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How To Shave Seconds From Your Score By Mastering The Table Start
Using the proper equipment, position, and practice can erase precious seconds from your score in several different action shooting sports
Aguila Cup Coming To United States This June
The four-day event in Texas will feature Sporting Clays, Five-Stand, FITASC, Rimfire and 3-Gun competition. This will be the inaugural Aguila Cup after many successful years in Mexico
Rimfire Ammunition: Centerfire’s Red Haired Stepchild
Compared to black powder and modern centerfire ammunition, rimfire ammunition just does not get much respect. Why is this? We should be treating the little .22 LR with the respect it deserves!
Gunwerks' New Lead Shooting Instructor is Phillip Velayo
Gunwerks have added noted PRS & NRL competitive shooter Phillip Velayo, a veteran USMC scout sniper instructor, as their new lead shooting instructor
Remington 1½ Pistol Primers
Remington’s 1½ pistol primers are unique in the world of small pistol primers, not fitting the standard versus magnum category that distinguishes between gunpowder choices
New: Redding Competition PR-50 Powder Measure
The Competition PR-50 is the latest measure offered by Redding, which completes the group of four distinct powder measures, each optimized for incredible precision within a given range of charge weights. This powder measure is Redding's first true competitive shooting model that is optimized for benchrest cartridges at approximately 30 grains. Hence the "BR-30"
2020 Olympic Pistol Hopeful Alexis Lagan
The untold story of Olympic-level competition includes the financial burdens, especially for athletes in the shooting sports like Alexis Lagan that often struggle to compete in the sport they love without the help of fundraising efforts
New: Savage Model 110 Scout Rifle
This rifle should make fast, accurate shots from a variety of positions easier—including offhand. Five comb riser sizes let you lock in the perfect cheek-to-stock weld for better target acquisition and enhanced accuracy while four composite inserts establish your unique length-of-pull
Review: Improving Scores With The MantisX
Have cell phone & MantisX, will compete: Dry fire competition fun is a competitive aid to improvement.
Rising Shooting Star: Kevin Nguyen
This soldier-athlete in the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program is focused on making his Paralympic dreams come true
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World Cup USA: Ginny Thrasher Secures Top 5 Finish
Thrasher competed well—but couldn’t match Yingjie Zhu of China in the Final. Athletes represented their countries the match held at Ft. Benning, home of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit. This year over 350 athletes from 53 nations are competing in 10 Olympic rifle and pistol events
CMP To Distribute 8,000 Surplus 1911s
These pistols, warehoused since the 1980s, are a great option if you are looking to buy a milsurp M1911/A1 pistol from the CMP. And, it might be a lot cheaper then you've heard! The sales of these WWII-era military arms will help support marksmanship programs
Army Action Shooting Team Wins Big In Vegas
U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit shooters at the 2018 USPSA Multigun Nationals in Las Vegas last month faced a 3-day, 14 stage competition that had stages requiring deft pistol, shotgun and rifle skills
You’re Doing It Wrong! Going from ‘Green’ to ‘Clean’ In PRS
You will never guess what the most overlooked item in preparing for precision rifle competition is, and it's not the gear you choose, either!
50 Great Competitive Shooters of the 20th Century, Part 3
Featuring legendary shooters such as Carlos Hathcock, Lanny Bassham, Margaret Murdock, Carl Bernosky, Phillip Hemphill, John Pride and more
Cheyenne Dalton and Prime Ammunition Join Forces
At the 2018 NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits, rimfire shooter Cheyenne Dalton announced she has joined the Prime Ammunition shooting team
Sound Suppressors In Competition
Military forces use them for tactical advantage, and European sportsmen buy them as “good neighbor” hardware. But what effect would sound suppressors have on a paper target? We assembled a team to find out
New: Leupold VX-4.5HD Service Rifle Optic
A new top-of-the-line optic for high power service rifle competitive shooters
What’s In Your Range Bag, Madalyn Stewart?
Beginning to shoot when she was just a youngster, Madalyn Stewart began competing in an air rifle league, eventually moving on to Steel Challenge and by age 11, she started 3-gun