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holmqer
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PTO

Post by holmqer »

Kind of a silly question but I see this acronym in association with shooting matches and have yet to figure out what it actually means. It's clearly not Power Take Off or Parent Teacher Organization.
C. Perkins
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Re: PTO

Post by C. Perkins »

PTO = Preliminary Tryout

You can go to the USAS web sight to get the information.

Hope this helps.
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Rover
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Re: PTO

Post by Rover »

As usual, Clarence is the quiet voice of reason. (Believe it and I'll tell you another.)

Probably, this would just be another match for you.

BUT, it does give you a shot at a National Record or Championship without a major headache beyond shooting the match.

Good luck!
holmqer
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Re: PTO

Post by holmqer »

Thank you.

I'm in no danger of shooting a National Record, I just have fun going to the various matches (Bullseye and AP) in my area. I enjoy trying to improve my skills and am more in competition with my self than anyone else.

When I go to USAS website there are all sorts of PTO matches listed, but try as I might, I could not find anywhere on their site what actually said what it meant.
shaky hands
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Re: PTO

Post by shaky hands »

holmqer wrote:When I go to USAS website there are all sorts of PTO matches listed, but try as I might, I could not find anywhere on their site what actually said what it meant.
If you enter "pto usa shooting" into google, the top result you get
https://www.usashooting.org/library/Making_the_Team.pdf
explains it.
Rover
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Re: PTO

Post by Rover »

We all were just kidding you. PTO actually stands for "Personal Time Off."
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john bickar
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Re: PTO

Post by john bickar »

"PTO" (anachronism; archaic): Stands for "Preliminary Try-Out." Dates from the time* when the US International Shooting Championships (USISC, now USASNC) were so popular that entries had to be limited to those who could shoot a minimum score.

In modern parlance, one might refer to a "PTO" as a "match."

* You know, when Rover was younger, and less crotchety.
dkshteyman
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Re: PTO

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Paid Time Off - if you like it.
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