Target Challenge – Getting Ready for the NRA National Championship – Spalding County 4-H Members Compete in Shooting Sports

| May 11, 2009

Provided By: Jessi McClain, NRA Competitive Shooting Division Released By: Spalding County 4-H Edited By: Andy Fink Getting ready for national shooting matches, such as the NRA National Airgun championship in July, is challenging, fun, and important. One of the best ways is through local 4-H clubs. Members of the Spalding County 4-H Shooting Sports […]

The First SHOT – CMP’s On-Line Magazine

| April 13, 2009

The Civilian marksmanship program (CMP) has an on-line magazine which provides lots of great information on shooting events for juniors. You really ought to check it out at http://www.odcmp.org/0409/default.asp Recent announcements, with photos, include: 7th National JROTC Air Rifle Championship – The 2009 JROTC marksmanship competition season concluded on 27-28 March with the 7th National […]

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

| 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 […]

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

| 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 […]

JROTC Rifle Championship 2008

| December 29, 2008

By Gary Anderson, DCM There could be no better proof of how much junior rifle shooting is growing in the USA than to see the signs of growth on display at the 2008 Eastern Region Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC), Air Rifle Championship. The Championship was conducted by the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP), on […]