Action Air · Action Air
Action Air
Airsoft replicas, scored Minor only. No range needed: a match can be held in a sports hall.
In short
Action Air is shot with airsoft handgun, rifle and PCC replicas, and is scored Minor only.
It is popular where civilian firearm ownership is restricted and as off-season training: no range is needed, and a match can be held in a sports hall. The third Action Air World Shoot takes place in Indonesia in 2028.
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No range needed
A match can be set up in an ordinary hall.
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Three guns
Handgun, rifle and PCC, each with its own divisions.
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Minor only
Every Action Air division is scored Minor.
Divisions
Everyone shoots the same courses; standings are worked out per division. Pick a division to see its rules.
Handgun
Handgun
Open
Replicas with optics and compensators, magazines up to 170 mm, at most 28 projectiles at the start.
- Maximum gun size No restriction
- Maximum magazine length 170 mm
- Projectiles, at most 28
- Maximum distance of gun and equipment from the belt 50 mm
- Gun and magazines behind the hip bone No
- Optical or electronic sights Yes
- Compensators, ports, suppressors Yes
- Weights on the barrel beyond the muzzle Yes
Handgun
Standard
The replica, without magazine, must fit the IPSC box; at most 18 projectiles in a magazine at the start.
- Maximum gun size IPSC box, without magazine
- Maximum magazine length At most 20 mm below the magazine well
- Projectiles, at most 18
- Maximum distance of gun and equipment from the belt 50 mm
- Gun and magazines behind the hip bone Yes
- Optical or electronic sights No
- Compensators, ports, suppressors No
- Weights on the barrel beyond the muzzle No
Handgun
Classic
Replicas with the classic 1911 profile, inside the IPSC box, no optics; at most 10 projectiles at the start.
- Maximum gun size IPSC box, without magazine
- Maximum magazine length At most 20 mm below the magazine well
- Projectiles, at most 10
- Maximum distance of gun and equipment from the belt 50 mm
- Gun and magazines behind the hip bone Yes
- Optical or electronic sights No
- Compensators, ports, suppressors No
- Weights on the barrel beyond the muzzle No
Handgun
Production
Stock replicas, barrel of at most 127 mm, at most 15 projectiles in a magazine.
- Maximum gun size Barrel of at most 127 mm
- Maximum magazine length See the rules
- Projectiles, at most 15
- Maximum distance of gun and equipment from the belt 50 mm
- Gun and magazines behind the hip bone Yes
- Optical or electronic sights No
- Compensators, ports, suppressors No
- Weights on the barrel beyond the muzzle No
Handgun
Production Optics
The Production rules, with a mandatory optic.
- Maximum gun size Barrel of at most 127 mm
- Maximum magazine length See the rules
- Projectiles, at most 15
- Maximum distance of gun and equipment from the belt 50 mm
- Gun and magazines behind the hip bone Yes
- Optical or electronic sights Mandatory
- Compensators, ports, suppressors No
- Weights on the barrel beyond the muzzle No
| Rule | |||||
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| Maximum gun size | No restriction | IPSC box, without magazine | IPSC box, without magazine | Barrel of at most 127 mm | Barrel of at most 127 mm |
| Maximum magazine length | 170 mm | At most 20 mm below the magazine well | At most 20 mm below the magazine well | See the rules | See the rules |
| Projectiles, at most | 28 | 18 | 10 | 15 | 15 |
| Maximum distance of gun and equipment from the belt | 50 mm | 50 mm | 50 mm | 50 mm | 50 mm |
| Gun and magazines behind the hip bone | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Optical or electronic sights | Yes | No | No | No | Mandatory |
| Compensators, ports, suppressors | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Weights on the barrel beyond the muzzle | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Rifle
Rifle
Semi Auto Open
Gas blowback rifles of at least 650 mm, with optics, bipods and compensators allowed.
- Minimum overall length 650 mm
- Mechanism Gas blowback, with a working bolt
- Projectiles, at most 31 (30 in the magazine)
- Action type Semi-automatic
- Optical or electronic sights Yes
- Compensators, ports, suppressors Yes
- Bipod and barricade stops Yes
- Vertical front grip Yes
Rifle
Semi Auto Standard
Iron sights only, no bipod or compensator.
- Minimum overall length 650 mm
- Mechanism Gas blowback, with a working bolt
- Projectiles, at most 31 (30 in the magazine)
- Action type Semi-automatic
- Optical or electronic sights No
- Compensators, ports, suppressors No
- Bipod and barricade stops No
- Vertical front grip At most 152 mm from the bore axis
| Rule | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum overall length | 650 mm | 650 mm |
| Mechanism | Gas blowback, with a working bolt | Gas blowback, with a working bolt |
| Projectiles, at most | 31 (30 in the magazine) | 31 (30 in the magazine) |
| Action type | Semi-automatic | Semi-automatic |
| Optical or electronic sights | Yes | No |
| Compensators, ports, suppressors | Yes | No |
| Bipod and barricade stops | Yes | No |
| Vertical front grip | Yes | At most 152 mm from the bore axis |
PCC
PCC
PCC Optics
Gas blowback carbines of at least 500 mm, with a mandatory optic.
- Minimum overall length 500 mm
- Mechanism Gas blowback, with a working bolt
- Projectiles, at most 33 (32 in the magazine)
- Action type Semi-automatic
- Optical or electronic sights Mandatory
- Compensators, ports, suppressors Yes
- Bipod and barricade stops No
- Vertical front grip At most 152 mm from the bore axis
- Magazine couplers No
PCC
PCC Iron
The same rules, with iron sights only.
- Minimum overall length 500 mm
- Mechanism Gas blowback, with a working bolt
- Projectiles, at most 33 (32 in the magazine)
- Action type Semi-automatic
- Optical or electronic sights No
- Compensators, ports, suppressors Yes
- Bipod and barricade stops No
- Vertical front grip At most 152 mm from the bore axis
- Magazine couplers No
| Rule | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum overall length | 500 mm | 500 mm |
| Mechanism | Gas blowback, with a working bolt | Gas blowback, with a working bolt |
| Projectiles, at most | 33 (32 in the magazine) | 33 (32 in the magazine) |
| Action type | Semi-automatic | Semi-automatic |
| Optical or electronic sights | Mandatory | No |
| Compensators, ports, suppressors | Yes | Yes |
| Bipod and barricade stops | No | No |
| Vertical front grip | At most 152 mm from the bore axis | At most 152 mm from the bore axis |
| Magazine couplers | No | No |
The specs summarise the division pages on ipsc.org. The official rules always take precedence.
Divisions on ipsc.org
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