The interest in action pistol shooting was there so why not bring back the event?
That's what happened as the NWT Federation of Shooting Sports brought back the NWT Action Pistol Match this past weekend. According to John Dzurka, one of the match directors, it had been the first time in nearly 10 years something like this happened.
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A total of 15 shooters SA国际影视传媒� three of which came from Hay River SA国际影视传媒� were at the Yellowknife Shooting Range for the weekend to test their skills against 12 different courses, six per day, said Dzurka.
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Each of the courses had scoring targets of the classical variety. A classic target, which resembles a stop sign at first glance, has no head on it and contains three scoring zones: Alpha, Delta and Charlie. The goal of each course was to shoot accurately and quickly with as few penalties as possible.
Dzurka said the reason classic targets are used is because they're more politically correct than metric targets.
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A majority of the shooters were men, but there were three women among the competitors. Michelle Dzurka was the top women's shooter over the course of the weekend and was the top shooter in the standard division; she ended up third overall among all the competitors.
John Dzurka said female participation in sport shooting is something he would like to see increase.
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He pointed out that there were two husband-and-wife combinations competing this past weekend.
Dzurka said another reason events like this are important is to show that those who compete in sport shooting aren't out to cause harm of any sort.
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