Three-Position Air Rifle shooting is the most popular junior rifle program in the USA. Its massive participation base includes more than 2,000 JROTC high school programs, hundreds of 4-H Shooting Sports clubs and several hundred junior rifle clubs. An estimated 250,000 to 300,000 youth participate annually in three-position air rifle programs, with many of them engaging […]
Competition
Denmark’s Stephanie Grundsoee Secures Gold with Thrilling Finale
An extremely balanced 10m Air Rifle Women final finished with Denmark’s 18-year-old Stephanie Laura Scurrah Grundsoee overtaking India’s Mehuli Ghosh at the very last shot, claiming the Youth Olympic gold medal at Buenos Aires 2018. With four athletes already eliminated from the contest and six shots left to fire, in fact, Grundsoee, Ghosh, Marija Malic […]
India Sweeps Air Pistol Events with Chaudhary Saurabh
Asian Games Champion, Junior World Champion and now, Youth Olympic Champion: India’s 16-year-old Pistol shooter Chaudhary Saurabh pierced another gem into his fantastic season, climbing atop the Youth Olympic Games podium after dominating the 10m Air Pistol Men event. Earlier this year, indeed, the Indian youngster had already won gold at the Jakarta-Palembang 2018 Asian […]
Buenos Aires 2018: Bulgaria and Germany Climb Atop the Air Pistol Mixed International Team Podium
Buenos Aires (ARG), 12 October 2018 – Bulgaria and Germany climbed together atop the podium at the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games, where they secured the gold medal in the 10m Air Pistol Mixed International Team event. Vanessa Seeger and Kiril Kirov — who respectively placed 10th and 11th in the Air Pistol individual events […]
Target Sprint Returns to 2018 Dixie Double Air Gun Event
Registration is now open for the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s (CMP) annual Dixie Double Air Rifle and Air Pistol Competition, set to fire Nov. 3-4, 2018, in Alabama. Hosting some of the best men, women and junior competitors from around the country, including members of the Army Marksmanship Unit and other national-level athletes, the Dixie Double […]
Team Air Arms Sweep the 2018 RSN10 Competition
There are many different types of competition in the HFT world, but there are a few that have a “Must do” status and the RSN10 memorial shoot is certainly one of those. The highly anticipated competition is one of the highlights of the Hunter Field Target shooting season. Now in it’s 8th year, the RSN10 […]
Jack Harris Wins His Fourth Consecutive BFTA Grand Prix Series
Consisting of eight rounds, the BFTA Grand Prix Series has long been a highlight of the field target shooting season. Talented FT shooters travel the country to some of the finest shooting grounds across the UK. After incredible success in the 2017 World Field Target Championships in Wales, Jack’s hard work was rewarded. His amazing […]
Mongolia and Hungary Claim Mixed International Team Gold at Buenos Aires 2018
Buenos Aires (ARG), 11 October 2018 – Shooters of six different countries brought their flags atop the podium at the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games, where the first of two shooting sport mixed-international-team events finished with the narrowest margin of victory. Mongolia’s Enkhmaa Erdenechuluun and Hungary’s Zalan Pekler bested the other team — featuring […]
JROTC Three-Position Air Rifle Postal Competition Now Open
The 2018-2019 JROTC Three-Position Postal Competition officially opened Sept. 25, 2018, for young cadets in Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force JROTC programs who are interested in competing in a three-position air rifle match with other talented juniors across the nation. The Postal event is the first stage of the JROTC Nationals series of […]
Lowe Claims Win in AiR 15 Challenge at 2018 National Matches Air Gun Events
Winning this year’s AiR 15 Challenge during the National Matches Air Gun series of events was SPC Daniel Lowe, 25, of the U.S. Army Reserve team. The match was fired on August 4 at the Gary Anderson CMP Competition Center, located at the Camp Perry National Guard Training Facility. During the Challenge, competitors fire in […]