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Bianchi Cup Netherlands 2025: Production Optics win

Published on this website on 8 September 2026. The original report first appeared on 8 September 2025 at FAGT.

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Moving Target Event, first distance in Druten
Moving Target Event in Druten, own photograph

The journey to Druten

On Friday, 7 August 2025, I drove from Germany to Druten for the Bianchi Cup Netherlands. The journey was long and delayed by heavy traffic. It was after 3 a.m. before I got to sleep.

A few hours later the alarm went. At 8:00 on Saturday, 8 August 2025, the first shot of the match was fired.

Portrait from the match in Druten

Four matches, one programme

The Bianchi Cup asks for precision, control, speed and concentration at the same time. The classic programme is four matches of 48 shots each.

The Barricade Event is fired at 10, 15, 25 and 35 yards. The Practical Event is at 10, 15, 25 and 50 yards; in the CMP programme the times run from three to fifteen seconds, stepped by distance. The Moving Target Event is at 10, 15, 20 and 25 yards, with the target crossing in six seconds. Falling Plates are at 10, 15, 20 and 25 yards, with times between six and nine seconds.

Barricade Event in the ready position
Practical Event, weak hand

Production Optics and Standard Metallic

I started in Production Optics and won with 1,862 points and 131 X. That was the sporting core of the weekend.

For the second-gun match I entered Standard Metallic with my Production pistol. I treated it as a warm-up for Production Optics and did not put the score at the centre. I still finished second overall in Standard Metallic.

Results board from the Bianchi Cup Netherlands 2025

Indoor and outdoor in Druten

The range in Druten mixes indoor and outdoor bays. Conditions change, and that is what makes the match instructive. Starts like this teach more than an even training day.

Falling Plates during the string
Moving Target Event during the string

Organisers, range and atmosphere

The organisers and range officers ran a good event. The atmosphere was open and friendly for shooters and spectators. On site there were burgers and cold drinks. At the start each competitor received a welcome package through a lottery.

The drive home and the next morning

The Bianchi Cup Netherlands 2025 ran over two days. After the last shot the long drive home began. The next morning I was back as an instructor of the PAA Shooting Academy.

I was exhausted and satisfied. The short, intense trip remains a clear memory. I want to return to Druten and start there again.

Photo gallery

Falling Plates, shot from ground position
Falling Plates after the string
Falling Plates in the ready position
Falling Plates, concentrated view on the range
Falling Plates, view of the shooter
Falling Plates from ground level
Moving Target Event, second distance
Moving Target Event at 25 yards
Moving Target Event, third distance
Moving Target Event, overview of the bay
Practical Event at 10 yards
Practical Event at 25 yards
Practical Event at 15 yards
Practical Event at 50 yards
Barricade Event, first distance
Barricade Event during the string
Barricade Event, second distance
Barricade Event, ready at 25 yards
Barricade Event during the string

Originally published at FAGT Blog

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