My Journey to the Daisy 2008 IBBGCM (Daisy International BB Gun Championship)

admin | January 30, 2009

By: Caleb Paterson (Junior Writer  For Kids By Kids)
The whole thing started about a year ago when our shooting sports club, the Wyandotte County 4-H shooters, started to practice and teach the new shooters how to shoot in competitions. The first match was a very nerve racking ordeal but after that match I started getting [...]

Scholarships, Kids, and the Shooting Sports

admin | January 30, 2009

By: Andy Fink and Chip Lohman (NRA)
Do you know that many colleges have shooting programs where scholarships are available for shooting? You don’t have to be a top notch football, basketball, volleyball, baseball, or hockey player - you can be a marksman! You should check out colleges to see what they have available.
There are also a [...]

Ty’s Tidbits 3: Black Bear with the Poiriers – Bienvenue Welcome

admin | January 25, 2009

By: Ty Weaver & Al Weaver
(Junior Writer  For Kids By Kids)
Dad (Al) and I have always dreamed of hunting black bear with a bow. We have watched several black bear hunting videos. There is something about those sneaky critters that gets us excited. Little did we know our dreams were soon going to turn into [...]

Cowboy Mounted Shooting: Choose Your Guns & Holster

admin | January 25, 2009

Cowboy Mounted Shooting: Choose Your Guns and Holster!
By: Morning Dove (Junior Writer  For Kids By Kids)
Does galloping around an arena as fast as your trusty horse can carry you with the reigns in one hand and a pistol in the other, firing at balloons as you go sound like fun? Well, I can sure tell [...]

Charles Daly’s Little Sharps for Juniors

admin | January 21, 2009

By: Ray Walters
Charles Daly, long known as an importer of fine shotguns and handguns, has once again expanded their line of firearms by bringing to America a full line of Old West style firearms for cowboy action shooters and those who simply want to own a little piece of American history without putting out the [...]

Looking For A Place To Shoot

admin | January 19, 2009

Need a place to take your kids to shoot? Check out NRA affiliates. If you are looking for shooting resources within commuting distance go to need a place to shoot, www.nra.org/nralocal.aspx. By entering your zip code you can select your areas of interest, the site will list:
- basic firearms courses – shooting clubs
- places to [...]

NAGDA National Championship: A Family Tradition

admin | January 12, 2009

By: Quade Joseph Erker, 13 years old.
(Junior Writer For Kids By Kids) Photos BY: Scott Sayles
My first year in the North American Gun Dog Association (NAGDA) was a great experience. My first qualification trial was in January 2008 at Eastern Colorado Hunting Opportunities (ECHO) in Stratton, Colorado. I hunted with a truly amazing dog named [...]

Battenfeld PAST Recoil Pad

admin | January 12, 2009

By: Sarah Bowers
(Junior Writer  For Kids By Kids)
The Battenfeld PAST Recoil Pad is ideal for high caliber rifle and shotgun shooting, or even just a long day of .22 rifle shooting for the kids. The adjustable elastic straps ensure that it’s always where you need it, when you need it without the hassle of readjusting [...]

Smith & Wesson’s Elite Silver Grade I O/U Shotgun

admin | January 10, 2009

By: Steven Perry (Junior Writer  For Kids By Kids)
My name is Steven Perry. I currently live in Nampa, Idaho. I am 14 years old and I have been hunting and shooting sporting clays now for about 4 and a half years. I shoot mostly with my parents Matt and Christy Perry almost every Sunday. I [...]

Tips and Hints for Airgun and Smallbore Competition – Meeting Your Shooting Goals

admin | January 8, 2009

By: Bob Benbough-Coach Bob
The last subject covered in “Tips and Hints” (Junior Shooters Vol 4 Fall Edition available on-line at www.juniorshooters.net) had to do with your mental approach to shooting competitively. We talked about goal setting and how to do that most effectively. Today, I want to talk about one way that you can enhance [...]