Winter 2001

2001 National Police Shooting ChampionshipsThree veterans of the winner’s stand prove they still have what it takes

Story and Photos By: Joe Kerper, NRA Communications Dept.

top of the annual police matches for the sec-ond time since 1997, setting a new nationalrecord of 2995-219X (out of a possible 3000-300X) in the process. The National Indi-vidual Championship title is based on twodays of shooting, first with revolvers, thenwith semi-automatic pistols. The 40th an-nual national matches were held in Jackson,Mississippi, from September 24-28. “I’m so happy, I’m speechless — I’mjust thrilled beyond words,” said a modestTippit after his championship title becameofficial, adding that because of increasedstaffing requirements following the terror-ist attacks of September 11, he very nearlydidn’t get to come this year. “It was a greatshow of support that allowed me to attendthis year,” he said. Tippit used an Alan Tanaka-built longslide9mm during the semi-automatic phase tohelp cinch his 2001 title. Tippit then used aBob Jones custom-built S&W Model 64 forthe revolver portion of the championship.“Both my Alan Tanaka and my Bob Jonesfirearms are pieces of precision equipment,”said Tippit. “I’ve never had two guns likethem — my final score says it all,” he added.Over 450 law enforcement officers fromacross the United States, Germany, Norway,and Canada converged on Jackson, Mis-sissippi, for a week of shooting competi-

tions with shotguns, revolvers, and semi-automatic handguns. The matches wereconducted by the City of Jackson PoliceDepartment and held on its 100-positionpistol range. “NRA takes great pride in itslongstanding alliance with law enforce-ment agencies,” said NRA’s ExecutiveDirector of General Operations, Craig D.Sandler. “The National Police Shooting

It’s the quiet ones that you have to watch.Nowhere does this ring truer than in theshooting sports. Take, for example, thisyear’s National Police Shooting Champion,U.S. Border Patrol pilot Clay Tippit.

The soft-spoken Tippit — who hails fromFort Davis, Texas — shot his way to the

2001 NPSC champ ClayTippit of the U.S. BorderPatrol displays the customlongslide 9mm he used tocinch his victory and set anew national record in theprocess.

The National Rifle Association proudly sponsors this premier training event which serves as a testament to the hard workand effort that officers put forth year-round to enhance their police combat proficiency in order to better serve and protecttheir communities. Officers from across the country and the world train year-round for the NPSC matches, and use it as anaccurate indicator of their skill level while practicing the safe use and handling of firearms. Over $200,000 worth of prizes, including over 100 firearms, were awarded to officers, both public and private and novice toexperienced, in both individual and team challenges. The NPSC is strongly supported with donated merchandise from theshooting sports industry. This merchandise is awarded to officers competing at all levels of expertise.

Marc Cobb, whofinished third thisyear, is pictured withhis new 6-inch PPC9.

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Championships are an especially importantfunction, as they give policemen and womena chance for international recognition.” John Pride — a four-time NPSC championin past years — representing the Los An-geles Police Dept., took second place witha 2987-219X. Pride used a Tanaka-builtCaspian longslide 9mm in the semi-automaticphase, and drew a Tanaka-modified S&W64 for the revolver competition. “The na-tionals are the Bermuda Triangle of PolicePistol Combat (PPC) shooting; if somethingstrange is going to happen, it’s going tohappen here,” said Pride, who retired in 1993after 23 years on the police force. Pride, aconsultant for the LAPD, Armor Holdings,and Tasco Optics, among others, shoots asmuch as his schedule allows. Marc Cobb— last year’s NPSC champion — of theLong Beach (Calif.) Police Dept. was nip-ping the heels of Pride and Tippit through-out the week as he shot his way to thirdplace with a 2984-194X.

Cobb used a Bob Jones-modified S&W64 for the revolver portion, switching tothe S&W Performance Center’s newest of-fering the 6-inch PPC9 for the semi-auto-matic phase. “I didn’t get my PPC9 until theweek before the match,” said Cobb. “It tooksome getting used to,” he added smiling.“The 6-inch version handles better, and it’s

The LAPD’s Stefanie Diaztook high woman honorsafter only her second yearof PPC shooting using thisS&W PPC9 as well as anS&W model 64 revolver.

definitely more forgiving — there’s moreweight up front to help you out,” Cobb said. High Woman honors went to StefanieDiaz of the Los Angeles Police Departmentwith a 2951-150X. This was Diaz’s secondyear of competition at NPSC. “I came outhere this year with one goal,” said the ever-cheerful Diaz. “I just want to beat my per-sonal best, to shoot better than I have be-fore; I definitely did that this year,” addedDiaz. Diaz used a 5-inch S&W PPC9 for thesemi-automatic phase, and then switchedto a Tanaka-built S&W model 64 for the re-volver portion. “The best thing about com-ing out to shoot at nationals,” said Diaz, “isthat while everyone works for a differentcity, we all share the same experiences. Youmake friends for life out here.” For competitors like Carl Kates and JimmyVan Coutren NRA’s NPSC is about muchmore than finishing in the limelight. Thesetwo gentleman stand among a dozen or somembers of a very distinguished club —they’ve both been competing at NPSC for30 years or more. “My first national was in1971,” said Kates, a security officer with theBoeing Corporation. “This is something Ilook forward to every year; it’s amazing howmuch it has changed,” Kates said. “Onething that hasn’t changed is the kind offriendships that you make out here,” saidKates, who added that he still keeps in touchwith officers he met at NPSC many yearspast. Van Coutren, a retired Boeing Corpora-tion security officer, echoed similar senti-ments: “It’s almost like a big family out here— there’s a base of understanding that wecan all relate to. Winning is nice, but shoot-ing what you want to shoot is even moregratifying.” Donations were collected throughout theweek for the widows and children of theofficers who died and/or are missing as aresult of the terrorist attack at the WorldTrade Center on September 11, and all mon-ies collected at the NPSC were donated tothe New York City Police Benevolent Asso-ciation. For more information on NRA’s NPSCand how you can get involved, call PattyZollman at (703) 267-1632 orpzollman@nrahq.org.

Attendees were also entertained mid-week by noted author and longtimeNRA supporter Tom Clancy. “Thetoughest jobs attract the best people,”Clancy said to an overflowing ballroom.“You can’t measure someone by whathe is against, you have to measure themby what he stands for — and you guys

stand for justice,” added Clancy. “Youare the public defenders of our land —when someone is in real, immediate, life-threatening trouble, they don’t call alawyer, they call a cop,” Clancy contin-ued. “Society as a whole does indeedtrust you, though you aren’t alwaysappreciated as much as you should be,and I’m sorry about that,” finishedClancy, who also fielded myriad ques-tions from the audience. Clancy sharedthe podium and posed for photos atthe end of the evening with NRA’sEddie Eagle mascot, who made a spe-cial appearance to make sure that lawenforcement agencies were spreadinghis four-part gun saftety message toyouth across the nation — if you see agun: STOP! Don’t Touch. Leave theArea. Tell an Adult.

Tom Clancy Speaks AtNPSC Dinner

Noted author Tom Clancyspoke to an overflowingballroom about the highregard in which he holds allpolice officers, and latershook wings with NRA’sEddie Eagle.

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2001 NPSC Match WinnersNATIONAL CHAMPIONAgent Clay Tippit, US Border Patrol,2995-219X

Second Det. (Ret.) John Pride,LAPD, 2987-219X

Third Sgt. Marc Cobb, Long Beach CA.,Police Dept., 2984-194X

WOMAN CHAMPIONOfficer Stefanie Diaz, LAPD, 2951-150X

REVOLVER 1500 WINNERAgent Clay Tippit, US Border Patrol,1497-109X

SEMI-AUTO 1500 WINNERAgent Clay Tippit, US Border Patrol,1498-110X

STOCK SEMI-AUTO CHAMPIONOfficer David Venables, Houston (TX.) PD,480-35X

SERVICE REVOLVER CHAMPIONAgent Marion Baker, SC Law EnforcementDiv., 480-40X

SHOTGUN CHAMPIONCpt. Zack Taylor, US Border Patrol,549-4X

X-TEAM CHALLENGETrooper Craig Odom, Illinois State PoliceSheriff Mark Stevens, St. Clair County (MI)Sheriff’s Office, 949-53X

GLOCK SERVICE CHALLENGEAgent William Schaekel, SC Law EnforcementDiv., 497-29X

NRA Semi-Auto Four-Man Team MatchMS Highway Patrol, 2363-143X

NRA SEMI-AUTO TWO-MAN TEAMMATCHRichmond (VA) PD, 1191-79X

NRA REVOLVER FOUR-MANTEAM MATCHLAPD Blue, 2374-81X

NRA REVOLVER TWO-MANTEAM MATCHLong Beach (CA) PD, 1184-81X

NRA WORLD TWO-MAN TEAMCHAMPIONSRichmond (VA) PD, 1185-65X

NRA WORLD FOUR-MAN TEAMCHAMPIONSLAPD Blue, 2366-139X

OFF-DUTY REVOLVER CHAMPIONLt. Mark DoyleOcean City (MD) PD, 480-38X

PRESIDENT’S CHAMPIONDet. John Pride (Ret.)LAPD, 1188-70X

SPECIAL AGGREGATE MATCHAgent Clay Tippit, US Border Patrol,6155-400X

HIGH SCORING WOMANOfficer Dorcia Meador,Ft. Worth (TX) PD 6060-298X

NATIONAL INDIVIDUAL SERVICEPISTOL AGGREGATEAgent Clay Tippit, US Border Patrol,1434-106X

NRA POLICE REVOLVERDISTINGUISHED MATCHSgt. Marc Cobb, Long Beach (CA) PD593-38X

NRA POLICE SEMI-AUTO SERVICEPISTOL DISTINGUISHED MATCHTrooper Mike Sexton, Okla. Hwy. Patrol,597-44X

The Bring a Partner Program was in-troduced at the NPSC a few years ago asa way to increase participation at the na-tionals. This program continues to groweach year. We saw a record number ofnew shooters at the 2001 NPSC — 77 newshooters! This program affords officersthe opportunity to fire a match for freeand also be included in several firearmdrawings. The 2001 Bring a Partner win-ners were a pair of brothers — Bruce andArnold Robinson, who both work for theColumbus (Ga.) Police Department. Bruceand Arnold both won Glock 23s! The 2001 NPSC New Shooter Drawingswere won by Officer Dennis Polk withthe Moore (Okla.) Police Departmentwho won a custom PPC revolver built byBob Jones of Bob Jones Gunsmithing,and Corporal Craig Farr with the Charles-ton (S.C.) Police Department who won afirearm donated by North American Arms. In addition to the competition, com-petitors and vendors were invited to com-plimentary dinners hosted by ArmorHoldings/Safariland, Beretta, NRA’sCommunity Service Programs Division(with a guest appearance by NRA’s ownEddie Eagle), and the Jackson P.D.

More From The 2001 NPSC Championships The NPSC is not only a shooting compe-tition, as officers were afforded the oppor-tunity to attend armorer schools hosted byGlock, Heckler & Koch, and SIGARMS. TheInternational Association of Law Enforce-ment Firearms Instructors (IALEFI) hosteda special interest session featuring Lieuten-ant Michael Williams of the ChattanoogaPolice Department who spoke on the topicof school violence. Shooting demonstrations featuring JohnSatterwhite (three-time U.S. InternationalSkeet Champion, former Olympic team mem-ber, and two-time gold medalist at the PanAmerican Games) and Rob Leatham (whodemonstrated drawing and reloading tech-niques along with performing fast and ac-curate shooting) were conducted during thecompetition for the enjoyment of those inattendance. Rob has won numerous worldand national titles and is a member of TeamSafariland. Due to popular demand, the X-Team Chal-lenge sponsored by Springfield Armory wasagain conducted. Team selection was doneby computer, and the top three teams re-ceived firearms from Springfield. Taking tophonors were Trooper Craig Odom with theIllinois State Police, and Sheriff Mark

Stevens with the St. Clair County (Mich.)Sheriff’s Department. A new match titled The Glock ServiceChallenge was introduced this year, andwas sponsored by Glock, Hornady, andthe Jackson Police Department. Thismatch was an individual event where theofficer’s firearm, holster, magazine hold-ers, and ammunition were issued on thefiring line ensuring that each competitorcompeted on an even playing field.Agent William Schaekel with the SouthCarolina Law Enforcement Division fireda score of 497-29X out of a possible 500-50X to take top honors in this event. Dates for the 2002 NPSC have beenset for September 23-27 and will againbe fired in Jackson, Mississippi. We aredelighted to announce that Jerry Keeferwith Engineered Revolvers and Auto-matics will be donating a custom-builtPPC semi-automatic pistol for our NewShooter Drawing. Jerry built the fire-arms used by the 2001 NPSC 2-ManWorld Champion Team from the Rich-mond (Va.) Police Department.

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Story and Photos By: Joe Kerper, NRA Communications Dept.

The introduction of Smith & Wesson’snewest incarnation of their venerated PPC9semi-automatic pistol — now with a 6” bar-rel — caused some heads to turn, and somemouths to drool. Marc Cobb, last year’s NPSC frontrunner,was one of the few competitors luckyenough to get his hands on the 6” versionfor this year’s competition. “I didn’t get myPPC9 until the week before the match,” saidMarc, who added that the additional weighttook some getting used to. Marc’s thirdplace finish at the 2001 NPSC proves thathe did rather well getting acclimated to thepistol. Smith’s newest 9mm PPC gun comes com-plete with three 5906 magazines, a titaniumnitride coating to reduce friction and helpmaintain accuracy, and a 25-yard test targetwith a guaranteed 1” group. And JimmyRae, Master Gunsmith of the PerformanceCenter is confident you’ll like what you get.“We do a lot of accuracy work on this gun,right at the factory,” said Jimmy, wholaunched into detail about the painstakingslide and frame lapping process used onthe PPC9. Jimmy has been with Smith for over 30years, and moved to their Performance Cen-ter in 1989 where he made many of the pro-totypes used for current production guns.“At the Performance Center, we can finishas many as 110 PPC guns in a month. Com-pare that to the 25 non-Performance Centerguns per day that one person can put out,”

Patrol team really began racking up someimpressive victories in the mid-90s usingour handguns, and every year after that,we’ve had more and more interest in ourPPC guns,” Jimmy said. Marc Cobb, who finished third at only11 points behind the leader after this year’sevent, says he’s pretty sure he’ll be usinghis 6” PPC9 next year. “It handles better andit’s much more forgiving with more weightup forward,” he said. “Besides,” addedMarc with a grin, “it shoots my Winchester147-grain hollow-point subsonics like a

dream.” For more information on the Smith &Wesson Performance Center, or to requesta catalog, call (800) 331-0852.

How do they do that???S&W’s Performance Center PPC offerings

continued Jimmy, “and you’ll get an ideaof how much time and effort we put intothese models.” The Performance Centeremploys 26 gunsmiths, most of whom, ac-cording to Rae, have 20 years or more ofexperience assembling first-rate pistols. The story of the evolution of the PPC9brought a smile to Jimmy’s face. “Weworked with 5-time NPSC champ PhilipHemphill quite extensively on the design.Previously, we had focused on a 1911-styledgun,” he added and went on to say thattheir designers still find themselves goingback and forth when it comes to differentdesign traits. “We’ve really got a winner inthe new 6” PPC9, though,” said Jimmy, ashe proudly lofted one into the air for a curi-ous competitor to examine. Jimmy quickly field stripped a PPC9. “I’mreally proud of our slide-to-frame fit,” hesaid, trying unsuccessfully to force someside-play in the slide. “What we do whenwe’re fitting them,” explained Jimmy in aconspiratorial tone, “is tap the slides inwith a hammer and some lapping compound.We keep working them together until it fitsjust right.” “We always get questions aboutwhich ammunition works best with thisgun,” began Jimmy, “and what we’ve dis-covered is that it shoots well with prettymuch anything we’ve fired in it.” Jimmytook the PPC9 back from that curious com-petitor and smiled. “We’ve come a long wayin the police pistol combat game,” he saidnostalgically.“The Mississippi Highway

Jimmy Rae shows one of hismasterpieces from the Smith& Wesson PerformanceCenter.

ATTENTION FIREARMS INSTRUCTORS

Have you ever wanted to be certified as a civilian instructor? If so, now it is easier than ever. Changes have beenmade which make it a simple process to use your law enforcement certification to obtain a civilian certification.

For more information contact Ashley Varndell at 703-267-1481 or avarndell@nrahq.org

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Bob Jones GunsmithingAnd his 40-hour miracle diet for PPC guns…

Story and Photos By: Joe Kerper, NRA Communications Dept.

Jackson, Miss., “The Best of the NewSouth” as Jackson is known, is home to BobJones, regarded by many as one of the bestPolice Pistol Combat (PPC) gunsmiths in thecountry.

Bob has been building top-notch custompistols for the last 15 years of his life, fo-cusing the majority of his time on PPC gunsand how to best turn them into competitivetack drivers. “I started working on pistolsin the Navy, and it kind of stuck — it wassomething I really enjoyed doing,” said Bob,thinking back to his days as a Naval armorerwho tinkered with .45s. “Smith and Wessonhandguns are the only ones that I feel re-ally comfortable working with,” said Bob,who spends the majority of his time tuning,honing, and rebarreling Smiths ranging from

Model 64s and 10s to Model 67s and 686s. Bob’s typical modifications to an S&Wrevolver include rebarreling it with a Shilenbarrel, bobbing the hammer (cutting off thecocking spur), adding an Aristocrat rib, tun-ing and smoothing the trigger, and install-ing a trigger stop. The Shilen barrel in-creases accuracy, adds some additionalweight for stability, and its increased sizehelps with heat dissipation, according toBob and numerous competitors at thisyear’s NPSC. “Bobbing the hammer makesfor faster lock times,” said Bob, who addedthat nearly all PPC shooters shoot their re-volvers double-action-only for speed. “If you want to send me a gun to workon,” said Bob, “it’ll take me a minimum of 6months to get to it — I’m that busy.” While6 months might seem like a long wait list,one glance at another list — Bob’s custom-ers — will dissuade any of your doubtsabout the wait. Heading that list is this year’s NPSCchamp, U.S. Border Patrol pilot Clay Tippit,who shot an S&W Model 64 that bears sev-eral of Bob Jones’ special touches. Tippitset a new national record and only dropped5 points during the two days of firing and300 rounds that decided the 2001 individualchampionship. “My revolver is a real pieceof precision equipment,” said Tippit, whoadded that working with Bob has never beena problem. “He does excellent work,” addedTippit “If you look around, you’ll see that

quite a few competitors are using his guns.” Bob has also worked extensively withfive-time NPSC champ Philip Hemphill, ofthe Mississippi Highway Patrol. “Bob’s agreat gunsmith. Whenever he works onsomething for me, I know it will be doneright. I know he will send me something thathe’d be happy to be shooting with,” saidPhilip. Bob Jones’ one-man shop in Jack-son is where the transformation from stockrevolver to custom artwork takes place. “Itypically spend about 40 hours on eachgun,” said Bob. “That’s for the full treat-ment — new barrel, rib and sights, bobbedhammer, trigger work, trigger stop, and what-not,” continued Bob, who added that heworks on a gun until he’s happy with it.“Once I’m satisfied with how it looks andfunctions, it’s good to go.” Marc Cobb, top gun at last year’s NPSC,also sent his S&W 64 to Bob for a littletweaking. “There are very few gunsmithsin the country that deal almost exclusivelywith PPC guns and turn out top-notch modi-fications. Bob is at the top of that list forme,” added Marc. “The best time to send something to meis just before the Nationals,” said Bob.“That’s usually my slowest time, becauseeveryone who’s competing needs their gunsfinished long before the championships getunder way.” For more information on BobJones’ gunsmithing services, give him a ringat (601) 372-7873.

INCREASE IN PPC TOURNAMENT ENTRY FEES:

Beginning in 2002 the Police Pistol Combat Tournament entry fees will be increased as follows:

Approved Tournaments: $4.00 per personRegistered Tournaments: $5.00 per person*Regional Tournaments: $6.00 per personService Revolver Match: $2.00 per personStock Semi-Auto Match: $2.00 per personOff-Duty Revolver Match: $2.00 per personDistinguished Revolver Match: $2.00 per personDistinguished Semi-Auto Match: $2.00 per person

2nd 1500 as follows:At Approved Matches: $2.00 per personAt Registered Matches: $2.50 per person*At Regional Matches: $3.00 per person

*Includes State Championships

Bob Jones, making customPPC pistols for 15 years.

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Engineered Revolvers and Automatics

Are you looking for someone to build acustom firearm to be used in NRA’s PolicePistol Combat Program? Well, let’s meet the man who’ll be donat-ing a custom-built pistol to the New Shooter

at NRA’s 2002 National Police ShootingChampionships. Jerry Keefer has been involved in theshooting sports since the age of six. Hebegan by hunting and shooting with hisfamily on their farm in Pennsylvania. WhenJerry graduated from high school, he en-listed in the Army and was an infantry ser-geant with the 101st Airborne Division, FortCampbell, Ky. Jerry was honorably discharged from themilitary and worked in a steel mill for twentyyears in Pennsylvania. While employed inthe steel industry, he worked in many areasof manufacturing which provided the skillsused today to design, machine, and under-stand what’s needed to produce an accu-rate competition piece. Jerry entered lawenforcement in 1980, which allowed him toshoot in the Police Pistol Combat leagues,and gave him a strong background in PPC.He worked hard to learn all he could aboutthe competitive aspects of the sport andwhat it takes to win. Jerry retired from the steel mill and movedhis family to Richmond, Virginia, to workfor the Richmond Police Department. Jerry

By: Jason Yarema and Mike Talbert of the Richmond P.D.

honed his competitive shooting skills withthe Richmond Police Department, and hasbeen on the Governors Twenty list in Vir-ginia for the last 15 years. Jerry won theMaster Class overall at the 1994 Pearl Mag-nolia Regional and also the 1994 NationalPolice Shooting Championships at Jackson,Miss. He earned Distinguished Badges withboth the revolver and semi-automatic pis-tol. Jerry knows what competitive shootersexpect from their equipment, and he is stillan active competitor, shooting in the HighMaster Class in Police Pistol Combat, win-ning the Virginia State Championship in2000, and placing 2nd there in 2001. Jerry’scompetitive experience allows him to buildbetter guns for shooters. Jerry Keefer has a machine shop inGoochland County, Virginia, where hebuilds guns for the Richmond Police PistolTeam and a number of other competitorsaround the area. Jerry has trained underMaster Builder Jack Weigand on the 1911,and spends a great deal of time experiment-ing with new and innovative precision ma-chining methods to achieve ultimate accu-racy from the 1911. Several such innova-tions were successful at this year’s NationalChampionships. Jerry equipped us with two9mm Les Baer Long Slides, which proved tobe the winning combination. Les Baer slidesand frames are used as the foundation ofboth the bullseye and PPC guns that Jerrybuilds. Jerry has worked tirelessly to build astrong firearm training program at the Rich-mond Police Department. Jerry has in-creased the overall proficiency of RichmondPolice Officers far beyond that achieved bythe previous firearm program. Jerry alsouses his mechanical skills to ensure that theRichmond range is one of the nicest rangesin the area. Jerry has helped organize anactive bullseye league that shoots the firstand third Tuesday of every month andhosts bullseye clinics and indoor tourna-ments at the Richmond Police Academy.Jerry has given the pistol team an incred-ible basis of knowledge, and continues toprovide excellent coaching skills and new

ideas while constantly striving to improvethe quality of training and level of marks-manship. He also continues to producestate-of-the-art equipment. Jerry is currently taking orders for the 2002shooting season, so be sure to contact him

early to ensure your firearm is ready in time.You can reach him directly at (804) 556-2844.

Custom Gun builder JerryKeefer at work in his gun

shop in Pennsylvania.

Jerry Keefer, center, along with theRichmond (VA) P.D. Pistol Team.

Note: “Gun” being held by Jerry isa trophy, not an actual firearm.

Competitor Comments: Jason Yarema: “Jerry first put one ofhis custom guns in my hands fouryears ago and told me that it was ca-pable of winning the National Cham-pionships. He has worked incrediblyhard to train the pistol team and buildunbelievable equipment. I have seenother guns and I would shoot Jerry’sguns against any in the business.When Jerry says a gun is ready to go,I take his word for it.” Mike Talbert:“Jerry gives you the confidence inyour equipment to know that you areshooting the best. It has made a realdifference in my attitude going intoshooting matches, knowing that noone has an advantage over our pistolteam.”

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2002 POLICE PISTOL COMBATRULE CHANGES

The following changes have been made to the NRA Police Pistol Combat Rules effective January 1, 2002. These changes, along with the2001 changes, will be featured in the 2002 PPC Rulebook that will be reprinted and available in 2002. They will also be featured on the NRALaw Enforcement Web site at: nrahq.org/safety/law. Click on selection: Police Pistol Combat Competition.

1. That the Annie Oakley and Kit Carson Matches as outlined in the 2001 NPSC Official Match Program be added to the 2002 NRANational Police Shooting Championship firing schedule.

2. That the National Police Shooting Championships Official Match Program be changed to allow a department to enter a currentand retired two-man team.

3. That the following language be added at the end of “b” of the Police Pistol Combat Rulebook under the Service Revolver Rule3.5 concerning sights.

“Manufacturer’s sights may be replaced with service type luminescent night sights.”

4. That a separate classification be made for the semi-automatic pistol in the Police Pistol Combat discipline. With this in mind,the following rules require change:

a. 18.4 Classification — Add the following as a new paragraph at the end of rule 18.4:“Competitors will be issued one classification card featuring their classification for the revolver and semi-automatic pistol. Except as otherwise provided in these Rules, competitors may not use their semi-automaticpistol classification in a revolver match nor may they use their revolver classification in a semi-automaticpistol match.”

b. 19.3.1 Aggregate Classification — Where a competitor’s score(s) from one or more revolver matches are combinedwith that competitor’s score(s) from one or more semi-automatic pistol matches, that competitor’s pistol and revolverclassifications will be averaged using the procedure outlined in Rule 19.12 of these Rules to establish that competitor’saggregate classification.

c. That the barrel length of the Stock Semi-Automatic Pistol be increased from 5 inches to 5.5 inches in the Police PistolCombat Rulebook under Rule 3.7.

As a reminder, the following changes were implemented in 2001. These changes, in addition to the ones listed above,will be featured in the 2002 PPC Rulebook.

Rule 3.22 Electronic Communication Devices — No electronic communication devices permitted forward of theready line, including, but not limited to, pagers, cell phones, radios, tape recorders, and the like, except hearing aids and thosedevices necessary for range control.

Rule 16.1(b): The word target replaces the word shot in the first sentence of Rule 16.1(b) pertaining to target scoringunder Challenges and Protests.

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