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International Handgun Metallic Silhouette Association (IHMSA)

admin · 2026-03-16T23:04:32.179Z

Spent some time going down a rabbit hole on IHMSA this week after a conversation at the LGS counter about single-shot pistols — figured this was worth bringing here. The 1975 Tucson match alone is worth knowing about. Jeff Cooper, Ray Chapman, J.D. Jones, and the AutoMag guys all in the same informal match is a remarkable collection of people to have at the founding of anything. That's not nostalgia — it means the sport's DNA came from people who were serious about what handguns could actuall...

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International Handgun Metallic Silhouette Association (IHMSA)

The International Handgun Metallic Silhouette Association (IHMSA, pronounced "im-sah") is the primary governing body for handgun metallic silhouette shooting in the United States. Founded in 1976, it sanctions matches across the country and hosts an

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