ACSC Pistol Range Information

The first two firing pits have been completed and are now open for use. In the first pit there are six target stands available along with benches that can be used to hold your gear. In the second pit are the steel drop targets and pepper-poppers. Both of the first two new pits will follow the same rules as were in effect for the old PPC range. As before, no rifles or magnum pistol rounds should be shot at the steel targets. Doing so would would quickly destroy them.

These pits have been designed so that they can be used by multiple shooters at the same time. Please coordinate your activities with others that wish to shoot.. In the first pit the target stands are movable so that one shooter can shoot at 25 yards while another shoots at 7 yards safely by moving their target up. In the second pit the targets are not movable so shooters should strive to find the best way to share our resources. Remember that steel targets should never be shot at less than 15 yards or more than 25 yards so finding a compromise should not prove difficult.

The new 50 yard range (pit 3) is still closed until the work by the volunteers is completed. Remember, this is an all-volunteer organization. A few hardy volunteers put in a lot of hard work to get these ranges ready and we owe them a lot. We can repay that debt by taking good care of the new facilities and cleaning up after ourselves. The IDPA shooters provided the funds for the new target holders and benches. One of our members donated a load of rock to provide the parking area. Its your club too. What have you done for it lately?

Rules for Pit 1 and pit 2 (25 yards max)
. Members only except during scheduled open events.
. Be sure line of fire is safe at all times.
. Be sure you are shooting into the sand berm.
. Keep firearms pointed in a safe direction at all times.
. NO magnum cartridges allowed on steel targets.
. Use of shotguns is prohibited without prior approval.
. At no time are steel targets to be shot closer than 15 yards.
. No rifles of any caliber allowed, including black powder.
. Remove your targets and police the area when finished shooting.
. Eye and ear protection are required at all times.

Rules for Pit 3 (50 yards - fixed firing line)
. Members only except during scheduled open events.
. Be sure you are shooting into the sand berm.
. Keep firearms pointed in a safe direction at all times.
. Remove your targets and police the area when finished shooting.
. Eye and ear protection are required at all times.

Starting in April we will be holding an IDPA style match in the pistol pit on the first Saturday of each month. Signup begins at 9:30 am. Matches held in 2010 will be open to the public but will not be sanctioned by the IDPA. We will follow the IDPA rule book with the exception that we will not divide competitors into the 5 standard IDPA divisions. Instead we will have 4 divisions: CDP (45 Cal. pistol with full power ammo), SP (SSP/ESP - 9mm or larger), Revolver (38 or larger < 4.2" barrel) and Wildcard (any other concealed carry defensive pistol). Since we only have one pistol pit we will not be able to run multiple simultaneous stages but, depending on the turnout, we hope to offer 3 or 4 stages at each meet. If you are interested in honing your self-defense skills this is a good way to do it.

CLICK HERE to read the Official IDPA Rule Book. Some highlights include:

Your equipment should meet the following criteria:
_1). Must be practical for self-defense use
_2). Must be concealable
_3). Must be appropriate for continuous all day wear
_4). No lasers, ghost rings or other non-standard sights

Bring your pistol. 2 boxes of ammo and enough magazines/speed-loaders to score up to 18 hits per stage. Magazine loading must not exceed 8 rounds for CDP or 10 rounds for SSP/ESP even if its actual capacity is greater. As always, eye and ear protection are required. This will be a COLD range. Pistols must remain unloaded except when on the line under the supervision of a Range Officer.
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There has been some confusion on the differences between the various classes of IDPA handguns so I will try to clarify the distinctions in this article. IDPA is divided into five (5) divisions that are entirely separate. None of the following divisions compete against any other division: Stock Service Pistol (SSP); Enhanced Service Pistol (ESP); Custom Defensive Pistol (CDP); Enhanced Service Revolver (ESR); and Stock Service Revolver (SSR). At the international level the differences are significant enough to justify having all five but the distinctions are actually relatively minor. In the "read more" section below I will try to describe the differences.

At our IDPA-style matches we simplified the divisions by combining the two revolver divisions into one. We have also combined ESP and SSP into a single division. We want everyone who is interested in practicing defensive pistol skills to be able to participate with the same gun they normally carry. To accomplish this we have chosen to add an additional division for those of you who carry a handgun that meets the spirit of defensive pistol but not the requirements of an IDPA standard division. If you have a pistol that you carry for self-defense and would like to participate then bring it to a meet and ask the match director if you may shoot it in the wildcard division.

Due to the lack of interest coupled with the inclusion of the new wildcard division we are dropping the BUG division for 2009. We are also considering the further combining of the CDP division with the SSP/ESP division because of the limited number of CDP competitors. Feel free to leave your comments or send me a message to let me know how you feel about this.

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