The International Confederation of Revolver Enthusiasts (ICORE) is an international community which promotes
action shooting
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competitions with
revolver
A revolver (also called a wheel gun) is a repeating firearm, repeating handgun that has at least one gun barrel, barrel and uses a revolving cylinder (firearms), cylinder containing multiple chamber (firearms), chambers (each holding a single ...
s. ICORE was founded in 1991 by Mike and Sharon Higashi with a vision of revolver-only competitions where "even the most basic equipment could be used and still provide enjoyment and satisfaction."
[ICORE.org - History and Information](_blank)
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The sport has elements from the Bianchi Cup
The Bianchi Cup is a major action pistol tournament in the United States, usually held over three days in late May. Since 1984 the National Rifle Association of America has designated it their National Action Pistol Championship. It is norma ...
, IPSC, and the Steel Challenge
The Steel Challenge is a speed shooting competition governed by thSteel Challenge Shooting Association(SCSA) that consists of eight standardized stages with steel targets in three sizes; small circular, large circular and rectangular targets. Co ...
, and has active members in Australia, Canada, Germany, Italy, Malta
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and United States.
Scoring
The scoring method used is Time-Plus Scoring, where the score is the time used by the competitor to complete the course plus time added or subtracted based on hits. [International Confederation of Revolver Enthusiasts Rule Book](_blank)
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Targets
Both paper targets
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and steel target
Steel targets are shooting targets made out of hardened steel, hardened (martensite, martensitic) steel, and are used in firearm and airgun sports such as silhouette shooting, cowboy action shooting, practical shooting, practical/dynamic shootin ...
s (falling and stationary) are used. The standard paper target is the NRA D-1 target which has 4 scoring areas.
International Revolver Champions
The following is a list of previous and current Revolver World Champions.
2019 International Revolver Competition
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See also
* List of shooting sports organizations
This is a list of national and international shooting sports organizations who promote sport shooting to civilian sport shooters, hunters, police, military and/or military reservists.
International governing bodies
* Amateur Trapshooting Ass ...
References
External links
Video about ICORE on Vimeo
Shooting sports organizations
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