Our opportunities and private facilities for handgun practice, training and competitive shooting lead the region.

Discipline:

Handgun

Year

2026

Heated shooting houses offer year-round training and development with handguns on our 7, 25 and 50 yard ranges. Seasonal Modified Practical Pistol Competition (MPPC) matches are offered monthly and Youth Steel Challenge add flavor to self practice. Our opportunities and private member facilities for handgun practice, training and competitive shooting lead the region. With several outside training organizations offering C.C.W. classes and Professional Shooting Development and Training on a regular basis at LSSA, you too can be better trained or better equipped.

Competition

Lima SABRES provides ample opportunity for handgun practice, training and shooting. In addition to hosting GLOCK Sport Shooting Foundation (GSSF) matches, Lima SABRES Shooting Association is a Steel Challenge Shooting Association affiliated club. Seasonal Club Level programs include:

GSSF at SABRES!

The GLOCK Sport Shooting Foundation (GSSF) is a safe, fun, family-oriented organization devoted to the responsible use of GLOCK firearms and encouraging participation in shooting sports. Competitions across the United States provide opportunities for shooters of all skill levels and experience to compete together in simple, but challenging courses of fire. There are seven divisions available to shoot in at each match. Your model of GLOCK pistol and your shooting expertise will determine your eligibility for each division. You may shoot in all divisions for which you are eligible. Number of rounds and magazines needed changes based on the division.

Please see our Special Events area for additional GSSF match information.

Steel Challenge Shooting Association Handgun Match Divisions

· Open (OPN)
· Limited (LTD)
· Production (PROD)
· Single Stack (SS)
· Iron Sight Revolver (ISR)
· Open Revolver (OSR)
· Carry Optics (CO)
· Rimfire Pistol Irons (RFPI)
· Rimfire Pistol Open (RFPO)

Please see our Special Events area for additional SCSA match information.

M.P.P.C.

The Lima SABRES Modified Practical Pistol Competition is an entry level practical/tactical pistol shoot that allows those with limited equipment to participate in an action shooting event.
We offer a semi-auto and revolver division, giving you the opportunity to test your skills with either one or both, on the second Sunday of each month; May through October. Registration starts at 8:30 a.m., shooting starts at 9:00 a.m.

The match is divided into a maximum of eight stages of six rounds each, for a total of 48 rounds. The stage layout often incorporates two or more six-round strings at one time, lowering the number of stages while maintaining round count. In the ever-changing layout of the stages you will encounter several target styles and sizes including: standard, no-shoot, hard cover, moving, disappearing or hidden cardboard targets as well as reactive steel poppers and plates.

All that is required to be competitive in this competition is a firearm of .380 caliber or above, two magazines or speed loaders, a box of ammunition, and eye and ear protection. The competition is friendly with an opportunity to practice old skills or learn new ones.

E.D.G.E. Junior Handgun Team

Educating & Developing Gun Enthusiasts© Lima SABRES E.D.G.E. offers the areas only Junior handgun league. Junior Shooters are guided under the watchful eye of experienced competition handgun shooters. This competitive program is limited in size and scope but is open to all.

The skills and lessons learned here can help prepare your child for a world of shooting opportunities; from perfecting ones knowledge and abilities to Collegiate Scholarships, National Team and Olympic opportunities.

Scope of Work

GSSF

SCSA

MPPC

Pistol

Revolver