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Steel Challenge Divisions and Classes

The Steel Challenge has different divisions, for rimfire handguns, rimfire rifles, and centerfire handguns. These are then further divided into classes, depending on specific features of each gun. The classes are similar to those used in USPSA.

Divisions

There are two Divisions:

  • Rimfire is .22LR – These are semiauto and revolver handguns, and semiauto rifles
  • Centerfire – These are semiauto and revolver handguns in 9mm/.38 caliber, or larger

Classes

These guns start at the Low-Ready position, pointing at the aiming stake.

  • RFRI = Rimfire rifle Iron sights
  • RFRO = Rimfire rifle Optical sights
  • RFPI = Rimfire  pistol Iron sights
  • RFPO = Rimfire pistol Optical sights

These guns are drawn from the holster, with the shooter’s hands in the surrender position (stick-em-up, reach for the sky, leemee see your hands, just like on TV).

  • CFP = Production:  Any Double Action or Safe Action (no external safety switch) handgun approved for used in the USPSA Production Division.
  • CFL = Limited:  Any iron-sighted SA-DA double-stack semiauto handgun without compensators, ported barrels, or red-dot sights.
  • FO = Open:  Modified “race guns”, with red-dot sights, or compensators, or in a “race” holster.
  • CFS = Stock single stack 1911’s.
  • ISR = Iron Sight Revolver: Revolvers without compensators, ported barrels, or red-dot sights.
  • OSR = Open Optics Revolver: Revolvers with compensators or ported barrels, or red-dot sights.

If you’re new to steel shooting, don’t worry about your division. The event staff will place you in a squad, choose the proper division, and make sure you’re headed in the right direction. Show up with your gun, plenty of rounds, magazines (or speedloaders or moon clips), and we’ll get you started!

It takes 25 rounds to complete each stage, and there are six stages, which comes to 150 rounds for a full match. If you don’t miss. As even the most seasoned competitors miss, you should definitely bring more.
Centerfire handguns start from the holster, hands in the “surrender” position.

Rimfire handguns and rifles start from the Low-Ready position, finger out of the trigger guard, with the muzzle pointed at an aiming stake 10 feet ahead of the starting point.

Each Stage is run five times in succession; the best four-out-of-five of these strings are totaled and represent your score for that stage. All six stages are added together for your match score in your division.

Five magazines, speed loaders, or moon clips are recommended for each stage. If you lack these, you’ll need help from others in your squad to load the magazines, speedloaders, or moon clips that you do have…between each string.