Adventure IQ Kids Camp 2015

| October 2, 2016

By: Ashley Rumble (13) Ever since I joined Junior Shooters shooting team, I’ve gotten a lot of really amazing opportunities, and the most recent one is Adventure IQ’s Kids’ Survival Camp. It was in some ways a lot different than I expected but was a great experience. Adventure IQ is a camp held once a […]

Junior Shooters and Forward Movement Training in Idaho

| June 19, 2014

By: Mike Sacks and Juniors Hi, everyone. As you know, we, at Junior Shooters magazine, care about kids and their parents and want you to have a place to go to find what is needed to get started in many different shooting venues. Questions are answered in our printed magazine and website about safety, guns […]

Junior Shooters Back issues

| April 13, 2013

I have been remiss in keeping new issues updated under our ARTICLES section for FREE DOWNLOADS of our print magazine. Normally, these are supposed to be posted three months after the print publication has reached the news stands. Volumes 9 – 13 have just been posted! CHECK THEM OUT! Just click on the header ARTICLES […]

CAMP – The New Outdoor Triva Game

| December 29, 2011

Prepare for Your Next Family Trip with the New Camp Trivia Game Increase your knowledge of the great outdoors as you race back to the campfire. Few experiences help bond a family together more than spending a few days in the outdoors roughing it without the comforts of modern life and technology. But, when you […]

Tips & Hints of the Week # 9 – Feet Position

| September 23, 2009

By: Andy Fink Are you concerned about the placement of your feet when you get into your shooting position? If you don’t, you should. Feet placement are just as important as your body, arms, and hands. There are a number of reasons for this. First, if you are participating in action shooting sports you may […]

Tips & Hints of the Week # 8 – The Mind Game & Going Through The Stages

| August 22, 2009

By: Andy Fink A positive attitude is extremely important in any shooting competition. Think, I am going to hit every target, or, Every shot a bullseye, or, I can do it! Keeping this type of attitude really works and it applies to all of the shooting sports from precision air rifle to action type shooting. […]

Tips & Hints of the Week # 7 – Focus Benefits

| July 19, 2009

The Benefits of participating in the Shooting Sports – How it will help you in school. By: Jon Michael McGrath (Junior Writer For Kids By Kids) Weather you shoot a pistol, rifle or shotgun we all have a common thread. Because we all participate in the shooting sports and spend hours having fun at the […]

Tips & Hints of the Week # 6 – Staying Hydrated

| July 3, 2009

By: Jon Michael McGrath II In a shooting competition, while hunting, or when taking part in an any activity it’s important to keep your body hydrated. Drink water often and plenty of it. I keep a bottle of water with me even when I am shooting in competition and sip it on each station. I […]

Tips & Hints of the Week # 5 – Shooting Glasses

| June 19, 2009

By: Jon Michael McGrath II To anyone in the shooting sports, your eyes are everything. If you can’t see it, you can’t hit it. I am asked many times throughout the year if glasses make a difference. The answer is, they absolutely do. The first thing they do is to provide protection for your eyes. […]

Tips & Hints of the Week # 4 – Practice Makes Perfect, or Does it?

| June 11, 2009

By: Andy Fink Practice, practice, practice –  that is what you hear from coaches and parents in just about any sport and that includes the shooting sports. Another common term that is used is practice makes perfect. Hmm, not always true. A more realistic application would be perfect practice makes perfect. Think about this for […]

Tips & Hints of the Week # 3 – Reducing Felt Recoil

| May 25, 2009

By: Jon McGrath (Junior Writer  For Kids By Kids) I am often asked about reducing felt recoil while shooting a shotgun.  The more you can reduce felt recoil, the more fun you will have shooting a shotgun.  A recoil pad will also allow you to be more accurate on your second shot.  There are a […]

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 […]