Garrison Golden Again & Brosseau Shines at Junior Olympic Trap Championships

| June 15, 2019

Garrison has been so successful in the event the past couple years, you sometimes forget that she’s still just 14. She was Junior National Champion at age 12 and was the youngest USA Shooting athlete ever to make a World Championship team when she competed in Changwon, South Korea in 2018.

Scholarships for the Shooting Sports

| June 11, 2019

By Andy Fink From editorial Summer 2019 of Junior Shooters magazine Summer is here, and those of you who are seniors this fall are thinking about college. Even juniors should start thinking about college. Did you know that shooting sport scholarships are available from a variety of colleges and organizations for you to participate in? […]

What Shooting Has Taught Me

| January 5, 2019

By Kylie Delaney I pick up a bullet, selecting it from the prearranged pattern in my ammo box. I inspect it to ensure there are no visible flaws before sliding it into the chamber of my rifle and closing the bolt. Glancing down at a ruler on the ground, I adjust the positioning of my […]

A Season to Remember, as Narrated by World Champion Caitlin Connor

| December 26, 2018

By Kevin Neuendorf, USA Shooting I would like to start off by stating that the Olympic journey is impossible without the help of our donors, friends, family and volunteers. Your unwavering support throughout the years leading up to the Olympic Games is greatly appreciated. Our year started off with an anticipated and welcomed change when our […]

Grab A Costume and Join the 2019 Camp Perry Open Air Gun Event

| November 17, 2018

By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer CAMP PERRY, Ohio –  For those looking for an air gun competition and an escape from the cold of the winter months, the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) has begun registration for its annual Camp Perry Open – an air rifle and air pistol event held each year in Northwest Ohio […]

USA Trap Teasm Claim Silver and Bronze at 52nd ISSF World Championship

| September 3, 2018

CHANGWON, South Korea  (September 3, 2018) – The United States picked up its first two medals on the second day of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Championship in Changwon, South Korea. Both medals came in the Trap Team events – silver in Men’s Trap Team and bronze in Junior Women’s Trap Team. Team medals are based […]

Nation Ford Earns Long-Sought Win at 2018 CMP Three-Position National Championship

| July 17, 2018

Moira Antal was the first Paralympic athlete to compete at the CMP National event. By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer CAMP PERRY, Ohio – Patience and hard work paid off during the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s (CMP) 2018 National Three-Position Air Rifle Championship, as Nation Ford High School from South Carolina finally earned a win after falling […]

Youth Shooting Program Startup Resources

| April 17, 2018

Youth Shooting Program Startup Resources By Michael Theimer I frequently receive emails or phone calls from parents, coaches, athletes and/or school advisors about wanting to startup a shooting program and they do not know where or how to start. USA Shooting does not have a ‘how-to’ book. However, all of the allied organizations (NRA, CMP, […]

GUN SAFETY – With Lyman Products

| November 29, 2017

Practicing with firearms indoors using “Dry Fire” (no rounds in the firearm) can be very beneficial but it can also be dangerous if live ammunition is anywhere in the area. Remove all live ammunition. Clear the firearm by removing the magazine FIRST, lock the slide back and physically check the chamber to ensure that there […]

Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation Scholarship Program

| April 13, 2017

The Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation is proud to announce the 2017 SCTP and SASP Scholarship Program. The scholarship program rewards deserving Scholastic Clay Target Program and Scholastic Action Shooting Program graduating seniors with needed college assistance. Through this program the Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation has provided over $200,000 in scholarship funds in the last four […]

Junior Girls Break Same Record During Same Relay at JROTC Regional Match

| March 14, 2017

  By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer ANNISTON, Ala. – Emma Thompson, who has repeatedly set and broke over nine of her own Navy Sporter JROTC National Records during the last few Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) 3×20 air rifle events, did so again on Day 2 of the JROTC Regional Service Championship, held in February. But, […]

Tyssen, Thompson Set Over 10 National Records at 2016 Gary Anderson Invitational

| December 14, 2016

By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer  CAMP PERRY, Ohio; ANNISTON, Ala. – Shannon Tyssen of Upson Lee High School JROTC in Georgia and Emma Thompson of Freeport High School in Illinois captured the essence of the Gary Anderson Invitational’s namesake (a two-time gold medalist and multi-world record holder) as they shattered 12 collective National Records during […]