Smith: College signing day includes pair of local trapshooters

| November 4, 2020

In the modern world of high school athletics, a few points on the calendar known as college signing days are especially notable for young men and women who plan to continue their pursuits after graduation. This year one of those dates was Feb. 5, when many football players committed to collegiate programs. But two top-performers on a different field also signed their […]

CMP Collegiate Rifle Team Feature: West Virginia University

| November 4, 2020

Date: November 3, 2020 The West Virginia University (WVU) rifle team is in its 71st year of existence – beginning in 1951. During that time, the team has won 19 of its 33 NCAA Championship appearances (the most recent in 2017) and has cultivated 32 Olympic athletes, including 2016 gold medal winner, Ginny Thrasher. Last year, […]

Corona Virus and Youth Shooting Sports Part 1

| May 2, 2020

By Andy Fink This subject is very high on my priority window. What many of you might not know, is that Junior Shooters magazine has its own shooting team, the Junior Shooters Shooting Club. This team tests firearms, writes articles, learns how to shoot all types of firearms, and participates in a wide variety of […]

Safety Laser Training

| March 30, 2020

Safety: Training with Laser Ammo # 1: Keep Your Finger Off the Trigger Until Ready to Shoot Reprinted from Vol 38 Spring 2020 issue Author: Andy Fink We have found that training with lasers is fun, practical, and you can teach different types of gun handling in an indoor environment. It is completely applicable whether […]

Building a 10-22 Rifle at 11 Years Old

| February 13, 2020

By Brody Loftin (11) I have wanted to build my own 10-22 semiautomatic rifle for the past couple of years.  With participation in the Rimfire Challenge Western Championship in Parma, Idaho, I was able to complete this task with the help of my dad, Billy Loftin.   The first year, 2016, was the first year […]

Bulls, ropes, cattle, barrel racers, dust and… guns?

| February 3, 2020

Leo Veatch(13) Though rodeo kids rope and ride, youth rodeo kids now have a chance to shoot competitively as well. Beginning in 2005, the National High School Rodeo Association and the Junior High Division began a shooting program in partnership with the NRA, consisting of small-bore and trap. Now, hundreds of qualifiers from around the […]

Sign Up for the 2020 CMP Summer Junior Air Rifle Camps

| January 20, 2020

 By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer Registration for the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s (CMP) 2020 Air Rifle Summer Camp lineup officially opens on January 21st. Running from June to August, the vigorous 10-week schedule includes a mix of camps and clinics formatted to train high-school age (9-12 grade) junior athletes on intermediate and advanced marksmanship skills through […]

2020 CMP Competition Rulebooks Are Now Official

| January 11, 2020

By Gary Anderson, DCM Emeritus The CMP Competition Rulebooks that will govern CMP sponsored and sanctioned Highpower Rifle, Pistol, CMP Games and Smallbore Rifle competitions in 2020 have been approved by the CMP Board’s Rules Committee and are now posted on the CMP website.  The 2020 rulebooks went into effect on the 1st of January.  All […]

Gun Skins

| January 6, 2020

By: Brody Loftin(13) “Nothing like going a little crazy with a changeable design on your gun.” GunSkins have great benefits for the consumer, environmental blending without reflection, protecting your gun, makes your gun more personalized and is easy to install or remove product. I would like to show you how easy this product is to […]

SKB’s RS 400 is a WINNER!

| December 9, 2019

By Ashley Rumble Hunting can be tricky. Many things have to go the way of the hunter in order to harvest an animal. This is especially true with turkey. They are known for being intelligent birds and are hard to bring in. So, when I was asked to take the new SKB semi-auto shotgun with […]

North Carolina Junior Feature: Katie Ezell

| November 25, 2019

By Serena Juchnowski, CMP Feature Writer Hard work and tenacity pay off. Hailing from Denver, N.C., Katie Ezell, 18, has been one to watch. At the age of 10, Katie’s parents introduced her to marksmanship, wanting their daughter to have hands-on instruction in firearm safety. Thus began a love affair that has only evolved since […]

Ruger Precision .22 Long Rifle

| July 15, 2019

By Andy Fink, Brian Hamilton, Andy Fink V, Kaden Barney (15) We do a lot of long-range shooting and actually have a long-range team that competes, shooting out to 1,600 yards. We were very excited when the Ruger Precision Rimfire was announced and very anxious to get one. Currently, only offered in .22LR, it has […]