CMP & NRA 2010 National Matches Begin 12 July

| July 12, 2010

OHIO GOVERNOR TED STRICKLAND OPENED 2010 NATIONAL MATCHES By: Christine Elder, Communications Manager (CMP) Pictures by: (http://www.webphotography.net/) Web Wright Photos provided by Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) CAMP PERRY, OHIO – The 2010 National Matches once again feature traditional National Rifle Association Championships and Civilian Marksmanship Program National Trophy Rifle and Pistol Matches and CMP Games […]

Kyle Jameson: The First Junior to Shoot in the FNH 3-Gun Nation Championship Series!

| June 20, 2010

By: Andy Fink Photos by: Junior Shooters magazine, photo of Dave Neth accepting award check taken from 3-Gun Nation website (Right: Kyle claps for his competition as his competitors are announced.) On June 12th, Kyle Jameson became the first junior to compete in the 3-Gun Nation series of 3-gun championships! (Above left: Kyle at the […]

National Junior Olympic Championships Concludes with Pistol Events COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. (April 25, 2010)

| June 18, 2010

  By: Katie McGinty (USA Shooting) All photos provided by USA Shooting   The 2010 National Junior Olympic Championships came to a close on April 25th 2010 with the pistol finals. In Men’s 10m Air Pistol, Will Brown aced the competition with a final score of 1,231.0. Brown, of Twin Falls, Idaho, entered the final […]

NRA Rule Books are now On-Line!

| November 20, 2009

By: Andy Fink You can now check out the official NRA rule books for all of the NRA shooting sports on line. Just got to: http://www.nrahq.org/compete/nra-rule-books.asp This lets new shooters and their families check out rules and know what equipment is needed to get involved in all different shooting sports. There are rule books for […]

Junior shooters learn from the best

| November 6, 2009

By Michael Molinaro USAMU PAO Photos By: Michael Molinaro FORT BENNING, Ga.- After spending all day in school, learning about math and social studies, most children can’t wait to get home and start playing with their friends. Two days a week, however, some kids from the area descend on Fort Benning to continue their education […]

Beretta’s Neos – A Superb .22 Handgun with a Futuristic Look

| September 24, 2009

By: Terry Bowers The Beretta Neos U-22 .22 caliber pistol has something for everyone. Beretta’s design challenges the imagination with its space age looks but is it the correct pistol for you? We tested the Neos in several general categories: hunting, plinking and target shooting. The last category was broken into gallery and action shooting. […]

Tactical Solutions PACLITE – The Perfect Competition .22

| August 9, 2009

By: Andy Fink with juniors Dallin Hixson (15) and Sarah Bowers (17) Photos taken from in front are using a remote camera Do you want the perfect .22 pistol to shoot competitively Whether you are just starting out or have been shooting for a long time, there is nothing like the Tactical Solutions PACLITE. This […]

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 […]

Walther’s SP22 and Shooting Steel

| February 8, 2009

By: Hannah Bowers (Junior Writer  For Kids By Kids) Have you ever shot in a Steel Challenge Match? A Steel Challenge Match consists of shooting at five steel targets at each of five stages, with speed and accuracy as the goal. You can shoot rimfire or centerfire and limited or open categories. The open category […]

Cowboy Mounted Shooting: Choose Your Guns & Holster

| January 25, 2009

Cowboy Mounted Shooting: Choose Your Guns and Holster! By: Morning Dove (Junior Writer  For Kids By Kids) Does galloping around an arena as fast as your trusty horse can carry you with the reigns in one hand and a pistol in the other, firing at balloons as you go sound like fun? Well, I can […]

A Junior Shooter at the 2008 U.S. National Steel Championship

| December 30, 2008

By: Ashley Bolda (13), aka Shooter  (Junior Writer – For Kids By Kids) Some kids think of vacation as being at a place like Disney World or Six Flags Great America. But my idea of a great vacation is spending time with my shooting family. My shooting family are the people in my life that […]

A Junior Girl Shoots The MGM Ironman

| December 29, 2008

By: Sarah Bowers (16 years old) (Junior Writer  For Kids By Kids) Last June, I had the opportunity to shoot the MGM Ironman 3-Gun Match in Parma, Idaho. Begun in 1999, the Ironman quickly became one of the toughest and most competitive matches in the nation. Eleven stages, each requiring the use of all three […]