Shooter Guide

What to do when you show up for a TCSL IDPA Match

1) Register at the scoring desk - there will be an equipment check at this point too

2) Pay for the match (please try to bring exact change)

3) Proceed to the designated Safe Area and gear up

4) Be sure to attend the 'Walk Thru' for each stage you plan to shoot so that you understand the 'Course of Fire'

5) Help pick up brass and tape up targets between shooters

6) Stay behind safety benches (or the Safe Line) when the range 'goes Hot'

7) After shooting your stages, please thank the SOs and other organizers putting on the match (admittedly, this is optional)

8) Proceed to Safe Area to stow your gear

9) Stay to the end of the match or show up early - We're always looking for volunteers to help setup or tear down the staging gear (targets and props).

 

REMEMBER: TCSL IDPA events will be run on a COLD range. This means that you may have magazines loaded and you may also have the gun in your holster on your hip. BUT you CANNOT have a loaded magazine in the weapon nor a round in the chamber! Please be sure to follow these rules - failure to follow this rule could get you DQ'd from the Match.

If you have a Concealed Pistols License and are carrying concealed when you arrive at the match please find the Match Director or an IDPA Safety Officer. Tell them you need to unload and proceed with the SO to the Safe Area. You can unload at the Safe Area under the SO’s supervision. Please remain unloaded until you are finished shooting the match. Then, if you wish to load up before leaving the range, again, find the MD or an SO, proceed to the Safe Area and reload and holster. This is one of only 2 exceptions to the rule regarding not handling ammo in the Safe Area. The other exception is if your weapon jams during a Course of Fire and the weapon cannot be unloaded on the line. In this case, the SO will take the jammed weapon and proceed with the shooter to the Safe Area to attempt to clear the weapon. If the weapon cannot be unloaded, then an attempt should be made to make the weapon as safe as possible and the shooter advised to go directly to a qualified gunsmith to remedy the problem.

NOTE: Rapid-fire and movement_while_shooting are ONLY allowed on the TCSL pistol range DURING SANCTIONED IDPA MATCHES! Please minimize the use of rapid-fire during regular pistol range hours. Moving_while_shooting is NOT currently allowed during regular TCSL pistol range hours at this time.