As you may already know, Erik and many others have been training to be a firing member of the US Palma Team over the last several years. Having officially reached that goal, this skilled group of shooters are now tasked with the great honor of representing the United States at the 2019 Long Range Championships in New Zealand! This is an expensive trip, and due to a lack of funding from the NRA, the team is now left with a great financial burden…
Mia was born in Seoul, South Korea and then adopted and raised in Minnesota. Formerly a Hairstylist, she now is a blogger, photographer, Second Amendment Advocate, and political news junkie. In addition to her work on Life of a Shooter’s Wife, Mia also contributes to the Western Free Press and is on the Board of Directors for the Minnesota Rifle and Revolver Association…
Last weekend marked the end of the prone shooting season in Minnesota. The Gopher Rifle & Revolver Club gave long range shooters one last chance to compete as they hosted the 2nd Annual Palma Fall Classic. This match consists of 2 days of the Palma course; 15 shots for record at 800, 900, and 1000 yards, with a possible score of 450. There have been…
Party Marty here, reporting about the September 29th and 30th Mid-Range/OTC Match at the Eau Claire National Rifle Club in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. This is a mixed match. Saturday is a mid-range prone match drawing a good mix of Sling and F-Class shooters. Sunday is OTC and generally about half the shooters shoot both days…
*Language Warning – VIDEO: The forecast all week was not very welcoming, looking at my phone had me down in the dumps. Did I really want to drive 3+ hours to freeze my rear end off and be miserable? I even emailed the match director earlier in the week to tell him I was not coming… but it is a prone match? And a state championship at that…
Since moving back to North Dakota in 2017, I have been trying to add some new match locations to my resume. I had not shot in the state of Montana until this past weekend, but it was well worth the drive. The Deep Creek 1000-yard range is well known in the benchrest world for its benign winds and small aggregates. Over the last several years, the sling portion…
Last weekend, I made my annual trip up to the scenic shores of Hunter Lake for 2 days of prone shooting. NWGC hosts a Mid-Range match on the first weekend of September every year, and it alternates between the MN State Championship and the Regional. This was a regional year, so 15 sling shooters made…
Party Marty here, ready for the 2018 Northern Great Plains LR Regional taking place at the Fried Family Marksmanship Complex in Moffit, North Dakota. This range faces East, so don’t expect a great sight picture in the morning. A little history, there have been very few clean 200’s shot here; a hand full with a sling, and…
2018 marks the 150thanniversary of the Dominion of Canada Rifle Association. The DCRA is Canada’s sanctioning body for many competitive shooting disciplines, including Target Rifle and F-Class. Every year, the Connaught range hosts the Canadian Fullbore Championship, which is the Canadian equivalent of the US NRA’s Long Range Nationals…