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HANDGUN OPEN DIVISION

Open Division

 

1.

Minimum power factor for Major

160

2.

Minimum power factor for Minor

125

3.

Minimum bullet weight

120 grain for Major

4.

Minimum bullet caliber / cartridge case length

9 mm (0.354″) / 19 mm (0.748″)

5.

Minimum bullet caliber for Major

No

6.

Minimum trigger pull (see Appendix E4a)

No

7.

Maximum handgun size

No

8.

Maximum magazine length

170 mm (see Appendix E1)

9.

Maximum ammunition capacity

No

10.

Max. distance of handgun and allied equipment from torso

50 mm (see Rule 5.2.5)

11.

Rule 5.2.10 / Appendix E2 applies

No

12.

Optical/electronic sights

Yes

13.

Compensators, ports, sound and/or flash suppressors

Yes

14.

Weight(s) attached to barrel that extend beyond the muzzle

Yes

Special conditions:

  • Ammunition which fails to meet the minimum bullet weight above, but which chronographs at Major power factor, will be treated as unsafe and must be withdrawn (see Rule 5.5.6). If the weight of the first bullet weighed under Rule 5.6.3.3 fails to meet the minimum bullet weight required for Major power factor, Rule 5.6.3.7 will apply, and a second bullet will be weighed as a final and definitive bullet weight test.