Appendix D4 · pages 104–109
Production Division
125
No
.38/9x19mm (0.354” x 0.748”)
NA
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” x 6” x 1.625”) (227.01mm x 152.40mm x 41.28mm).
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. Notch and post type 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 holsters 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 is 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 per 5.2.11, and the rest of the criteria are met. • When held in a magazine pouch or on a magnet, each magazine must be contained individually within the magazine pouch or individually attached to a magnet. Pockets are exempt from this requirement.
Please note that, during a match, a competitor may be required to demonstrate that their gun complies with Division rules by identifying a specific rules clause or published interpretation authorizing any disputed modification. If the competitor cannot identify an authorizing rules clause or published interpretation, the Range Master shall rule that the modification is PROHIBITED for Production division use and shall move the competitor 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 makeshift 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 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 D4, Item 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. • Grip tape or grip sleeves cannot disengage a grip safety 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 thumb rest 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.
A plug that fits flush (extends no more than 0.10") with the heel of the grip is allowed. Plugs that extend below the heel are not allowed.
No or external magwells. Internal magwell dimensions may be increased. Aftermarket external flaring is prohibited. Markings inside the magwell are allowed.
Special conditions:
- Only , Double Action/, and Safe Action/Striker Fired handguns are allowed, and must be on the approved list. When in the ready conditions as specified under 8.1, a gun with an external hammer must be hammer down. A hammer is considered to be in the "hammer down" position when the hammer is placed there by pulling the trigger while manually lowering the hammer (manually decocking) or by activating the decocking lever if present. Manually decocking to the half-cocked position is not allowed and will result in the competitor being moved to Open division. Handguns with external hammers must be fully decocked at the start signal. If a decocking lever is installed and used, the term fully decocked is the position where the hammer rests once the decocking lever has been used. Altering a factory installed decocker to bring the hammer to rest at less than a half-cocked position is not allowed.
- Unless specifically authorized above, modifications are prohibited. Except for Item 7, revolvers are subject to all restrictions above, unless otherwise noted.
- A handgun model may be approved and added to the USPSA Approved Production
Handgun List after the Manufacturer’s Declaration Form stating that a minimum of 500 complete models of that handgun have been manufactured and available to the general public has been submitted and NROI has inspected the handgun for compliance.
- Anyone signing up for Production is declaring minor power factor regardless if the ammunition makes major power factor at the chronograph. they be moved to another division, they will shoot minor for the entire match or sub-minor should their ammo fail to meet the minimum.
- UNLESS a modification is SPECIFICALLY authorized in the rules or SPECIFICALLY authorized in an official, published NROI interpretation, it is considered a PROHIBITED MODIFICATION.