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• John Dzurka Performance Training - 2025

  • Start
    October 10, 2025
  •  
    8:00 AM
  • End
    October 11, 2025
  •  
    5:00 PM
  • Location
    BTSA Ranges: Bay 1

  PISTOL DEVELOPMENT 
  APRIL 26, 2025

  This course is designed to develop further and hone your shooting skills, laying a solid foundation practically and effectively. The session focuses on setting yourself up to quickly and accurately get shots on target, emphasizing precision and consistency.

  PISTOL DEVELOPMENT 2.0 
  JUNE 20, 2025 

  This Level 2 course enhances and sharpens existing skills, building on a practical foundation developed in Pistol Development. The session reinforces core techniques to achieve precise, targeted results while mastering the balance between speed and accuracy.

  
  

  PERFORMANCE PISTOL 2 DAY COURSE
  JULY 18-19, 2025

  This course is designed to elevate your pistol skills, building on foundational techniques to achieve advanced precision and control. Over two intensive days, you will refine your ability to balance speed and accuracy, focusing on consistency, target transitions, and situational adaptability. This course is ideal for those ready to take their performance to the next level.

  Defensive Shotgun
  April 27, 2025 & October 10, 2025

  This course is designed to introduce shooting enthusiasts to effectively deploying a shotgun for real-world applications—not IPSC or competition-focused. The training emphasizes proper manipulation, fundamentals, and advanced techniques to make you a more effective and confident operator. 

  Defensive Shotgun 2.0
  October 11, 2025

  Take your shotgun skills to the next level with Defensive Shotgun 2.0. This advanced course builds on foundational skills and introduces new techniques for mastering defensive shotgun use in dynamic scenarios. Focused on real-world applications, this training is designed to refine your abilities, enhance your efficiency, and improve your confidence under pressure.

  Reserve Your Spot Today! 

  For registration details and inquiries, www.johndzurka.ca
  
  

  Sincerely,

  John and Michelle     

  www.johndzurka.ca

  
  

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• Action Shooting League - 2025 Mini Rifle

  • When
    October 11, 2025
  •  
    8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    BTSA Ranges: 2,3 & 6

  BTSA’s Action Shooting League (ASL)  gives shooters an opportunity to practice the fundamentals of competitive Action Shooting. (IPSC, USPSA, 3 GUN)

  On Thursday evenings and select weekends, participants practice shooting challenging and exciting courses of fire.

  Results are scored in PractiScore following rules and regulations based on our affiliate shooting disciplines.  This gives participants a taste of action shooting without the stress of an actual competition.

  The ASL is open to both BTSA members and the general public.

  Weather permitting, between early spring until late fall, we will shoot from 5:00pm until sunset using specialized action shooting props.

  For more information, join our Facebook group (BTSA Action Shooting League) or on PractiScore (Buffalo Target Shooters Association) 

  Please read the club rule book if attending a league shoot.

  Questions?   asl@btsa.club

  
  

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• Action Shooting League - 2025 Shotgun

  • When
    October 12, 2025
  •  
    8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    BTSA Ranges: 2,3 & 6

  BTSA’s Action Shooting League (ASL)  gives shooters an opportunity to practice the fundamentals of competitive Action Shooting. (IPSC, USPSA, 3 GUN)

  On Thursday evenings and select weekends, participants practice shooting challenging and exciting courses of fire.

  Results are scored in PractiScore following rules and regulations based on our affiliate shooting disciplines.  This gives participants a taste of action shooting without the stress of an actual competition.

  The ASL is open to both BTSA members and the general public.

  Weather permitting, between early spring until late fall, we will shoot from 5:00pm until sunset using specialized action shooting props.

  For more information, join our Facebook group (BTSA Action Shooting League) or on PractiScore (Buffalo Target Shooters Association) 

  Please read the club rule book if attending a league shoot.

  Questions?   asl@btsa.club

  
  

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• Steel Challenge Match #2025-09

  • When
    October 18, 2025
  •  
    8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    BTSA Ranges - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

  Weekend match description

  
  

  What?

  Our weekend 8-stage Steel challenge matches are an opportunity for BTSA club members and shooters from the broader community to compete use all 8 of the official stages. Novice and experience shooters are welcome provided you can safely handle your firearm. Brand new shooters may want to check out a Wednesday night steel event for a more relaxed introduction to the sport

  We shoot all of the standard divisions. All scores will be submitted to USPSA. Shooters with current USPSA membership will have all 8 stages count towards their classification.

   

  Where?

  BTSA range bays 1,2,3,4,5. Shooters may drop their gear at the top but please park down the road or in the lot as parking at the top is needed for match staff. The main road gate and BTSA gates will be opened at about 8:00 am

   

  When?

  Gates open 8am, setup 8:30, mandatory safety briefing 9, lunch break after 4 stages (~noon), tear down ~3:30pm  

  All shooters must be present for the safety briefing or they will not be allowed to shoot.

   

  Cost?

  BTSA members- $10 per gun. Max 2 guns per session

  Non-members- $20 per gun. Max 2 guns per session

  Juniors (under 18, member and non-member)- 1 gun free per match

   

  How to register?

  Registration is through Practiscore. Please search BTSA 8 stage steel and look for the correct date. Shooters need to be registered by 7pm on the Friday before the match so that we can confirm squadding and load the scoring tablets. All participants will need to help score/paint/time.

  
  

  Who to contact with questions?

  Please email steel@btsa.club

   

  Items to bring to the match

  • Water
  • Food
  • Sunscreen
  • Hat
  • Eye/ear protection (required to participate)
  • Lunch
  • Timer if you have one
  • Gun
  • 5+ mags: Please pre-load your magazines at home when possible so that we can begin on time.
  • Ammo: 195 rounds minimum for 8 stages for each gun. Experienced shooters should bring ~300. Novice shooters should bring 500.
  • Holster: belt holster for any Center fire handguns that fully covers the trigger. No thigh rigs are permitted. New shooters will start from low ready if they are not experienced in holster use.
  • Gun belt if drawing from a holster

   

  Match results 

  Match results will be posted to PractiScore, usually the same night. If you need your results anonymized, please contact the match director well in advance of the match.

   

  First time competitors/new to steel challenge 

  Please contact steel@btsa.club if you will be coming out for your first steel challenge. When you arrive, please leave all your gear in your vehicle and identify yourself to a match official/person in charge. We will place you on a squad with some experienced competitors to help get you started. We will likely need to split up groups of inexperienced shooters/competitors for both safety and efficiency but will try to keep families together where possible. Please note, when a family member is on the line, they are under the care of the range officer. Please do not distract them from following the RO’s instructions. If the RO is unfamiliar with the operation of your particular firearm, they will ask for assistance as needed. If a shooter would like coaching or advice while you are shooting, please let the RO know and they should be happy to oblige.

   

   

  A note regarding classifications

  Classifications are used to help competitors measure their success against shooter shooting with a similar ability and skill set. A D class production shooter and a Grand Master rimfire rifle open shooter can’t be equally compared. In order to earn a classification, you must be a current USPSA member and complete any 4 stages using one of the recognized equipment divisions. Most equipment will work with the exception of Center fire handguns from low ready.

   

  Rule book

  The official steel challenge rule book governs all of our matches please make sure to give it a read through so that you are familiar with the rules, commands, and equipment divisions.

  https://scsa.org/rules 

   

  Safety

  While no one wants to disqualify (DQ) a shooter, safety is our top priority. If you commit a serious safety infraction, as noted in the rules, you will be done shooting for the day. Any scores completed to that point will stand but you will not be able to continue shooting the match. It will be up to the match director’s discretion as to whether you may remain on the range. If you are permitted to remain to watch friends/family shoot, you may not handle any uncased firearms for the remainder of the day. Example of serious, DQ-able, violation include, but are not limited to, Ammo on the safe table, loaded firearms off the firing line, negligent discharge of a firearm, muzzle sweeping yourself or others, picking up a dropped gun, and dropping a loaded gun during a course of fire.

   

  
  

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• IDPA Match 2025

  • When
    October 25, 2025
  •  
    8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    BTSA Ranges: Bays 2,6

  June 21 ATHL Match 175

  July 12 ATHL Match 176

  Aug 23 ATHL Match 178

  Sept 13 ATHL Match 179

  Oct 25 ATHL Match 180

  ATHL IDPA match, please pre-register by signing up on Practiscore using the following link https://practiscore.com/clubs/alberta-tactical-handgun-league/matches?filter=upcoming

  Some matches have special requirements that will be detailed on the match sign up sheet.

  There will be NO WALK-ONS permitted 

  
  

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• NRL22 Series 8 Stage Match

  • When
    October 26, 2025
  •  
    8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    BTSA Range 8

  Members & Non-members

  NRL22 - Canada is an affiliate of NRL22 USA.  8 Stages with round, diamond-shaped, and square steel target sizes ranging from 1/4" - 6" plus various animal- shaped steel targets  placed randomly from 212 yds and closer.

  22lr rifles chambered in 22 Long Rifle only and Air Rifle*.  

  For more information go to: nrl22canada.ca 
  

  Registration through PractiScore:

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Inquiries: rimfirerifle@btsa.club

  
  

  
  

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• IPSC Qualifier Match - 2025 Mini Rifle & Shotgun

  • When
    October 26, 2025
  •  
    8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    BTSA Ranges: Bays 1 - 6

  IPSC events are action shooting competitions where participants unite three principles of precision, power and speed, by using firearms (pistols) that have a certain minimum power factor to score as many points as possible during the shortest possible time.

  Registration must be completed online at PractiScore.com by the Thursday prior to the event. For more information please go to ipscalberta.com

  
  

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