Check events: 007 Airsoft Ltd. Official Facebook Page

One of the many ways to enjoy Airsoft is IPSC Action Air - a fast paced target shooting sport using Airsoft (6mm BB) Gas Blow Back Pistols and Rifles.  Shooters engage a variety of targets through a series of pre-built stages, and are scored by their finishing time and accuracy!

Check out this recap video for the 2024 International Action Air Handgun Champion held in Hong Kong! 

 

 

What is Action Air? Action Air is a discipline recognized by the International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC). It involves shooting with airsoft guns in a safe and controlled environment. There are strict safety and competition rules governing their events.  Here are the links to their Handgun and Rifle Competition Rules. (Last updated April 2023).

IPSC Action Air Handgun Competition Rules

IPSC Action Air Rifle Competition Rules 

There are different divisions of shoots depending on the Airsoft Guns being used. In general, you go through each pre-set stage (or Course of fire - COF) and engage all targets presented.  Paper targets have 3 scoring zones and steel targets will only score if they are knocked over (see below).  Some targets might be behind obstacles, or even be moving around!  Shooters will have to engage all these targets while physically staying inside of the shooting zone, marked by fault lines on the ground.

What will I need to participate?  Generally for a handgun shoot, you'll need a belt, a holster, and a few mag carriers for your GBB pistol and mags (see below).

 

 

What guns are allowed? Gas blow black pistols (GBBPs), gas blow back pistol caliber carbines (GBB PCCs), and Gas blow back rifles (GBBRs) are allowed. HPA tapped Airsoft devices are explicitly prohibited.  Your Airsoft gun must be able to shoot in semi automatic mode, and have blow back action.  There are rules putting different guns in various shooting "divisions".  For example, in the handgun "standard division", GBB pistols without a mag must fit inside of a 225 mm x 150 mm x 45 mm box; and magazines are allowed to have a maximum of 18 BBs loaded.  Feel free to reference the rule book links above, or ask us! 

How many BB's can I load?  Magazine maximum capacity guidelines by division:

• Pistol Standard: 18 rds / mag
• Pistol Open: 28 rds / mag
• Pistol Production, Production Optics: 15 rds / mag
• PCC Iron, Optics: 33rds / mag
• Rifle Semi-auto Open and Semi-auto Standard: 30 rds/ mag

How do the stages look like? Each stage is different and they can be comprised of a variety of paper and steel targets, including no-shoots and moving targets!  Often time shooters have to move around obstacles to engage the targets while staying within an outlined shooting area, and their guns have to be pointed down range at all time for safety purposes. Here are 2 examples of stage designs that we've used before (see below). 

Here at 007 Airsoft and Direct Ops Simulations, we will be running our events based on Action Air, but it is important to note that they are not official IPSC Sanctioned Action Air events.

How can I join? We post events on our official 007 Airsoft Facebook Page.  Be sure to follow us on Facebook and Instagram to get notified about event dates, stage layouts, match scores and results, photos and media etc!

 

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