Military and Tactical Pistol League
The Holmesburg Military and Tactical Pistol League was created to provide shooters an opportunity for friendly competition with handguns they likely already own. Matches are held Sunday mornings and are open to the public; match dates can be found posted here as well as in the monthly newsletter. A match fee of $7 is charged. These are intended to be fun matches so, regardless of your skill level, come out and give them a try!
We shoot year round, in all conditions, so plan accordingly. Outdoor matches start at 1000, but between Memorial Day and Labor Day, we shoot indoors and start at 0900. B-27C targets are used on the 25 yard outdoor range while B-29 targets are used for indoor 50 foot competitions. For indoor matches, you MUST use ammunition appropriate for indoor range use; lead rounds only, no jacketed/plated rounds or magnum rounds.
Permitted Pistol Configurations
For Military pistol matches, only center-fire pistols with fixed, non-screw adjustable, sights are permitted; an exception for adjustable sights is made for the "Target Gun” and “Unlimited” matches. RMR or other optical sights may only be used at February’s not for record "Unlimited" Military pistol outing.
For Tactical pistol matches, you must use either a center-fire semi-automatic pistol with a barrel length not exceeding 3 1/2 inches (Makarovs and Walther PPKs are the only exceptions) or a center-fire revolver with a barrel that does not exceed 3 inches. For Tactical pistol matches, fixed, adjustable and RMR sights are permitted.
Only those pistols meeting the eligibility criteria will be counted for a match and/or year-end award. That stated, if you use a pistol at a Military match with adjustable sights or optics outside an allowed match format, or a pistol that exceeds the designated barrel lengths at a Tactical match, your score will not be counted for an award.
Match Formats
Our course of fire consists of 50 rounds fired in stages of Slow, Timed and Rapid fire with a maximum possible score for each match of 500–50X. The Slow fire stage consists of 10 rounds fired in 5 minutes. Our “traditional” Timed fire stage consists of four 25 second strings of 5 rounds each while the “traditional” Rapid fire stage consists of four 15 second strings of 5 rounds each. Scoring occurs on each target after 10 rounds have been fired. No “alibi” strings are permitted for either Timed or Rapid fire stages. All Tactical pistol matches use a traditional course of fire.
Courses of Fire Variations
Five of the league’s ten Military matches, including the “Vintage”, “Target Gun” and the “Semi-Auto” matches, use the traditional or “straight” format of 10 rounds in 5 minutes for slow fire, four 25 second strings of 5 rounds each and four 15 second strings of 5 rounds each. The remaining five Military matches will incorporate a “mystery” stage such as “Sideways”, “Backwards”, “Weak hand”, “Barricade”, “Hostage”, “Tactical Reload” or “Straight” format that will be drawn before the start of the match. Speed loaders for revolvers and multiple magazines for automatic pistols are recommended.
Award Qualifications
The Military pistol league consists of 10 “for record” matches; the annual “Unlimited” match is not a “for record” match. To qualify for a year-end award, a shooter must compete in at least 6 for record Military matches. Year-end award qualification in the Tactical pistol league requires participation in at least two of the three scheduled Tactical matches. Individual match awards are based on a Lewis class system and year-end awards for the best shooters in each class are distributed at our annual luncheon (which we share with the Military Rifle League) in February.
Hope to see you on the line!
| 2025 Mil & Tactical |
Pistol League Schedule |
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Match Format
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February 23, 2025
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Military Pistol - Unlimited
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March 23, 2025
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Tactical Pistol #1
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March 30, 2025
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Military Pistol #1 - Straight
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April 13, 2025
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Military Pistol #2
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May 4, 2025
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Tactical Pistol #2
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May 11, 2025
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Military Pistol #3
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June 22, 2025
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Military Pistol #4 - Vintage
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July 27, 2025
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Military Pistol #5 - Target Gun
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August 24, 2025
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Military Pistol #6 - Semi-Auto
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September 28, 2025
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Military Pistol #7
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October 12, 2025
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Military Pistol #8
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November 9, 2025
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Tactical Pistol #3
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November 23, 2025
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Military Pistol #9
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December 7, 2025
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Military Pistol #10 - Straight
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February 22, 2026
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Military Pistol - Unlimited
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