Airsoft is Fun & Practical – Get ‘Em Through Palco Sports

| August 27, 2009

By: Andy Fink What comes to mind when you say Airsoft? If you are a youth, you might think about the last time you went out and played airsoft games in the backyard or shot at targets. On the other hand, if you are not familiar with modern airsoft guns you might think they are […]

Benjamin Discovery Air Rifle From Crosman

| July 22, 2009

By: Ray Walters. The air gun is, and has been for generations, an icon in the shooting industry. The first air rifles hit the American public in the mid-1800s most notably, when the Daisy Windmill Company used an inexpensive BB gun as a promotional gimmick to get the mid-western farmers to buy their windmills. An […]

Opportunity of a Lifetime for Junior Shooters

| July 4, 2009

By Michael Molinaro USAMU PAO FORT BENNING, Ga. Having the summer off is awesome enough for a kid, putting away the math book for three months and debating whether to go swimming or play ball all day. For some, a chance to hang out and pick the brain of an U.S. Olympian or a U.S. […]

Airgun as A Career? – You Betcha, With the AMU.

| June 17, 2009

Do you enjoy shooting airgun? What about competing in international competitions as a career? Qualified shooters have an opportunity, as soldiers in the U. S. Army, to be part of the USAMU (United States Army Marksmanship Unit). The USAMU sponsors  a variety of shooting events, many of which are for, or open to, juniors. Then, […]

University Of Michigan Rifle Team Receives Grant From Scholastic Shooting trust

| June 4, 2009

By: Andy Fink Press release by: Curt Morgret, Scholastic Shooting Trust We need to keep our youth involved in the shooting supports even when they go off to college. One way of doing this is by supporting your college shooting team, or becoming involved in starting a shooting team at your college. Junior Shooters magazine […]

National Junior Air gun Championship Coming July 1-3, 2009

| May 25, 2009

No entry requirements! Every junior shooter is welcome to compete! This is great news and will hopefully bring in more competitors. Competitive air gun shooting is a fun sport that every junior should participate in. NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA Incorporated 1871 11250 Waples Mill Road Fairfax, VA 22030 For Immediate Release For More Information, […]

Target Challenge – Getting Ready for the NRA National Championship – Spalding County 4-H Members Compete in Shooting Sports

| May 11, 2009

Provided By: Jessi McClain, NRA Competitive Shooting Division Released By: Spalding County 4-H Edited By: Andy Fink Getting ready for national shooting matches, such as the NRA National Airgun championship in July, is challenging, fun, and important. One of the best ways is through local 4-H clubs. Members of the Spalding County 4-H Shooting Sports […]

Tips & Hints of the Week # 2 – Trigger Squeeze

| May 7, 2009

By: Andy Fink Squeezing the trigger is part of the fundamentals of being a good shot. There are a few shooting sports, such as fast draw, where the trigger is jerked somewhat versus squeezed, but not many. In all the rest, and especially precision shooting such as high power, or precision airgun, learning how to […]

Action Airgun – Fun, Firearms Education, and Competitive

| February 24, 2009

By: Andy Fink Juniors and adults, get ready for the new shooting game in town! What a combination! Do you want to teach your kids firearms safety and have a ball of fun without even having to leave your house? You can. ActionAirgun has come up with a new sport of competitive shooting that is […]

Youth Hunters Education – Getting Kids Started Right

| February 20, 2009

Imagine a group of young kids and teenagers arriving at an open field and putting their shooting, gun handling, Kansas Hunting laws knowledge, and Hunters Educational Skills to the test.

My Journey to the Daisy 2008 IBBGCM (Daisy International BB Gun Championship)

| January 30, 2009

By: Caleb Paterson (Junior Writer  For Kids By Kids) The whole thing started about a year ago when our shooting sports club, the Wyandotte County 4-H shooters, started to practice and teach the new shooters how to shoot in competitions. The first match was a very nerve racking ordeal but after that match I started […]

Tips and Hints for Airgun and Smallbore Competition – Meeting Your Shooting Goals

| January 8, 2009

By: Bob Benbough-Coach Bob The last subject covered in “Tips and Hints” (Junior Shooters Vol 4 Fall Edition available on-line at www.juniorshooters.net) had to do with your mental approach to shooting competitively. We talked about goal setting and how to do that most effectively. Today, I want to talk about one way that you can […]