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The latest NRA competitive shooting news including match coverage, expert advice, analysis and comment
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Review: Atlanta Arms Match Ammunition
Match-quality reloads without the need to reload — these Atlanta Arms loads provide excellent accuracy with less recoil than factory loads. They’re a performance boost for non-reloaders
Bianchi Cup: Franks Wins 2018 Production Championship
The AMU’s SFC Patrick Franks not only won the Production Championship, but also first place & high Production scores in three Bianchi Cup events
New: Gold Medal Sierra MatchKing .224 Valkyrie
Federal Premium’s .224 Valkyrie cartridge with a Sierra MatchKing bullet is capable of supersonic velocities beyond 1300 yards, all with less than half the recoil of cartridges with comparable ballistics
Julie Golob Named To Hunting and Shooting Sports Conservation Council
This Department of the Interior advisory council will help recruit new shooters, promote opportunities for the shooting sports on public and private lands; and help develop ranges on public lands
Long Range Shooting Experiences Major Growth In Popularity
There's a reason why more and more people are taking up long range as their sport of choice, it is very addictive, especially the first time you hit a plate past 1000 yards
Sokowloski Wins 2018 Bianchi Cup
The AMU’s Adam Sokolowski won the overall championship, making him the first Action Pistol Triple Crown winner (Open, Metallic and Production) in modern Bianchi Cup history
Bianchi Cup: The 6 Best Instagram Photos
Why spend hours scrolling through Instagram for Bianchi Cup news when you can read this! As the NRA Bianchi Cup draws to a close, we rounded up 6 of the best Instagram pics thus far. Scroll through this list to see what we came up with
Gallery: 2018 World Action Pistol Championship
The match in pictures, including the awards ceremony and candid shots during the event
Silhouette Target Shooting
“Fun targets fall down, break or bleed.” —Leigh Wilcox
Effects of Cant
Understanding rifle cant includes understanding physics, but the most errors come from not holding the rifle bore axis and scope axis on a vertical plane
New: SIG Sauer Precision Handloading Components
SIG has entered the precision handloading market, with a full product line of popular rifle and pistol calibers available now
Trapshooting Hall of Fame Scholarship Program
Are you a high school trapshooter? The ATA Hall of Fame has 7 scholarships available this year for prospective college freshmen
Team USA Wins 2018 World Action Pistol Championship
Doug Koenig won overall with a perfect score of 1920-180X, Army Marksmanship Unit shooters win Multi Gun and Production Divisions. This year the WAPC was held stateside right before the NRA Bianchi Cup at Green Valley Rifle & Pistol Club in Hallsville, Missouri
6 Tips For Improving Rimfire Rifle Accuracy
These tips and resources from our friends at Team Area 419 will help you connect more when competing at .22 LR matches
New: Kent Cartridge Elite Target Loads
Kent says these new loads will offer “consistent clay breaking performance.” Four different loads are available now
Diabetes Didn’t Stop This Junior Trapshooter From Competing
Coaching and training along with advanced medical technology allow Jack Gerstmeier to shoot trap not as a diabetic—but as a competitor
Remembering the 2010 Bianchi Cup
In 2010, the Bianchi Cup was in a resurgence as the premier action shooting match in the world; thanks to the help of talented match staff and dedicated shooters, many of which had been there since the beginning
Allen Eagles Win 6th Consecutive Texas State Championship
24 junior shotgun teams competed at the Scholastic Clay Target Program’s Texas Shotgun State Championships outside Dallas, Texas
Help Wanted For National Pistol and High Power Championships in July
Attention! NRA needs your help at the 2018 National Pistol and High Power Championships this summer, apply now!
The Quigley Bucket Challenge
Actor and NRA board member Tom Selleck played the key role in the movie Quigley Down Under—namesake for the match