limited with his AIWB rig.

    Not in IPSC, Which has Standard not Limited and no L10 at all.
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    In IPCS, moving outside of the fault lines during the course of fire is a procedural penalty. In USPSA, you only get a procedural penalty if you fire a shot while outside.

    In other words, in USPSA you can take movement shortcuts through a stage. In IPSC, you can't.


    On the Enos forums, a thread about this was started up, and one individual made a sharable document about the differences.

    http://www.brianenos.com/forums/inde...9#entry1941826

    http://www.scribd.com/doc/144970593/...PSC-Rule-Books

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    Quote Originally Posted by jthhapkido View Post
    In IPCS, moving outside of the fault lines during the course of fire is a procedural penalty. In USPSA, you only get a procedural penalty if you fire a shot while outside.

    In other words, in USPSA you can take movement shortcuts through a stage. In IPSC, you can't.
    Is that new, because I remember seeing people at the IPSC World Shoot in Greece doing just that.

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