News FAST: Firearms Action Shooting Trials 2-Gun Match [FIRST LOOK][SIGN UP NOW] David Lane March 31, 2026 Join the Conversation At RECOIL, we review every product fairly and without bias. Making a purchase through one of our links may earn us a small commission, and helps support independent gun reviews. Read our affiliate policy. Find out more about how we test products. Shooting competitions are great ways to train, meet people in your community, and have a lot of fun. FAST, Firearms Action Shooting Trials, is a new match series that we’re excited to shoot soon! FAST focuses on long par-time, challenging shooting, and enough physicality to add stress to the shooter. Every FAST match is set up like a national-level shooting event designed to test the shooters, their equipment, and what is possible on the clock. Because every FAST match is its own challenge, free of an overall series, each FAST match is able to cater to the local range hosting the match and allows for an interesting theme for the match. These matches also serve as benchmarks for shooters and offer a way to test skills built in training. MATCH DATES AND LOCATION Four matches are planned for the 2026 season: Retro Rifle Action Match in Buckeye, Arizona – May 16 & 17 FAST West Virginia in High View, West Virginia – June 12-14 Intergalactic Smallarms Championship in Flagstaff, Arizona – September 19 & 20. FAST Idaho in Parma, Idaho – October 9-11. (Registration opens in April) RULES: 2-GUN & RIFLE ONLY Each match is broken down into either being a 2-Gun or a Rifle Only match. 2-Gun rules are fairly familiar to anyone who has shot 2-Gun matches before, such as PCSL or Brutality events, but the divisions are a little different and offer some fun flavor. Armored, Gray Man, Irons, Minuteman, Mobile Infantry, and Trooper divisions will test any shooter in new ways. Gray Man starts totally concealed. Rifle and pistol must be hidden either in a bag or behind cover garments. Trooper is required to carry all ammo and eqipment with them, not only between stages, but during every stage as well. This old-school division was born out of simulating combat patrols and remains one of the more challenging divisions to shoot. Minuteman is based on what the average American gun owner already has in their gun safe. Not a lot of gear is required, but keeping it simple isn’t always easier. The Rifle Only matches have special rule sets and divisions based on the theme for the match. Retro Rifles is all about the guns of the GWOT era, with special divisions for Iron Sights, Heavy Irons, and Red Dot. Intergalactic Rifle Divisions take a Science Fiction spin on things, focusing on short rifles, manual action rifles, bullpups, and battle rifles. SPONSORS Retro Rifle clothing is the title sponsor for the Retro Rifle match coming up in Buckeye, Arizona! May 16th and 17th, the Retro Rifle match is coming up soon, and we’re very excited to shoot it. This match is in partnership with Independence Training, one of the best training outfits in the South-West. FAST-West Virginia is presented by XTech Tactical! Held at the stunning Echo Valley Training Center, this range is one of the ones you absolutely need to shoot if you’re a 2-Gun shooter. Trenches, hills, fields, short range, and long range, Echo Valley has it all. Bring bug spray. Other sponsors include: RECOIL – CANCON Unrivaled Technologies Whiskey Two Four IC13 Central Ohio Research Division RS Regulate Moons Out 2026 RECOIL staff will be attending multiple matches this year. We’re excited for FAST and will be bringing you coverage as the year goes on! 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