Defensive Pistol

The Otto Road Shooting Range Defensive Pistol matches are organized and designed to promote and enhance a shooters ability to safely shoot defensively in realistic courses of fire. While matches utilize some formatting and rules from other shooting genres it is not IDPA or USPSA.

Matches are held the second Saturday of each month, March through November. Signup for matches, March, April, May, October and November begins at 8:00 AM, shooting begins 9:00 AM. The Otto Road Shooting Range Defensive Pistol matches are organized and designed to promote and enhance a shooter’s ability to safely shoot defensively in realistic or unrealistic courses of fire. While matches utilize some formatting and rules from other shooting genres it is not IDPA or USPSA. Matches are held the second Saturday of each month, March through November. Signup for matches at practiscore is mandatory. Shooters stage review for matches March, April, May, October and November begins at 8:00 AM, mandatory briefing begins at 8:45 AM, shooting begins 9:00 AM.  Shooters stage review for matches June, July, and August begins at 7:00 AM, mandatory briefing begins at 7:45 AM shooting begins 8:00 AM.

Match fee is $20 for one gun $25 for two guns.

All shooting is from a strong side holster designed to securely retain the firearm while moving without the aid of a hand. Appendix holsters are not permitted. Pistol Caliber Carbines are required to have a two point sling. No magnum ammunition, or reloaded ammunition at magnum levels is permitted.   Defensive matches are not a venue in which to first learn basic gun handling and safety. Regardless of age new shooters should have basic skills in safely drawing from a holster, or presenting a PCC from a low sling position, reloading, and firing multiple rounds at multiple targets.

Courses of fire are usually five or six stages requiring 18 to 30+ rounds of ammunition to complete each stage. Shooters will fire at multiple paper and steel targets. Stages are timed and may require a shooter to move safely between targets, firing at times with either strong or weak hand, from behind cover and around barricades. Shooters must have hearing and eye protection to participate. 

Cold range rules apply. This means that once you enter the fenced in shooting arena your firearm must be unloaded, holstered with an empty magazine well with the hammer/striker down. PCC shooters are required to have an easily visible chamber flag inserted and locked in chamber. Revolvers must be empty and holstered. Firearms may only be handled and loaded for firing a stage when under the direct control of a range officer. No firearms may be unholstered or handled at any other time.

Firearm Categories:

Production – Single Stack – Revolver – Limited – PCC centerfire – Carry Optic – Open – Rimfire handgun

SHOOTERS DIVISIONS - Men, women, seniors (65 years +), junior. Shooters younger than 18 and having reached their 13th birthday may participate. The parent or legal guardian of the youthful shooter must get approval for participation in the match from the match director at least 5 days prior to the scheduled shoot. Conditions of approval apply, such as experience, maturity, knowledge of firearms safety and participation or attendance at the match by the shooters parent or legal guardian.

Stages are posted at https://cheyenneshooters.freeforums.net the week before the match