Sacramento Defensive Pistol Shooters

Sacramento Defensive Pistol Shooters (SDPS) is a shooting club affiliated with the International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA). We operate out of the Sacramento Valley Shooting Center in Sloughhouse, CA. SDPS is a non-profit corporation, under the provisions of Internal Revenue Code, Section 503(c)

We are one of the largest and long-standing clubs in IDPA, with a rich club history , holding our first IDPA match in March of 1999. That first match drew about 40 shooters. Since then, things have changed. Our matches and membership have grown. We are a club and a sport made up of volunteers who help plan, design, setup, and run our matches. The club also had a dedicated team of Directors and Officers that govern club business.  

SDPS has become known for our Tier 1 monthly club matches where we will typically draw 80 to 120 shooters. SDPS also regularly hosts top-rated Tier 3 and Tier 4 major championship matches throughout the year as well. 

At SDPS we still aspire to be “user-friendly”, doing our part to guide competitors coming into the sport. SDPS has a proven process to usher new shooters into IDPA.  Our club welcomes IDPA shooters from throughout the area and abroad to join us at our monthly club matches and championship matches. SDPS offers individual and family memberships for a nominal fee that provide for discounted match fees, and an opportunity to participate in monthly  prize table drawings, as well as other member appreciation events

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