There was a time during my Marine Corps career that I looked forward to the annual Competition in Arms program. This program was of a highly competitive nature... being small arms firing consisting of a ladder system.... First on a local Unit, Squardron or Division level, which is the closest to your duty station. Some even had a Base Shooting Team, which was how I got into this in the first place.

As the competition continued through the week we started to see some stars being born and the seasoned shooter or "Distinguished" shooter rising above to the top ten percent. At the match end, both Rifle and Handgun Disciplines awarded the Top Ten Percent with Gold, Siver, and Bronze medals and a ticket to the next rung in the ladder. This was the Marine Corps Matches in Quantico, VA... which separated the men from the boys. The same award system is used and is held at the end of this match recognising the TOP TEN PERCENT of the Marines Corps.

This rung of qualifiers were offered a choice of joining the USMC Pistol Team or USMC Rifle Team, where they would attend matches of their discipline throughout the country. The last and most prestigious of the competitions was "the National Matches" at Camp Perry, Ohio where the best of the best come to shoot and compete from throughout the country.

The match end at Perry where each discipline was a week long, showered the TOP TEN PERCENT in the COUNTRY with riches of Gold, Silver, and Bronze and other prizes. Some went "Distinguished" which is the highest award for their discipline, where only a hundred or so are listed for their discipline, and some for both discipline making them "Doubled Distinguished" a rarety amongst the countries best.

Well the time is closing in on July where I intend to compete amongst the best and hopefully attaining the coverted "Distinguished" distinction, where accepting an invite to the next rung...an invitation to the BIANCHI Cup is made.

I hope you all can enjoy shooting where and how you prefer which invites the use of the BUBCA I or BUBCA II System, saving you time and money allowing you to concentrate where you need it and where it needs to be, on your front sight.

Good Luck and Good Shooting!!
God Bless