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Shooting Sports USA InSider
January 2024 Digital Magazine

January 2024 Digital Magazine

This issue's cover feature highlights Steel Challenge competition and how easy it can be to gear up for this exciting discipline. Additionally, Product Focus has our first look at Walther's new PDP Match polymer and steel frame pistols. Plus, be sure to read Range Bag with USPSA Grand Master and author Rob Epifania.

Translating Suppressors, NRA World Shooting Championship and More

Translating Suppressors, NRA World Shooting Championship and More

The January issue also includes Field Editor Art Merrill's feature about the history of suppressors and how to determine which one is right for you. Another must-read is the first installment of Art Merrill's article about buying throwback guns. Finally, don't miss our preview of the 2024 NRA World Shooting Championship, which will be held at Camp Atterbury in April.

Why You Should Shoot Steel Challenge

Why You Should Shoot Steel Challenge

Steel Challenge has experienced significant growth in recent years and it's not hard to see why. Banging away at steel plates as fast as you can hit them is reminiscent of the old-time carnival shooting booths and is just plain fun. But, that's not the only reason for the meteoric rise of this unique shooting sport. Read More

Year In Review: 12 Of Our Best Reviews From 2023

Year In Review: 12 Of Our Best Reviews From 2023

Here at Shooting Sports USA, we review many of the newest guns, ammunition and more, both in the monthly digital magazine and on the website. This past year was a big one for the firearms industry, so let's take a look back at some of the more memorable reviews that were published in 2023. Read More

Year In Review: 5 Of Our Best 2023 NRA National Matches Articles

Year In Review: 5 Of Our Best 2023 NRA National Matches Articles

As we prepare to put 2023 in the rearview mirror, here are five great moments from this year's NRA National High Power Rifle, Precision Pistol and Smallbore Rifle Championships conducted at the 2023 NRA National Matches at Camp Atterbury, Ind., July 8 to August 6. See them below listed in no particular order. Read More

2023 Pan American Games: USA Shooting Athletes Capture 18 Medals

2023 Pan American Games: USA Shooting Athletes Capture 18 Medals

At the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, in October, USA Shooting athletes decimated the competition, garnering 18 total medals and three Paris 2024 Olympic quotas. Team USA's 18 total shooting event medals—five gold, five silver and eight bronze—made the United States the number-one country in shooting sports at the competition, well ahead of the second-ranked country, Mexico, with eight medals. Read More

2023 U.S. IPSC Nationals: Jessie Harrison Repeats As Ladies Open Champion

2023 U.S. IPSC Nationals: Jessie Harrison Repeats As Ladies Open Champion

Bushnell-sponsored shooter Jessie Harrison successfully defended her title as the top IPSC Ladies Open shooter at the 2023 U.S. International Practical Shooting Confederation Nationals, held at Volusia County Gun and Hunt Club in New Smyrna Beach, Fla., November 12-16. Read More

Remington's 513-T Matchmaster

Remington's 513-T Matchmaster

Is it possible that an 80-year-old "second best" .22 match rifle can still go toe-to-toe with some of today's best offerings? Remington's long-discontinued Model 513-T Matchmaster wasn't the company's top of the line match rifle, but it shot like one—and still does so. Remington debuted "The Matchmaster" 513-T target rifle in 1940 during a time when NRA Smallbore competition enjoyed equal footing with NRA High Power in respect and popularity. Read More

IPSC Shotgun World Shoot: Becky Yackley Represents Team Winchester And Team USA In Thailand

IPSC Shotgun World Shoot: Becky Yackley Represents Team Winchester And Team USA In Thailand

Becky Yackley of Team Winchester represented the United States at the International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) Shotgun World Shoot in Pattaya, Thailand, December 3-10. Becky placed sixth overall in the Lady Standard division and, with fellow Team USA shooters Lena Miculek and Jalise Williams, landed a gold medal in the Lady Standard Team match. Read More

Firearms Guide: A Reference Library In Your Pocket

Firearms Guide: A Reference Library In Your Pocket

Already a massive firearms reference library shrunk into a flash drive, Firearms Guide triples that content with a one-year access to its online repository of additional schematics, manuals and blueprints. A computer searchable database also of ammunition, firearms manufacturers and more, this 14th Edition of Firearms Guide is the most comprehensive point source reference available. Read More

Perazzi, High-Quality Shotgun Manufacturer, Acquired By Czechoslovak Group

Perazzi, High-Quality Shotgun Manufacturer, Acquired By Czechoslovak Group

The Czechoslovak Group (CSG), the global industrial-technology company owned by Czech entrepreneur Michal Strnad, has purchased the majority stake in the Italian, family-owned Armi Perazzi S.p.A., well-known as a manufacturer of high-quality shotguns for sport shooters and hunters. Read More

New: Cabot Guns Insurrection Double-Stack 1911 Pistol

New: Cabot Guns Insurrection Double-Stack 1911 Pistol

Cabot Guns has announced the Insurrection, a new double-stack 1911 9 mm pistol constructed from billet stainless steel. Feature-rich and with plenty of customization options available, the new Cabot Insurrection 1911 includes a five-inch match-grade, hand-fitted stainless steel barrel with fluted hood cuts, Cabot's proprietary Advantage extractor, a stainless steel slide with window cuts... Read More

2024 IDPA National Championship At CMP Talladega Marksmanship Park In August

2024 IDPA National Championship At CMP Talladega Marksmanship Park In August

The International Defensive Pistol Association headquarters in Bogota, Texas, recently announced that the 2024 IDPA National Championship match will be held at the CMP Marksmanship Park in Talladega, Ala., August 15-17, 2024. Read More

New: SIG Sauer P322-COMP With ROMOEZero Red-Dot Optic

New: SIG Sauer P322-COMP With ROMOEZero Red-Dot Optic

New from SIG Sauer is the P322-COMP, a competition-ready rimfire pistol complete with a factory-installed ROMEOZero Elite red-dot optic and a threaded barrel with compensator. Read More

Silencer Central, Federal Ammunition Announce BANISH Speed K Suppressor For Law Enforcement

Silencer Central, Federal Ammunition Announce BANISH Speed K Suppressor For Law Enforcement

Silencer Central has announced the release of the BANISH Speed K, a suppressor intended to address the unmet needs of law enforcement agents. The new suppressor is available to the professional market, as well as civilians. Designed and optimized in partnership with Federal Ammunition, the BANISH Speed K is a 5.56 mm suppressor with high performance and versatility. Read More

New: Bergara Premier Competition Rifle Chambered In 6 mm GT

New: Bergara Premier Competition Rifle Chambered In 6 mm GT

Bergara recently added a new model to its Premier Competition Rifle lineup that is chambered in 6 mm GT. The new model joins the existing 6 mm Creedmoor and 6.5 mm Creedmoor variants in the company's Premier Competition Rifle lineup. Read More