The 1976 IPSC Handgun World Shoot II held in Berndorf,

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was the second

IPSC Handgun World Shoot The IPSC Handgun World Shoot is the highest level handgun match within the International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) which consists of several days and at least 30 separate courses of fire. The Handgun World Shoots are held triennia ...

, and was won by

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of Norway in front of

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of United States by a small margin. Foss had been unknown before the championship and did not participate internationally afterwards.

Equipment

Jan Foss used a 9x19 mm single stack

SIG P210 The SIG P210 (Swiss Army designation Pistole 49, the civilian model was known as SP47/8 prior to 1957) is a locked breech self loading, semi-automatic pistol designed and manufactured in Neuhausen am Rheinfall (Canton of Schaffhausen, Switzerl ...

in minor power factor with an 8 round capacity, while Ray Chapman used a 7 round capacity

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in major caliber

.45 ACP The .45 ACP ( Automatic Colt Pistol) or .45 Auto (11.43×23mm) is a rimless straight-walled handgun cartridge designed by John Moses Browning in 1904, for use in his prototype Colt semi-automatic pistol. After successful military trials, it ...

. The Rhodesian teammates Dave Westerhout, Peter Maunder and Dave Arnold were handicapped in that they only had been able to bring two pistols to share, but the night before the championship the sight broke off one of the pistol so all three had to share a single pistol throughout the championship.

Champions

;Individual: ;Teams: The team competition became a sensational competition between Rhodesia and Norway, and in the end only 29 points separated the two. The USA team had been favorites before the championship, but had to settle for third place 185 points behind Rhodesia and 156 points behind Norway.

References

* News article in the Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten, 1976 August 8
Rhodesian Sport Profiles: David Ian Westerhout

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