Shooting Sports USA
The latest NRA competitive shooting news including match coverage, expert advice, analysis and comment
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5 Ways To Reduce Anxiety At Your First Match
You want to avoid mental gymnastics on the firing line, these five tips will help ease your way into good shooting at your first competition. Plus, a sample F-Class shot sequence!
Life In The Pits
If you are an experienced high power rifle shooter then the joys of pit duty are nothing new to you. However if you are new to the sport, here's our primer on how your time will be spent on the other end of the berm
Minishell Production Doubled By Aguila Ammunition
Fact: Aguila has produced more Minishells in the past year alone than what was produced since they were first released in 2015
Shooting Coach Development
The Old Coach never fails to impress! Our guide to becoming a high-level coach
Origin Of The M1 Rifle In Competition At Camp Perry
The M1 Rifle at Camp Perry for the National Matches has a storied history going back to a demo in 1939
2018 NRA Extreme Long Range National Championships
Top Shooter Paul Phillips was using an Applied Ballistics rifle chambered in .416 Barrett, engaging targets between 1500 and 2000 yards at Camp Atterbury
Elizabeth Gratz Wins 2018 Lones Wigger Iron Man Trophy
At the conclusion of the National Smallbore Rifle Championships Elizabeth Gratz was the highest scoring shooter―and thus the 2018 Lones Wigger Iron Man trophy winner. Plus Metric Sling and F-Class results!
The Winchester Model 52
The Winchester Repeating Arms Model 52 was a bolt-action .22 cal. target rifle that shooters in the USA fell in love with, especially for competitive shooting
Competitors’ Corner: August 2018
Highlights from the August 2018 digital edition of Shooting Sports USA, the NRA’s competitive shooting journal
Ruger PC Carbine: A Well-Thought-Out Gun
The Ruger PC9 breaks apart easily, has generous real estate for mounting an optic, and accepts Glock magazines with an included adapter. Yes, please!
What Exactly Is Wind Drift?
Having problems with the wind? Crosswinds have plagued shooters for generations, our explanation will keep you on target
Tips From Emil Praslick On How To Determine Wind Direction
Our friend Emil Praslick shares how to determine the wind direction with an optic. Watch his video right now. You won’t regret it
NRA Sponsors 2018 Sportsman’s Team Challenge
While the focus of the event was competition, this year’s STC was also the final weekend push for the inaugural NRA 100K membership drive
Smallbore Nationals: Inaugural F-Class Match, U.S. Dewar & Randle Teams
Including coverage of the first day of any sight competition, team results and more
Daisy Red Ryder BB Gun Side Match At 2018 Smallbore Nationals
Fact: 20 customized, limited edition Red Ryder BB guns with the 2018 NRA Smallbore Nationals logo were awarded, thanks to Daisy Outdoor and Clyde Furr, the match director and side match organizer
New: Alliant Powder Green Dot Improved Formula
The new formula Green Dot powder lowers felt recoil, keeps your shotgun barrels cleaner, with precise burn rates that produce superiorly uniform patterns. Perfect for handicap trap loads!
New: 6.5 Creedmoor MOD*X Rifle From American Built Arms
Modularity reigns supreme with this new rifle chambered for the popular 6.5 Creedmoor cartridge, which marries Remington’s Model 700 SPS Tactical AAC-SD barreled action with the A*B Arms MOD*X Gen3 rifle chassis
Nightforce Optics Chosen For Marine Corps Mk13 Mod 7 Sniper System
Marine Corps Scout Snipers pick Nightforce’s 56mm ATACR dayscope for the new Mk13 Mod 7 sniper system
Smallbore Nationals: Prone Conventional Concludes, Metric Metallic Sights Day 1
Kevin Nevius is on a roll this summer, adding to his 2018 NRA Long Range Championship win with a Smallbore Rifle Conventional Any Sight title. Here’s out snapshot of what happened in Bristol over the weekend
History Of Fiocchi Ammunition
Fiocchi of America’s competitive clay target shotgun ammunition is made for shooters with gunpowder sourced from the U.S. with a name that has been synonymous with quality since 1876