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 […]

California Twin Sisters Team Up for Quality Time On the Firing Line

| April 21, 2020

By Ashley Brugnone, Cynthia and Cindy Hernandez, both 17 of Reseda, Calif., have always been close – so close, they were even born on the same day. “We pretty much do everything together,” Cindy said of her twin, Cynthia. “It’s natural for twins to be the closest to each other.” The two are constantly at […]

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 […]

SSSF Renews 2020 Scholarship Program

| March 23, 2020

The Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation (SSSF), is once again offering our scholarship program to reward deserving, graduating seniors in the Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) and Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP) with needed college assistance. The main objective is to award as many scholarships as possible to qualifying SCTP / SASP graduating seniors. Since 2013, the SSSF has awarded over $450,000 in scholarship funds […]

Western CMP Games Outdoor Rifle Events Return to Arizona in March

| March 18, 2020

By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer PHOENIX, Ariz. – After a small break in 2019, the annual Western Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) Travel Games is back for another set of marksmanship events at the Ben Avery Shooting Facility. The week-long series of recreational vintage and modern rifle competitions is set to be held March 13-22 and […]

2020 Nationals and Other Events

| January 23, 2020

Mark your calendars for all of the upcoming events in for the Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) and Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP)! Scholastic Action Shooting Program SASP STATE MATCHES February 29; Georgia: Griffin, GA March 7; Arizona: Phoenix, AZ March 14-15; South Texas: Edinburg, TX April 11; Missouri: Rolla, MO April 18-19; North Texas: Carrollton, TX May 2-3; Tennessee: Huntingdon, TN May […]

Great Gifts from Champion

| November 13, 2019

Champion has some great gifts at reasonable prices. Clays can be fount at Walmart for under $10. They have a variety of paper, duraseal, and steel targets and an excellent selection of hearing protection head sets. They also have some excellent rifle rests. Check them out at your local sporting goods store or online. http://www.championtarget.com/  

Creedmoor Sports: 40 Day Giveaway to Celebrate 40 Years in Business!

| October 23, 2019

October 11, 2019 (Immediate Release) Creedmoor Sports is excited to begin their 40 Day Giveaway to celebrate 40 Years in Business. You can sign up once a day for 40 chances to win! With daily prize packages worth up to $500 in products from your favorite reloading, components, and shooting sports companies, you want to […]

JROTC Three-Position Air Rifle Postal Competition Now Open

| October 7, 2019

  By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer The 2019-2020 JROTC Three-Position Postal Competition officially opened Sept. 25, 2019, for young cadets in Army, Navy, Marine Corps     and Air Force JROTC programs who are interested in competing in a three-position air rifle match with other talented juniors across the  nation. The Postal event is the […]

Banner Day foor U.S. Skeet at Junior World Cup 2019

| July 22, 2019

  Six medals, three titles and a U.S. sweep was quite the haul for America’s Shooting Team as they enjoyed an absolutely banner day in Skeet at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Cup from Suhl, Germany.  (COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado – July 18, 2019) USA Shooting’s campaign rallying cry through 2020 is #RaiseTheFlag […]

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? […]