Two 91原创 RCMP officers were the quickest guns at an Aldergrove fast draw competition.
Cpl. Julie Bion won the women鈥檚 division, and Cst. Phil Colter won the men鈥檚, at the Aldergrove Fair 鈥渃elebrity shootout鈥� held on Saturday, July 15 at high noon, with competitors firing blanks at balloons.
Bion wore western garb for the event, while Colter, who claimed the fastest overall shot of .505 of a second, competed in his RCMP uniform.
A smiling Bion credited her 鈥渆xcellent RCMP training鈥� for the win.
Both Cpl. Julie BION and Cst. Phil COLTER competed in the Celebrity Fast Draw competition at the Aldergrove Fair on Saturday!
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Cpl. BION took first place for the women & Cst. COLTER received first place for the men & claimed the fastest overall shot of .505 of a second.
Event organizer Den Robinson remarked the RCMP 鈥渆ntrants lived up their group鈥檚 initials and proved they Really Can Move Pistols 鈥� and fast!鈥�
It was part of the World Fast Draw Association (WFDA) championships, hosted at the fair by the Aldergrove-based Thunderbird Fast Draw Club.
Aldergrove鈥檚 Nicole Franks, a champion shooter who underwent back surgery a year ago, managed an impressive comeback, winning the women鈥檚 divisions in the overall competition as well as the provincial 鈥渢humb-bust鈥� event, where competitors use a one-handed draw style (Frank Lawton from Sturgis, North Dakota, won the men鈥檚 thumb-bust).
Current U.S. wax bullet champions Paula Murphy and Shawn Murphy from Walnut Grove did well, with Paula taking second in the overall women鈥檚 division and Shawn second in the men鈥檚, which was won by Dan Qualls from Jerome, Idaho.
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The Aldergrove competition is now the 鈥渓ongest continually running event in the world of fast draw,鈥� Robinson reported.
This year, Robinson said the new federal government handgun freeze resulted in a smaller turnout, leaving many foreign shooters 鈥渨ith a hesitancy to bring their handguns across our border鈥� because of the national freeze on the sale, purchase, and transfer of handguns that took effect in October of 2022.
鈥漁ne American actually came and borrowed one of our handguns, all of which are only single-action six-guns [or] 鈥榦ld west鈥� style.鈥� Robinson remarked.
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Top shooters, men:
1. Dan Qualls, Jerome, Idaho
2. Shawn Murphy, 91原创
3 Garry Porteous, Surrey
4. Den Robinson, Burnaby
5. Don Alger, Surrey
6. Frank Lawton, Sturgis, S. Dakota
Top shooters, women
1. Nicole Franks, Aldergrove
2. Paula Murphy, 91原创
3. Karen Robinson, Burnaby
4. Judy Lawton, Sturgis, S. Dakota
5. Carla Howell, Stayton, Oregon
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