Rhode Attends Tucson Skeet Competition February 2010

admin | March 2, 2010

By Rob Larson
When I applied for this competition, I had no idea what it would become.
Our normal Skeet competition here in Tucson usually has about 12 to 18 competitors from all around Arizona, but mostly from Tucson, Sierra Vista and Yuma.
I started to receive commitments to attend from all the usual athletes, Matt O. & [...]

CMP JROTC Scholarship Program & U. S. Army Junior Open Air Rifle State Championship Postal Competition

admin | November 21, 2009

 
The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) just came out with two new announcements important to juniors and their families.
The U. S. Army Junior Open Air Rifle Championship is now taking entries for the 2009-2010 State Championship postal competition. This Championship is sponsored by the Army Marksmanship Unit and is open to all junior shooting organiza­tions that [...]

Daisy Announces 45th Annual BB Gun Championship Match July 2010

admin | November 20, 2009

By: Andy Fink
Daisy Announces its 45th Annual International BB Gun Championship Match July, 2010 to be hosted by the City of Rogers, Arkansas. This is a location change so make sure you plan appropriately.
“Rogers is the home of Daisy – and has been for over 50 years.  It makes sense to bring this nationally-recognized event [...]

NRA Rule Books are now On-Line!

admin | November 20, 2009

By: Andy Fink
You can now check out the official NRA rule books for all of the NRA shooting sports on line. Just got to: http://www.nrahq.org/compete/nra-rule-books.asp
This lets new shooters and their families check out rules and know what equipment is needed to get involved in all different shooting sports.
There are rule books for each of these [...]

SCTP 2009 National Championships

admin | October 12, 2009

By: Cathy Williams
Photos courtesy SCTP
Edited By: Andy Fink
Sparta, Illinois (July 30, 2009) – Youth shooting teams from 24 states captured medals and nationals honors at the 2009 Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) National Championships held at the World Shooting and Recreation Complex in Sparta, Illinois on July 23 – 26, 2009. With the support of [...]

Double Trap and Skeet Shooters Qualify for 2010 World Championship Team

admin | September 21, 2009

Double Trap and Skeet Shooters Qualify for 2010 World Championship Team By: Mary Beth Vorwerk, USA Shooting
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (September 21, 2009) – The remainder of the 2010 World Championship team for shotgun was selected at the 2009 Shotgun Fall Selection Match yesterday in [...]

English Captures Silver, Junior Skeet Women Win Gold and Set World Record at Shotgun World Championships 2009; Junior Trap Women Take Home Bronze

admin | August 13, 2009

By: Mary Beth Vorwerk USA Shooting

                (Amber English photo courtesy of Mary Beth Vorwerk USA Shooting)
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (August 11, 2009) Amber English (Colorado Springs, Colo.) won the silver medal in the Junior Women’s Skeet event at the 2009 ISSF Shotgun World Championships in Maribor, Slovenia today and the Junior Women’s Skeet team of English, [...]

MGM Targets – Companies Supporting You

admin | August 8, 2009

By: Andy Fink
Junior shooters are important. Those companies that support you, the junior shooter, are also important. We, at Junior Shooters magazine, refer to a junior shooter as a youth between the ages of five and 21. Various shooting organizations have different age regulations for juniors. There are many organizations that actively support, you, the [...]

Junior Olympics Shotgun – Ian Rupert Wins Double Trap Event

admin | July 30, 2009

By Mary Beth Vorwek - USA Shooting, Photos by Mary Beth
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (July 29, 2009)  The Double Trap event was held at the 2009 Shotgun National Junior Olympic Championships on Wednesday with Ian Rupert (Muncy, Pa.) taking home the title.

                                    (Ian Rupert - Gold Medal Winner)
Rupert, who finished third at the Junior Olympics (JOs) last year, [...]

USPSA Area 1 27th Annual Championship – Juniors Rock

admin | July 16, 2009

By: Trystan Burkhardt with Nathan Swan & Dexter Bradley
(Junior writers - For Kids By Kids)
Area 1 is a region developed by the United States Practical Shooting Association (USPSA) which is comprised of Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Montana, Colorado, Wyoming and Alaska. Every year there is a championship match held in one of the regional states, [...]

Opportunity of a Lifetime for Junior Shooters

admin | July 4, 2009

By Michael Molinaro
USAMU PAO
FORT BENNING, Ga. Having the summer off is awesome enough for a kid, putting away the math book for three months and debating whether to go swimming or play ball all day. For some, a chance to hang out and pick the brain of an U.S. Olympian or a U.S. Soldier would [...]

Sixguns Flame At The Cowboy Fast Draw Northwest Territorial Championship 2009

admin | June 21, 2009

By: Andy Fink
Photo Note: Photos taken from the front are from behind safety lexan.
The young cowboy had a smile on his face as he looked at the older gunfighter. You’re going down, he said. The other’s smile just got bigger as he tipped his broad rimmed cowboy hat back. Your times aren’t good enough to [...]