Shooting USA

The Competitive Shooting division of the National Rifle Association hosts the first Match Director Summit, three days of classroom and range time to get future match directors ready to host America's Rifle Challenge events at their home ranges. Then nearly two hundred kids from around the state are at the Tennessee 4H shotgun jamboree. And, a new Colt ProTip with Wyatt Gibson.

JROTC Teams from around the country are on the firing line inside the George Anderson Shooting Center at Camp Perry, OH to crown national team champions, as well as individual champions in Three Position Ten Meter Air Rifle. Plus a new Colt Pro Tip with Wyatt Gibson.

The best 50 meter small bore juniors from around the country have converged at the CMP Talladega Marksmanship Park to fight for a spot on the USA Shooting Junior Olympic Team. The top men and women will shoot it out in a selection final that will set the team. Then a closer look at some historical trophies awarded by the CMP during the National Matches. And, a new Colt Pro Tip with Wyatt Gibson

The industry has gathered in Houston for the National Rifle Association's annual meetings and convention. There is news from many manufacturers that has been on hold to release directly to their customers. Then, the latest addition to the Shooting USA gunroom. It's a Stronghold DT Vault from Revolution Safe Company, and it is massive. And a new Colt ProTip to help you find the red dot.

For more than 15 years Dr. Lewis Drake contributed his expertise and love of fine firearms to the Shooting USA History's Guns library. He is remembered in some of the moments captured over the years, as well as photos of his career in medicine and aviation. Then, the elements come together for John's service rifle. Plus, an update on the continued improvements at Cameo Shooting and Education Cente

The Ultimate Hunter Invitational is the annual event showcasing the practical hunting simulation that is Ultimate Hunter. Natural terrain, blind courses of fire, first shot scoring and an emphasis on time combine to test the hunter and the equipment. Then the National Wild Turkey Federation annual convention from Opryland is bigger than ever. Plus a new Colt ProTip with world and national champ

It's a shooting and hunting convention unlike any other. More than 80,000 gather in the Music City Center in Nashville for the Safari Club International convention. Then, exhibition shooter .22 Plinkster takes card splitting to a new level of impossible. And the latest innovation in case priming from Hornady, the Versa-Prime.

Join us on the floor of the Sands Convention Center in Las Vegas for the industry only Shooting Hunting and Outdoor Trade show better known as SHOT. New products in all categories will be on display as manufacturers big and small roll out the next big thing for 2026. It's a full show of new stuff from Vegas.

It's the tenth anniversary of the grand opening of the Civilian Marksmanship Program's Talladega Marksmanship Park, and the world class facility continues to set the bar as a state-of-the-art shooting destination. Plus, the tenth year of the Talladega 600 series of matches, including the Congressional 30, a service rifle match shot only once a year on the famous Range One.

It's the largest Precision Rifle match of the season and it is designed to bring in the new competitors. A highly successful match created by George Gardner of GA-Precision pairs experienced and brand-new competitors to make the first step easier, and the industry has come together in support. Then it is a brand-new sporting facility that is being built to be a destination for all things marksma

The fastest guns in the USPSA are on the newly re-designed ranges at the Southern Utah Shooting Sports Park. The Open and the Limited Optics divisions are the focus and there may be a dark-horse looming at the end. Then we have a great way to make your 10/22 rifle fit everyone in your family, and at the same time enhance the accuracy. kwshooting