Shooting Sports USA
The latest NRA competitive shooting news including match coverage, expert advice, analysis and comment
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Taya Kyle Wins 2015 American Sniper Showdown
It was touted as the $1,000,000 shootout, and it had two of the nation's most recognizable names on the firing line. But when the shooting was done, the real winner was the Chris Kyle Frog Foundation.
McPhail, Sanderson, Tagliapietra Earn Top Discipline Honors in 2015
Olympians Michael McPhail, Keith Sanderson as well as Paralympic hopeful Mike Tagliapietra have been named USA Shooting’s Athletes of the Year in their respective disciplines.
Plaque Honoring Ruby Fox Debuts at NRA Museum
The National Firearms Museum recently debuted a new plaque honoring Ruby Fox in its “Olympic and International Shooting” display. The plaque features a famous picture of Fox holding her signature Hämmerli 208, along with a gold NRA National Championship medallion she won at Camp Perry.
Handloading: Choosing Optimal Bullet Seating Length
Even within the same caliber (e.g., .223 Rem. or .308 Win.), there are many different chamber designs and each can require different COALs for best accuracy.
Geissele Scope Mount Preview
After having a fairly detailed tour of the production and an understanding of the monumental research and development that went into this project all I can say is WOW! This will be the new high water mark of Picatinny scope mount systems.
Milsurp Bullseye Pistols Possible, If Not Immediate
The first U.S. military surplus firearms released by the government since the early decades following WWII is now a possibility. The recently passed National Defense Authorization Act of 2016 allows the Secretary of the Army to annually transfer up to 10,000 surplus M1911/M1911A1 pistols to the Corporation for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and Firearms Safety (CMP) for subsequent sale to competitors and collectors.
Brian Zins On Fixing a Bad Sustained Fire String In Precision Pistol
Sustained fire in precision pistol shooting has to be one of the toughest things to master. Most shooters have heard the saying, “Win a match on the long line and lose in the short line.” This is very true, and fixing a bad sustained fire string comes into play with this phrase.
Top 10 Competitive Shooting Stories of the Year
The ten top shooting sports moments of 2015, as chosen by the Shooting Sports USA editorial staff.
Induction Ceremonies Set for USA Shooting’s Newest Hall of Fame Members
The U.S. International Shooting Hall of Fame will induct Glenn Dubis and Admiral Willis A. Lee during a ceremony expected to draw roughly 200 alumni, fellow Hall-of-Famers and current athletes and coaches. The four-time Olympian Dubis and the seven-time Olympic medalist Admiral Lee were selected among an all-star cast of candidates.
Taya Kyle takes on NRA World Shooting Champion Bruce Piatt at American Sniper Shootout
Wife of American Sniper Takes on World-Renowned Shooting Champion for $1 Million to Benefit Chris Kyle Frog Foundation.
Inland M1 Carbine Review
When CMP introduced the “as-issued” games a little over a decade ago, a military surplus Mauser or Mosin-Nagant could be had for about $100 and an M1 carbine in NRA Very Good condition fetched, if memory serves, about $400. Today—thanks in large part to the skyrocketing popularity of the carbine—a quick online check of non-collector milsurp M1 carbine prices varies from $630 to $1350. Whether that is still “inexpensive” is up to the individual shooter’s wallet.
Handloading: Minimizing Runout with Standard Seating Dies
Having sized, primed and charged our brass, the next step is bullet seating. Many approaches are possible; one that works well follows. When setting up a standard seating die, insert a sized, trimmed case into the shellholder and fully raise the press ram. Next, back the seating stem out and screw the die down until the internal crimping shoulder touches the case mouth.
Junior Outshoots Top Marksmen at 2015 Dixie Double
Junior Rhiann Travis was the Overall winner in then Rifle competition at the 2015 Dixie Double. Following in second was Sarah Beard, while Daniel Lowe rounded out the Top 3.
Interview with 2015 NPSC Champion Robert Vadasz
Robert Vadasz now has the second most wins in NPSC history. In this interview he speaks about this year’s NPSC championship victory, and how competitive shooting is an excellent training aid for law enforcement.