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MX5 · February 15, 2005, 10:30 PM

Welcome to IPSC. Be safe, have fun, and scope it out. Stage design varies by club. I would say the closest targets are at under 5 yards, the average target is 10 yards and anything beyond 20 is getting out there. The trend is away from long shots, but a 25 yard target isn't totally unheard of at some clubs.

Scoring is your points divided by the time. In general you will want 90 percent or more of the available points or an A-C hit at least. A D hit isn't acceptable. As for a newbie scoring well, let's just say most folks don't do horrbly well when they start, everyone knows that, and any decent shooter will do nothing but offer you encouragement and help if you are receptive. The speed you will see coming from Master and Grand Master shooters is something to aspire to, but don't let it discourage you in the least. BTW, I shot pretty well in Production with a CZ 75B with only very slight modifications to the trigger and replacement of the magazine brake. The CZ is a good Production Division gun.

February 15, 2005, 10:30 PM	#2
MX5 Member Join Date: May 18, 2004 Posts: 70	Welcome to IPSC. Be safe, have fun, and scope it out. Stage design varies by club. I would say the closest targets are at under 5 yards, the average target is 10 yards and anything beyond 20 is getting out there. The trend is away from long shots, but a 25 yard target isn't totally unheard of at some clubs. Scoring is your points divided by the time. In general you will want 90 percent or more of the available points or an A-C hit at least. A D hit isn't acceptable. As for a newbie scoring well, let's just say most folks don't do horrbly well when they start, everyone knows that, and any decent shooter will do nothing but offer you encouragement and help if you are receptive. The speed you will see coming from Master and Grand Master shooters is something to aspire to, but don't let it discourage you in the least. BTW, I shot pretty well in Production with a CZ 75B with only very slight modifications to the trigger and replacement of the magazine brake. The CZ is a good Production Division gun.