IPSC was founded at a conference held in Columbia, Missouri, in May 1976

Multiple targets, moving targets, targets that react when hit, penalty targets, or even partially covered targets, obstacles, movement, competitive strategies, and other techniques are all a part of IPSC shooting to keep the athletes challenged and the spectators entertained

Different guns are used in IPSC: Handgun, rifle, shotgun and action air

As well as accuracy, the time taken is part of the final score. Therefore the quicker a competitor completes a stage, the better their final score will be

A variety of target types are used: both paper and steel, stationery and moving, scoring targets and penalty targets

IPSC stands for the International Practical Shooting Confederation

IPSC shooting matches are based on the principle of accuracy, power and speed

Range officers have the task of enforcing the match safety rules out on the range

Males, females and juniors all compete together over exactly the same stages, but only one competitor shoots at a time