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What You Should Know Before You Buy A Spotting Scope
Our buyers’ guide highlights six of the most important things to look for in a spotting scope for competitive shooters
Marine Corps Seeks To Streamline Rifle Qualification Process
The days of Marines scoring targets in the pits at the rifle range may be coming to an end. E-targets, anyone?
Team Hope For The Warriors Donates Handcycles To Athletes
The popular veterans group donated two handcycles to Team Hope for the Warriors endurance athletes
Everything You Need To Know About Carry Optics And Red Dots
USPSA's Carry Optics division has proven to be extremely popular since its announcement back in 2014—mostly due to rapid advancements in micro red dot & mini-reflex sight technology over the past decade. But, red dots on pistols have been used since 1990 and originally found popularity as novel tube sights for NRA Bullseye Pistol competition
2 New Significant Contracts For Federal Ammo
Federal Ammunition has been rewarded with two new contracts, one from the U.S. Navy and another for the Department of Homeland Security
Results: 2018 NRA National Police Shooting Championships
U.S. Border Patrol Senior Agent Robert Vadasz is the 2018 NRA National Police Shooting Champion—securing a ninth consecutive victory and his 10th overall win at the match—which ties the current record
Review: Virtus Kaos Lightweight Range Pants
Virtus Kaos Range Pants fit the bill if you are looking for range pants that are comfortable, offer unrestricted movement and most importantly―are durable
Is 6mm Poised To Dominate The 1000-Yard Line?
We examine how 6mm evolved in NRA long-range competition, and how the future looks for the venerable cartridge—as well as its ancestors and derivatives
4 ISSF Gold Medals For Vincent Hancock
The only thing hotter than skeet shooter Vincent Hancock right now is his shotgun barrel. En route to Tokyo 2020, this year Vincent Hancock
secured not only an Olympic quota for Team USA, he also won 4 ISSF Men’s Skeet gold medals--most impressive!
Remembering The 2008 NRA Bianchi Cup Action Pistol Championship
What is a Bianchi Champion? To be called a champion of the NRA Action Pistol Championship, popularly known as the NRA Bianchi Cup, one must endure many factors. To fully understand this, it’s necessary to look at competitors of the past
“Fair Winds” To Larry Carter
Sadly, Larry Carter, a precision pistol shooter and competitive shooting advocate, passed away suddenly on December 3
Club Rifles: The Way It Used To Be—Still Works
During the Cold War, several European countries manufactured bolt-action “club rifles” based on Mausers for distribution to local gun clubs, where shooters engaged in formal competition out to 600 meters. Of course, this was back when many governments supported competitive shooting.
Glen Zediker's New Book Provides In-Depth Look At Modern AR15
'America’s Gun: The Practical AR15' is the fourth book on the AR15 rifle and platform by prolific author Glen Zediker. The book features 10 unique project gun builds with all the details needed, including a mean race machine meant for 3-Gun competition
Our Top 10 Articles Of 2018
Here's 10 of 2018's best articles featured on SSUSA.org as determined by you, the reader!
The Legend Of Carl Bernosky
A precision rifle expert, Carl Bernosky is one of the greatest competitive shooters of all time. Not only is he great with a rifle, but he's no slouch with a pistol either—ranking high on the Bianchi Cup leaderboard for many years and also competing at the NRA World Shooting Championship
All About Brownells
Brownells is a company that still operates under the founder’s three basic principles: Selection, Service and Satisfaction. Famous because of their mail-order catalog, Brownells became an industry legend after the debut of Brownells.com, a website that has become a go-to for those seeking a wide variety of shooting sports products and veritable repository of firearms knowledge
Father Of Camp Perry: Ammon Critchfield
Gen. Critchfield's determination resulted in the development of Camp Perry into the premier rifle range of the 20th century in the Unite States
Remembering University of Alaska-Fairbanks’ Perfect Ending At 2008 NCAA Rifle Championships
In 2008, for the 10th time in school history, the University of Alaska-Fairbanks rifle team brought home the NCAA National Collegiate Rifle Championship trophy after edging the U.S. Military Academy 4662 to 4652 for the 10-point win
Western Games: Rozanski Sets Bar, Wins Service Rifle
The CMP’s Western Travel Games are evolving. CMP employees snagged top awards, including former NRA High Power Rifle coordinator Sara Rozanski, who won the Service Rifle Aggregate by a whopping 20 points!
Why You Need To Dry-Fire Practice
How much time do you spend on dry-fire practice? If the answer is none, you need to read this article! Practicing shooting techniques without using live ammunition, aka dry-fire practice, is a sure way to improve your competitive shooting skills