INTERNATIONAL PRACTICAL SHOOTING CONFEDERATION

An IPSC shooter using a modified .38 Super pistol with compensator and red dot sight

International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) is a shooting sport based on the concept of practical shooting. Accuracy, power and speed are all required to achieve a maximum score.

Founding and organization

IPSC was founded at a conference held in Columbia, Missouri, in May of 1976. Practical shooting enthusiasts from around the world participated, creating a constitution and establishing the rules governing the sport. Jeff Cooper served as the first IPSC President.

While IPSC is an international organization, countries have their own organizations under the IPSC umbrella. In the United States, this is the United States Practical Shooting Association (USPSA).

See also

• Shooting sports

External links

• http://www.ipsc.org/
• http://www.uspsa.org/
• http://www.ipsc.nl/ Nederlandse Parcours Schutters Associatie (Dutch Practical Shooting Assn.)