Holland shooter takes 13th at nationals

Bucks County's top gun, David Olhasso of Holland (pictured, left), finished 13th in the Production division at the Smith & Wesson U.S. Practical Shooting Association’s (USPSA) National Handgun Championships held Sept. 12 to 15 in Las Vegas.
Olhasso, who is a team Smith & Wesson member, finished 188 points behind first place shooter and defending national champion Bob Vogel of Wapakoneta, Ohio, with a final score of 1267.2407. Olhasso is ranked a Grand Master, the highest skill level in the sport of Practical Shooting, and considered to be among the top shooters in America.
The match, which was held at the Desert Sportsman’s Rifle & Pistol Club outside Las Vegas, drew 145 top Production division shooters including 26 Master shooters and 16 Grand Masters making it one of the most competitive matches in recent years. More than 44,000 rounds were put downrange in the quest to capture the Production Division National Championship title.
Olhasso moves on to the Revolver championship match which will begin Thursday, Sept. 17 and run through Saturday, Sept. 19.
The sport of Practical Shooting was formally established in 1976 but traces its roots back to the 1950s and the quick draw “leather slap” competitions that grew out of America's love affair with the TV westerns of that era.
Today the sport represents the upper echelon of the shooting sports with many of its top shooters actively training law enforcement and military units on shooting techniques and equipment developed in competition.
For more information, visit www.uspsa-nationals.org.