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An NRA Shooting Sports Journal | MidwayUSA Foundation Sends $7.5 Million to 995 Youth Shooting Teams Across 46 States
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (181+ words) The Foundation runs two grant cycles per year. The next application window opens April 15, with payouts scheduled for August. Every team with a MidwayUSA Foundation endowment is entitled to a cash grant every year in perpetuity. Teams that do not…...
An NRA Shooting Sports Journal | USPSA Managing Director Reflects on Record-Setting 2025, Outlines Vision for 2026
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1143+ words) As we turn the page to a new year, it is worth pausing to reflect on just how extraordinary 2025 was for USPSA. By nearly every measure'membership, participation, financial stability and program development'this past year was truly record setting. More importantly,…...
An NRA Shooting Sports Journal | Cameron Hicks Takes FITASC and EZGO Shootout Titles at 2026 Seminole Cup
1+ week, 4+ day ago (396+ words) Some wins carry more weight than others. For Cameron Hicks, the FITASC title at the 2026 Seminole Cup wasn't just another line on the r'sum'it was a family affair two decades in the making. But it was the FITASC victory that…...
An NRA Shooting Sports Journal | All About The 2026 USPSA Nationals
1+ week, 6+ day ago (269+ words) The division activity for 2025 stacked up as follows: For the 2026 season, the locations flip for the matches, with Race Gun moving to the Cardinal Shooting Center in Marengo, Ohio, in August. Factory Gun Nationals will follow in September in Hurricane,…...
An NRA Shooting Sports Journal | How To Qualify For IPSC Events
2+ week, 1+ day ago (430+ words) One of the most exciting opportunities available to USPSA competitors is a chance to represent the U.S. in International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) events. By earning an invitation to participate in an IPSC competition, shooters can represent their division and their…...
An NRA Shooting Sports Journal | NRA Now Accepting Submissions for 2026 Outstanding Achievement Youth Award
3+ week, 5+ day ago (275+ words) Youth are eligible for the NRA Outstanding Achievement Youth Award through their 21st birthday. The requirements are not that difficult to acquire. Each applicant must meet five of the core requirements, which are: In addition, there are elective requirements. Each applicant…...
An NRA Shooting Sports Journal | A Year of Classic Battles: 1988 National Matches
3+ week, 3+ day ago (505+ words) Anyone interested in firearms and shooting hears about Camp Perry " There is a mystique about Camp Perry. It inspires a sense of awe as the military policeman waves you through the gate "Gary Amo in American Rifleman, June 1988 Although the…...
An NRA Shooting Sports Journal | American Rimfire Association Opens Benchrest Competition by Lowering the Cost to Participate
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (404+ words) Like NRA's three new F-Class competitions inviting greater participation by, among other things, opening the field to shooting factory rifles from a bipod, ARA rules go far to be inclusive rather than exclusive while still maintaining high standards for competition....
An NRA Shooting Sports Journal | Registration Open for 2026 Winchester & White Flyer Top Shot Youth Championship at NILO
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (369+ words) BRIGHTON, Ill. (Feb. 12, 2026) " The third annual Winchester Top Shot Youth Championship, Powered by White Flyer is back, and registration is now open. The event returns to NILO, Winchester's legendary hunting and shooting sport facility in Brighton, Illinois, on April 18, 2026. Thanks to…...
An NRA Shooting Sports Journal | Team Remington’s Powell and Hitch Dominate 2026 Caribbean Classic
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (400+ words) Two of the top sporting clays competitors in the country put on a show at the 2026 Caribbean Classic in Vero Beach, Florida. Team Remington's Brandon Powell and Todd Hitch turned in commanding performances across multiple events during the nine-day tournament…...