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About H

Dan started shooting competitive smallbore in 1986. During his Junior career, he earned two national junior team titles as well as local and regional wins. After a 10 year year hiatus to attend college and start a family, Dan returned to the sport and has added local, sectional and regional wins to his shooting resume. Dan is a Distinguished Rifleman, National Record Holder, U.S Dewar Team Member, Black Hawk Rifle Club Member, Digby Hand Schützenverein member, and is the founder of pronematch.com. He lives in Massachusetts with his wife and 2 children.

NJ: 2010 New Jersey 4P Sectional Results

Posted on January 21, 2010 by H

The 2010 New Jersey 4P Sectional was held in Ridgewood, NJ on January 9th. You can view the results below: 2010-nj-4p-sectional

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CT: 2010 Bridgeport Rifle Club Gallery Match

Posted on January 20, 2010 by H

The Bridgeport Rifle Club in CT will be hosting a Gallery Match March 5-7th. You can download the match program below: 2010-CT-BRC-Gallery-Match

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Shooter Spotlight: Paul Gideon

Posted on January 19, 2010 by H

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 22nd interview in the series. Where … Continue reading →

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The Snow Country Prone Match

Posted on January 18, 2010 by H

by Hap Rocketto Imitation, it is said, is the sincerest form of flattery. Others say that plagiarism is simply another word for research. There is just a thin ethical dividing line between the two so when Pronematch.com considered running an … Continue reading →

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CT: NRA International 3P Sectional

Posted on January 18, 2010 by H

The Bridgeport Rifle Club will be hosting an NRA 3P International Sectional on February 20th and 21st. You can download the match program below: BRC_2010_NRA_3p_Intl_Sectional

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CT: The David Thompson Shoreline Classic Junior Rifle Match

Posted on January 15, 2010 by H

by Martin Prince The David Thompson Shoreline Classic Junior Rifle Match, hosted by The Niantic Sportsmen’s Club of East Lyme, Connecticut, was contested on December 4-6, 2009. The Classic used the USA/NRA 50 target, which has replaced the A-36 target in … Continue reading →

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RI: International Sectional, Complete Story

Posted on January 12, 2010 by H

The 2010 International Three Position Sectional by Digby Hand RHODE ISLAND—The 2010 NRA Indoor Championship season got underway with the International Championship Sectional fired at the Massasoit Gun Club on January 10 and 11. Many things have changed in the smallbore … Continue reading →

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Shooter Spotlight: Rich Girvin

Posted on January 12, 2010 by H

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 21st interview in the series. Where … Continue reading →

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RI: International Sectional Results

Posted on January 11, 2010 by H

Complete story to come. Results below. 2010-ri-international-sectional

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NH: 2010 Sectionals

Posted on January 11, 2010 by H

NEW HAMPSHIRE—The Hudson, NH Fish and Game Club will host four NRA Junior Sectionals plus the new NRA 3P Air Rifle OPEN Sectional in February and March. The Match Programs can be downloaded below. 2010-nh-sectionals

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NSSF Awards $109,500 in Grants to Colleges

Posted on January 8, 2010 by H

The National Shooting Sports Foundation has awarded $109,500 in grants to colleges across the country in order to promote shooting at competitive and club levels. To read more and see the list of colleges, you can read the press release … Continue reading →

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GA: RBGC Prone Schedule

Posted on January 7, 2010 by H

A full season of prone shooting down in Georgia! From Tommy Steadman: Dear friends, Attached for your information is River Bend Gun Club’s 2010 smallbore rifle prone match schedule.  The schedule includes our NRA-sanctioned conventional and metric tournaments as well … Continue reading →

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Shooter Spotlight: Adam Auclair

Posted on January 5, 2010 by H

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 20th interview in the series. Where … Continue reading →

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Don’t forget to get your postal results in…

Posted on January 4, 2010 by H

The December Timothy Pickering postal scores are due tomorrow http://pronematch.com/pickering-postal/. Don’t forget to submit your scores to Hap Rocketto at hapATpronematch.com

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USAMU Soldiers Embark on Historic Mission

Posted on January 1, 2010 by H

There’s an interesting article by Michael Molinaro on the Army Marksmanship Unit website about the historic deployment of USAMU soldiers to Afghanistan. You can read the story here.

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2009 Roberts Team Matches

Posted on December 31, 2009 by H

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.

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Shooter Spotlight: Bart Parnall

Posted on December 29, 2009 by H

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 … Continue reading →

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Camp Perry Results in American Rifleman

Posted on December 28, 2009 by H

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!

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Merry Christmas 2009

Posted on December 25, 2009 by H

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.

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London 2012 Shooting Venues Unveiled

Posted on December 24, 2009 by H

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.

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Shooter Spotlight: Bob Loughridge

Posted on December 22, 2009 by H

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 … Continue reading →

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