Chattanooga Practical Shooters – Galactic Pistol Alliance – GPA- Saturday April 25th 2026

Galactic Pistol Alliance is a dynamic, fast-paced Points Down shooting sport launched in late 2022, designed to be safe, challenging, fun and easy to understand. As they say, “it is half the rules & twice the fun” of similar, defensive shooting sports.
Match fees are $20.00
Club members $15.00
9:00 am Eastern Time
Registration/Check-in at Clubhouse opens.
-Registration for NEW SHOOTERS will close at 9:25 am. We will prioritize new shooter registration to ensure you get to BAY 3 for the mandatory briefing.
-Registration for seasoned shooters will close at 9:45 am.
9:30 am – NEW SHOOTERS BRIEFING MANDATORY!!!!!!!
Briefing on BAY 3
– arrive early to allow time for registration so you can be on time for briefing! If you miss the briefing you will not shoot!
9:30 am – SAFETY OFFICERS (those running tablets and timers)
S.O. walk through starting on BAY 1
– The “S.O. Walk Through” is for squad Safety Officers ONLY. After the walk through is complete, if your squad has a rule/procedure question(s) that the S.O. can’t answer, they will reach out to the Match Directors for clarification. This is necessary to keep the match on schedule.
10:00 am ALL SHOOTERS BRIEFING
All Shooters Briefing BAY 3
– Match announcements & special instructions, Squad reassignment (if needed), supply disbursement.
FIRST SHOTS – after the All Shooters Briefing squads will gather on their assigned Bays, S.O.’s will perform a roll call and then the match begins.
Assistance completing the set up is always appreciated and 8:30AM arrival is good for that.
As a reminder, no variant of the Sig 320 platform will be allowed in any match based on general safety concerns. This is not an isolated reaction and is becoming more widespread as issues of AD’s continue to surface.
Check out galacticpistolalliance.com for more info