The Barrie Gun Club's I.P.S.C. League shoots every Wednesday beginning about 3:00 pm. During the winter months we utilize the indoor range and in better weather, the outdoor ranges. If you are a qualified IPSC shooter feel free to come out and participate... if you're a new shooter and interested in learning more about IPSC then stop in... we always encourage new shooters to get involved.
Thanks to the fact that some of our members were part of the initial growth of IPSC in Canada, the Barrie Gun Club has been there "right from the start". We have a strong group of shooters who organize everything from the Wednesday evening club shoots all the way up to hosting the Provincial Championships... and in 2004 we'll be host to the Canada Nationals.
What is IPSC (International Practical Shooting Confederation)
This new and exciting style of sport shooting had its origins in California in the early '50s. It quickly spread over the next few years to other continents including Europe, Australia, Central and South America, and Africa.
The promotion of accuracy, power, and speed as three equal elements was the prime objective of the Conference along with procedures and rules for safe gun handling. A constitution was established and the Confederation was born. The origins of practical shooting were developed and the motto - DVC - Diligentia, Vis, Celeritas (Accuracy, Power, Speed) was introduced to reflect this balanced objective.
In practical shooting, the competitor must try to blend accuracy, power, and speed, into a winning combination. Targets are 75 centimeters by 45 centimeters with a 15 centimeter center representing the "A zone" or bullseye. Most shooting takes place at close range, with rare shots out to 45 meters. Hitting a 15 centimeter A zone at 45 meters or less might seem easy to an experienced pistol shooter, but in IPSC only full power pistols are allowed (9mm or larger). This power minimum reflects the heritage of this modern sport, and mastering a full power handgun is considerably more difficult than shooting a light recoiling target pistol especially when the competitor is trying to go as fast as possible. Time, also plays a factor.
Competitors may enter any one of five Divisions depending on the style of firearm they use.
Multiple targets, moving targets, targets that react when hit, penalty carrying targets mixed-in, or even partially covering shoot targets, obstacles, movement, competitive tactics, and, in general, any other relevant difficulty the course designer can dream up all combine to keep the competitors enthusiastic and the spectators entertained. While the rules of IPSC state that the course of fire should be practical and diversity is to be encouraged, to keep the sport from becoming too formalized or standardized. In fact, some matches even contain surprise stages where no one knows in advance what to expect.
IPSC Ontario is the only official IPSC organization in Ontario. It began in the early eighties to promote practical shooting in Ontario. IPSC Ontario has a large number of affiliated clubs throughout Ontario that are also actively involved in the promotion of practical shooting.
To Become A Member - The First Year
In order to become an active shooting member in IPSC Ontario you are required to successfully complete our Black Badge Training Program. This usually consists of approximately four hours of classroom information and about sixteen hours of actual shooting on a range. If you have had some shooting experience, and think you'd like to participate in a very unique, and dynamic shooting sport, then you've come to the right place.