The final match for the 2026 Rappahannock Pistol and Rifle Club (RPRC) Championship was held Saturday, October 3.
The club conducts four matches for each of the three shooting disciplines: pistol, rifle and shotgun, reported competition director Dean Sherick. This match, Defensive Pistol, was well attended with 16 competitors under cool, cloudy fall skies.
The competitors utilize centerfire pistols, drawn from a holster to shoot a paper target 30 feet away, explained Sherick. The club used the Official Practice Target of the International Defensive Pistol Association that has a main area of 30-inches high and 18-inches wide. Within that area is a centered circle of 8-inches, an upper circle of 4-inches both of which have a zero score. Outside of the two circles, the immediate target area has a score of negative one closest to the circles and negative three for the balance of the target area.
Each competitor shoots 25 rounds and begins the event with 100 points. Points are deducted for each of the hits outside of ….
