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12/20/2005

Pedersoli Int'l Matches at NMLRA Western Nat'l Shoot

The National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association, P.O. Box 67, Friendship, IN 47021. (812) 667-5131, www.nmlra.org. Contact: J.R. Absher (jrabsher@psci.net) 812-836-4444

The National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association is pleased to announce that renowned European arms maker Davide Pedersoli & Co. will award two specially chosen firearms to a pair of international aggregate winners at the 2006 NMLRA Western National Shoot in Phoenix, Arizona.

A Pedersoli .44 Mortimer Percussion Pistol and a .45 Cal. Delux Tyron Match Rifle will be awarded to respective aggregate winners of the International Pistol Matches and the International Rifle Matches. The NMLRA Western National Shoot will take place February 22-27, 2006 at the Ben Avery Shooting Range north of Phoenix.

Pistol aggregate will consist of three events: Kuchenreuter (Original or Replica rifled single shot pistol, round ball only); As Issue Revolver (Original or Reproduction Revolver, round ball or picket ball); and Cominazzo (Smoothbore Flintlock Pistol, round ball only).

All pistols must be totally in the original design contemporary to the 19th century (or earlier). Matches will be fired one-handed at 25 yards on the NRA B-19 target (50 meter ISU pistol target reduced). Best 10 of 13 shots fired within 30 minutes to count for score.

Rifle aggregate will consist of three events: Vetterli (any offhand rifle, 50 yards, any original style ammunition except wadcutters); Whitworth (prone, any rifle [if military, caliber must be under .53 Cal.], 100 yards); and Maximillian (Prone, flintlock rifle, 100 yards, round ball only).

All rifles must be unaltered originals or replicas of originals and must be contemporary in design to the 19th century (or earlier). Matches will be fired on the NRA B-19 target (50 meter ISU pistol target reduced). Best 10 of 13 shots fired within 30 minutes to count for score.

All firearms to be used in the Pedersoli International Matches must be scrutinized and tagged by a range official prior to firing. Locations of firearm scrutiny stations will be posted at the NMLRA registration desk.

For more than 50 years, Davide Pedersoli & Company has produced firearms that faithfully duplicate models of the old American tradition and of the European gunsmith’s history. Reproductions include military guns of the Old and New World and civilian models of the period representing both the culture and the history of Europe, as well as the expansion of the American Frontier. For more information, visit the Pedersoli Web site at www.davide-pedersoli.com

For additional information on the Pedersoli International Matches and the 2006 NMLRA Western Nationals, contact the National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association at 812.667.5131 or visit the NMLRA Web site at: www.nmlra.org.