03/18/2021 Pistol Excellence-in-Competition Match

Credit: Maj. Michelle Lunato | Date Taken: 03/18/2021
This is a b-roll package (2 of 2) from Day 5 of U.S. Army Small Arms Championships at Fort Benning, Georgia. Match 221 is a Pistol Excellence-in-Competition Match comprised of four stages. During this match, competitors fired a total of 40 rounds from 5-round magazines. Stage One was a standing, unsupported position with a slow rate of fire at 30 yards. Competitors shot 10 rounds from two 5-round magazines within 60 seconds. Stage Two was done at the 25-yard line. Competitors shot 5 rounds in the kneeling firing position, then transitioned to prone firing before shooting five more rounds from a new magazine. They had 45 seconds fire all ten rounds. Stage Three was done from the standing, unsupported firing position at the 20-yard line. Competitors fired 10 rounds from two 5-round magazines within 20 seconds. Stage Four was done in the standing firing position. Competitors shot 10 rounds two 5-round magazines from the 15-yard line within 15 seconds.