All matches are divided into classes as follows:

Class	Description
A	Magazine Capacity of 8 rounds or less
A/R	Revolvers
B	Magazine Capacity of 9 rounds or more
C	Competitive Equipment

Class C Equipment Includes:

• Optical or Laser Sights
• Compensators - Use of which is strongly discouraged.
• Barrel Porting
• Weighted Magazines
• Extended Magazines
• Open Holsters
• Attached Lights

Equipment Not Included in Class C:

• Internal Modifications such as trigger jobs or bushings
• Fixed or Adjustable Sights
• Enlarged Ejection Port
• Beavertail Grips
• Extended Slide Stop
• Extended Safety Lever
• Enlarged Magazine Release
• Replacement Non-Weighted Magazine Base Pads

10 round 1911 Magazines

There have been several 1911 shooters that want to use their 10 round magazines and shoot in A class, telling us "I'm only loading 8 rounds". If you read the table above, it states magazine capacity, not how many rounds you say you will load into a magazine. Here's the problem, we let someone use their 10 round 1911 magazine, knowing and trusting that they are only loading 8 rounds into the magazine, but another shooter that might not know any different sees the 10 round magazines being used. That shooter thinks that loading 10 round magazines up with 10 rounds is ok and does so. He now, either knowingly, or unknowingly has an advantage over all the other shooters in A class. To be fair to all shooters, the RO would have to verify that each 10 round magazine is indeed only loaded with only 8 rounds. The Range Officers have enough to do during the stage, adding one more thing to their list makes their job more difficult and slows down the match. If you want to use your 10 round magazines, go ahead, but by the equipment classification, you will shoot in C class.