Shooting Sports USA
The latest NRA competitive shooting news including match coverage, expert advice, analysis and comment
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Brandon Powell Wins 2024 NSCA National Championship High Over All Title
Team Remington competitor Brandon Powell successfully defends title at 2024 NSCA National Championship, teammate Turner Parcell claims runner-up position.
Competitors’ Corner: November 2024
Highlights from the November 2024 issue of Shooting Sports USA, the NRA’s competitive shooting journal.
18 Schools, 214 Student-Athletes To Compete At 2024 USA College Clay Target League National Championship
At the 2024 USA College Clay Target League National Championship, 214 of the nation’s top college athletes will compete to be crowned this year’s winner.
Collegiate Rifle: No. 10 Akron Carves Out Win Over No. 19 North Georgia
The No. 10-ranked Akron rifle team, led by redshirt seniors Erin Schnupp and Gavin Perkowski, defeated No. 19 North Georgia, 4602-289X to 4647-243X in Lexington, Ky., on Oct. 27.
Review: Heckler & Koch VP9 Match
This German striker-fired pistol is built with first-rate assemblies and solid ergonomics.
Royce Gracie Speaks Out About NRA And The Second Amendment
“Armed society is a polite society … I am in favor of carrying guns,” Royce Gracie said about the fight to save the Second Amendment and why it’s important to support the NRA.
Collegiate Rifle: Kentucky Sails Past Navy, WVU Defeats Mount Aloysius, TCU Triumphs Over UTEP
The top-ranked Kentucky, West Virginia University and Texas Christian University rifle teams all picked up wins during their respective matches held on Oct. 26, 2024.
New: Magpul DAKA GRID Organizers For Pelican, Plano Gun Cases
Magpul announces new DAKA GRID organizers for certain Pelican and Plano gun cases.
2024 A Girl & A Gun Fall Festival: ‘Laughter, Smiles, Waves And Welcoming Attitudes’
An all-women event now in its ninth year, the 2024 A Girl & A Gun Fall Festival took place at the Lucas Cattle Co. range in Cross Timbers, Mo., in October.
Short Krags: The Philippine Connection
Some newly available Krag-Jorgensen rifles from CMP may be modified ones that saw use in the Philippines.
New: Cole Pro Grand Luxe Beretta A400
Cole Fine Guns and Gunsmithing launches the Cole Pro Grand Luxe Beretta A400 semi-automatic 12-gauge shotgun—a work of art that is the result of a collaboration between Cole Fine Guns and Beretta.
All About The 2024 Winchester Experience Event
A special “Winchester Experience” was held in Illinois for 10 lucky people in October, including a Winchester factory tour and professional instruction from top sporting clays shooters.
Results: 2024 NRA National High Power Rifle Mid-Range, Long-Range Championships
U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit competitor Adam Fitzpatrick secures 2024 NRA Mid-Range national title, John Wilson wins Long-Range aggregate at Camp Atterbury in August.
NRA Debuts Smallbore Position Championship, Service Rifle Shooter Dominates High Power Field: 1957 National Matches
At the 1957 National Matches, NRA added a Smallbore Position Championship to the schedule, with the goal of making the U.S. more competitive on the international stage.
Classic SSUSA: Steel Magnolias
Revisit this article from July 2010 that includes interviews with six women champions at the 2010 World Speed Shooting Championship.
2025 NRA National Indoor Sectional Championships: Tournament Sanctioning To Begin Dec. 1, 2024
NRA announces 2025 Indoor Sectional Championships dates, programs have been posted online.
Chad Heckler Wins Limited Division Title At 2024 IPRF World Championship
Chad Heckler topped the Limited division leaderboard at the 2024 International Precision Rifle Federation World Championship in September.
Review: Beretta A300 Ultima Competition
Beretta’s new A300 Ultima Competition 12-gauge shotgun is tailor-made for three-gun and multigun matches.
NRA Announces National Matches Venue Changes For 2025
NRA announces the National High Power, Pistol and Smallbore Championships—the NRA National Matches—are exiting Camp Atterbury, Ind., and will be held at different clubs around the country in 2025.
Sam Simonton Wins Women’s Skeet Gold Medal At 2024 ISSF World Cup Final
USA Shooting athlete Sam Simonton tops women’s skeet leaderboard at the 2024 ISSF World Cup Final in India on Oct. 17.