National Action Pistol Championship
ultimately the NRA AP-1 target. Competitor’s fire from 10, 15, 25 and 50 yard distances firing multiple shots at each target as well as one string of “weak” had only (non-dominant hand) firing. All of which is done while drawing from a holster in “Action” style. The second event is the Barricade Event. Competitors again fire at 2 targets set at the same height and distance apart as the Practical Event, except you are now firing from behind a barricade or “cover”, and distances are 10, 15, 20 and 35 yards. Times are 5 seconds, 6 seconds, 7 seconds and 8 seconds respectively. The third event is the Falling Plate Event. Competitors fire at a plate rack which holds six 8” circular steel targets (plates) 4’ off of the ground and 1’ apart edge to edge. The competitor fires from distances of 10, 15, 20 and 25 yards. Times are 6, 7, 8 and 9 seconds respectively. The final and most dynamic event… Match founder John Bianchi and the only one of its kind in all of the competitive pistol shooting sports is….The Moving Target Event: Competitors fire at a “Tombstone” target, which moves 60’ from right to left and left to right at a whopping 10’ per second! Competitors fire six shots at this moving target or “Running Man” target from 10, 15, 20 and 25 yards. There are no makeup shots in NRA Action Pistol and or the Bianchi Cup. Police, military, and top-level competitive shooters all have to make every shot count. This is why the scoring in NRA Action Pistol is so demanding. If you want to be a part of history in 2013 as well as watch some of the best shooters in the world, come join us at the 35th 2013 MidwayUSA & NRA Bianchi Cup, where the world’s foremost competitors vie for the most lucrative awards schedule in all of the shooting sports. The original Bianchi Cup poster
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