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How far are matches fired in the NRA PPC?

It’s essentially similar to the original course of fire used 60 years ago. Individual “matches” are fired at seven to 50 yards.

What is PPC in law enforcement?

For all intents and purposes the course of fire is officially recognized as the NRA Police Pistol Combat course of fire, so going forward we’ll consider this designation as both official and NRA approved. Historically, and way before there were PPC matches, there have been law enforcement agencies using advanced shooting scenarios, kicking in after the basics of marksmanship. In the early days, bullseye shooting was taught to police rookies but it wasn’t really enough.

Is bullseye shooting taught to police?

In the early days, bullseye shooting was taught to police rookies but it wasn’t really enough.

Can you fire a PPC with a semi auto?

Today NRA PPC match es can be fired with either a revolver or semi-auto, and categories for both revolver and semi-auto are “Production” and “Open Class.”. The difference being if you go in with a production gun it has to look like and operate exactly as if it came out of a retail box.

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