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Bullseye Pistol
Chairman:
Steve Treloar
Wednesday
nights from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Sundays from 10:00AM
Indoor
Pistol Practice begins in the fall when dusk is before 7:00pm
Whatcom County Pistol
League starts in January and runs through to end of March. This is a long
standing handicap league where shooters in teams compete against the Bellingham
Parks and Recreation Plantation Riflemen teams for the cup trophy that resides
proudly in the Custer Sportsmen's Club display case. (most years) An individual
league champion is also crowned in the spring and a plaque displayed proudly at
that person’s home club. League scores are shot on Wednesday nights 6:00 PM
until 8:00 PM, and Sunday mornings starting at 10:00 AM, at the Custer indoor
range.
A person
shooting this league will earn an NRA Standard Pistol performance
classification.
High
Master . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97.00%
and above
Master
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
95.00 to 96.99
Expert
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90.00
to 94.99
Sharpshooter
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85.00
to 89.99
Marksman
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Below 85.00
Links
to some very good Bullseye information:
NRA
Conventional Pistol Rules
The
Encyclopedia of Bullseye Pistol
Washington
State Rifle and Pistol Association
  
Match
Results
Bullseye
Pistol: League sessions
are shot in 3 phases, slow fire (10 rounds 10 min), Timed fire (5 rounds
in 20 seconds), and rapid fire (5 rounds in 10 seconds). Indoor
distance is 50 feet, outdoors is 50 yards and 25 yards, depending on what each
range has available. Targets are adjusted in size for each distance.
All shooting is done standing, with one hand.
Equipment
needed: To get started in
indoor gallery Bullseye, a good .22 pistol that fires standard velocity
ammunition reliably is a must. While most would consider them ‘entry
level’, Ruger and Browning make excellent semi-autos in their heavier barreled
target versions that can take a shooter to Master class with only a slight
trigger modification.
Per NRA
rule 3.4, Trigger pull must not be less than 2 pounds for a .22caliber Pistol or
Revolver.
Sig-Hammerli, Smith & Wesson model 41, Pardini SP, Feinwerkbau
AW93, or a dedicated 1911 frame matched with a Bob Marvel .22rimfire conversion
will do well for those with bigger bank accounts. Any of the mentioned
rimfire pistols are capable of sub 2” groups at 50yds. Optical sights
are allowed, but not mandatory. An inexpensive spotting scope of at least 20x is
also recommended.
INDOOR
COURSE OF FIRE (600)
(each
target has scoring rings for a potential 100 points)
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2
Slow fire targets
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50
feet, 10 shots/target in 10 minutes
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2
Timed fire targets
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50
feet, turning targets,
10 shots/target, in 2 strings of 5 rounds, each string shot in 20
seconds
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2
Rapid fire targets
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50
feet, turning targets,
10 shots/target in 2 strings of 5 rounds, each string shot in 10
seconds
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OUTDOOR
COURSE OF FIRE (900)
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2
Slow fire targets
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50
yards, 10 shots/target in 10 minutes
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National
Match Course
1
Slow, 1 Timed, 1 Rapid fire target
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Slow-
50 yards, 10 shots/target in 10 minutes
Timed-
25 yards, turning targets,
10 shots fired in 2 strings of 5 rounds, each string shot in 20
seconds
Rapid-
25 yards, turning targets,
10 shots fired in 2 strings of 5 rounds, each string shot in 10
seconds
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2
Timed fire targets
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25
yards, turning targets,
10 shots/target in 2 strings of 5 rounds, each string shot in 20
seconds
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2
Rapid fire targets
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25
yards, turning targets,
10 shots/target in 2 strings of 5 rounds, each string shot in 10
seconds
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Once a person
advances to shooting at the longer distances of a 2700 outdoor Bullseye match, a
good .45 caliber pistol or revolver is also required. It is optional to
shoot the center fire portion of a 2700 firing a cartridge with bullet diameter
.32caliber and larger but most shooters use their 45acp gun. To have any measure
of success, your Center Fire gun and your gun firing 45acp should be capable of
3" groups or less at 50 yards.
An
NRA 2700 Match consists of firing the outdoor course three times,
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Once with a .22 rimfire pistol or revolver,
Trigger pull not less than 2 pounds.
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Once with a center fire pistol or revolver
of .32cal or larger, Trigger pull not less than 2 ˝ pounds.
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Once with a 45acp pistol or revolver,
Trigger pull not less than 3 ˝ pounds.
The Washington State Competitive Bullseye Match Schedule is
available here.
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