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Seniors And Steel

Seniors And Steel

Steel Challenge has shown significant growth in recent years, and there are a number of reasons why. However, recent figures released by the United States Practical Shooting Association (USPSA) might shed some light on just who may be driving some—or much—of that growth. Read More

HOT BUY! The Pulsar Thermion 2 LRF XL50 Thermal Riflescope is here!

HOT BUY! The Pulsar Thermion 2 LRF XL50 Thermal Riflescope Is Here!

Pulsar's Thermion 2 LRF XL50 1.75-14x Thermal Riflescope boasts 1024x768 sensor resolution, 12µm pixel pitch, <35 NETD, 2500-yard detection range, 8-color palette, 10 reticles in 9 colors, picture-in-picture, laser rangefinder, video, ballistic calculator, WiFi, Bluetooth, and a 5-year warranty. Read More

Galleryofguns.com – Find YOUR Next Firearm

Galleryofguns.com – Find YOUR Next Firearm

Your next firearm is waiting for you at Galleryofguns.com! Our process is simple. First, SEARCH our vast online inventory, FIND the firearm you’re looking for, and then BUY it from your local firearms dealer. As an added value, all new firearms purchased through Galleryofguns.com are covered by Davidson’s GuaranteeD Lifetime Replacement Program. Visit Galleryofguns.com today!

Catching Up With Olympic Medalist Mary Tucker

Catching Up With Olympic Medalist Mary Tucker

When she first started shooting competitively, Mary Tucker did not realize that Air Rifle and Air Pistol shooting were Olympic sports. In fact, as a high school student in Sarasota, Fla., she said she wasn't aware that she could earn a scholarship and compete in NCAA matches. Now, six year later, her life has changed dramatically and Tucker has a long list of collegiate, national and international accomplishments on her shooting résumé. Read More

Collegiate Rifle: Akron Misses The Mark At NCAA Qualifier

Collegiate Rifle: Akron Misses The Mark At NCAA Qualifier

Well, that certainly did not go the way we imagined. With the NCAA qualifier match at Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday, February 17, counting a full 50 percent towards a NCAA Championship invite, firing a score slightly below average will not land the team in a good place. Despite an outstanding regular season and an exceptional effort at the qualifier... Read More

How To Chose The Right Chronograph For You

How To Chose The Right Chronograph For You

I am going to admit right away that I am not an expert with chronographs. I know enough to get them up and running and how to take the measurements I need. I understand that environmental factors affect bullet velocities, but what I really need from a chronograph is a reading to evaluate if the ammo I am using will make power factor at major matches—and if you are loading your own ammo, testing with a chronograph is an important step that cannot be skipped. But which chronograph should you use? Is there anything to be aware of? Read More

WATCH: Staccato Range Day 2024 At PrairieFire Nevada

WATCH: Staccato Range Day 2024 At PrairieFire Nevada

While in Las Vegas for SHOT Show 2024 last month, I ventured west to PrairieFire in Pahrump, Nevada, to attend Staccato's Range Day on Monday, January 22. The Staccato Range Day event was my first visit to the PrairieFire facility, as well as a prime opportunity to check out the new Staccato C pistol and the company's new Match and Range 9 mm ammunition. Read More

Hwansik Kim Wins USPSA Florida State Championship Limited Optics Title

Hwansik Kim Wins USPSA Florida State Championship Limited Optics Title

Walther Arms Performance Division team member Hwansik Kim recently captured the top title in Limited Optics division at the 2024 USPSA Florida State Championship, held at the Wyoming Antelope Club in Pinellas, Florida, January 26. At the match, Kim was shooting his Walther PDP Match Steel Frame 9 mm pistol. Read More

ISSF World Cup: Vincent Hancock Collects Men's Skeet Silver Medal In Morocco

ISSF World Cup: Vincent Hancock Collects Men's Skeet Silver Medal In Morocco

Team USA shooter Vincent Hancock, a three-time Olympic champion who is sponsored by Federal Ammunition, brought home two more World Cup medals at the 2024 International Shooting Sport Federation World Cup for Shotgun in Rabat, Morocco, February 4-13. Hancock landed a silver medal in Men's Skeet and gold in the Skeet Mixed Team event. Read More

New: SK Customs Pascual Orozco-Inspired Colt 1911

New: SK Customs Pascual Orozco-Inspired Colt 1911

SK Guns recently announced the release of a Pascual Orozco-inspired firearm and the third production gun in its historic Mexican "La Revolucion" Series. Orozco was a natural military leader. In October 1910, he was named Jefe Revolucionario (Revolutionary Leader) for going against the Porfirio Díaz dictatorship. A week after the Mexican Revolutionary war broke out, Orozco had his first victory, against Gen. Juan Navarro in Ciudad Juárez. Read More

Hancock, Rhode Earn Skeet Mixed Team Gold Medal At 2024 ISSF Shotgun World Cup Rabat

Hancock, Rhode Earn Skeet Mixed Team Gold Medal At 2024 ISSF Shotgun World Cup Rabat

Team USA's Vincent Hancock and Kim Rhode won a gold medal in the Skeet Mixed Team event at the 2024 ISSF World Cup for Shotgun in Rabat, Morocco, on Monday, February 12. Hancock, a three-time Olympic champion, was perfect in qualification with 75 targets, while Rhode missed one bird in the second round to finish with 74 targets. The team entered the final with 149 points from qualification, one point ahead of the second-ranked team, Georgian shooters Yaroslav Startsev and Elizaveta Boiarshinova. Read More

Steel Challenge Shooting Strategies: Pendulum

Steel Challenge Shooting Strategies: Pendulum

Many Steel Challenge shooters consider the Pendulum stage to be the most difficult of the eight official SCSA classifier stages. Read More

Classic SSUSA: Kings & Queens At 2004 NRA Intercollegiate Pistol Championships

Classic SSUSA: Kings & Queens At 2004 NRA Intercollegiate Pistol Championships

From the vault: Back in 2004, Fort Benning's state-of-the-art air gun range once again hosted the NRA Intercollegiate Pistol Championships. That year—which marked the 24th for the competition—the service academies and Ohio State University dominated the team and individual competitions. As published in the June 2004 issue of Shooting Sports USA. Read More

USA College Clay Target League Announces First Trapshooting National Championship

USA College Clay Target League Announces First Trapshooting National Championship

The USA College Clay Target League recently announced that it will hold its first Trapshooting National Championship at the Brittany Shooting Park in Bunker Hill, Illinois, November 1-3, 2024. The USA College Clay Target League is a division of the USA Clay Target League. Read More

Register Now For The 2024 NRA World Shooting Championship

Register Now For The 2024 NRA World Shooting Championship

Registration for the 2024 NRA World Shooting Championship, presented by Walther, is currently open and there are still spots available for competitors. Held yearly with a variety of challenging courses of fire derived from multiple shooting sports disciplines, the 2024 NRA World Shooting Championship will be held at Camp Atterbury, Indiana, from April 4-6. Read More

Scholastic Clay Target Program Selects Wayne Rasmussen For National Director Job

Scholastic Clay Target Program Selects Wayne Rasmussen For National Director Job

The Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation recently announced that Wayne Rasmussen will serve as the new national director of the Scholastic Clay Target Program. Rasmussen was selected to lead the Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation's youth development program with more than 13 years of experience in youth shooting sports as a parent, coach and state advisor. Read More

New: ALPS OutdoorZ Waterproof Rifle Case

New: ALPS OutdoorZ Waterproof Rifle Case

ALPS OutdoorZ is releasing an all-new Waterproof Rifle Case priced at $99.99 that will be available for purchase starting in June 2024. Constructed of a waterproof 500D welded PVC outer shell, the case integrates high-density closed-cell flotation foam to protect rifles from bumps and dings while horse packing or transporting in a vehicle or ATV, and to keep things dry during inclement weather. Read More