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NRA Sanctioned Match Search - Air Pistol
Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 1:16 pm
by jbolyard
Looking for an upcoming NRA sanctioned "International Air Pistol 10M" match. I'm going for my Distinguished Expert ranking and want to do so in competition.
Does anyone know of an upcoming Match? I live near Detroit, MI.
Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 4:19 pm
by Steve Swartz
jbolyard:
The answer to yoru first question can be found in the Shooting Sports USA magazine put out by the competitions division at NRA. Subscription cost something like $5 per year; most (many?) clubs in the US will have a copy or two laying around in the clubhouse. If your club holds NRA sanctioned matches of any type (rifle, pistol, shotgun) they are almost certain to have a club subscription.
However- not quite sure what you are referring to by "Distinguished Expert?" If you are referring to the distinguished shooting programs overseen by the CMP and the NRA ("Distinguished Badges") then go to the CMP website and examine the details of how to earn the International Pistol badge.
It's quite a bit harder than earning the Service Pistol badge (for example). Only certain competitions (not any "international style" or "conducted under international rules") are valid for earning distinguished points.
IIRC, you only have 4 world-level matches in a year (World Cups, Pan Am games, etc) that would even qualify to earn points in. At that, you have to make it to the finals to earn any points.
If you are referring to another international pistol "Distinguished Expert" ranking program, then I apologize for my ignorance.
Steve Swartz
NRA Sanctioned Air Pistol Matches
Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 5:37 pm
by Alex
You can view the same list that appears in USA Shooting Sports by going to
www.tsra.com/NRA_sub.htm .
It's the official website of the NRA it's just maintained by some super folks at the Texas State Rifle Assn.
Is that link correct?
Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 7:41 pm
by Bill177
I could not get it to work.
NRA Sanctioned match Air Pistol
Posted: Tue May 10, 2005 8:03 am
by Alex
Sorry guys, I'm having trouble with my eyes(back to the Doctor today for more laser surgery). As usual a web address must be perfect, it's:
www.tsra.com/NRA_Sub.htm
Hold center.
Alex
PS got it figured out now. I went to the review feature on this page and noticed that because of the line highlighting the entire address the underscore ( _ ) between NRA and Sub doesn't show up but it is necessary.