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Walther pro-shooters Gabby Franco and Michelle Waldran advise us on how to choose a shooting range, with tips and things to look for in the process.

Professional shooter Julie Golob explains why rifle shooting skills transition well to using a crossbow. She hones her skillset on the CenterPoint Pulse 425.

Here are some tried-and-true tips from Syren shotgun owners on how to stay cool in the heat on the range or afield.

Lynne Green highlights the most common clay shooting disciplines and shares ideas for getting started.

Jen Barcklay has been on the range with Ruger Precision Rifles, chambered in .22 LR and 6.5 Creedmore. Find out how you can get started precision rifle shooting, too.

Michelle Cerino continues her series on shooting AR rifles with this post, on tips she has learned for shooting in the prone position.

Syren ProStaff member Ashley Butcher shares her tips for hosting a charity shooting event.

Winchester Ammunition announces the Winchester Ladies Cup, an all-new, season-long sporting clays competition designed specifically for ladies who shoot on the National Sporting Clays Association Championship Tour, powered by Winchester.

Jen Barcklay attended the 2nd Annual Adaptive Defensive Shooting Summit. Find out what happened.

Want to celebrate National Shooting Sports Month? In her video, Julie Golob explains 5 pistol shooting sports to consider.

We are delighted to introduce you to our new writer, Jen Barcklay, an all-around outdoor woman, who is especially enthusiastic about long range shooting and hunting. Hailing from the state of Washington, Jen had always wanted to be a gun writer, but her job got in her way. As a helicopter mechanic – formerly enlisted […]

Are you ready to hit the range? What have you been doing all winter to get ready for spring and your shooting or hunting season? Whether it’s on the range or in the field, here are some steps to take so that you can step outdoors prepared and with essential gear in top condition. Sponsored […]

Night shooting can be a fun way to destress after a shoot or for an upcoming shoot. It’s challenging for shotgun shooters, even those that are great, because of the lighting difference and the crazy weather you can get at the end of the day.  Night Shooting for Fun Actually, night shooting is just something […]

Shooting season in the winter is fun because it introduces new challenges to overcome, such as how to shoot in crazy weather. But it’s also very cold and nobody likes to be cold. I know many shooters that only shoot in the summer – because they can’t stand the cold (and I would be one […]

Many people only shoot trap and skeet singles in competition. Shooting competitions offer opportunities to shoot other types of courses, including trap doubles and skeet doubles. In my experience, I have only shot this type once or twice for competition. I have shot skeet doubles and trap doubles more in practice than anywhere else, and […]

“Impact!” is my goal at 1 mile back-to-back for 5 shots, shooting a long range rifle. I’ve got a long way to go and a short time to get there, and it’s only the beginning. I sat down with the guy, Curtis Broadbent, that got me into long range shooting to pick his brain about […]

This is a continuation of the series “Girls Who Sell Guns,” although this month’s installment is slightly different. Each one of the ladies I have introduced you to is as impressive as the next, and each comes from a unique life-perspective and background. In this post, you will meet Kenda Lenseigne, who does indeed make […]

I shot in the World FITASC several years ago when it was at Caribou Gun Club in Minnesota, but the events that I attended in Italy and France had been as a photographer, not as a shooter. Participating as a shooter is a whole different experience altogether and as it turns out, a lot more […]

Kassidy has been on the Syren ProStaff for many years now and in her Junior year as a collegiate competition shooter at Lindenwood University.  She competes in International Trap (aka Bunker Trap) and has attended several USA Shooting qualifying events with the goal to join the team and travel to international competitons.  She’s also on […]

They did it! We’ve mentioned the CZ-USA Guinness World Record attempt since June, when they first made the announcement. David Miller, the Shotgun Product and Special Event Manager for CZ-USA, wanted to elevate youth from both the Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) and A.I.M. by choosing his team from their national events.  Sponsored by CZ-USA […]

Shotgun Shooting drills are crucial to getting better at shooting. Some drills work for all events and some only work for a specific event. Here are some drills I do to improve my shotgun shooting for trap and skeet competitions.  Shotgun Shooting Drill for Skeet Spot Shooting  Spot shooting with skeet is easier to do […]

It doesn’t matter how talented you are, practice is what separates the average from the good, and the good from the great. However, the big problem most of us face is the lack of time to dedicate to improve our shooting skills. And you know what? I get it, I love to spend time with […]

If you’re a shotgunner, you’ll have heard the acronyms ATA and AIM – which stand for the American Trapshooting Association its affiliate youth program, AIM (representing academics, integrity and marksmanship). Many people know ATA and AIM, but they don’t know the history and facts about these fine organizations.  History of ATA and AIM ATA was […]

August is National Shooting Sports Month. This month I’ll be focusing on introducing people, especially women and youth, to shooting sports. Sponsored by Aguila  Be sure to take the time to introduce someone new to shooting sports this month. I was introduced to shotgun 3 years ago and it absolutely changed my life. I would’ve […]

If you are a GLOCK owner and want to test your abilities with this firearm, you may want to consider attending a GLOCK Sport Shooting Foundation (GSSF) match. Sponsored by GLOCK The GSSF began in 1991, with a mission to encourage the safe and responsible use of GLOCK firearms and provide opportunities to participate in […]

While spending time at the Scholastic Action Shooting Sports (SASP) Nationals, I couldn’t help but be impressed by the amazing youth involved in the shooting sports. These young athletes are kind, respectful, polite and encouraging.  Honestly, they are a pleasure to be around.    The SASP offers youth from grade school through college the opportunity […]

Shooting in the heat is part of competitions in the summertime, and shooting when it’s sunny out is a lot nicer than in the winter. The one thing that isn’t that nice about shooting in hot weather is it can get scorching hot and … you can get sweaty and exhausted. There are many things […]

When NRA Women asked me to appear on an episode of the online television show “Love at First Shot,” I agreed to do it because I thought it was a chance to give back to the shooting sports. In particular, it offered me an opportunity to mentor women regarding learning how to handle firearms. I […]

There aren’t that many competition shooters in any discipline who are coming up on 50 years of matches. Meet Nancy Tompkins, a long-range competition rifle shooter. She’s been competing in Palma (.308 caliber at 800 yards, 900 yards and 1000 yards – iron sights), Long Range (1000 yards – iron sights) and Smallbore prone for […]

Adding an optic to my Walther was an intimidating move. It required me to change one of the fundamentals of shooting I worked hard to master: To focus on the front sight. This was like a mantra I followed for over 25 years in both practical and Olympic shooting. I traveled around the country teaching […]

Over time I have experienced many issues at a shooting competition that many shooters experience every day. I would like to describe how to successfully deal with the problems you will encounter. You can face shooting match issues such as defective shells, broken guns and speakers not working. When something goes unplanned, you have a […]