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In general I would say that shooters are a very ethical group of people…
by Hap Rocketto For some years the NRA has been including a rulebook in the competitor’s packet for high power. This year smallbore shooters began receiving one. This was as a result of the actions of the Smallbore Rifle Committee’s acting upon the request of the competitors. While this is a great idea the day [...]
by Hap Rocketto In an earlier era sovereigns ruled with absolute power through a principle known as the Divine Right of Kings. Essentially this meant that the power of the king was derived directly from the throne of God, no mean claim in a time when religion was a most powerful influence. Because of the [...]
by Hap Rocketto The first cold snap of autumn had come, and with it a new television season. As is our practice I stoked up the woodstove, the bride popped a bowl of popcorn, and we cuddled up on the couch to watch the season premier of Crime Scene Investigator, the Las Vegas one-not one [...]
At the end of the iron sight phase of Camp Perry in 2006 I threw together a trip…
by Hap Rocketto The recent national economic distress has brought to mind my carefree days as an undergraduate. College was an orchard with many delights ripe for the picking. Much to the distress of my parents my delights in the pursuit of a liberal arts education lagged significantly behind my delight of the pursuit of [...]
During the course of my shooting career I have managed to bag a couple of National Records…
Personally, I think that I am a collector of rare and historically important shooting ephemera…
During the summer months shooting and baseball absorbs the bulk of my sports budget…
In another life I was a high school science teacher and my favorite subject was physics…
Twenty days before Christmas of 1956 the rifleman who had survived the qualifying round…
by Hap Rocketto Each year I never miss shooting the Abe Rocketto Memorial Service Pistol Match. Run by Steve Schady, the match requires the use of a fixed sight service pistol of any era. My brother and I always shoot the Old Man’s six digit Colt 1911. Our sister Leslie, fresh from a concealed carry [...]
It is always a great pleasure to see one of your juniors develop and do well…
by Hap Rocketto I am getting a little long in the tooth but I work to stay in competitive shape for position shooting. I shoot two winter position leagues and specialize in prone during the summer months, with a little four position centerfire league thrown in to leaven the mix. Deep down inside I hope [...]
A couple of weeks ago I was idly leafing through some Shakespeare when a line from King Henry IV Part I leapt from the page and stirred my memory…
Hap Rocketto remarks about NRA National Records and how some are “good” and others are…well…not so good
by Hap Rocketto [Editor's Note] This is a Gallery Match primer! I have just arrived home after shooting the Connecticut Gallery Championship, a match I first shot as a high school freshman in 1962. Way back then The Gallery Match was the largest indoor match known to man. On two consecutive weekends sub-juniors, juniors and [...]
by Hap Rocketto Those who are familiar with Yankee Stadium know about Monument Park, a collection of monuments, plaques, and retired numbers honoring distinguished members of the New York Yankees. It was built during a renovation of “The House That Ruth Built” to contain the monuments, plaques, and flag pole which were originally in fair [...]
RT @NRAblog: Competitive Shooting unveils Welcome to Camp Perry video http://bit.ly/daOt11 Go team pronematch.com!! (Joe Graf, George Pantazelos, Erik Hoskins). Headin' westbound for Rotterdam Regional.
