Shooting Sports USA
The latest NRA competitive shooting news including match coverage, expert advice, analysis and comment
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What’s In Your Range Bag, YanXiao Gong?
Find out what USA Shooting Paralympic competitor YanXiao Gong keeps in his range bag.
Winchester Ammunition, White Flyer Targets Headline 2024 Jack Link’s Cup Sporting Clays Competition
The 2024 Jack Link’s Cup Sporting Clays match, to be held at Quail Creek Sporting Ranch in Okeechobee, Fla., Feb. 13-18, boasts a $350,000 prize purse.
Registration For 2024 NRA National Matches Opens Feb. 29
The National Rifle Association has announced that online registration for the 2024 National Matches at Camp Atterbury will open Thursday, Feb. 29.
Classic SSUSA: U.S. Dominates The Competition At 2001 Championship Of The Americas
From the Shooting Sports USA archives: The September 11th terrorist attacks caused lower turnout, but didn’t halt the 2001 CAT Games.
Results: 2023 USPSA Handgun National Championships
The 2023 USPSA SIG Sauer Handgun National Championships, held at the Cardinal Shooting Center in Marengo, Ohio, last October, was billed as “the hardest one yet.”
New: Magpul TMAG Translucent Magazine
Magpul’s new TMAG 30 AR/M4 GEN M3 30-round magazine is the initial release in a new line of translucent magazines made with Olive Drab Translucent material.
Range Review: Walther PDP Match Steel Frame
Walther’s new PDP Match Steel Frame is USPSA Limited Optics division-ready, and by removing the magazine well, it can be used in Carry Optics and Production divisions.
NRA Kicks Off 2024 Great American Outdoor Show
This year’s NRA Great American Outdoor Show at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg, Pa., February 3-11, has something for everyone.
Collegiate Rifle: Akron Zips Chalk Up Two More Wins
Akron rifle fired its third-best score of the season against MIT and Norwich during week one of the Beanpot Tournament in Cambridge, Mass., Sunday, Feb. 4.
Tisas, CMP Partner To Build 1911 Pistol
Tisas is building a museum-grade reproduction of a World War II M1911A1 .45 ACP pistol for CMP.
Results: 2023 USPSA Indiana Section Championship
The USPSA Indiana Section Championship returned in 2023 after a two-year break with Match Director Jake Martens and a talented crew presenting a challenging 10-stage match.
How To Solve Mistakes You Are Likely Making In Your Draw
Here are five common mistakes that competitive shooters make while drawing their pistols, along with tips for improvement.
SHOT Show 2024: New Competition Optics
Here are 10 great new competitive shooting optics for 2024 that we found on the floor at SHOT Show in Las Vegas, Nev., in January.
Federal Expands Prairie Storm Upland Ammo Lineup
At SHOT Show 2024 in Las Vegas, Nev., last month, Federal announced new Prairie Storm Upland loads.
NMLRA Celebrating Creedmoor 1874 International Match 150th Anniversary In October
The National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association will host a historic recreation of the 1874 International Match with a weeklong competition at the ORSA range in Tennessee this October.
Competitors’ Corner: February 2024
Highlights from the February 2024 issue of Shooting Sports USA, the NRA’s competitive shooting journal.
Hornady’s New Precision Lab Scale Measures To 1/100th Grain
Precision multiplied 10X—handloaders won’t want to miss Hornady’s new Precision Lab Scale that measures to 1/100th of a grain.
Classic SSUSA: Nancy Tompkins Makes History At 1998 NRA National High Power Rifle Championships
Veteran shooter Nancy Tompkins-Gallagher won the 1998 NRA National High Power Championship—the first woman ever to do so.
SHOT Show 2024 Roundup: Top Guns And Gear
Our SHOT Show 2024 roundup includes new guns from Smith & Wesson, Beretta, Colt, Browning, Walther and Tristar Arms, plus smart binoculars from Swarovski and an exciting VR shooting app.
New: Winchester 7.62x39 mm Ammunition Range Packs
Winchester’s 7.62x39 mm 123-grain ammunition is now available in 50- and 120-round bulk range packs.