Transcript Arizona State Rifle and Pistol Association

Arizona State Rifle and Pistol Association
100 years of service to Arizona shooters!
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The Arizona State Rifle and Pistol Association, ASRPA was
founded in 1909 as the NRA affiliated State Association to oversee
competition shooting and training.
In 1910, The Arizona Rifle Team designed and used a flag when
they attended the National Matches at Camp Perry. Arizona had
been the only team in past matches to compete without a flag. This
flag was adopted as the state flag in 1917.
Today ASRPA still oversees all NRA, CMP and Olympic style
competition in Arizona, is active in education and training,
especially for juniors and plays an active role in the state’s
legislative process.
ASRPA has been a partner with the Game and Fish Department in
supporting and promoting Ben Avery Shooting Facility since its
inception over 40 years ago.
Arizona State Rifle and Pistol Association promotes many forms of shooting
competition throughout the state. Whatever shooting discipline you have an
interest in, we can help you from the early information gathering through
obtaining your upper classifications!
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Lets look at the various competitions
and shooting activities available in
Arizona today.
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Competition Shooting can be
found at the major ranges in
Arizona:
•BASF = Ben Avery in north
Phoenix
•RSSC = Rio Salado Sportsman’s
Club in east Mesa
•PRGC = Phoenix Rod & Gun
Club in south Phoenix
•TRC = Tucson Rifle Club at 3
points.
•Yuma = Adair Range
•Payson
•Prescott
•FSA = Flagstaff Shooting
Association
NRA & CMP
Highpower Matches
Probably the most popular precision
shooting event, Highpower Rifle Matches
consist of shooting from standing, sitting,
and prone positions and at 200,
300, and 600 yards.
There are several types of rifles
used such as: AR-15 (the most popular by
far), M1 Garand, M1A and Match Rifle.
All rifles used in Highpower competition are fired
with open sights. There are special matches for
antique or “vintage” military rifles too, like the
Springfield and mauser.
As with other precision sports, a great deal of finesse
and concentration is needed to excel at this shooting
discipline.
All ages participate in Highpower competition. The
Arizona State Junior team has consistently been a
winner at the National Matches in Camp Perry Ohio.
Look for this sport in Arizona at BASF, RSSC, PRGC, TRC and other ranges
Long Range Rifle Competition
NRA Long Range rifle competition is fired at 800,
900,1000 yards, all slow fire prone. Typically there
are 1000 yd matches allowing match rifle or
service rifle with iron sights, with a shooting coat,
sling and mat. We also have F-class which is sort
of like Benchrest Prone with scopes and sandbags.
One of the most prestigeous events is the
international competition called the Palma match,
which includes stages at all 3 distances but is
limited to iron sights and .308 caliber only.
The major factor in long range competition is the
wind. If the wind is blowing enough to fly a kite it
will blow the bullet completely off the target at the
1000 yard line, so a big part of the competition is
“reading” the wind by watching the flags and the
heat waves and correcting for it shot to shot.
The popular 500 yard matches are virtually
identical but are technically “mid-range”.
Shoot out to 1000 yd at BASF & TRC, 500yd at RSSC, PRGC
F-Class Rifle Competition
F-class which can be thought of as
“Benchrest Prone” is a variant of
Prone slow fire medium/long range
shooting where the rules allow scopes
and sandbags. Its very demanding, as
the target has much smaller scoring
rings and ability to read the wind and
develop accurate loads is
correspondingly more important.
Nearly all the prone matches in
Arizona have an F-class category. This
provides an opportunity for a shooter
with a hunting or varmit class rifle to
come shoot with the equipment he
already has.
Shoot out to 1000 yd at BASF & TRC, 500yd at RSSC, PRGC
Smallbore Rifle Competition
NRA smallbore rifle competition is fired at 50 meters, 50 yards and
100 yds. Mostly slow fire prone, but there are some events that
include kneeling and standing positions.
This is probably the most demanding of the US style shooting sports,
a typical match require perfect concentration, sight alignment, trigger
control and follow through, 160 times during the day’s match.
The Western Wildcat, one of the nation’s most prestigious events is
held in March at Ben Avery
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Look for this sport in Arizona at BASF, PRGC, Prescott, RSSC and other ranges
NRA Bullseye Pistol
NRA Bullseye Pistol like its close cousin,
olympic style pistol are precision forms of
pistol shooting fired one-handed, slow fire
and rapid fire at 25 and 50 yards
Bullseye Pistol matches include events for .22
and .45 caliber as well as other centerfire.
Pistols. Some events are iron sights only, some
permit red-dot style scopes.
Look for this sport in Arizona at PRGC, RSSC and Showlow.
Olympic and International style
Shooting Competition
International events, include Rifle, Pistol and
shotgun, the 15 shooting events in the
summer Olympics are among them.
All shooting is with iron sights, no scopes
used.
Rifle consists of 10 meter air rifle, 50 meter
.22, and 300 meter centerfire rifle.
Pistol events include 10 meter air, .22 at 25
or 50 meters and .32 centerfire.
Several past and future olympic medallists
live in Arizona.
Look for this sport in Arizona at PRGC, BASF
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Action Pistol & Practical Shooting
These shooting sports developed from self defense training. Consisting of several
different situations or scenarios, that involve targets of various sizes, shapes and
distance and where the score is based on speed (with a time penalty for missed targets)
it has grown into a very fun and fast paced “gun game”. Some events are ideal for using
a self defense pistol, others allow the use of highly modified firearms known as “race
guns”. 2-gun and 3-gun matches add stages for Rifle, shotgun or both.
Practical pistol is actually quite easy to
get started in. You need a suitable
pistol, that 9mm or .40 will do,
a holster, several extra magazines,
eye and ear protection, and the
willingness to perform some
physical exercise.
Judging by the numbers of shooters
this is one of the most popular shooting
sports today.
Look for this sport in Arizona at BASF, RSSC, PRGC, TRC and other ranges
Tactical Precision Rifle
A new sport that has grown as practical
shooters moved towards precision shooting.
Like other practical events, the “scenario”
changes with every match. With distances
known or unknown and a limited time window
providing pressure for precision hit/miss
targets.
Rifles tend to be upscale and
custom bolt actions with heavy
match barrels, adjustable scopes,
bipods and match ammo.
Look for this sport in Arizona at PRGC and other ranges
Metallic Silhouette Shooting
Metallic Silhouette Shooting, sometimes called “Siluetas Metalicas” originated in Mexico,
legend has it with Poncho Villa’s troops. It started out as a live animal shoot and evolved
into the falling steel plate sport we know today. The animals are life sized Chickens,
Javelinas, Turkeys and Rams from 200 to 500 meters for High Power or Black Powder
rifle, 40 to 200 meters for Centerfire pistol and smaller animals at nearer distance for
rimfire rifle or pistol or air gun.
In fact the first ever Silhouette match in the US was held at Tucson Rifle Club, here in AZ!
Look for this sport in Arizona at BASF, RSSC, TRC and other ranges
Black Powder Cartridge Rifle
Black Powder Cartridge Rifles are most commonly represented by the “Buffalo” rifles
used by market hunters in the 1870’s in the American West. You may remember the
1874 Sharps rifle that stared in the Movie “Quigley Down Under” (co-starring Tom
Selleck). This hugely popular sport supports numerous custom and factory makers of
replica 1874 Sharps, 1885 Winchesters, Remington Rolling Blocks as well as driving a
strong demand for shootable originals. The events range from a variation of Rifle
Silhouette to 500 meters and Long Range Rifle to 1000 yds. Most shooting is prone with
crossed sticks. Most of the rifles are chambered in the huge old .40 .45 or .50 caliber
cartridges
Look for this sport in Arizona at BASF, RSSC, and other ranges
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Muzzleloading
Muzzleloading or black powder shooting is very popular among all ages and
with both target and hunting participants. These guns are replica or original
“musket” type rifles, pistols and shotguns, loaded from the muzzle with black
powder.
The most popular annual muzzleloader events are held at Ben Avery and
Williams, Arizona. Participants dress in period costume, typically from the “Fur
Trapper” era of the early 1830’s and the first opening of the American Frontier.
These events include shooting matches, vendors, historical education and
displays.
Look for this sport in Arizona at BASF, RSSC, and other ranges
Cowboy Acton Shooting
Often claimed to be the fastest growing shooting sport, Cowboy Action Shooting evolved
from practical shooting by shooters who wanted try out their single action revolvers.
Men, women, boys and girls, all with a chosen “Alias” name they use in the sport, reliving
the clothing, firearms, music, and cooking of the wild west. Scenarios with Old West
themes abound in a friendly, family oriented get-together. All ages are welcome! These
are not really matches but EVENTS! Arizona hosts many of these shoots annually
including the Winter Range, one of the top 2 cowboy shoots in the world.
Main event shooting stages are set up to use a pair of single action revolvers, a lever
action rifle and an 1800’s shotgun. Side events included “Mounted shooting” from
horseback and longer range rifle shooting.
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Look for this sport in Arizona at BASF, RSSC, Tombstone,TRC and other ranges
Full Auto matches and events
are happening almost every
week in Arizona. Most of these
matches are a history lesson
into many of the military
firearms that were used in
country’s armed forces. Safety
is always first, as is with most
matches and families are
usually welcome. If you attend
a match, you will find the
participants eager to explain
their firearms and you just
might be able to shoot that
favorite machinegun you have
seen on TV for years. The full
auto season culminates with
the Big Sandy match in
northern Arizona. The largest
machinegun event in the United
States.
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Look for this sport in Arizona at Wikieup, RSSC, BASF and other ranges
There are 3 major shotgun sports, 4 if
you include dove and quail.
•Skeet – standard clay targets at
various angles coming or going.
•Trap – standard clay targets moving
away.
•Those two sports are very
standardized and every skeet field in
the nation is identical in layout and
presentation, same with trap.
•Sporting Clays – considered to be “golf
with a shotgun”. Various sizes of clay
targets at various presentations. No two
stages are the same, no two fields in
the world are the same and often they
are reconfigured to add challenge.
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The Game and Fish department offers a
huge Scholastic Clay Target program for
juniors.
Look for this sport in Arizona at BASF, RSSC, Dewey and other ranges
Arizona has some fabulous junior
programs.
Traditional NRA style .22 programs both
weekend and evening are conducted by
dedicated volunteers at several ranges.
The state Junior High Power Rifle team
sends 10 to 20 teenagers armed with AR15 rifles to Ohio every summer to compete
in the National Championships at Camp
Perry.
Wickenburg High School has a High
Power Rifle shooting team.
Many other high schools have Junior
ROTC air gun programs.
The Game and Fish department offers a
huge Scholastic Clay Target program for
juniors.
Look for this sport in Arizona at BASF, RSSC, PRGC, and other ranges
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ASRPA supports the
hunting sports in
Arizona. We have
many resources
available for the
hunter. ASRPA’s
Hunting Division
Director actually
works for the US
Government as a
trapper and consultant
on various state
hunting programs.
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After leading the
movement to establish a
Concealed Carry of
Weapons (CCW)
licensing mechanism in
Arizona in the 90’s,
ASRPA still supports the
program with education
and training of citizens
and trainers.
Today there are over
100,000 CCW holders in
AZ.
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ASR&PA’s Has been an active partner in the Ben Avery Shooting
Facility, supporting the AZGFD from the very founding of the range.
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The legistlative arm of ASRPA has been at the forefront of range
protection, leading to several statewide laws affecting Ben Avery in
particular and other ranges too.
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ASRPA volunteers still run the Ben Avery Range Fund, a mechanism
established to allow the sale of targets, ear plugs, tee shirts and soda’s
at BASF (as a state government agency AZGFD cannot operate such
retail sales), rather than let a commercial vendor perform such sales,
the all-volunteer, non-profit Range Fund channels all money back to Ben
Avery, typically for expenses that improve the range, everything from
rebuilding range facilities to installing water fountains. Even purchasing
firearms for education class use at BASF.
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ASR&PA’s Legislative Division is an active organization in the
legislative arena. Many shooters and citizens of Arizona owe a lot of
their firearm freedoms to the efforts of our skilled Legislative Response
Team.
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ASR&PA is always on the watch for legislation that would constitute an
assault on your second amendment rights. When these rights are
threatened, we inform the shooting/hunting community with our
extensive data base.
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ASR&PA is constantly watching out for YOU, the sport shooter, hunter,
and outdoorsman.
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Now is always the best time to join. If you do not help us in this fight
their might not be a second opportunity.
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Please join us today!
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