ANNISTON, Ala. – Motivated runners-up from last year’s Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) Dixie Doubles air rifle and air pistol competition came back in 2021 to emerge victorious, reaching the top of the podium in both categories. The two-day Dixie Doubles air gun event was held Nov. 5-6, at the CMP’s South Competition Center in Anniston, […]
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The Sound of Silence
Thwpphhth. I earn my living writing things down, but I have to admit I struggle with the idea of how to capture the sound of silence via the printed word. The nifty thing about small-caliber airguns is the relative level of quiet. In the fire and brimstone shooting world, even a .22 LR makes more […]
Coaches’ Corner – Using Orion to Test Pellets and Match Them to Your Airgun
This feature story is brought to you courtesy of Orion Scoring Systems. Competition Air Rifle Pellets are all the same and interchangeable….right? Not exactly! This sport’s equipment (Precision and Sporter class air rifle) share the use of the same common diameter of soft lead pellets, but even among the same model of rifle from the […]
Can You Really Shoot an Airgun in Your Backyard?
“Shoot right in your backyard” is one of those phrases we’ll toss about until the sun goes out. But is it true? Can you? Forget the iron-fisted rule of neighborhood associations, is it even legal according to the people who make local ordinances? Sure, I’ll bet you a trillion yen the neighborhood association would emit […]
Junior Emme Walrath Excels with Continued Growth on the National Stage in 2021
Emme Walrath, 15, of Kenosha, Wisconsin, has had an exciting year. A regular at the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s (CMP) Monthly Air Gun Matches, often shining in precision air rifle, she has progressed from local events to the national stage – maintaining outstanding scores and setting a reputation as a respectable contender in her stride. Last […]
It’s Big Bore Season Again…
It’s big-bore air rifle season. You know how I can tell? I woke up this morning and the sun hadn’t (yet) plummetted into Toad Suck, Arkansas. Or anywhere else for that matter, at least as far as I could tell. So in my world, every day is big-bore season. Sure, big-bore airguns are great for […]
Another One Bites the Dust
Just two weeks ago, we commented on how odds were in favor of the NRA Annual Meeting and Expo going on. Well, dangit, it ain’t happenin’ now. I have to admit I get it. As far as close-proximity crowd events go, the NRA Expo hall is akin to a larger version of a Rolling Stones […]
The Show Must Go On?
Yes, 2020 and most of 2021 were the weirdest years in my memory. With the world turned completely upside down, and to a large degree, stopped, thanks to the COVID epidemic, we didn’t get to experience the normal industry gatherings. The 2020 NRA Annual Meeting and Expo was canceled outright in 2020 and this year’s […]
Six Olympic Medals for USA Shooting, Best Performance Since 1964
Asaka Shooting Range, Tokyo, Japan- USA Shooting earned a grand total of six medals at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, making this their best performance at the Games since the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. USA Shooting athletes won three gold medals in Men’s Air Rifle (William Shaner), Women’s Skeet (Amber English), and Men’s […]
USA Shooting Wraps Tokyo With Record Medal Count
USA Shooting ended its impressive Olympic run-on Monday failing to qualify for finals of either the Men’s 25m Rapid Fire Pistol or the Men’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions. But they were two of the very few times the team wasn’t in contention for a medal in the 12 days of competition. The team is bringing […]