IDPA - The New Rule Book is Here

Well, we shall see. Honestly I don't think 95% of IDPA shooters are going to notice a difference that will affect them negatively.

That's because most of the ones I've talked to didn't even know there was a new rulebook coming out.

you mean a small target moving erratically isn't practical? it's certainly not hi-fi replication of human movements when they're trying to dodge bullets, but at least it's moving on a curve and not always doing the same thing. it's better than static targets

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I don't disagree that it is a serious skills challenge. It just doesn't represent a threat scenario like IDPA tries to present. Attacked by an array of spinning disks? It's just too far a leap.

I enjoy shooting them, myself. Fortunately I can shoot USPSA if I want my "fix" of Texas stars and plate racks.

That's because most of the ones I've talked to didn't even know there was a new rulebook coming out.

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No no, I mean with the new rules in effect, 95% of them won't see any difference, or any difference that will matter to them. But we shall see. Who knows, maybe the changes will be a big deal and everyone will hate it. Time will tell.

Is there anything that will be OBVIOUSLY different to most people other than the standing reloads?

It isn't like most matches had 35yd shots anyway. I've personally never seen a plate rack or texas star at an IDPA match... etc.

I think the reloads are a big deal, but then again, 95% of the masses never used the moving tac-load behind cover anyway. That rule is just another way for IDPA to eliminate any individual thought from their matches and make it even more of a choreographed event.

Well, that the xDs now play in SSP! But otherwise, I don't think so.

Oh, and that you can shoot empty while on the move and do your emergency reload while moving to cover! That's a smart move.

that almost never happens anyway because you aren't allowed to leave cover to shoot in the first place. The only time that would happen is running dry after starting a stage out in the open

I used a Texas Star in my match a couple of weeks ago. It was used, along with a bunch of poppers and some specially painted cardboard targets, to simulate an attack by killer robots. Technically IPDA legal, nope, lotsa fun for everyone, yep. I used two plates on it the match before that to simulate bobbing heads above no shoots. My shooters also appreciated that. I'm not going to worry too much about this particular change. Unless I decide to run a bigger sanctioned match, I will continue to try to keep my local matches both challenging and fun using all the targets my club has. Otherwise, what's the point?

to simulate an attack by killer robots

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And that sort of stuff IS fun (we run one match like that each year) but it is distinctly, and explicitly, not IDPA.

Our club has an outlaw action pistol match once a month in addition to IDPA, in which we can, as a club, get our attack of the killer robots fix in, and use any targets desired. The downside is, it makes IDPA look consistent and fairly officiated. But that is the nature of outlaw matches.

My opinion, like the rules or not, if you are an affiliated IDPA club advertizing IDPA matches, you should make an effort to run them close to the letter of the law.

If you have an affiliated IDPA club, you have signed a contract to abide by IDPA rules. ALL of them.

Of course you could do like one MD, Frank Glover, maybe: "We shoot six IDPA matches a year. This isn't one of them."

I expect the world of IDPA will not come crashing down because one stage in a local match has some extra steel. How about if I say the other five stages are for IDPA and "evil" sixth one is "extra curricular"?

How about if I say the other five stages are for IDPA and "evil" sixth one is "extra curricular"?

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That's how we treat our shoot house.

Oh I've shot them dozens of times in practice, and in uspsa... just never seen one in idpa. I guess I thought they were already not legal.

Under the old rules, you could not leave a position of cover to shoot once you had reached the first position of cover in the stage... therefore you could only shoot on the move between the buzzer, and when you reached cover for the first time. Very few stages called for 9+ rounds in the open on the buzzer, so, I agree "starting a reload in the open" is basically inconsequential unless they changed the rule to allow for shooting on the move deeper into the stage...

Not according to rules forum/clarifications I've read based on the current rulebook over the last few years at idpaforum...

8.8.4.3. Rings or straps that go around any part of the shooter’s body (finger, palm, wrist, etc.) are not allowed.

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My belt is a strap that goes around a part of my body....

My belt is a strap that goes around a part of my body....

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Sure! And I'd take that to mean you can't leave the light clipped to your belt (or a headband) while it is on, illuminating the stage.

9mmepiphany said:

I must not be explaining it correctly. I just can't think of a clearer way at the moment

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I see what you mean...and that isn't allowed.

If you leave a position and encounter a target you couldn't see from a previous position, you have to pie around whatever vision barrier is there and treat it as cover.

NY32182 is exactly right, you will almost never get the benefit of this rule unless you shoot a revolver or miss a lot.

"I can only hope they will see their membership numbers dwindle and realize they made a mistake. I already decided to vote with my wallet when my membership expired at the end of April. The new rulebook convinced me to keep my $40."

waktasz, what are you going to replace IDPA with?