Getting around corners, identifying your target and clearing the room are just some of skills our competitors put on display during an NRA Tactical Police Competition. With only three left on this year's calender (in New Mexico during the National Police Shooting Championships, in New Hampshire on October 20 and in San Antonio on November 3), your opportunities to take part in these matches are dwindling. Fear not, however, as there are only two things you need to do to compete: be an active (or retired) law enforcement officer and drive to the match.

For there you will experience a challenge unlike any other. A true simulation of real-life situations that have been researched and recreated by former law enforcement officers here at the NRA ... much like the competition held here in Fairfax this summer.

With more than 100 participants in this year's match, here's how the top five fared in the Tactical and Patrol Divisions: