Shooting Sports USA
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New: Walker’s Disrupter Earbuds
Walker’s Disrupter electronic earbuds sport both active noise and rapid impulse noise cancellation, plus four total microphones for true 360-degree directional audio.
Collegiate Rifle: No. 10 Akron Smashes School Records vs. VMI, No. 15 Jacksonville State
Difficult conditions forced the Akron rifle team to push themselves even harder during the three-way competition over the weekend at VMI in Lexington, Va.
New: Magpul Barricade Stop
Magpul’s new Barricade Stop allows shooters to brace their firearms off barricades to create a stable rifle platform.
WATCH: 2022 National Sporting Clays Championship
American Rifleman TV was on location at the 2022 NSCA Nationals in San Antonio, Texas, which is widely considered the World Series for sporting clays competition.
Silencer Central CEO Brandon Maddox Joins Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation Board Of Directors
Brandon Maddox is now an active member of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation Board of Directors.
All About The University Of Tennessee At Martin Rifle Team
Throughout its history in the Ohio Valley Conference, the University of Tennessee at Martin rifle program has accumulated nearly 90 postseason wins.
Collegiate Rifle: No. 1 TCU Squeezes By No. 2 Alaska-Fairbanks, Wins Patriot Rifle Conference Championship
TCU’s strong air rifle performance helps team take down Alaska-Fairbanks and four other schools at the 2023 Patriot Rifle Conference Championship in Alaska.
Winchester’s New E-Tech Shotshells Use Compostable Wads Made From Biopolymers
Winchester Ammunition announces E-Tech, a new environmentally friendly shotshell.
New: Rival Arms X1 Red-Dot Sight
Rival Arms adds X1 Red-Dot Sight with RMR-compatible mounting system to product lineup.
Team Federal’s Klemashevich, Bell Take Top Spots At 2023 Steel Classic Texas Precision Match
Team Federal shooters Cory Klemashevich and Greg Bell won their respective divisions at the Leupold Steel Classic Precision Match last month in Navasota, Texas. This was the first PRS match of the 2023 season.
USA Shooting: Sagen Maddalena, Alison Weisz Earn Gold Medals At Back-To-Back European Competitions
Last month in Europe, Sagen Maddalena landed a gold medal at the Meyton Cup and Alison Weisz captured a gold and bronze at the H&N Cup. The two U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit shooters earned their medals in Women’s Air Rifle events.
U.S. Air Force Pistol Team: A Hardball Odyssey
Dr. Robert “Doc” Engelmeier documented his time as a member of the U.S. Air Force Pistol Team after joining in the late 1980s, providing us a fascinating glimpse into what being a competitor was like back then.
U.S. Army Contracts Winchester For 6.8 mm NGSW Ammunition Production
Winchester Ammunition lands U.S. Army contract to produce five million 6.8 mm NGSW rounds at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in Missouri.
Competitors’ Corner: February 2023
Highlights from the February 2023 issue of Shooting Sports USA, the NRA’s competitive shooting journal.
Pistols With ‘Stabilizing Braces’ Are Now NFA Short-Barreled Rifles
Field Editor Art Merrill reviews new law amending ATF factoring criteria for firearms with attached “Stabilizing Braces.”
Speer Awarded French Police Duty Handgun Ammunition Contract
The French Police 9 mm duty handgun ammunition contract is for Speer 124-Gold Dot ammo.
Benelli Expands Lupo Bolt-Action Rifle Lineup With .308 Win., .30-06 Sprg. Options
Benelli introduces new chamber offerings to its Lupo series of bolt-action rifles in a satin walnut stock platform.
Collegiate Rifle: No. 1 TCU Defeats UTEP, No. 3 WVU Takes Down No. 9 Navy
TCU rifle shooters take top eight individual spots in aggregate leaderboard against University of Texas-El Paso, while Mary Tucker leads WVU rifle to victory over the Naval Academy.
New: Baschieri & Pellagri NEXT Shotshell Series
Baschieri & Pellagri has announced the NEXT line of shotgun ammunition incorporating the new Green Core wad, which the company said was developed “in cooperation with national academic research institutes.”
NRA-Backed Constitutional Carry Introduced In Florida
NRA joined House Speaker Paul Renner and representatives from the Florida Sheriffs Association in Tallahassee on Monday, Jan. 30, to introduce a constitutional carry bill in the Florida legislature.