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conventional pistol. But it is, as in NRA's
rules conventional pistols are only defined
as being a catalog item; the intent being
that technically anybody can buy one. I say
technically advisedly, as if it were not for
the deterrent effect of the $595 price tag
there'd be no way that Wichita, a small
firm, could build enough pistols to provide
one to every shooter walking his fingers
through that catalog. The pistol does
provide an advantage, and I feel the NRA
should redefine conventional; still, I
should tell you that the next three shooters
fired a 119, and two 118's-with two, more
conventional pistols (TIC 30 Her, Mer. 30
Her, TIC 30 Her., respectively). That the
shooter still figures into the equation is
shown in modified conventional, where
Nolan did nearly as well (117) with the
same pistol, but was beaten by a target by a
TIC 7mm TCD, and tied (twice) with
T IC's-once a 30-30, and the other a 7mm
TCD. Still, take ten top shooters, and have
1980 NRA National Championships
Long Range Handgun Silhouette
120 Target Match
Open Standing
Class Shooter Pistol Score
AAA Skip Talbot-Nv XP-C 6.5mm U' 95
AA John Dann-NV TIC 270 VJ 80
A Charles Kokesh-cA TIC 7mm TCU 62
B Sharon Grade-cA S&W 41 Mag 61
Conventional
AAA Nolan Jackson-Ks Wic 308 120
AA Jim Shepard-Nv TIC 7mm TCU 106
A Tom Wiliiams-cA TIC 30 Her 106
B Roger Greene-cA TIC 7mm TCU 107
Modified Conventional
AAA Dave Tobin-cA TIC 7mm TCU 118
AA Kathy Miner-Nv TIC 7mm TCU 110
A Charles Reay-cA Rug 44 Mag 63
B Roger Greene-cA TIC 7mm TCU 117
Unlimited
AAA Doug Scott-CA XP-C 7mm U 120
AA Tom Collins-Nv Rem 7mm BR 120
A Ken Thornton-cA TIC 30-30 106
B Geoffrey Wise-Nv TIC 270 VJ 109
'Custom caliber XP
them shoot a match with each pistol, and I
expect there'd be more straights with the
Wichita.
I think NRA has potential problems that
will arise in other matches in other places
that could be eliminated by revising their
criteria to include additional factors, such
as requiring a minimum production run
(say 200) to qualify as a conventional
pistol, barring certain action styles, or establishing
size andlor weight limits that
would eliminate or discourage action types
that clearly have superior potential accuracy.
As it stands now, the pistol's eligibility
withstood a protest at the match, and it is
still legal in the newly defined
conventional class, which now allows the
same modifications last year's modified
class did. Nolan says he'd sold a few pistols
like his-some to shooters that he says are
obviously going to make sure he won't
have that advantage next time.
The standing classes were combined
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