Appendix D4 · pages 57–62
Production Division
NA for Steel Challenge
NA for Steel Challenge
NA for Steel Challenge
.38 cal. / 9x19 mm (0.354” x 0.748”) For competitions only in countries where common military calibers are prohibited, .380 ACP is allowed.
NA for Steel Challenge
No
Yes, handgun with empty magazine inserted must fit wholly within a box with internal dimensions of 8 15/16” x 6” x 1 5/8” (tolerance +1/16”, -0”) (8.938”x6”x1.625”) (227.01mmx152.40mmx41.28mm)
See # 7
Yes, maximum 15 rounds loaded in any magazine after the start signal
Handgun and Mags: 2 1/8” (width of an overlay)
Yes
No
No, notch and post only
Yes, must be functional. Use of lasers prohibited.
No
No
Yes
Yes. 59 ounces with empty magazine inserted
Yes - see Special Conditions
• Suitable for everyday use. “Race gun” type holster prohibited. • May not be manufactured or cut lower than, and must cover the slide up to, 1/2” below the ejection port (belt slide “Yaqui” type holster exempt). • Revolver holsters open no lower than halfway down the cylinder. • The drop offset type holster is allowed in production Division as long as the heel of the butt of the gun is above the belt.
Please note that, during a match, a shooter may be required to demonstrate that their gun is in compliance with Division rules by identifying a specific rules clause or published interpretation which authorizes any disputed modification. If the shooter cannot identify an authorizing rules-clause or published interpretation, the RM shall rule that the modification is PROHIBITED for Production use and shall move the shooter to Open Division.
Internal modifications which do not conflict with other clauses of this appendix are ALLOWED. Special Notes/Clarifications: • See 21.3 for specifics with regard to slides and barrels • ALL Factory safety mechanisms, whether internal or external, must remain functional • See 22.1 for specifics on external safeties Any internal modifications which result in a visible change to the external appearance of the gun when it is in battery REMAIN PROHIBITED unless specifically allowed by the plain language herein.
Cosmetically enhancing the finish of a slide or frame is ALLOWED in Production Division. Stippling on the frame to provide texture or additional grip surface is specifically allowed.
A slide may be modified specifically for the purpose of installing sights or cocking serrations. Textured finishes, grip tape, milling or stippling on the slide to provide texture is also allowed. Cuts designed to specifically or significantly lighten the slide, such as holes, are allowed. Slide racking devices are prohibited.
SLIDES: You may replace the slide with an or slide. BARRELS: You may replace the barrel with an OFM or aftermarket barrel.
• Grip modifications such as, but not limited to, undercutting/smoothing the trigger guard, adding or removing finger grooves, or adding stippling, grip tape, or checkering are allowed. Replacement grip panels are allowed provided they do not extend below the butt of the gun to form a make-shift magwell. • Revolver grips may be replaced with or grips of any shape, profile and surface texture. • Special Notes/Clarifications: See 22.2, below, for specifics with regard to modifications on revolver grips.
INTERNAL parts: A broad range of INTERNAL parts may be modified or replaced – either with or after- market parts. Special Notes/Clarifications: • Strikers, sears, springs, connectors/disconnectors, and any other part which is NOT visible when the gun is in battery is considered an INTERNAL part and may be modified or replaced unless otherwise prohibited in these provisions (see section 22 for specific prohibitions). • Guide rods are considered an “internal part” and may be modified and/or replaced with OFM or after- market guide rods even though part of the guide rod is externally visible when the gun is in battery. Note that the weight limits in H3-18 remain in force and relevant. Internal magazine disconnects are • legal as they are internal parts that do not show while in battery.
Sights, firing pins, firing pin retainers, pins, extractors, magazine releases, slide stops, thumb safeties, triggers, hammers, bushings, and ejectors MAY be replaced with or parts. Exchange of OFM parts between different models of Production approved guns is allowed.
and magazines and base-pads may be used. However, any and all magazines used in competition must fit into the USPSA box while empty and inserted in the handgun as described in item 7 of this appendix. Grip tape and/or skate board tape are specifically allowed on magazines and base-pads.
Please note that the absence of an item in the list of prohibited modifications MAY NOT be construed to mean a modification is allowed. A modification is only allowed in Production Division if there is a rules clause or interpretation that specifically declares that it is allowed in the Division. Removing or disabling firing-pin blocks or any other factory safety mechanism in Production division is specifically prohibited.
External and externally operated safety mechanisms must remain operable. Special Notes/Clarifications: • For purposes of this clause, a “trigger safety” is externally visible, and must remain operable. • For purposes of this clause, the prohibition on “disabling” means that you may NOT modify an external safety mechanism in any way that affects its function as a safety per the design. • For purposes of this clause, a magazine disconnect is NOT considered a safety mechanism, and may be removed. • Please note that other clauses in the body of the competition rules require that a “trigger mechanism must, at all times, function safely” (5.1.4), that handguns must be “serviceable and safe” (5.1.6) and that the • Range Master is the final authority on the definition of “safety” as it pertains to the mechanism of the gun (8.1.2.4). It is the competitor’s responsibility to be able to demonstrate at any time that all factory safety mechanisms are functional, regardless of whether they are internal or external.
Non grip modifications (addition or removal of material) that provide function, such as a beavertail or thumbrest are prohibited. Revolver grips may be replaced with grips of any shape, profile, or texture. Adding or removing material to change the profile of Revolver grips is ALLOWED.
External plugs which alter the grip profile or extend past (0.1”) the bottom of the grip are PROHIBITED.
No or external magwells. Internal magwell dimensions may be increased. External flaring is prohibited. Action/Striker Fired guns are allowed, hammers must start hammer down" position when the hammer lowering the hammer, (manually if present. Manually decocking to the in the competitor being moved to must be fully decocked at the start the term fully decocked is the position has been used. Altering a factory at less than a half-cocked position is not are prohibited. Except for Item 7, otherwise noted. to the USPSA Approved Production Form stating that a minimum of manufactured and available to the inspected the handgun for compliance. in the rules or SPECIFICALLY it is considered a PROHIBITED