MSCPVA Sports & Recreation
Chapter Office
12200 East Iliff Avenue, Suite 107
Aurora, CO 80014
303-597-0038
Email: info@mscpva.org

Target shooting is a highly competitive sport, fully sanctioned by Wheelchair Sports, USA. Shooting is done from one of three seated positions, defined by the position of the shooter's elbows. In the "standing" position, the arms do not rest on any support. In the "kneeling" position, one elbow may rest; "prone" means both elbows may be supported. (Quads are allowed to use a shooting rest for all three positions.)

Shooting is an expensive sport, with match-quality guns running from about $900 t $1,700. At regional events, WSUSA will often lend guns to beginners and the curious; call ahead to arrange a loaner.

If you're interested in learning to sharpshoot with an airgun or you want to learn to adapt your skills for use in a chair, contact long-time wheelchair shooting coach Dave Baskin, president of the National Wheelchair Shooting Federation. He has the scoop on gunmakers, clubs, training, and competitions.

Baskin also heads the National Rifle Association's Disabled Shooting Services, which hosts the NRA-Beeman Grand Prix Championship. The series of air gun competitions in 12 North American cities was developed "to display and reward the achievements of disabled marksmen," according to the NRA.

In Canada, all shooting clubs and regional and national competitions are fully integrated for nondisabled and disabled shooters.

UPCOMING EVENTS FROM THE 2008 TRAPSHOOT CIRCUIT:

12th Annual PVA National Trapshoot Circuit (FY 2008) Event Information Registration Mid-America May 16-18, 2008 Sedgwick, KS   Colonial May 30-June 1, 2008 Baltimore, MD   Vaughan June 20-22, 2008 Whittington, IL   Wisconsin July 11-13, 2008 Green Bay, WI   North Central September 5-7, 2008 Sioux Falls, SD   Northwest September 26-28, 2008 Boise, ID   For information, call PVA National Sports and Recreation Program at (800) 424-8200 x687 or visit www.pva.org MSCPVA Air Rifle Shooting May 16, 2008 7-9 p.m. Get details >>

NATIONAL TRAPSHOOTING RESOURCES:
National Wheelchair Shooting Federation David Baskin NRA Disabled Shooting Services 11250 Waples Mill Road Fairfax, VA 22030 703-267-1495 FAX: 703-267-3941	National Rifle Association Headquarters NRA Development Office 11250 Waples Mill Road Fairfax, VA 22030 Website: www.nrahq.org/compete/disabled.asp For information about international shooting sports, visit paralympic.org