Director: Philip Schillawski
(216) 226-9920
The former Pistol Plate match is evolving for 2026, into the PCSL Pistol Steel match. This match will still use all steel targets and look very much like the former Pistol Plate matches, but it will use the rule-set and format of the Practical Competition Shooting League, with slight
variations to meet West Branch needs. You can find the PCSL rule set online at pcsleague.us.
All variations from the standard PCSL rules will be covered in the shooters meeting before each match. Matches will be held on the fourth Saturday of May through October, with setup starting at 9:30 am. Participants should plan on participating in setup, brass pickup, and teardown.
You will need a pistol (most common are 9mm semi-automatics) with enough spare magazines to hold at least 24 rounds, pockets or pouches to carry the magazines, and a strong-side, straight-draw holster for the pistol. You could also use a Pistol Caliber Carbine (PCC) instead of a pistol, which will need to be cased when not in use (.30 M1 Carbines are not PCCs under PCSL rules). Matches can be completed with 125 rounds.
Director: Philip Schillawski
(216) 226-9920
The former 2-Gun match is evolving for 2026, into the PCSL 2-Gun match. This match will look very much like the former 2-gun matches, but it will use the rule-set and format of the Practical Competition Shooting League, with slight variations to meet West Branch needs. You can find the PCSL rule set online at pcsleague.us.
All variations from the standard PCSL rules will be covered in the shooters meeting before each match. Matches will be held on the third Saturday of May through October, with setup starting at 9:30 am. Participants should plan on participating in setup, brass pickup, and teardown.
You will need a pistol (most common are 9mm semi-automatics) with enough spare magazines to hold at least 24 rounds, along with either a rifle (AR15s are most common) or a Pistol Caliber Carbine (PCC) with enough spare magazines to hold at least 60 rounds, pockets or pouches to carry the magazines, a sling and chamber flag for the long gun and a strong-side, straight-draw holster for the pistol.
Matches can be completed with 100 rounds for the pistol and 100 rounds for the rifle, but you may want to bring more in order to make up misses.
Director: Philip Schillawski
(216) 226-9920
New for 2026 is the PCSL Pistol/PCC match. This match will use the rule-set and format of the Practical Competition Shooting League, with slight variations to meet West Branch needs. You can find the PCSL rule set online at pcsleague.us.
All variations from the standard PCSL rules will be covered in the shooters meeting before each match. Matches will be held on the first Saturday of May, June, August, September, October, and November, with setup starting at 9:30 am. Participants should plan on participating in setup, brass pickup, and teardown.
You will need a pistol (most common are 9mm semi-automatics) with enough spare magazines to hold at least 30 rounds, pockets or pouches to carry the magazines, and a strong-side, straight-draw holster for the pistol. You could also use a Pistol Caliber Carbine (PCC) instead of a pistol, which will need to be cased when not in use (.30 M1 Carbines are not PCCs under PCSL rules). Matches can be completed with 150 rounds, but you may want to bring more to make up misses.
Director: Jim Deppisch
The event will be fired at 25 yards. It will consist of 3 National match courses, a .22 match, a center fire match (any gun from .32 to .44 cal. and .45 cal. are eligible), and .45 cal. match. The competitor may shoot all .22 for all matches but the scoresheet will reflect that.
The national match course consists of slow fire (10 rounds fired in ten minutes), Timed fire (2 strings of 5 shots fired in 20 sec.), and Rapid Fire (2 strings of 5 shots fired in 10 sec.). Since we do not have turning targets, all strings will be timed.
The competitor will need to supply a stapler for target repair and their email address so they can get their results. Safety rules will be strictly enforced!
Director: Bill Chlam
(216) 215-1015
The CMP Rimfire Sporter Match is a challenging three-position rifle match with both slow-fire and rapid-fire stages. Rifles used are standard rimfire rifles weighing no more than 7.5 lbs. with a minimum trigger pull weight of 3 lbs. Rifles are divided into 3 classes: open-sight rifles, scope-sighted rifles (6X max) or peep-sight rifles, and tactical/unlimited class. Rifles are weighed with sights and magazine installed.
Equipment needed:
- Rifle with sling
- Ammo (60 rounds for record plus sighting ammo)
- Ground cloth/shooting mat
- Spotting scope
- Eye and ear protection
The sighting-in period is unlimited shots in a 5 minute period.
The prone stages are fired at 50 yards. The slow-fire stage is 10 shots in 10 minutes. The rapid-fire stage is fired in two series of 5 shots in 25 seconds (self loading rifles) or 30 seconds (manually operated rifles).
The sitting/kneeling stages are fired at 50 yards. The slow-fire stage is 10 shots in 10 minutes. The rapid-fire stage is fired in two series of 5 shots in 25 seconds (self loading rifles) or 30 seconds (manually operated rifles).
The standing stages are fired at 25 yards. The slow-fire stage is 10 shots in 10 minutes. The rapid-fire stage is fired in two series of 5 shots in 25 seconds (self loading rifles) or 30 seconds (manually operated rifles).
Each stage is fired on the CMP B-19 target with a 1.76 inch 10 ring.
A comprehensive guide to the program is available on CMP’s website.