Army Soldiers’ Bianchi Debut Leads To Top Finishes

By Ammoland

By Sgt. 1st Class Raymond J. Piper
USAMU Public Affairs

FORT BENNING, Ga. –-(Ammoland.com)- Soldiers from the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit made a memorable debut at the 2015 U.S. Midway and National Rifle Association Bianchi Cup.

Sgt. 1st Class Patrick Franks won first place in the metallic division with a total score of 1902-140x. Sgt. 1st Class Adam Sokolowski won fourth in the production division with a total score of 1862-110x. Staff Sgt. Lawrence Cleveland took sixth place in the metallic division with a total score of 1859-124x. The x-count is the number of times the competitor hit inside the center ring of the target through each of the matches and is used to break ties.

The annual competition is the NRA’s national championship for action shooting and was in Columbia, Mo., May 19 to 22 2015.