The New Rule book for IDPA

[CWOOD]

For those of you who have any interest in IDPA and want to know the rules, here is a link to the newly revised 2013 Rule Book.

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It provides a glimpse in the the origins of the sport, lists a number of abbreviations, gives a list of all the range commands and their meanings,has a full explanation of the Classifier with diagrams, and much more. There are lots of drawings, and photos which really help explain things more clearly.

Here is the Table of contents:

01 The founding Concepts
02 Safety Rules
03 Shooting Rules
04 Scoring Rules
05 Penalties Rules
06 Stage Design Rules
07 Permanently Physically Disabled Shooters Rules
08 Equipment Rules
09 Classification Rules
10 Appeals Process
11 Headquarters Information


I hope some of you find this useful and I hope to see you at a match. I am frequently at the Texas Tactical matches...sometimes a few others.The sport is a lot of fun.

[C-dub]

Is there a Cliff's Notes version of the changes or some kind of crosswalk of them? My club held a classifier earlier this month under the "old" rules, but I could not attend.

[CWOOD]

Is there a Cliff's Notes version of the changes or some kind of crosswalk of them? My club held a classifier earlier this month under the "old" rules, but I could not attend.

I doubt if there is a cliff notes version, but the rule book is fairly clearly divided so that one can read up on an area of interest without having to digest the entire thing.

Most of the rules did not change. There were a couple of changes that caught my eye as good things.One is that if one is shooting behind a wall and the shooter wants/needs to perform a reload, the shooter cannot advance to the next shooting location until the reload is complete: ie. the shooter cannot stroll to the next shooting spot at the other end of the wall WHILE reloading.

Another item of interest is that if the shooter runs dry while shooting on the move and in the open, the shooter can BEGIN the reload immediately but may not fire until a point of cover is reached.

As I mentioned, a long over due addition is the section on dealing with the special circumstances of a permanently disabled shooter in order to allow this group of folks to participate in a consistent and equitable manner. It covers people in wheelchairs, those with missing or unusable limbs etc. I think that this is a great thing in light of the number of veterans who have sustained grievous injuries on our behalf as well as others who may benefit from this modification. I am proud that our sport has taken this step to try to incorporate these shooters in a fun and beneficial sport.

In regard to the Classifier, I do not believe that the shooting portion has changed. I may be wrong because I don't have the old rule book at hand, but I did not notice any significant change. There were some administrative changes, I believe related to one's classification status in other divisions when one is advanced in one particular division.

One noticeable improvement is the topic numbering system throughout the document. For example, the equipment related category is in chapter 8. Each specific sub-topic has its own numeric reference. Firearms is 8.2. Stock Service Pistol is 8.2.1. Specs for an SSP pistol is 8.2.1.1. The note that it must be semi-automatic is 8.2.1.1.2.

In the format I just illustrated is looks cumbersome but it conveniently groups topics logically and allows one to reference a very specific passage in the rules. It is not cumbersome in context.

I urge anyone generally interested or having a question about a particular topic of interest to look through it.

[Beiruty]

Do they still have 10rd limit?

[CWOOD]

Do they still have 10rd limit?

Yes, for ESP and SSP as log as all of your magazines hold 10. For example, if you have a Glock 30 with a 9 round factory magazine and a pair of 10 rounders, then all of your magazines can only be loaded to 9.

Also the example of some 1911 magazines holding only 7 rounds. If the shooter uses one 7 round magazine then all magazines can only be loaded to 7 rounds. But with 7 rounds per mag, the shooter gets to carry an extra magazine on the body. 3+ one in the pistol rather than 2 + one in the pistol.

[Reds45ACP]

Do they still have 10rd limit?

Yes, for ESP and SSP as log as all of your magazines hold 10. For example, if you have a Glock 30 with a 9 round factory magazine and a pair of 10 rounders, then all of your magazines can only be loaded to 9.

Also the example of some 1911 magazines holding only 7 rounds. If the shooter uses one 7 round magazine then all magazines can only be loaded to 7 rounds. But with 7 rounds per mag, the shooter gets to carry an extra magazine on the body. 3+ one in the pistol rather than 2 + one in the pistol.

The example is absolutely correct just wanted to point out a Glock 30 has a standard magazine of 10 rounds. Sorry for being pedantic.

Were you at the Texas Tactical match today? I was 6'1" overweight guy with a red beard and a Glock 21.

[CWOOD]

Do they still have 10rd limit?

Yes, for ESP and SSP as log as all of your magazines hold 10. For example, if you have a Glock 30 with a 9 round factory magazine and a pair of 10 rounders, then all of your magazines can only be loaded to 9.

Also the example of some 1911 magazines holding only 7 rounds. If the shooter uses one 7 round magazine then all magazines can only be loaded to 7 rounds. But with 7 rounds per mag, the shooter gets to carry an extra magazine on the body. 3+ one in the pistol rather than 2 + one in the pistol.

The example is absolutely correct just wanted to point out a Glock 30 has a standard magazine of 10 rounds. Sorry for being pedantic.

Were you at the Texas Tactical match today? I was 6'1" overweight guy with a red beard and a Glock 21.

No, sadly, I couldn't attend because I was studying for and taking the test. I didn't want to wait till the very last day and mess up and not get it done. I just put it off too long and didn't want to start all over.

You are absolutely correct about Glock 30's currently, and for some time, coming standard with 10 round magazines but early in their production, some came with an optional 9 rounder in an attempt to reduce overall size. The public never cared much for it and I have not heard much about them since. Personally, I always start an IDPA stage with a Glock 21 magazine downloaded to 11 to eliminate the Barney mag.

[C-dub]

Most of the rules did not change. There were a couple of changes that caught my eye as good things.One is that if one is shooting behind a wall and the shooter wants/needs to perform a reload, the shooter cannot advance to the next shooting location until the reload is complete: ie. the shooter cannot stroll to the next shooting spot at the other end of the wall WHILE reloading.

That's a bummer. I wonder why they changed that.

[CWOOD]

OH! I forgot. One change that I noticed that I like is that removing a magazine disconnect is now legal.

This will be a boon for Ruger SR9 shooter and some Hi-power shooters, some S&W shooters and others.

[Reds45ACP]

No, sadly, I couldn't attend because I was studying for and taking the test. I didn't want to wait till the very last day and mess up and not get it done. I just put it off too long and didn't want to start all over.

You are absolutely correct about Glock 30's currently, and for some time, coming standard with 10 round magazines but early in their production, some came with an optional 9 rounder in an attempt to reduce overall size. The public never cared much for it and I have not heard much about them since. Personally, I always start an IDPA stage with a Glock 21 magazine downloaded to 11 to eliminate the Barney mag.

Yup. I do the same.