Author Archives: Hap Rocketto

About Hap Rocketto

Hap Rocketto is a Distinguished Rifleman with service and smallbore rifle, member of The Presidents Hundred, and the National Guard’s Chief’s 50. He is a National Smallbore Record holder, a member of the 1600 Club and the Connecticut Shooters’ Hall Of Fame. He was the 2002 Intermediate Senior Three Position National Smallbore Rifle Champion, the 2012 Senior Three Position National Smallbore Rifle Champion a member of the 2007 and 2012 National Four Position Indoor Championship team, coach and captain of the US Drew Cup Team, and adjutant of the United States 2009 Roberts and 2013 Pershing Teams. Rocketto is very active in coaching juniors. He is, along with his brother Steve, a cofounder of the Corporal Digby Hand Schützenverein. A historian of the shooting sports, his work appears in Shooting Sports USA, the late Precision Shooting Magazine, The Outdoor Message, the American Rifleman, the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s website, and most recently, the apogee of his literary career, pronematch.com.

Photo of the Week

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Hap Rocketto

Major John W. (Jack) Hession, who some claim was the greatest rifle shot that ever squeezed the trigger… Continue reading →

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You May Talk O’ Gin An’ Beer

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Hap Rocketto

You May Talk O’ Gin An’ Beer by Hap Rocketto There probably isn’t a shooter in the world that hasn’t been through some sort of cessation of fire. The most common reason is severe rain. Matches are often held up, … Continue reading →

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Photo of the Week

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Hap Rocketto

Girls from a Washington DC high school shoot smallbore at Camp Perry… Continue reading →

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A Short History of Long Range Shooting in the United States

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Hap Rocketto

Long range is, by definition, a relative term… Continue reading →

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Photo of the Week

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Hap Rocketto

For old time mid Atlantic shooters the PJ O’Hare gun store and range in Roseland, New Jersey… Continue reading →

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December Pickering Results

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Hap Rocketto

Besotted by an oversupply of classic brandy infused eggnog and bloated by consuming innumerable trays of Christmas cookies, the beloved Grand Panjandrum has at long last awakened from his calorically induced Christmas coma to collate the December match results-all of … Continue reading →

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Photo of the Week

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Hap Rocketto

From 1930. Big shots of the shooting game defend their titles… Continue reading →

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Shooter Spotlight: Charlie Adams

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Hap Rocketto

This week we get to know Charlie Adams a bit better… Continue reading →

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CT: USCGA Junior Tournament Results

Posted on January 9, 2011 by Hap Rocketto

The United States Coast Academy Rifle Team hosted a smallbore rifle tournament at its Chase Hall range complex in New London, Connecticut on the 7th and 8th of January. The threat of a heavy snow storm did not deter junior … Continue reading →

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Photo of the Week

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Hap Rocketto

Arthur C. Jackson, winner of the 1951 Presidents Hundred… Continue reading →

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If You March Your Winter Journeys

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Hap Rocketto

I am in awe of the great adventurers who explored the high latitudes… Continue reading →

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Shooter Spotlight: Greg Tomsen

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Hap Rocketto

This week we get to know Greg Tomsen a bit better.. Continue reading →

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Photo of the Week

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Hap Rocketto

Ransford D. Triggs was an expert rifle shot and for six decades… Continue reading →

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Shooter Spotlight: Patti Clark

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Hap Rocketto

This week we get to know Patti Clark a bit better… Continue reading →

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Photo of the Week

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Hap Rocketto

A group of old time riflemen pose with target, marking discs, rifles… Continue reading →

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The Lord and Lyman

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Hap Rocketto

by Hap Rocketto Recently I had an article printed in another shooting publication. The piece was about Colonel Bill Brophy, a legend in both the high power and Marlin collector community. Part of the article related the fact that Brophy … Continue reading →

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November Pickering Results

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Hap Rocketto

The Pickering Match November match results are, more or less, officially posted. Old Number Seven wins the most patriotic award this month with a score of 1776. The RBGC Crackers, no ones knows if they are saltines, soda, or oyster, … Continue reading →

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Shooter Spotlight: Bobbi Vitito

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Hap Rocketto

This week we get to know Bobbi Vitito a bit better… Continue reading →

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Photo of the Week

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Hap Rocketto

An aerial photo of Camp Perry in 1927… Continue reading →

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Kid Colt and I: The Corsican Brothers

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Hap Rocketto

by Hap Rocketto Teamwork is an important part of shooting. Perhaps the most sterling example of the necessity for well-oiled teamwork is found in high power shooting and, in particular, the arcane art of Palma Match competition. Palma Match competition … Continue reading →

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Pickering Match Bulletin

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Hap Rocketto

Pickering Match Bulletin: The November results will be slightly delayed. One of our teams had a target delivery problem which caused them to fall behind. I, as the Grand Panjandrum of the Pickering Match, interpreted our rule that “our rules … Continue reading →

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