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The Future of High Power Rifle Using Electronic Targets
Electronic targets are not new, they have been used for years in International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) style shooting for smallbore rifle, pistol, and air rifle and pistol in the U.S.
Colt Introduces New Colt Competition Pistol
The Colt Competition Pistol, which is available in .45 ACP or 9mm, offers several features that competitive shooters will appreciate
Handloading Safety: Extrapolating Beyond Your Data, Part 2
In Part 1, we measured the pre-firing bearing surface length. When the bullet is thrust forward upon ignition, it is pressure-swaged to fit the bore.
2016 Olympic Preview: Rio In Sight
Years of build up. Hours upon hours of prep. Bullets cast and guns raised. All for a 10-day period of time that defines our existence as athletes and a sport.
What’s in Your Range Bag, Brian Nelson?
Learning how to handle firearms safely began with a Ruger Single-Six .22 revolver at four years old. Now 18, Brian Nelson still has “his official first gun,” a Henry Youth Model .22.
Catching up with Shooterina: Dania Vizzi
“Shooterina” is a fitting nickname for this former ballerina, who now spends most of her spare time on skeet ranges throughout the world.
Doug Koenig Championship Season Presents Pursuit of Bianchi Cup
Return to the Green Valley Rifle and Pistol Club and witness Koenig win an unprecedented 16th Bianchi Cup.
Return and Renaissance: U.S. International Rifle Shooting 1948-1966
After the United States withdrew from International Shooting Union sanctioned competition, U.S. international shooting was confined to the annual Dewar Team match and the Pershing Team competition.
Details Make the Difference
Don’t only ask trainers how questions, ask your trainer why. If the answer doesn’t make sense, keep asking for clarification until it does, or ask someone else who may explain differently.
Handloading Safety: Extrapolating Beyond Your Data, Part 1
Focus on not inadvertently exceeding the boundaries of known, safe data.
CCW Guardian Announces Partnership with Champion Shooter Julie Golob
Premiere Concealed Carry Permit Phone Application Partners with Professional Shooter to Develop Training and Resources for CCW Guardian App
NRA Announces 2016 Golden Bullseye Awards Winners
NRA Publications will present its annual Golden Bullseye Awards and Golden Bullseye Pioneer Award at an invitation-only breakfast on Friday, May 20, during the 2016 NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits in Louisville, KY.
Cabot Guns to Debut Pistol Set Built from Meteorite
For the man or woman who has everything (on Earth), Cabot will offer a mirror image set of pistols constructed from a 4.5 billion-year-old meteorite.
Competitors' Corner: January 2016
There will be a delay in the change in the classification system for Silhouette competition. This is due to a delay in the upgrading of the NRA web site that was to coincide with this change to make it all flow together seamlessly. It will likely be 2017 before such changes move forward.
Monthly USPSA Matches at the CMP’s Talladega Marksmanship Park
Competitors were challenged at a USPSA match last November in Talladega, the sixth USPSA Match held at the park since it opened last year.
6 Key Tenets of Service Rifle Handloading
Some cardinal rules to help new gas-gun handloaders with safety and efficiency.
Throwback Thursday: Camp Perry 1986
In 1986, the NRA High Power Rifle Championship pitted two former champions going head to head. Patrick McCann and defending champion G. David Tubb, two of the most prolific performers in Camp Perry history, did not disappoint this year.
NRA Adaptive Shooting Program Vision
According to Disabled-world.com, the June 2014 Active People Survey out of England found that “72.1 percent of disabled people take part in no sport or physical activity, compared to 47.8 percent of non-disabled people.
50 Shooters Salute Jim Clark
Saturday’s funeral service at Shreveport’s University Church of Christ, honoring the late Jim Clark Jr., got off to a rousing start under the direction of longtime friend Curtis Shipley.
Steve Angeli—Perfect for 640 Shots
Over a four day stretch in June, Steve Angeli lay on the Palmyra Pennsylvania Sportsman's Association firing line, perhaps enjoying a home field advantage because that is his club, and shot 640 tens and X’s.