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.

The Worst of the Best

by Hap Rocketto Leah, my youngest daughter, is a student at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Communication majoring in Magazine Journalism. I say this both as a proud parent and to set the stage for the following story. Syracuse … Continue reading

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Photo of the Week

Leigh Jenks and Jen Corindia from Cheshire County Fish and Game… Continue reading

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The Exploding Apron

by Hap Rocketto Last summer a local market, Sandy’s Fine Fruit Emporium, where my wife is a loyal customer, hired my daughter Sarah. I am sure, or like to think, that the fact that Sarah is a hard worker had … Continue reading

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Shooter Spotlight: Edie Fleeman

This week we get to Edie Fleeman a bit better… Continue reading

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GA: November Smallbore Season Finale

RBGC held its final Smallbore Prone match of the 2010 competition season on November 20th… Continue reading

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Wedding Bells

Saint Adalbert’s Church, in Providence Rhode Island, saw a small but impressive and highly talented group of competitive rifle shooters gather to witness the marriage of Kimberly Chrostowski to Andrew Roland on Sunday November 14, 2010. The assembly included members … Continue reading

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Shooter Spotlight: Shawn Carpenter

This week we get to know Shawn Carpenter a bit better… Continue reading

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A Cease Fire that was out of the Ordinary

by Hap Rocketto Shooting range safety is serious stuff. All good ranges have safety procedures and mechanisms in place to prevent interlopers from crossing the firing line when the range is hot. In some places it is a simple hinged … Continue reading

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Shooter Spotlight: Joe Smith

This week we get to know Joe Smith a bit better… Continue reading

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Waste Not, Want Not

by Hap Rocketto When I was a young pup, first on the All National Guard Smallbore Rifle Team, I was amazed at how well they took care of us. We were supplied with fancy team clothing, rifles, sights, rifle and … Continue reading

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The winning smiles of the 1959 National Smallbore Prone Rifle Champions… Continue reading

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Championship of the Americas

by Hap Rocketto, pmdc staff The Championship of the Americas (Confederaciòn Americana de Tiro or C.A.T.) is an intercontenental tournament highlighting the talent of North and South American countries.  The following individuals will be competing for not only C.A.T. medals, … Continue reading

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“Fast Freddy” Scielzo and the Dewar Team

Florida’s “Fast Freddy” Scielzo has been a Camp Perry fixture for many decades… Continue reading

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SC: Palmetto Prone Championship, Nov 20-21

submitted by Bart Parnall Palmetto NRA Conventional Prone Regional: One last outdoor match everyone! The members of the Palmetto Gun Club in Charleston, South Carolina invite you to visit our fair city and shoot some shots while you are here.  We … Continue reading

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[UPDATED] A History of the United States National Outdoor Smallbore Rifle Championship 1919-2010

This document has been updated: http://pronematch.com/a-history-of-the-united-states-national-outdoor-smallbore-rifle-championship-1919-2009/

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Photo of Week

A day of competition at Camp Perry begins, as it always does, with the iconic cannon blast… Continue reading

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NC: Conventional Prone State Championship Results

The 2010 North Carolina State Championship for NRA conventional… Continue reading

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Shawn Carpenter smiles having shot his first 1600. Continue reading

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NJ: State Air Rifle Championship, Nov 27-28

Ridgewood Rifle Club in New Jersey will be hosting the 2010 Air Rifle State Championship on November 27-28. You can download the match program here: 2010-nj-air-state-champ-program (PDF, 8KB)

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2010 NRA National Rifle Championships Video

Steve Dulco and the multimedia crew at NRA Publications put together a nice video from highpower at Camp Perry  this past year. You can check it out below. (If you’re viewing this page from your iPhone, you can see the … Continue reading

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CT: Prone State Championship Results

results submitted by Chet Ruscio The Connecticut Outdoor Smallbore Prone Championship was held on September 12th at Blue Trail Range in Wallingford, CT. You can download the the complete match results here: 2010-ct-prone-outdoor-champ (PDF, 434KB)

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