European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 09, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A a a. A a a a. A. A a a a. A a a. A a. A. A a. Is amps Dave Didio a spent Shell casing is ejected from Bill Rac Ligand a pistol after the weapon is tired. Radigan was the highest scoring american at the  a Orfi timed from the cover spends 30 to 40 hours of ins old Tui time each week Pei feeling his skills working on Lus weapons and preparing Tor competitions a. The  paid of last month when he Tim shed both m the Bianchi cup pistol shooting Competition in Heidelberg Germany the first held in Europe and secured a spot in september s european championship also a first for the Bianchi event Radigan was the highest scoring american in the German Competition the Bianchi cup named after Bianchi International Holste i co Dales Back to 1978 and is manually supp tied by most of the big names in weapons manuf alluring in America it is endorsed by the National Rifle association according to  a Ropic tentative in Europe Austin Shudan Pic Vious attempts to bring the Competition to get Many failed through a combination of the country a Tough gun Laws and Ted tape i Asi month however after two years of work by get mail and american firms the Hei Delict a Rod and gun club played Host to the Bianchi cup Nat ional Competition Lor shool is in Gei Many and Austria _ Heidelberg also will hold the lust european championships sept 25-29 �?o4 his is just the beginning said Peter Hottman who worked with Bianchi and the Era to make the Competition possible. A Blit the final idea is that every country in Europe joins the Bianchi cup everyone  a organizers expect 160 shooters at the european championships. Sheridan said. The participants will be the top shoot i s from the German austrian event plus competitions to be held this summer in Italy the Netherlands and Switzerland at the european Bia Clu cup More than 50,000 Marks almost $30,000 in prizes will be awarded including about $6,000 for first place Eive to 10 of the european winners will be eligible to compete in the american Bianchi cup Competition in Columbia Tom 1992 the top 20 shooters at Heidelberg a event last month shared Mic than $10,000 m Cash and prizes about $7,000 in gift Eilif Cates and other Puzes went to other participants also at stake for the 97 competitors were the slots in the european championship up to 40 germans and pc Sonnic stationed with nato forces in Germany advanced to the september Competition in addition to Radigan other nato Woneis were u s civilian  Polansky of Heidelberg 21 is place his son Mark jr., 33rd place John Olds of As Chafic Huig 30th place and Canadian sgt Marly Spriggs irom Baden Baden 23rd place a a a a Quot in a looking Forward to a big payday Radigan said of the prizes in the european Bianchi championship.  years in Europe there have been a lot of shooting competitions never before the Bianchi have i entered a shooting match and come out with More than my entry fee a Radigan who competes in a major match in Europe at least once a month and smaller matches almost every weekend said he a gunning for the top prize of almost $6,000 a a a.  i think that to win the match will probably have to shoot somewhere in the neighbourhood of 1,880 to 1,890 out of a possible 1,920 Points you can t afford to miss much to come out on lop of a this next one. A a. A a a a you can bet everybody a practising. That a a lot of Money and you done to go in there unprepared a the Bianchi competitions include four events a each Worth a maximum480 Points competitors Are allowed to use their pistol of Choice As Long As ii is9mmorlarger. 1 t he practical event is the most complicated because of  Speed and versatility needed by the shooter Polansky said.  �-%��.�.���. A there Are four distances in the practical event a a sunday a / june 9. 1991