NRA World Shooting Championship: What a Difference a Year Makes
This event separates great specialty shooters from the shooters who have the ability to pivot from one discipline to another.
Competition
The Thrall of Fall and the NRA World Shooting Championship
That’s what makes this competition interesting. Everyone will step to the line using unfamiliar guns, from precision air pistols to shotguns, practical defensive pistols and single action six-guns, as well as rimfire rifles and long-range rifles.
Competition: We Need More Postal Matches
Everybody has a competitive streak, even if it’s just competing against themselves. With so many new gun owners interested in target shooting, perhaps the old-school postal match concept is exactly what we need for these new-school shooters.
Give Me 5: Competitive Shooter Becky Yackley
Oftentimes, people paint firearm owners in a particular light, usually not all that flattering. But in fact, you’re going to find people who are more accepting of those with diverse viewpoints and beliefs than you could’ve ever imagined.
Building the ARC – NRA Brings Back the America’s Rifle Challenge Competition
The NRA’s new shooting discipline has great potential to not only return the NRA to a competitive rifle shooting mecca, but also reshape how non-gun owners view America’s most popular rifle.
MDT’s LSS Gen3 Modular Chassis System Lets You Build the Rifle You Need for What You Want to Shoot
MDT showed off its new LSS Gen3 chassis at SHOT (see the video below). It’s an ultra-modular system that lets
Guilt By Association: Public Support for Hunting and Target Shooting Take a Hit
New research shows declining support for hunting and recreational shooting. A primary reason for that is concern over gun violence is high and folks are increasingly associating such legal activities with illegal gun violence.
Personal Defense Tip: If You Aren’t Behind Cover, Your Feet Should Be Moving
A tactical absolute that I was taught decades ago was this, if the fight begins and you are not behind cover your feet should be moving.
The NRA Needs a Strong, Healthy Competitions Division to Thrive
The shooting community is a living, breathing grassroots machine and the NRA needs to nurture it with strong, passionate leadership – and the appropriate funding – of a robust Competitions Division.
The National Rifle Association Needs Competition…and Much Better PR
Most competitive organizations have no plan whatsoever to generate news stories in local media, opting almost always to take the sour grapes position that “the mainstream media never covers the shooting sports.”