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I think Smith & Wesson used to make one, you could also try Walther, and just out Sig. P322-COMP GrantJ

All Back in the day Alan and I worked together to produce a full list of AP matches nationwide that even, on occasion, included some from overseas. The idea was to make www.gvshoot.com, the birthplace of AP, the go-to site for Action Pistol. Sadly, after stepping down from running the events at GV, this stopped. Alan may still have access to all of that, if not I can try and get some archived info from GV to add to this new web site. OK, just took a quick look, here is the link to the archives, lots of really good info, enjoy... Green Valley Discipline / News Archives (gvshoot.com) GrantJ

All Back in the day Alan and I worked together to produce a full list of AP matches nationwide that even, on occasion, included some from overseas. The idea was to make www.gvshoot.com, the birthplace of AP, the go-to site for Action Pistol. Sadly, after stepping down from running the events at GV, this stopped. Alan may still have access to all of that, if not I can try and get some archived info from GV to add to this new web site. GrantJ

OK, time to chime in again... Most production optic guns are striker fired these days so trigger pull, while a little shorter, would not be a significant difference given some of the trick new trigger groups out there now for Revo's. So, it really comes down to defining the optic, remember the old "Coke Cans" from days gone by. Defining what would, or would not, be allowed would be challenging and open up a whole new can of worms. Grant J

As I understand it, this year's Bianchi Cup will be run under the CMP Action Pistol Rules, there are some differences, it would be advisable for anyone attending to check them out. Grant J

Hi all Interesting discussion. I have always used a semi auto for competition because that is what I had when I started shooting AP, but I do like revolvers and can see both sides of this. We are talking about two totally different operating systems and after careful consideration I can't see how you can fit an optic of any type to a revolver, and it not be in open class because of the way it is designed and built. That being said, I would be interested in your comments, how would you put the case to have them included... Grant J

Hi all Bianchi Cup info now posted on the Green Valley site, nice to see it out this early, it gives more time for our international family to make arrangements for the trip. GrantJ

I have an original Dillon mat still in the bag if you are interested, same price as advertised and same as the ones at the Cup, or one that is lightly used for a little less. GrantJ

All Been a while since I posted or was involved. Helen and I were able to attend the prize giving, it ran really smoothly, they did a great job. Take a look on www.gvshoot.com go to the photo album link in the left column, some really nice pics there. Hope to see everyone there in 2022 and remember the BBQ at the house on the Saturday Best to all for the coming season GrantJ

All It has taken a while but we are getting some really nice "Cup" pics coming in, check out the photo album tab on www.gvshoot.com it is being updated regularly. GrantJ

It is with great pleasure, Green Valley Rifle and Pistol Club in conjunction with the Southwest Louisiana Rifle and Pistol Club and Pioneer Gun Club, announce the inaugural Action Pistol Triple Cup Challenge. For more information please go to the Action Pistol page on www.gvshoot.com GrantJ

Try going through www.gvshoot.com near the bottom of the home page on the left you will see NRA/Bianchi Cup, click on that and then NRA Bianchi Cup National Championship. If that gets you in click on match scores, if you scroll down a bit you will see the choose a match banner on the left, you can go in through there to get the WAPC results. Hope this helps some but if not pm me and I will try and get the link to you. GrantJ

All This year marks the 40th running of this great event. These pictures from the first are amazing, which makes me think there are others out there. I have many from 1988 and on but nothing earlier. We are thinking of putting something special together for the event, if anyone has pictures and can scan them, email them to me at engraving@dsportmo.com and we will try to get something organized. GrantJ

George I recall many years ago Rob Leatham made the comment “the Bianchi Cup has become an X count race so to compete you needed to use a semi auto”. I can understand the rationale behind that, back then triggers were not restricted so most were running right around 1lb. Light triggers and short stroke meant more time to work on sight and trigger. Still looking back at the last of the revolver X counts they were in the 170’s which is not that far from where they are now. Also, back then the target was perforated not printed as they are today, so you had no defined center to aim at. I must admit when the new target was implemented I figured we would see the X count go up but not so, we are still hovering around the mid 180’s Interesting stuff going back through all of that, I have every results bulletin from the first one I attended back in 1988 to the last time they printed one. Sad to see them go. GrantJ

The list is a short one. Best I can tell this is it. In the early days because most used Revolvers they were not broken out as a separate class. As Semi-Autos started to become more popular they started to be listed, the as Revolvers started to decline they too were listed. Still great question and interesting results. One thing I did notice going through this, the number of multiple 1920 seemed to have dropped along with the number of Revolvers. GrantJ 1990 – Doug Koenig 1992 – Riley Gilmore 1993 – Brian Kilpatrick, Rob Leatham, Roy Bannister & Frank Glen 1995 - Phil Hemphill & Rob Leatham 1998 – Alex Burridge 1999 – Grahame Harriman