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. & [...]

From Ivy League to Smaller Schools, Shooting Gets a Boost at Colleges

admin | February 25, 2010

By: The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF)
MORE THAN $100,000 TO 16 SCHOOLS . . . Harvard University, Clemson University, the University of Vermont, Hillsdale College. From Ivy League to smaller schools, the National Shooting Sports Foundation has provided 16 colleges and universities with early Christmas presents — grants to help more students get involved in [...]

MidwayUSA Releases Master Catalog #33

admin | February 20, 2010

By: Andy Fink
When I was a kid I used to love to browse through my dad’s gun magazines and especially his catalogs. Well, nothing has changed over the years. When catalogs of shooting industry products cross my desk or a new release comes out I get excited and can’t wait to get my hands it. [...]

Junior Olympic Shotgun Team Announced for 2010

admin | February 11, 2010

By: Mary Beth Vorwerk

                  (Kyle Granger DeWitt chosen for the junior Olympic shotgun team)
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (February 9, 2010) – Nineteen junior trap and skeet shooters have been selected to the 2010 Shotgun Junior Olympic team.  The Junior Olympic team is selected annually by the USA Shooting National Shotgun Coach based on an individual shooter’s [...]

Hodgdon’s 2010 Reloading Manual

admin | February 9, 2010

By: Andy Fink
I have used Hodgdon’s reloading manuals for a number of years. I have always found them extensive, very helpful, and full of information on the latest cartridges. The 2010 manual looks like it is going to be just as useful as the previous ones. Check out the news release below and click on [...]

Ballistics Calculator on IPHONE

admin | January 26, 2010

iPhone users can now download Winchester® Ammunition’s award-winning Ballistics Calculator for free. Winchester has taken all of the features and functionality from its Web site version of the Ballistics Calculator and developed a user-friendly interface for the iPhone.
The iPhone version of Winchester’s Ballistics Calculator will allow users to choose their type of ammunition and compare [...]

Ruger’s SR-22 – Great For Practice & Lots of Fun

admin | December 28, 2009

By: Andy Fink
Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc., announced the introduction of the Ruger® SR-22TM Rifle on September 15, 2009. This semi-auto rimfire rifle is a ton of fun! The rifle combines the legendary reliability of the Ruger® 10/22® with the ergonomics and configurability of the new AR-style Ruger SR-556™. The new SR-22 Rifle allows shooters [...]

Concealed Carry for Young Adults

admin | December 28, 2009

By: Caleb Cooper (14)
(See editor’s notes at bottom)
Photos are not of Caleb but of various juniors who write for Junior Shooters magazine.
Almost all gun owners support the right for all citizens to own firearms. Among this group of individuals most believe young people should be trained from an early age to shoot. In this [...]

Christmas Goodies From Brownells, Competitive Edge Dynamics & MidwayUSA

admin | December 6, 2009

By: Andy Fink
Some of the best ideas for shooting gifts for Christmas come out of holiday catalogs. It is not too late to check out catalogs from three of the best: Brownells, Competitive Edge Dynamics, and MidwayUSA. Each of the thee has a large list of shooting related products that are perfect for Christmas gifts [...]

Electronic Digital Trigger Pull Gauge From Lyman

admin | November 29, 2009

By: Andy Fink
A nice shooting accessory to have around the shop is a trigger pull gauge. Having an accurate gauge that is easy to use allows you to measure your trigger pull so that it can be adjusted to a specific setting. The best trigger pull for a specific gun may vary for each user, [...]

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 [...]