The 2025 Rule Book!
We now have a 2025 rulebook. Most of the changes don’t affect us but there is one that does. There has not been an official range command for PCC after “If Finished, Unload and Show Clear” but now they have added “If Clear, Flag It and Muzzle Up or Down” which does not include puling the trigger as required by USPSA, Rio Multigun, and pretty much every other organization. As the typical stubby chamber flag can be inserted into the ejection port with a round in the chamber or a magazine still in the gun this does not seem like a good idea. We will add this to the list of rules we ignore and continue to require that PCC shooters pull the trigger before inserting their flag. The 2025 rules are available here along with the Equipment Appendices here.
Holster rules revised in 2024:
8.5.1.6 Outside the waist holsters must carry the firearm in a neutral (vertical) or muzzle rear cant and may not protrude more than 3″ (7.62cm) out from the shooter’s body as measured from the from the body, at the top of the belt, to the outside of the holster (see Figure 3 below). The rear or vertical cant angle can be no more than 15 degrees.
8.5.1.8 Must be constructed of normal thickness common holster-making materials (leather, Kydex, plastic, nylon, etc.) that completely encase the firearm on a minimum of 3 sides and remain open after the gun is drawn to allow for one-handed holstering without manually opening the holster to seat the gun. No collapsible holsters.
If you are a returning old timer remember that there were major changes in 2022:
- You can drop an empty magazine with a round still in the chamber.
- Appendix carry holsters are allowed, with new allowable holster positions defined for both OWB and IWB.
- SSP magazine capacity is 15 rounds.
- CCP magazine capacity is 10 rounds and power factor is 105.
- Retention (shooting from) and magazine stowage are now defined.
- Cover position fault lines must be from 3′ to 8′ long and no longer extend to the stage boundary.
