There is a nice article in this month’s Shooting Sports USA on the 2009 Roberts Team Matches written by pronematch.com’s own Hap Rocketto. You can downdload a high-resolution PDF of the article by clicking on the image below.
by Hap Rocketto
Each year, at the National Smallbore Rifle Championships, with a gaggle of unenthusiastic juniors in tow, I make for the NRA Trophy Room to insure that the kids see these magnificent works of art and begin to appreciate the many fine riflemen and women who have earned them. Too often the [...]
The purpose of the “Shooter Spotlight” is to help shooters get to know their fellow competitors a little bit better. We cover a wide range of shooters from “Marksman to Master.” This is the 19th interview in the series.
Where do you call home?
I was raised on the coast of Maine but have lived in Charleston [...]
Although the cover of this month’s American Rifleman makes no mention of Camp Perry, there is a recap of the 2009 smallbore results written by pronematch.com’s own Hap Rocketto!
Merry Christmas from all of us at pronematch.com! We hope you and yours have a great holiday and that the new year brings you GOOD LOTS, and CENTER SHOTS.
The ISSF has posted some information about the 2012 Olympic shooting facilities. Of particular note, the shooting venues will be temporary and disassembled or re-allocated for other uses after the olympics. You can read the whole story here.
by Hap Rocketto
I shot my first long-range match in 1972 at the Colonie Club outside of Albany, New York. I was working in a small private school in New Jersey and was going to meet my fellow shooters from the Magnum Rifle Club at the range. I didn’t have a long-range rifle [...]
The purpose of the “Shooter Spotlight” is to help shooters get to know their fellow competitors a little bit better. We cover a wide range of shooters from “Marksman to Master.” This is the 18th interview in the series.
Where do you call home?
Winchester UK
How long have you been shooting?
From when I used to have [...]
2010 Camp Perry Open, Camp Perry, Port Clinton, OH.
The Civilian Marksmanship Program invites you to participate in the fourth 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 optional clinics at Camp Perry, Ohio. The [...]
To all of my loyal Joblillies, and Garyulies who shall see these presents greeting,
Know Ye, that We, the Grand Panjandrum of the Pickering Match himself, has observed the steadily growing height of the snow piling outside of our castle. It fortunately is covering and silencing the crowd of lemming like celebrity Global Warming advocates, fresh from [...]
The 2010 RI Sectionals are filling up fast. Below is what is available for relay times:
3P International: Saturday 1/9 at 9; Sunday at 1:30
3P Open: Sunday 1/31 at 9 and 1:30
Junior 3P: All day Saturday
To register, contact Nicole Panko at spal51~AT~yahoo.com
There was an excellent article in The Washington Post on Tuesday about the return of West Virginia’s rifle team after being dropped as a sport by the school. You can read the article here.
by Hap Rocketto
Decision making and problem solving are two very important skills a shooter must have to be successful. Each time a shooter prepares to release a shot though the process of the integrated act of shooting a great many factors are weighed and each requires that a “go” or “no go” decision [...]
The purpose of the “Shooter Spotlight” is to help shooters get to know their fellow competitors a little bit better. We cover a wide range of shooters from “Marksman to Master.” This is the 17th interview in the series.
Where do you call home?
Hudson, NH is where I call home.
How long have you been shooting?
I have [...]
by Tommy Steadman
This year’s high points championship “chase” consisted of sixteen championship match dates including seven NRA-sanctioned smallbore rifle prone Conventional tournaments, five NRA-sanctioned smallbore rifle prone Metric tournaments and four non-sanctioned 200 yard smallbore rifle prone matches. During the nine months beginning March 21, 2009 and ending on November 21, thirty-five RBGC members earned championship points [...]
by Digby Hand
Eight New Hampshire juniors were invited to participate in the 2009 New Hampshire Junior Invitational Rifle Championship which was, for all intents and purposes, a shooting triathlon. Each competitor fired an English Match and a full course of three position with the smallbore rifle followed by a 60 shot standing match with [...]
Don’t forget to get your Pickering Postal scores in early this month! Schedules are going to get pretty busy by month end…
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Here are a few interesting snippets from the NRA’s latest newsletter:
NRA Intercollegiate Rifle Club Championship
We are extremely excited to announce that our brand new championship has been locked in for 2010! The NRA Intercollegiate Rifle Club Championship will be hosted by Purdue University, April 8-11, 2010. Purdue University is located inWest Lafayette, Indiana, has approximately 40,000 students attending, and boasts over 200 [...]
by Hap Rocketto
Some years ago, when I was a young pup, my National Guard Rifle Team won the US Army Combat Rifle Championships. Each shooter was given a small Blackington medal and a handshake by the general. Back in the barracks, after the awards had been passed out, I was bewailing the fact [...]
The purpose of the “Shooter Spotlight” is to help shooters get to know their fellow competitors a little bit better. We cover a wide range of shooters from “Marksman to Master.” This is the 16th interview in the series.
Where do you call home?
Quaker Hill Rod and Gun Club is my shooting address, but I like [...]
2009 Winter Airgun Championships Conclude with Emmons, Turner, Beard & Uptagrafft Claiming Day Three Titles
2009 3xAir Colorado Day 3
