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 […]

National Air Rifle Athletes Travel to Camp Perry to Compete in June

| June 25, 2019

By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer  CAMP PERRY, Ohio – The 2019 CMP National Three-Position Air Rifle Championships will be held June 27-29 and July 13-15 at the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s (CMP) Gary Anderson CMP Competition Center in Ohio. After months of intense competition, over 350 hopeful junior marksmen, families and friends will gather to witness […]

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? […]

2019 National Junior Olympic Shooting Championships

| April 21, 2019

Sanchez Wins Air Rifle Gold at National Junior Olympic Shooting Championships Colorado Springs, April 11, 2019  Matthew Sanchez picked up his second medal this week at the National Junior Olympic Shooting Championships (NJOSC), but this time he was atop the podium today, winning gold in Men’s Air Rifle at the Olympic Shooting Center in Colorado […]

SAU to start collegiate trap shooting team

| April 18, 2019

MAGNOLIA – Southern Arkansas University (SAU) has begun recruiting students for a new trap shooting team in hopes to “Pull!” off another student engagement victory following the successful additions of eSports, bass fishing and disc golf teams. The new trap shooting team will be open to any interested SAU student and will compete in the […]

Granbury High School Recaptures Precision Title at 2019 JROTC National Air Rifle Championship

| March 29, 2019

By Ashley Brugnone ANNISTON, Ala. – Defending National Champions, the Granbury High School Marine Corps JROTC program athletes, arrived at the 2019 JROTC National Three-Position Championship, March 21-23, ready to reclaim their roles at the top of the podium. That’s exactly what they did, and more, as they brought home not only team awards, but […]

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

| March 13, 2019

By: 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 […]

Arizona Junior Kade Jackovich and the CMP

| March 3, 2019

By Serena Juchnowski, CMP Feature Writer Nineteen-year-old Kade Jackovich of Arizona has won multiple national awards and earned his Distinguished Rifleman’s Badge. Come the 2019 National Matches at Camp Perry, Ohio, Kade will be on a different team, representing the United States as the newest member of the Army Marksmanship Unit’s (AMU) service rifle team. […]

Scooter’s Youth Hunting Camp 2018

| January 11, 2019

By: Ashley Rumble (16) The first Saturday in May means one thing – Scooter’s Youth Hunting Camp. Scoot McGann and the crew work all year for this one day, and it pays off big for everyone involved.   Scooter’s is the camp I’d been to once as a participant and volunteered for the last three years. I’m always happy to do my own small […]

Daisy National BB Gun Championship 2018

| January 8, 2019

By Lawrence Taylor   The Pierre Junior Shooters from Pierre, S.D., came into the 2018 Daisy National BB Gun Championship Match (Daisy Nationals) looking for a threepeat performance, and they almost got it. While they hadn’t blown away the competition the last two years, they had shot well enough to win two Team  Championships  and  an  Individual  Aggregate National Championship. Everyone knew […]

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 […]