NRA Action Pistol Competition

The sport of NRA Action Pistol has been around since the early 1980's. Its origins trace back to the great Ray Chapman (1975 IPSC World Champion) and renowned leather holster maker John Bianchi, Founder of Bianchi International. Together they developed the original courses of fire in 1979 to be used in the first-ever Bianchi Cup, which at the time was developed as a Law Enforcement only competition. Since its inception, 12 more courses of fire have been added, as well as the championship being opened to civilian competitors in 1984 when the National Rifle Association Of America started coordinating the Championship. The outcome is a challenging mix of PPC (Police Pistol Combat) and IPSC (International Practical Shooters Confederation) courses of fire, mixing speed and accuracy; making you an overall faster and more accurate pistol marksman regardless of specific discipline. Competitors from around the world, to include countries such as Australia, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Japan, Luxembourg, Switzerland and Canada attend the Championship every year. The world's top pistol shooters as well as some of the world's best 3 gun shooters attend the Bianchi Cup every May, making it one of the most prestigious championships in the world!

Starting in 1994, the World Action Pistol Championship (WAPC) has grown in leaps and bounds having successfully run in Italy, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, and the United States. The 2018 World Action Pistol Championship will be held in Hallsville, Missouri, on May 19-20. For more information on the WAPC email [email protected].

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Crossover

Crossing over from one competitive pistol discipline to another is a great way to improve your all-around pistol marksmanship skills. The best pistol shooters in the world practice, and shoot, all of the major shooting disciplines to include but not limited to: NRA Action Pistol, IDPA, USPSA, IPSC, ICORE, PPC and NRA Conventional Pistol (Bullseye). When a competitor can master all of the skills needed to be a top tier shooter in the disciplines mentioned above, you are guaranteed to be one of the world's best all around pistol shooters. If you can shoot well at the Bianchi Cup or in Action Pistol courses of fire in general, you are a true pistol marksman!

Course of Fire

Aggregate match containing at least two of the following matches:

• Practical Event (Rule 10.13)
• Barricade Event (Rule 10.14)
• Moving Target Event (Rule 10.15)
• Falling Plate Event (Rule 10.16)

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