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Welcome to the Porter County Poppers
page.
We are a USPSA/IPSC affiliate club in Northwest Indiana.
The United States
Practical Shooting Association is a non-profit membership
association. Most of the more than 15,000 individual members belong to and
regularly compete at one of the nearly 400 affiliated clubs and sections
(groups of clubs banded together for mutual benefit) located across the
United States.
USPSA is affiliated with the
International Practical Shooting Confederation
(IPSC), which is comprised of organizations in approximately 67 nations. USPSA is the
American region of IPSC.
For 2008, USPSA now has its own distinct rulebook separate from the IPSC
one.
Porter County Poppers is a member
of the Indiana Section of USPSA. The Indiana Section is made up of
eight clubs across the state.
USPSA matches offer fast action
over varied courses of fire, with several equipment divisions to allow
almost any medium or high power centerfire pistol to compete.
There
are classes for shooters of all experience levels from the newest of newbies
to grand master-level experts.
Courses may range from six to 36 rounds expended, with speed, accuracy, and
power all factoring into the equation. Many include movement by the
shooter over the course, with barricades, ports, and other setup props to
vary the action.
Someone wishing to try USPSA action pistol needs just a few things to get
started- a centerfire handgun of .38/9mm caliber or greater, at least three
magazines (four or five is better) or speedloaders and carriers for same, a
safe holster, and at least 150 rounds of ammunition (for regular club-level matches).
No membership or special training is needed. What we do recommend,
though, is to come a bit early and let us know that you're new. We'll
walk you through the whole thing.
For further information, contact
Bill Z.
2010 Match Schedule
Matches are first Sunday of the month at 9am Central
Time
| April 4th |
Six classifiers |
| May 2nd |
Four field courses |
| June 6th |
Four field courses |
| July 4th |
Four field courses |
| August 1st |
Four field courses |
| September 5th |
Four field courses |
| October 3rd |
Four field courses |
| November 7th |
Three field courses, two classifiers |
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