Don’t forget to mark your calendars for the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s (CMP) Bianchi Cup International Pistol Tournament. The second longest running pistol championship in the world, the 2024 CMP Bianchi Cup is set to fire May 21-24 at the Green Valley Rifle & Pistol Club in Hallsville, Mo., and will feature over $30,000 in giveaways and prizes – including a unique, beautifully designed revolver, awarded to the 21st overall competitor!

The 2024 CMP Bianchi Cup is comprised of four events: Practical, Barricade, Falling Plate and Moving Target. For the first time, the Bianchi Cup will also include a Rimfire Division to encourage participation from juniors and adults who want to warm up for the Bianchi Cup in a less expensive manner or those who are newcomers to the event. Additionally, Provisional Divisions for Production and Production Optics have been added (with current Production and Production Optics divisions remaining unchanged).

TIME IS RUNNING OUT FOR THE PISTOL AND AMMO RAFFLE! The CMP will be raffling off a 1911 pistol and 20, 500-round bricks of pistol .22 ammo at the Bianchi Cup Mixer, held on Wednesday of the event. Those who register by May 1, 2024, will be entered into the raffle for a chance to win these great prizes!

Learn more about the 2024 CMP Bianchi Cup and register today at http://thecmp.org/bianchicup/.

If you’d like to become a sponsor of the 2024 CMP Bianchi Cup, find more info at https://thecmp.org/sponsorship/#BianchiCup.

About the Bianchi Cup:

The Bianchi Cup was created by Ray Chapman (a WWII Marine veteran, law enforcement officer and IPSC champion of the 1970s), and famous holster maker, Major General of the California National Guard, law enforcement officer and Hollywood cowboy John Bianchi. While discussing the current state of pistol competitions that were being held across the country at the time, Bianchi and Chapman realized there was a need for an event that featured a mix of International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC), Police Pistol Combat and precision pistol shooting styles – an idea that became the Bianchi Cup.

Over the years, the championship has become internationally recognized by top shooters from around the world, helping to create one of the fastest growing disciplines in the action shooting community.

About the Green Valley Rifle & Pistol Club:

The Green Valley Rifle & Pistol Club, formerly the Chapman Training Academy, was named after Ray Chapman before his passing in 2008. The club has been the annual host of the Bianchi Cup since its inception. The origin of the club days back to the 1930s and has played a major role in the creation of the practical shooting discipline. The facility holds several ranges, including two movers, a Bianchi barricade, two 50-yard Bianchi practical ranges, a 250-plus yard rifle range and a falling plates range. Learn more through the range’s website at https://www.gvshoot.com/.

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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