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The latest NRA competitive shooting news including match coverage, expert advice, analysis and comment
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Places To Shoot: Volusia County Gun And Hunt Club
New ownership is focused on enhancing the facilities at this popular Florida shooting club.
New: Browning X-Bolt Pro McMillan Long Range
Equipped with a 26-inch, skip-fluted, sporter-contour barrel, this is no ordinary X-Bolt rifle.
New: Browning X-Bolt Pro McMillan Long Range
Equipped with a 26-inch, skip-fluted, sporter-contour barrel, this is no ordinary X-Bolt rifle.
Review: Legion Targets—One Is Many
Utah-based Legion Targets is dedicated to making products that help save time during target set-up.
Review: Legion Targets—One Is Many
Utah-based Legion Targets is dedicated to making products that help save time during target set-up.
Review: Safariland’s In-Ear Impulse Hearing Protection
This new technology provides an interesting option for long gun shooters.
Review: Safariland’s In-Ear Impulse Hearing Protection
This new technology provides an interesting option for long gun shooters.
History Of U.S. Participation In The RWS Challenge Trophy Match
Part 1 of our look back at U.S. participation in the Rheinsche-Westfalischen-Sprengstoff Challenge Trophy Match.
Review: Beretta 1301 Comp Pro
The success of the 1301 Comp led Beretta to release the new Pro version, which is ready for 3-Gun matches straight out of the box.
5 Common Mistakes Shooters Make At Competitions
Here are five of the biggest mistakes competitors make at matches. Eliminating them will reap the greatest improvement benefits.
New: Safariland Model 015 Open Top Competition Holster
The Model 015 fits most steel and polymer frame pistols and is a good option for competitive shooters in Open, Limited and 3-Gun divisions.
New: TaurusTX 22 Competition
The sub-$500 TaurusTX 22 Competition is built on the same full-size polymer receiver as the original TaurusTX 22, but with a newly engineered slide and barrel assembly designed to accept red-dot optics.
Smarter Props: The Manny Bragg Signature Series
The Manny Stomp Pad ended the fiasco of bending over to reset spring-loaded stomp pads. The new signature series improves upon the design.
Everything You Should Know About Barrels In Action Shooting
How to handle barrels in action pistol—as a competitor, range officer or stage designer.
2021 NRA Competitive Shooting Calendar Updates
Due to the continued effects from the Covid-19 pandemic, the NRA has adjusted the 2021 Competitive Shooting Calendar.
Harlan Campbell Jr. Joins Team Winchester
Twelve-time Grand American champion Harlan Campbell Jr. will now be shooting the legendary Winchester AA load as a member of Team Winchester.
New: Savage Arms Renegauge Competition
2020 was a big year for Savage, and 2021 is set to be even bigger for the company.
Derrick Mein: NSCA National Champion
Learning to compete in tandem with his father, Derrick Mein took over the Kansas State sporting-clays circuit on his way to clay-shooting stardom.
New: SK High Velocity Match .22 LR
New high-velocity (a blistering 1,263 f.p.s.) .22 LR ammunition from SK.
Double Jeopardy: Application Of Match Penalties
The application of procedural penalties in USPSA competition can become difficult, depending on the scoring method used. One tip—all Range Officers should be consistent in their rulings at a local match.