Are you a pistol competitor looking for an exciting challenge of skill and endurance? Sign up for the 2024 Ohio Triple Crown, a pistol event hosted by the Ohio Rifle and Pistol Association (ORPA) that combines matches from some of the leading marksmanship entities in the state – all through the month of July.

This three-match aggregate includes Ohio’s top Pistol 2700 matches:

• the Cardinal 4-Gun Match at the Cardinal Center in Marengo, July 7-10
• the Canton-McKinley Regional Match at the Canton-McKinley Rifle and Pistol Club in Canton, July 12-14
• the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s (CMP) National Matches at the Camp Perry National Guard Training Site in Port Clinton, July 14-21

Pistol 2700 aggregate events combine scores using three different firearm types: .22 caliber, Centerfire and .45 caliber. Slow-fire is held at 50 yards, with timed-fire and rapid-fire conducted at 25 yards. Each stage will include 20 record shots.

Last year, junior Ethan Clark, 19, of Mount Vernon, Ohio, was the first-ever winner of the Ohio Triple Crown – claiming the Sharpshooter class at all three events. Though the event had already been held two times before, no winner had been named until 2023 – evidence to the difficulty of the campaign.

Outside of the overall winner, the competitor who has the highest overall aggregate of the three combined 2700 scores but did not win all three matches will be named the High Aggregate Winner. Competitors may also earn the highest aggregate score in their individual classes: High Master, Master, Expert, Sharpshooter and Marksman.

Find more information on each location and sign up for the matches:

Cardinal Center Pistol Range – https://www.thecardinalcenter.com/

Register – https://www.redfeatheroutfitters.com/4-gun-showdown-2024/

Canton-McKinley Rifle and Pistol Club – https://cantonmckinleyriflepistolclub.com/

Register – https://cantonmckinleyriflepistolclub.com/2023-regional/

CMP’s National Pistol Matches (Info and Registration) – https://thecmp.org/cmp-matches/national-trophy-pistol-games-matches/

For questions or additional information, contact Jim Henderson, CMP Pistol Manager, at jhenderson@thecmp.org.

The Civilian Marksmanship Program is a federally chartered 501 (c) (3) non-profit corporation. It is dedicated to firearm safety and marksmanship training and to the promotion of marksmanship competition for citizens of the United States. For more information about the CMP and its programs, log onto www.TheCMP.org.

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