Chalk It Up to Knowing the Rules

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 [...]

Shooter Spotlight: Kevin Winters

This week we get to know Kevin Winters a little bit better…

NJ: Outdoor 3P & English Prone PTO

Square Circle Sportsmen’s Cub in New Jersey will be hosting a USAS Registered Outdoor 3P & English Prone PTO on September 19th. You can download the match program here: NJ-USA-9-19-10 (PDF, 78KB)

Photo of the Week

Forget just ONE photo of the week, here’s 3,000…

NH: Metric Prone Regional/State Championship

The Hudson, New Hampshire Fish & Game Club will host the New Hampshire Outdoor Metric Prone Regional/State Championship on Saturday, 9/25. The Match Program can be downloaded here: 2010-NRA-Outdoor Metric-Prone Regional-Program (PDF, 37KB)

The Royal Touch

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 [...]

Shooter Spotlight: Shane Barnhart

This week we get to know the 2010 3P and Prone NRA National Champion…

50th ISSF World Championship

The 50th ISSF World Championships are under way in Munich, Germany. Check out the ISSF Live Ticker here for the latest results and information. Of particular note—thus far—is the the top two shooters in the Women’s Junior Prone event went to USA shooters Sharon Barazani and Sarah Beard.

Photo of the Week

The sun rising over the Camp Perry water tower…

2010 NRA Metric Championship Results

The NRA has published the official results from the 2010 NRA Metric Championships…

August 2010 Issue of Shooting Sports USA

The latest issue of Shooting Sports USA is available here.

Emmons secures USA’s first 2012 Quota

from ISSF 29-year old Matthew Emmons, from Grand Rapids, Minnesota, finished on the podium of the 50m Rifle Prone Men event at the ISSF World Championship in all shooting events held in Munich (GER), the first Olympic qualifier sport event, becoming the first American athlete to gain a qualification spot for the 2012 London Games. [...]

Diving for National Records

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 [...]

Shooter Spotlight: Bill Lange

This week we get to know Bill Lange…

IN: Road to Perry 3200 Results

submitted by Haven J. Williams The St. Joe Valley Rifle & Pistol Assn. would like to thank all the competitors who fired in this year’s Conventional 3200 Registered Prone match. Most of you also fired in the recently concluded National Metric Prone Championships which were also fired on the Wa-ka-de range. Mark Del Cotto is [...]

Fall Foliage Match

The Fall Foliage Match (http://pronematch.com/fall-foliage-regional/) is looking for a new match director and home. If you’re located in New England and are interested in running the regional at your facility, drop us a line at shootATpronematch.com.

Blooper

A video blooper from our 2010 Camp Perry footage…

See you next year…

The sun rises on the iconic Camp Perry water tower. We’re headed east–back to Boston–but we really enjoyed seeing old friends and making new ones. See you next year.

2010 Prone Camp Perry Awards

Preliminary 2010 Camp Perry Prone Results

Premilinary prone results from the 2010 National Matches at Camp Perry Ohio…

Last Day of Smallbore at Camp Perry

Today is the last day of Smallbore competition at Camp Perry for 2010. Yesterday conditions were variable with gusts and let-offs all day and hot and humid weather. Today seems to have a little less humidity but it’s currently 6:45am and the wind is already whipping!