5.5Ammunition and Related Equipment

Unless specifically prohibited in the Written Stage Briefing, spare ammunition, magazines and/or speed loading devices must be carried anywhere on the shooter’s person or firearm. The shooter must not be allowed to have ammunition or magazines/speed loading devices in their hands at the start signal.

Unless specifically allowed in the Written Stage Briefing, competitors may not stage personal equipment on stages. Personal equipment includes things such as mats, pads, support bags, barrel supports, etc.

Magazines and speed loading devices must comply with the provisions of the relevant Division. Detachable magazines are defined as speed loaders. For any Division where speed loaders are not allowed this will apply to detachable magazines as well.

Spare magazines, speed loading devices or ammunition dropped or discarded by a competitor after the start signal may be retrieved; however, their retrieval is at all times subject to all safety rules.

Shotgun speed loaders (Tec Loaders) must have the primer relief cut.

Metal piercing, steel core or jacketed, incendiary and/or tracer ammunition is prohibited at USPSA matches. (See Rule 10.5.14.) Steel and/or tungsten shot, or slugs may not be used. For shotgun ammo, the Match Director and/or Range Master may restrict ammunition to certain minimum and/or maximum shot sizes or types for reasons of safety. All competitors must be informed of what is allowed/not allowed before the match.

All ammunition used by a competitor must satisfy the requirements of the relevant Division.

Any ammunition deemed unsafe by a Range Officer must be immediately withdrawn from the match.

Ammunition (other than shot shells loaded with birdshot or buckshot) must not discharge more than one bullet or other scoring projectile from a single round.

Competitors at an USPSA match are solely and personally responsible for the safety of all and any ammunition which they bring to the match. Neither USPSA nor any USPSA Officers, nor any organization affiliated to USPSA, or the officers of any organization affiliated to USPSA accepts any responsibility whatsoever in this regard, nor in respect of any loss, damage, accident, injury or death suffered by any person or entity as a result of the lawful or unlawful use of any such ammunition.