Holbrook Sportsmen's Club hosts the Steel Challenge, an exciting action shooting event featuring standardized stages like Pendulum and Smoke & Hope. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced competitor, this event offers a great opportunity to improve your handgun skills and have fun.

Match Details

Steel Challenge is a time-based shooting competition where participants engage steel targets across multiple stages. Each stage is designed to test speed and accuracy, with competitors shooting five timed runs per stage. You don’t need to be an expert—each match helps you improve!

The event follows USPSA rules, but membership is not required. However, joining USPSA allows your scores to be nationally ranked.

Format: 5 stages, each shot 5 times per competitor

Squadding: Competitors remain with their assigned squads throughout the match

Safety: Cold range—firearms must remain unloaded until instructed to “Make Ready”

Firearms & Equipment
Handguns: Must be holstered (strong-side, hip carry)
Rimfire Pistols & Long Guns: Must have chamber flags and remain bagged until on the firing line

Ammunition Requirements
Minimum: 125 rounds (does not account for misses)
Bring extra ammunition to complete the match

When:  Matches are held on the last Sunday of each month, weather permitting.

Registration & Match Day Schedule
Pre-registration required  - Please use Practiscore to register (limited to 60 shooters + staff)
Walk-ins accepted only if spots are available

Match Day Schedule:
8:00 AM – Check-in begins
8:45 AM – Mandatory safety briefing
9:00 AM – Match starts
 

View the official Steel Challenge rules here.

Learn more about stage design and course of fire here.

Fee: $25.00

Juniors: $5.00

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