Police Pistol Combat at the Marksmen Club is a great way to relax and enjoy the comraderie of both civilian and police competitors. This sport offers a highly competitive enviroment for those that enjoy constant improvement in their shooting skills and a relaxed enviroment for those that just like to hit the target while learning to shoot with either hand in a variety of positions. Take a moment to read the course of fire shown below and you will understand what we mean.
Indoor PPC, or Police Pistol Combat, is a standard course of fire consisting of 60 rounds, fired in 4 stages. PPC is revolver "friendly" and may be a good way to get a newer shooter into competition.
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What Is PPC?
Police Pistol Combat (PPC) is a competition that measures the skill and ability of shooters at various distances in different shooting positions. To understand what PPC shooting is today you must first know where it started and how it developed.
In 1957/58 the University of Indiana, (Bloomington, Indiana), developed a handgun course that was more suited to Police training. Prior to that point, all Police handgun training was done "Civilian" style... one handed, single action, on a Bullseye target. Colt had developed a man sized target with all areas of the body counting as a hit and worth points: 5, 4, 3 and 2 (for arms). Total possible score was 300 points (60 shots).
In September of 1958 the Assistant Director of Police Training at the University of Indiana, asked the Colt Patent Firearms Company to host the first International Shoot on the University Range. They agreed and the first Match was held in May of 1959 with 429 Police Officers from 22 American States, 4 from Puerto Rico and 6 from Canada (Winnipeg Police Dept.) attending. The University was so impressed by the attendance that they hosted the match again in 1960 and 1961.
The NRA (National Rifle Association) became involved and they took over the match in 1962, changing from the Colt Target to the Prehl B-27. The only change in the original 60 round course was the final six rounds on the Colt Course were fired from the Prone Position at the 60 Yard Line, this was changed to the 12 second 25 yard stage we still use today. Also, with the advent of speed-loaders, they changed the time at the seven yard line from 25 seconds to 20.
Winnipeg hosted the first Canadian PPC competition in 1961 (at the Miller Road Range). The first NRA National Police Shooting Competition - the U.S. National Championships were held in 1962.
PPC has had several handles over the years. In the past it was known as Practical Police Course, Practical Pistol Course, Practical Pistol Combat and what the NRA terms Police Pistol Combat. It is interesting that the word Pistol was often part of the name, even though this was a revolver sport until approximately 1990 when the Semi-Autos came on the scene. The format has developed over the past 40+ years, creating a venue in which officers compete and compare their abilities, to promote skill development and proficiency.