Quote Originally Posted by mr_will
Please forgive my ignorance as I really don’t know the differences in PPPS, IPSC, IDPA, and IHMSA. So please forgive me.
PPPS - Pikes Peak Practical Shooters. PPPS is the tenant club on Pueblo West Sportsmans Assn grounds that hosts IPSC, IDPA and 3-Gun/Tactical Rifle matches. Everything used at any PPPS match is owned by PPPS and not PWSA. We store our stuff there and have permission to host 3 matches a month. We pay a trespass/guest fee to PWSA after every match for every non-PWSA member.

IPSC - International Practical Shooting Confederation. Thats the International governing body of USPSA, United States Practical Shooting Assn. Almost all IPSC matches in the US are run under USPSA and IPSC rules. USPSA and IPSC are used to describe most Action type matches.

IDPA - International Defensive Pistol Assn. A split-off Assn formed by IPSC shooters in the early to mid 90s. Geared at providing a tactical training environment.

IHMSA - International Handgun Metallic Silhouette Shooting Assn. Pistol silhouette shooting. Steel critters shot with just about any handgun either laying down or standing up. Chickens at 50 yards, pigs at 100, turkeys at 150 and rams at 200 yards. Great fun. The Match director insists that its a tough sport. I keep telling him IHMSA easy, IPSC hard. He also says I shoot too fast. 120 seconds is forever for 5 shots.