My sporting focus is NRA Action Pistol. The CMP Bianchi Cup is the best-known match in that programme. I also compete in BDS and BDMP disciplines and at The Tactical Games.
Each discipline has its own procedure, times and scoring. The following pages explain the programmes without assuming prior knowledge. Binding detail is in the official rules.
The discipline in which I compete internationally for Germany. Action Pistol combines precision, time pressure, position changes, a moving target and falling plates. The 2025 world championship in Hamilton was an NRA Action Pistol World Championship.
The Bianchi Cup in the United States is the best-known match in this programme. The Civilian Marksmanship Program hosts it and publishes the Action Pistol rules. The four classic events are Practical, Barricade, Moving Target and Falling Plates.
Bund Deutscher Sportschützen 1975 e.V. Steel Challenge, Speed Steel, Speed Shooting, multi-distance, 25 m precision and 25 m combination.
Bund der Militär- und Polizeischützen e.V. PP1, NPA Service Pistol, PPC 1500 and related pistol programmes. Historical records in PP3 and PP4.
Physical work combined with precision shooting. Starts in the United States in 2019, 2020 and 2024.
