Current Match Status: Go!
Set at 07:54:56 PM on
May 1

Welcome to the SDPS-IDPA Web Site!

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Sacramento Defensive Pistol Shooters (SDPS) is a defensive pistol shooting club that uses realistic scenarios, stock and near stock handguns and gear for competitive matches. We are affiliated with the International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA), and are new shooter friendly!

We hold a New Shooter Safety Orientation before the start of each match and a 5 hour SDPS New Shooters Clinic is offered every month. If you are not a classified IDPA or IPSC shooter, we HIGHLY RECOMMEND that you attend the SDPS New Shooters Clinic prior to attending your first action shooting match with SDPS. Upon completion of the clinic you will receive a $5 discount on your first match fee, and be familiar with the rules, safety procedures, and match ettiquite. See Schedule under Training. We do not, however, offer basic firearms training. Participants must be familiar with basic firearms safety, maintaining proper trigger and muzzle control, reloading/exchanging magazines in your pistol, and drawing from a holster.

SDPS holds a match on the first Sunday of every month. Registration typically begins at 8:00 A.M., with shooting starting at 9:30 A.M. Matches are located at the Practical Pistol Range of the Sacramento Valley Shooting Center. Click here for directions to the the range.

Match Fees are $10.00 for First-Timers, $15.00 for SDPS members, $25.00 for non-members, and $5.00 for juniors (ages 12 to 20; must be accompanied by guardian). SDPS membership dues are $25 per year.

Thinking of joining us for a match? Check out our New Shooter FAQ.

The Current Match Status display in the upper left of the page is used to let shooters know if the next scheduled match will proceed as normal (Go!), or will be cancelled (No Go!) due to weather or other reasons. The decision on the status of the next match is made at 6:00 PM local time on the Saturday prior to the match. Please check this site after that time to view the status of the match.