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  • Upcoming Matches (more)

  • NH: 4P Sectional, Mar 2-3

    The Hudson Fish and Game club in NH will host an NRA 4P Open Sectional Mar 2-3. You can download the match program here: Match Program 2012 NRA 4P SBR Open Sectional (PDF, 45KB)

    January 25, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post

  • AZ: Wildcat 6400, Mar 14-18

    The dates have been set for the 2012 Western Wildcat 6400. Also note that the weekend prior will have the 2nd Diamondback Prone Regional also at the Ben Avery Shooting Facility in Phoenix, AZ. You can download the match program here: wildcatprogram2012 (PDF,

    January 23, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post

  • CT: Upcoming Bridgeport Matches

    There are two upcoming matches at Bridgeport Rifle Club and the programs can be downloaded below. Feb 18-19, Int 3P Sectional: BRC_3P_INT_2012 (PDF, 61KB) Mar 3-4, Metzger Gallery, BRC_GALLERY_2012 (PDF, 49KB)

    January 23, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post

  • Results (more)

  • NH: Junior Air Sectional Results

    Eleven junior airgun shooters competed in the International Precision Air Rifle Junior Sectional in Hudson, NH on January 14th. You can download the match results here: 2012-nh-Intl-Air-Rifle-Junior-Sectional (PDF, 49KB)

    January 16, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post

  • MA: JORC Results

    Results from the Massachusetts JORC for smallbore and air rifle can be downloaded here: 2012-ma-jorc-smallbore-and-air (PDF, 45KB)

    January 12, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post

  • RI: Int 3P Sectional Results

    The 2012 NRA Rhode Island Open Metric Position Smallbore Rifle Sectional by Digby Hand The NRA’s 2012 National Indoor Championship season is now underway with the firing of the Metric Three Position Sectional at the Massasoit Gun Club over the first

    January 10, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post

  • Hap's Corner (more)

  • An Ethical Crossfire

    by Hap Rocketto Their names ring through history with a musical quality reminiscent of a New England college carillon on a crisp fall afternoon. The East India Company, The Hudson Bay Company, and The London Company all formed by bourgeois

    January 23, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post

  • A Creature of Habit

    by Hap Rocketto To say that my wife Margaret is, what we call in the education dodge, ‘concrete sequential’ is an understatement. She is a creature of strong habit and it works for her. If she didn’t mind being hot

    January 2, 2012 | 8 comments | View Post

  • Dear Diary

    by Hap Rocketto  Perhaps one of the most important tool in the shooter’s kit is the diary. A diary’s importance is based on two facts: shooting is a sport that requires consistency and the human memory is not 100% perfect.

    December 7, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post

  • Other Recent Articles

  • Coach Survey

    from Marcus Raab The NRA Coach Education Program is conducting research into coaching in the shooting sports. The purpose of the research is to understand more about the coaching that you do, to: • Help you to find the right coaching opportunities • Help you with coach-development opportunities • Value and recognize the coaching that [...]

    January 27, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post

  • NH: 4P Sectional, Mar 2-3

    The Hudson Fish and Game club in NH will host an NRA 4P Open Sectional Mar 2-3. You can download the match program here: Match Program 2012 NRA 4P SBR Open Sectional (PDF, 45KB)

    January 25, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post

  • AZ: Wildcat 6400, Mar 14-18

    The dates have been set for the 2012 Western Wildcat 6400. Also note that the weekend prior will have the 2nd Diamondback Prone Regional also at the Ben Avery Shooting Facility in Phoenix, AZ. You can download the match program here: wildcatprogram2012 (PDF, 41KB)

    January 23, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post

  • CT: Upcoming Bridgeport Matches

    There are two upcoming matches at Bridgeport Rifle Club and the programs can be downloaded below. Feb 18-19, Int 3P Sectional: BRC_3P_INT_2012 (PDF, 61KB) Mar 3-4, Metzger Gallery, BRC_GALLERY_2012 (PDF, 49KB)

    January 23, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post

  • 2012 NRA National Metric Championship Dates

    from H.Q. Moody 2012 NRA National Metric Championship The dates for the 2012 NRA Metric National Championship have been established. The Championships will be held on the Wa-Ke-‘Da Rifle Range, Bristol IN, in July just prior to the National Conventional Championships at Camp Perry. Championship dates for the Metric Prone Championship are planned to end [...]

    January 23, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post

  • An Ethical Crossfire

    by Hap Rocketto Their names ring through history with a musical quality reminiscent of a New England college carillon on a crisp fall afternoon. The East India Company, The Hudson Bay Company, and The London Company all formed by bourgeois businessmen with pockets full of gold as a result of the economic expansion of post-feudal [...]

    January 23, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post

  • NH: Junior Air Sectional Results

    Eleven junior airgun shooters competed in the International Precision Air Rifle Junior Sectional in Hudson, NH on January 14th. You can download the match results here: 2012-nh-Intl-Air-Rifle-Junior-Sectional (PDF, 49KB)

    January 16, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post

  • MA: JORC Results

    Results from the Massachusetts JORC for smallbore and air rifle can be downloaded here: 2012-ma-jorc-smallbore-and-air (PDF, 45KB)

    January 12, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post

  • MA: Taunton Prone/3P Match, Mar 17

    Taunton Rifle and Pistol Club in Taunton, MA will host a prone and 3P match on March 17. You can download the program here: TRPC 2011 prone and 3 position March 17 010712 (PDF, 57KB)

    January 11, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post

  • RI: Int 3P Sectional Results

    The 2012 NRA Rhode Island Open Metric Position Smallbore Rifle Sectional by Digby Hand The NRA’s 2012 National Indoor Championship season is now underway with the firing of the Metric Three Position Sectional at the Massasoit Gun Club over the first full weekend in January. Iron sight shooters from Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire shot [...]

    January 10, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post

  • CT: International 3P Sectional, Feb 18-19

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    January 9, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post

  • NY: West Point Open, Mar 18, 25

    The program for the West Point Open Match (3P 60X40X40) on Match 18th and the 25th can be downloaded here: West-Point-Open (PDF, 78KB)

    January 6, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post

  • January 2012 Issue of Shooting Sports USA

    January 2012 Issue of Shooting Sports USA

    The latest issue of Shooting Sports USA is available here.

    January 5, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post

  • RI: 4P Sectional, Mar 4

    2012 NRA FOUR POSITION OCEAN STATE SECTIONAL Sanctioned by the National Rifle Association Sponsored by the Rhode Island Rifle and Revolver Association Hosted by the Smithfield Sportsmen’s Club The NRA National Open Indoor Championships give competitors a chance to compete in a national event by comparing their scores with those fired by competitors in clubs [...]

    January 4, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post

  • Quiet Please!

    Quiet Please!

    For a competitive shooter Camp Perry is both constantly changing and forever timeless…

    January 3, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post

  • A Creature of Habit

    by Hap Rocketto To say that my wife Margaret is, what we call in the education dodge, ‘concrete sequential’ is an understatement. She is a creature of strong habit and it works for her. If she didn’t mind being hot and sweaty and uncomfortable she would be an excellent prone shooter because she is so [...]

    January 2, 2012 | 8 comments | View Post

  • MA: Prone/3P Match Results

    Results from the Taunton, MA Prone/3P Match held on December 31 can be downloaded here: 2011-ma-taunton-3p-air-rifle (PDF, 37KB)

    January 1, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post

  • MA: Prone/3P Match, Dec 31

    MA: Taunton Rifle and Pistol Club in Taunton MA will host a 60 shot prone match and 3P smallbore match on December 31st. You can download the match program here: TRPC 2011 prone and 3 position (PDF, 33KB)  

    December 23, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post

  • Sixth Annual Camp Perry Open, Jan 13-15

    Sixth Annual Camp Perry Open, Jan 13-15

    The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) invites you to participate in the sixth annual Camp Perry Open. This year’s match will include a three-position air rifle competition, an international air rifle (all standing) event, a pistol course of fire, and an optional clinic held at the CMP Marksmanship Center – North at Camp Perry, Ohio. The [...]

    December 21, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post

  • NRA Airline Survey

    from the NRA Survey Request for The Competitive Shooting Community NRA is looking for specific information on the treatment of the shooting community by airlines, airports and the TSA. Based on information to date there appear to be patterns at specific airports and with specific airlines. In order to clearly identify the airlines and airports that [...]

    December 20, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post

  • First look inside Olympic Shooting Venue

    There’s a nice blog post with accompanying photos on the new Olympic shooting venue at  http://853blog.com/2011/12/12/first-look-inside-woolwich-commons-olympic-shooting-venue/

    December 20, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post