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The latest NRA competitive shooting news including match coverage, expert advice, analysis and comment
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New: Burris XTR PS Riflescope
Precision meets innovation with the new XTR PS (Precision Shooter) optic lineup from Burris.
All About The 2025 ATA Southern Grand
This year’s Amateur Trapshooting Association Southern Grand competition will be held in Florida in March.
Collegiate Rifle: Akron Ends Season On A High Note At GARC Championships
A podium finish for the Akron air rifle team.
Stoeger Adds To M3K 3-Gun Shotgun Lineup With New Model
Stoeger unveils new M3K 3-Gun shotgun model with Northern Lights Cerakote finish.
Safariland Calls New Ballast Its ‘Most Advanced Duty Holster’
Safariland debuts new Ballast duty-rated holster system.
New: MTM Case-Gard Carbine Rifle Case
MTM Case-Gard rolls out new-for-2025 Carbine Rifle Case.
Poor Weather Hampers Competition, Makes Experience A Necessity To Win: 1974 National Matches
At the 1974 National Matches, 935 smallbore competitors fired almost half a million .22-cal. bullets downrange.
New: Benelli Ethos Upland A.I. 12-Gauge, 20-Gauge Shotguns
Benelli’s Advanced Impact barrel technology can now be found in its Ethos Upland A.I. 12- and 20-gauge models.
Blazer Brass Unveils New Hollow-Point Handgun Loads
Blazer expands product family with new jacketed hollow-point bullet options.
Lauryl Akenhead Wins Top Lady At 2025 MDT Frostbite PRS Match
Hornady sponsored competitor Lauryl Akenhead boasted a top-tier performance at the 2025 MDT Frostbite PRS match held in Butlerville, Ind., in February.
Dead Air Silencers Releases Mojave 45 Modular Suppressor
New from Dead Air is the Mojave 45 modular suppressor.
Henry’s New Spirit Of The Corps Rifle Honors 250 Years Of Marine Corps History
A tribute to 250 years of indomitable spirit.
Rob Leatham: First NRA Golden Bullseye Competitor Award Recipient
Rob Leatham is a world-renowned professional competition shooter and firearms instructor.
Real Avid’s New Smart-Fit Vise Block For AR9: Maintenance Solution For PCCs
Real Avid’s Smart-Fit Vise Block series for AR9 is now shipping. The new vise block is compatible with with 9 mm, .357 and .40-cal. Glock double-stack magwells
Brandon Powell Wins 2025 Jack Link’s Cup Main Event HOA
Another win for Team Remington’s Brandon Powell, this time at the 2025 Jack Link’s Cup.
XS Sights Expanding Sight Lineup For Smith & Wesson, Colt & Taurus Revolvers
XS Sights announces revolver sight line extensions for 2025.
Results: 2024 NRA Arizona State Youth 60-Shot Standing Air Rifle Championship
Kelsey Klauba from Rio Salado Shooting Club tops Precision leaderboard at NRA Arizona State Youth 60-Shot Standing Air Rifle Championship in November 2024.
Why Is 9 mm So Popular With USPSA Competitors?
In USPSA, it’s rare to see anything but 9 mm used in any division other than Limited, Open and occasionally in Single Stack.
Collegiate Rifle: Akron Sharpshooters Eclipse Mount Aloysius At NCAA Qualifier
Akron rifle team triumphant in match against Mount Aloysius College at home on Feb. 22, 2025.
Competitors’ Corner: March 2025
Highlights from the March 2025 issue of Shooting Sports USA, the NRA’s competitive shooting journal.