Association IPSC Romania · practical shooting diligentia vis celeritas
The International Practical Shooting Confederation was founded to promote, maintain, improve and advance the sport of practical shooting, to safeguard its principles and to regulate its conduct worldwide, so that firearms are used recreationally and safely by persons of good character.
The sport grows with its partners.
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International affiliation
Affiliated region of the International Practical Shooting Confederation
IPSC brings together more than 100 national regions and sets the rules, match sanctioning and range officer standards worldwide.
- IROA
- MISIA
- WADA · Code signatory
Official site
www.ipsc.org (opens in a new tab)
Start here
What brings you to IPSC?
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01 · For beginners
I am new to practical shooting
Find out what IPSC is, choose a discipline and find an affiliated club that will prepare you for your first match.
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02 · For competitors
I already compete
The calendar of sanctioned IPSC matches, in Romania and abroad.
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03 · For officials
I want to become an NROI range officer or MISIA instructor
NROI courses for range officers and MISIA seminars for instructors, to international IPSC standards.
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04 · For organisers
I want to organise IPSC matches
Do you have a range or a club? Write to us and we will reply with the next steps.
Their reasons
Why do IPSC members compete?
A match is about more than hitting targets. Every competitor comes for something different, and the sport has room for all of it.
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They see their progress
Each match shows exactly where you stand: handling, shooting, movement. You leave knowing what to work on next.
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They have someone to measure up against
The timer and the score do not negotiate. You compete with the others, but above all with your own last result.
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They solve problems against the clock
A stage is a puzzle with several answers: where to shoot from, in what order, when to reload. You make a plan and carry it out.
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They never get bored
Stages change from one match to the next, so there is always a challenge you have not met before.
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They grow beyond the range
Focus, discipline and calm under pressure are trained on the stage, and they are useful everywhere else.
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They make friends
Between stages you meet people who share the passion, swap advice and stay in touch long after the match.
One sport.
Three principles.
IPSC was founded in 1976 at the Columbia Conference in Missouri by a group of enthusiasts led by Colonel Jeff Cooper. The goal was clear: to turn shooting into a complete sport that weighs the three essential elements of practical shooting equally.
Neither the fastest nor the most accurate shooter wins on their own. The winner is the one who balances accuracy, power and speed under the pressure of the timer and the rules.
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Diligentia
Accuracy
“Speed is fine, but accuracy is final.” (Jeff Cooper)
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Vis
Power
Power is an element that must be recognised and rewarded. Loads that make Major score better on the outer zones (5, 4 and 2 points against 5, 3 and 1 for Minor).
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Celeritas
Speed
The timer starts at the beep and stops at the last shot. Your time divides the points you scored and sets your Hit Factor.
The IPSC formula
Hit factor: the system that unites accuracy, speed and power.
The points scored are divided by the stage time. The highest hit factor wins the stage.
115 points ÷ 25.00 seconds = 4.60 hit factor
Choose your discipline.
Every discipline uses the same scoring principles and the same safety rules. What changes is the firearm, the distances and the equipment divisions.
All disciplines
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01
Handgun
Open · Standard · Classic · Production · Production Optics · Revolver · Optics
The founding discipline of practical shooting. Varied stages, cardboard and steel targets, from 12 to 32 rounds.
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Rifle
Semi Auto Open · Semi Auto Standard · Manual Action Contemporary · Manual Action Bolt
Targets from a few metres out to 300 m. Long-range accuracy, varied positions and the timer.
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Shotgun
Open · Modified · Standard · Standard Manual
Steel targets, fast reloads and some of the most spectacular stages in practical shooting.
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PCC
PCC Optics · PCC Iron
Pistol Caliber Carbine: carbines in pistol calibres, Minor scoring and a very fast pace.
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Handgun .22
Open · Standard · Classic
The handgun in .22 LR. The same courses and rules, with far less recoil and cheap ammunition.
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06
Mini Rifle
Mini Rifle Open · Mini Rifle Standard
.22 LR rifles. Low recoil and low cost, a gateway to the Rifle discipline.
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07
Action Air
Handgun · Rifle · PCC
Airsoft replicas, the same rules and the same stages. Suited to training and to first steps.
Handgun
The founding discipline of practical shooting. Varied stages, cardboard and steel targets, from 12 to 32 rounds.
Rifle
Targets from a few metres out to 300 m. Long-range accuracy, varied positions and the timer.
Shotgun
Steel targets, fast reloads and some of the most spectacular stages in practical shooting.
PCC
Pistol Caliber Carbine: carbines in pistol calibres, Minor scoring and a very fast pace.
Handgun .22
The handgun in .22 LR. The same courses and rules, with far less recoil and cheap ammunition.
Mini Rifle
.22 LR rifles. Low recoil and low cost, a gateway to the Rifle discipline.
Action Air
Airsoft replicas, the same rules and the same stages. Suited to training and to first steps.
Upcoming matches.
Full calendar
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Thpsa IPSC Handgun Championship 2026 (level Iii)
Banglamung, Cholburi
Thailand
Handgun
Level III
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8 Etapa Camp Paulista De IPSC 2026 - IPSC Handgun
Campinas, Sao Paulo
Brazil
Handgun
Level III
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8 Etapa Camp Paulista De IPSC 2026 - IPSC Ccp
Campinas, Sao Paulo
Brazil
PCC
Level III
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Bavarian Open 2026
Wildtier / Patersdorf, Bavaria
Germany
Handgun
Level III
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Bergen Open Halloween 2026
Bergen
Norway
Handgun
Level III
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5 Etapa Ranking Gaucho IPSC Ccp 2026 -sao Leopoldo
Sao Leopoldo, Rs
Brazil
PCC
Level III
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Chile National 2026
Santiago, Region Metropolitana
Chile
Handgun
Level III
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4ta Valida Nacional 2026
Maracay, Aragua
Venezuela
Handgun
Level III
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Bgen Montano B Almodovar Cup 2026
San Miguel, Bulacan
Philippines
Rifle
Level III
Source: the official IPSC calendar, Level III matches and above.
