March 29, 2009–The NRA Competitions Division recently announced four bits of news important to shooters:
The LaRue Tactical Three-Gun Match, NRA’s first officially sanctioned three-gun competition, will be held March 28-29, 2009 in Waco, Texas at the Tiger Valley training facility.
The LaRue Tactical Three-Gun Match features a dynamic type of competitive shooting that involves tactical courses of fire utilizing multiple firearms and targets in each stage.
Match Director Greg Coker of LaRue Tactical said, “My intent is to physically and mentally challenge all levels of shooters, inducing stress, in order to enhance and develop their shooting and [firearms] handling skills. We are utilizing the new NRA Tactical Police Competition targets and I have implemented a new scoring system that will reward the competitor with accuracy and speed while penalizing them heavily for making a poor [decision to shoot]”.
Competitors will be required to negotiate obstacles, run to multiple positions, and engage targets from multiple positions through ports and around barricades. They will also engage rifle targets beyond 300 yards, conduct a transition to their pistol, and negotiate a course of fire with Shoot-No Shoot targets. Coker believes that this match appeals to competitors of all skill levels.
“The LaRue Tactical Three-Gun Competition is the first of many NRA-sanctioned three-gun matches to be held across the country. This match is an exciting addition to out family of competitions,” said Kayne Robinson, Executive Director of NRA General Operations.
For more information on the LaRue Tactical Three-Gun Match or future three-gun competitions, please contact Janet Raab with NRA’s Competitive Shooting Division by calling (703) 267-1479 or via email at jraab@nrahq.org.
The Spokane Rifle Club will host its 20th Annual Inland Empire NRA Day Competition Camp at the club’s facility near Spokane, Washington on April 18-19th from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The three-position smallbore rifle camp for junior shooters will include both classroom lectures and live practice on the range for $65.
This event is open to all juniors, but is geared towards experienced smallbore shooters who must provide their own equipment.
For more information, contact Amanda Millward, Shooting Sports Camp Coordinator at (703) 267-1591 or visit www.nrahq.org/education/shootingcamp.asp.
To learn more about this event, contact Mike Furrer at 509-710-8884.
The Competitive Shooting Division also announced that Colt will return as a sponsor of the NRA Action Pistol Championship, also known as the NRA Bianchi Cup, in Columbia, MO, May 18-23, 2009.
“Colt is once again proud to sponsor the NRA Bianchi Cup. As one of the original sponsors, Colt is pleased to reassert its continuing commitment to its customers with sponsorship of the 2009 30th Anniversary NRA Bianchi Cup,” said Joyce Rubino, Colt’s Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.
Colt provided instrumental support for the event as one of the original sponsors for the NRA Bianchi Cup in 1979. Now celebrating 30 years of success, the NRA Bianchi Cup welcomes Colt as a returning sponsor for the Metallic Division Championship and Ray Chapman “Nostalgia” Match.
For more information on the NRA Bianchi Cup or NRA’s Action Pistol Program, call NRA Action Pistol Coordinator Tom Hughes at (703) 267-1478 or send an email to bianchicup@nrahq.org.
Also, the Boy Scouts of America Capitol Area Council will host an NRA Day event at the Lost Pines Scout Reservation in Bastrop, Texas, on April 25 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Approximately 100 Venturing Scouts will learn about firearms safety while having the opportunity to fire .22 rifles, shotguns, muzzleloaders, and practice archery.
This free event is held to recruit new Venturing Scouts to the program and teach them about handling firearms safely. Fifteen to twenty NRA Certified Instructors will be on hand to provide instruction and supervision.
For more information on NRA Day, contact Amanda Millward, Shooting Sports Camp Coordinator at (703) 267-1591 or visit www.nrahq.org/education/shootingcamp.asp. To learn more about this event, contact the Boy Scouts of America Capitol Area Council at (512) 926-6363.
