Bruce Piatt Takes First at Bianchi Cup, Wins Triple Cup Challenge

By Jacki Billings

Bruce Piatt, national and world champion shooter, took first at the Bianchi Cup and was awarded the first Action PistolTriple Cup Challenge honor. (Photo: Bruce Piatt via Facebook)
World champion shooter Bruce Piatt took home the coveted NRA Bianchi Cup National Action Pistol Championship trophy, winning the match for the sixth time in his career. The Bianchi Cup, held at Green Valley Rifle & Pistol Club in Hallsville, Missouri, is a two-day match that see competitors go head to head in four events — the Practical, Barricade, Falling Plates and Moving Target. Targets are shot at various distances and positions with both the weak and strong hand with the goal of accuracy and speed. Piatt took first in the Open Division with a score of 1920-179x ahead of Adam Sokolowski. Carl Bernosky took third, but secured the title of Bianchi Senior Championship.
This is Piatt’s sixth Bianchi Cup win. (Photo: Bruce Piatt via Facebook)
Piatt has previously tackled the course of fire at the Bianchi Cup, winning in 1993, 1997, 1999, 2005 and 2009. This year he competed with a Caspian Arms 1911 in .38 Super with a Burris Optic Red Dot XTS-135.
“It’s been 10 years since I hoisted a Bianchi Cup. Feels

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