SLPSA May 10 Concealed Match
This is a new concealed carry Hit Factor style match we are trying. It will be held on the Sunday immediately following the SLPSA USPSA #1 match. Stages will be reused from the main USPSA match, making for a fun and accessible way to test your concealed carry skills.
The match will follow all USPSA safety and scoring rules. All Big Salty Range rules apply.
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All competitors must be shooting from holstered concealment. This means that gear such as holsters, firearms, and spare magazines must be hidden from view and carried in a realistic, practical manner. Bagged/off body carry is not allowed at this time due to the potential for DQ issues. Holsters that severely break the 180 (such as shoulder holsters or holsters with extreme cant) are not allowed.
The spirit of this match is real-world concealment, so we are requiring IWB holsters. This is to prevent people from running things they don't actually wear, like IDPA-style "gamer vests" with OWB. If you genuinely carry OWB, it will be allowed if the MD determines it does not violate the spirit of the match. Please validate with the MD ahead of time if you have any concerns.
It is entirely at the discretion of the MD to determine if you meet the intent of the match! If the MD sees shenanigans, you can be moved to shooting for no score (with no recourse), or disallowed from further match participation.
We highly encourage people to run their actual carry setups to see how they perform.
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Minimum caliber is .380 ACP. While we would like to accommodate those brave souls that carry .25 ACP pop guns, it just isn't practical from a match management perspective. Perhaps in the future we can have a backup gun division, but for now it is .380 or higher.
The divisions are all capacity-based with no other accessory restrictions. So feel free to run your carry gun with a comp, port, thumb rest, magwell, optics, irons, etc. Holster-capable PDWs like the P365 Raider are allowed, provided you are IWB with it in a manner you would actually carry.
- Small Cap - 8 max rounds in the magazine (or cylinder). Represents your smaller carry guns or revolvers. In order to help low cap be competitive and not need a huge amount of spare mags to reload, small cap division hits are scored as a 2x the hit, e.g., one alpha becomes two alphas. So you typically only need one hit per target.
- Factory Cap - 18 max rounds in the magazine. Represents your traditional factory capacity magazines.
- Modern Cap - 25 max rounds in the magazine. Represents the growing capacity of modern carry setups.
All questions or comments can be directed to the Match Director Rory Norman at admin@slpsa.org.
SUNDAY
8:00 AM - Range Open, function fire can be done in an empty bay under the direction of an RO.
8:00 AM - Staple fresh targets, help with stage changes if any are needed.
8:30 AM - New shooter brief. As it is concealed only, this match requires a higher level of skill and attention to safety, so if you are a totally new shooter this might not be the right environment to start at. That said, we will have a new shooter brief for anyone who needs it, likely in Cemetery Bay. Refer to the new shooter brief on the website if needed (https://slpsa.org/new-shooter-help/)
9:00 AM - All Shooter Meeting
9:15 AM - First shots (after the shooter meeting has concluded)
3:00 PM - Approximate end of match. Empty trash, take down all paper targets.