Man v Man

It's a duel! On the start signal:- advance, draw your weapon, shoot. It's as simple as that!

Man v Man is traditionally shot on standard IPSC pepper poppers. Two are set up fairly close to the shooter, these are the start and finish targets. Two more targets are set at increasing distances. There are two planks set down several yards apart. The one furthest from the targets is the start line. The forward plank is the shoot line.

Two competitors start with heels touching the start line. Each has a tin can in their strong (shooting) hand. At the start signal each shooter moves forward to the shoot line; places the can over a post; draws their weapon and shoots the targets. Targets must be shot tactically ie. near target, middle target then far target. The gun must be realoaded then the finish target is knocked down.

Each pair shoots this stage best out of three to win. The winner goes on the compete with the winner of another pair. The loser competes with the loser of another pair. This procedure is repeated to decide the overall winner.

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At KRPC we shoot Man v Man with revolvers and semi-automatic pistols. The picture (to the left) and the QuickTime Movie (to the right), were taken on an informal practice day when we dispensed with the tin can and used duelling trees because they are much more cenvenient than poppers. Theoretically they do not need reset, you will see in the clip that they swing from sided to side and work in both directions. The movie clip starts just as the first shot is fired. It only lasts a few seconds.

Mini Rifles in all seasons.

The rules are exactly the same as the pistol version, except that a table is used to mark the shooting line. Rifles are loaded and set on the table facing down range and the shooters dress back to the start line. The tin can used to prevent pistol / revolver shooters from drawing too soon is not necessary.

At KRPC, we shoot Man v Man with .22 semi-auto rifles outdoors and indoors. The 2" square steel plates are really easy to hit at 10 meters - until you try to go fast enough to beat your opponent. The wood above the steels is not really necessary outdoors. It is used to catch the lead splash to protect our indoor lighting. Click picture to view Quick Time Movie (314kb)