Why Rooftop Shooting Range Hosts the Best PCSL Matches in DFW
If you've been paying attention to the competitive shooting world over the last few years, you've probably heard the buzz around PCSL — the Practical Competition Shooting League. Billed as "The Future of Competition Shooting," PCSL is growing fast across the country, and for good reason. It's modern, flexible, and built around the kind of real-world practical shooting that serious competitors actually care about.
At Rooftop Shooting Range in Trenton, TX, we've been hosting monthly PCSL matches since the early days of the sport taking root in North Texas — and if you ask the competitors who show up every month, they'll tell you there's nowhere else in DFW they'd rather compete. Here's why.
What Is PCSL and Why Is It Growing So Fast?
PCSL — the Practical Competition Shooting League — is an open-source competitive shooting format designed to bring practical shooting into the modern era. Unlike older formats that can feel rigid or equipment-restrictive, PCSL was built around the gear real shooters actually carry and compete with today.
The format supports 1-Gun Pistol, 1-Gun Rifle, and 2-Gun (pistol plus carbine) matches — all governed by a clean, common-sense rulebook that's freely available at pcsleague.us. Scoring uses the familiar hit-factor model (points per second), which rewards both accuracy and speed in equal measure. The redesigned K-Zone targets demand a higher accuracy standard than most practical shooting alternatives, which is part of what makes PCSL so compelling for competitors who want to be pushed.
What really sets PCSL apart is its accessibility without sacrificing a high skill ceiling. Whether you're stepping onto a competition stage for the first time or you've been competing for years, PCSL has a place for you — and the format grows with your skills.
Monthly Matches at Rooftop: What to Expect
Rooftop hosts 1-Gun Pistol, 1-Gun Rifle, and 2-Gun PCSL matches monthly on our 11-acre outdoor facility in Trenton, TX — just 25 minutes north of McKinney and 45 minutes from Dallas.
Our nine tactical bays give our match directors the space and flexibility to design stages that are genuinely fun and genuinely challenging. Barricade work, target transitions, movement sequences, steel-heavy layouts — every match is designed to test different aspects of your shooting, so you're never running the same course twice.
What competitors consistently tell us is that the match-day experience at Rooftop feels different from other venues. There's a reason for that, and it comes down to one thing: our community.
A Community That Actually Wants You to Succeed
Walk onto the Rooftop range on match day and you'll notice something right away — experienced shooters aren't huddled in their own corner waiting to be judged. They're walking the stages with newcomers, pointing out sight lines, offering tips on stage strategy, and answering questions without anyone having to ask twice.
That's not an accident. It's the culture Pete built when he founded Rooftop in 2023, and it's what the entire Rooftop Shooting Academy team models every time they're on the range.
When you show up to compete here, you're not just another number on the registration list. You're part of a community that genuinely wants to see you shoot better than you did last month. Experienced competitors remember what it felt like to run their first stage. They pay that forward. And the newer competitors who come through the Rooftop PCSL program tend to improve faster than almost anywhere else — because they're surrounded by people who are invested in their growth.
The Rooftop Shooting Academy Advantage
Here's something that makes Rooftop genuinely unique in the DFW competitive shooting scene: the same instructors who teach Rooftop Shooting Academy classes are competing in and supporting these matches. That means the pathway from "I want to get better at PCSL" to "I have a world-class instructor helping me get there" is a short one.
Peter Kim, Rooftop's founder and lead instructor, has trained under some of the most respected names in practical shooting — Steve Fisher, Scott Jedlinski, Tim Herron, Nick Young, and others. Pete competes regularly and volunteers his time to train underfunded local police departments at no cost. His approach on the range is direct, encouraging, and rooted in the belief that every shooter has the capacity to improve significantly with the right instruction and the right environment.
Andy Dang is a USPSA Master who has been climbing the competition ranks for three years with a relentless focus on performance excellence. Andy has trained under elite instructors and national champions including Mason Lane, Hwansik Kim, and Travis Tomasie. What makes Andy exceptional as an instructor is his data-driven approach — he doesn't just tell you what to fix, he helps you understand why, so you can diagnose your own performance and keep improving long after a class ends.
Jenn Tang is a USPSA and IPSC competitor who has earned multiple High Lady titles and classifications across three divisions, currently competing as an Open A Class shooter. Jenn's teaching philosophy centers on safety, confidence-building, and creating an environment where new shooters — particularly women entering the sport — feel genuinely welcomed and supported. If competition shooting has ever felt intimidating or inaccessible to you, Jenn's coaching style dismantles that barrier quickly.
Together, this team represents a level of competitive shooting expertise that's rare to find concentrated at a single range anywhere in Texas, let alone in North Texas.
Your Pathway From First Match to Competitive Shooter
One of the most common things we hear from new PCSL competitors at Rooftop is some version of: "I didn't know what I was doing, but nobody made me feel that way."
That's the Rooftop experience in a sentence.
Here's what the pathway typically looks like for someone new to PCSL competition:
Start with a match. You don't need to be fast. You don't need to be perfect. You need to be safe and ready to learn. Show up, walk the stages before the match starts, ask questions, and shoot. The Rooftop community will take care of the rest.
Train between matches. Rooftop members have daily access to the same bays where matches are staged. That means your practice sessions directly translate to competition familiarity. You're not guessing what it'll feel like on match day — you already know the steel, the distances, and the bay dimensions.
Work with an RSA instructor. Whether you want a single focused session on your draw, a full course covering competition fundamentals, or ongoing coaching toward a classification goal, Rooftop Shooting Academy instructors are available to work with you. View the full class schedule at rooftopshooting.com/firearm-training.
Come back next month. PCSL rewards consistency. Every match is data. Every stage is feedback. Competitors who show up monthly at Rooftop and train intentionally in between improve at a rate that surprises even themselves.
Ready to Compete? Here's How to Get Started
Monthly PCSL matches at Rooftop are open to competitors of all experience levels within the format. To register:
Create a free account at practiscore.com
Get your free PCSL member ID at competitor.pcsleague.com
Find and register for the next Rooftop PCSL match on PractiScore
Show up ready to shoot — and ready to be welcomed
Questions about the match format, equipment requirements, or what to expect on your first day? Contact us directly or call (430) 499-0099. We're happy to talk you through it.
The Rooftop PCSL community is growing every month. Come see what the best PCSL experience in DFW actually looks like.
Rooftop Shooting Range is located at 442 County Road 4455, Trenton, TX 75490 — 25 minutes north of McKinney, TX. Monthly PCSL matches, day passes for qualified shooters, and Rooftop Shooting Academy training classes available. View the full calendar at rooftopshooting.com.
