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Shooting Sports USA InSider
July 2023 Digital Magazine

July 2023 Digital Magazine

This issue features NRA National Championship updates, including news about the 2023 National Matches at Camp Atterbury, as well as the NRA World Shooting Championship coming to Indiana next year. Additionally, this month's Product Focus has Field Editor Art Merrill's review of the new CZ-USA 600 Range Rifle.

EAA & Girsan Earning Your Respect Every Day with Iconic Pistol Reproductions

EAA & Girsan Earning Your Respect Every Day with Iconic Pistol Reproductions

EAA & Girsan = Cost-effective reproductions of iconic pistol designs for the USA market. The lineup includes the Regard series, inspired by the famous 92 platform, the Girsan High-Power™ MC P35 series, the classic 1911 models along with double stacked variants, and the latest addition, the MC 14T Tip-Up™. These firearms offer exceptional quality and more features than the originals while remaining highly affordable. Read More

GAMO's Swarm Viper Gen3i features the industry changing SWARM 10X Technology.

GAMO's Swarm Viper Gen3i Features The Industry Changing SWARM 10X Technology.

Swarm 10X Technology brought multi-shot ability to breakbarrel air rifles with it's 10-shot magazine. This revolutionary technology combines with a new handsome automotive grade synthetic stock with rubber grips and checkering positioned at strategic locations. The softer rubber insets create a smoother buttstock for the cheek and secure, comfortable grips for both hands. Available in both .177 and .22 calibers, the new Viper Gen3i produces the high velocities expected from GAMO, and features Whisper Maxxim Noise Dampening Technology and a metal-jacketed steel barrel. Read More

Walk Softly Without The Big Stick: Introducing CCI Uppercut

Walk Softly Without The Big Stick: Introducing CCI Uppercut

Defense isn't defined by size. And whatever you carry should be up to the task. New CCI® Uppercut™ 22 LR finally puts effective rimfire defense in your reach. Full expansion and critical penetration through 2.5- to 4-inch handgun barrels. Always ready when you need it. Read More

MidwayUSA Foundation Interview and More

MidwayUSA Foundation Interview and More

The July issue also includes our interview with Larry and Brenda Potterfield, the founders of the MidwayUSA Foundation. Another must-read is Field Editor Chris Christian's feature about finding a solid rimfire training pistol for new shooters. In addition, don't miss author Brad Miller's advice for developing .38 Short Colt competition handloads.

Walker's Disrupter Electronic Ear Buds Available Now

Walker's Disrupter Electronic Ear Buds Available Now

After announcing them earlier this year, Walker's Disrupter electronic ear buds are now available both in-store and online through multiple retailers nationwide. According to the company, Disrupter electronic ear buds up the ante by "delivering the reliable noise protection and sound quality required everywhere from the range to the backcountry—cancelling dangerous-level noises, enhancing desired environmental sounds and delivering superior audio from cell phones, tablets and other devices through Bluetooth connectivity." Read More

USA Shooting: 2023 Shotgun Junior Olympic Champions Named

USA Shooting: 2023 Shotgun Junior Olympic Champions Named

The 2023 USA Shooting National Junior Olympic Championships season has come to an end after the skeet and trap victors have been named. Jordan Sapp and Gracie Hensley are the Men's and Women's Skeet Junior Olympic Champions, while Joshua Corbin and Lucy Myers captured the Men's and Women's Trap Junior Olympic Championship titles. Read More

Bushnell Celebrating 75th Anniversary In 2023

Bushnell Celebrating 75th Anniversary In 2023

Bushnell is celebrating its 75th anniversary of developing "innovative, affordable and high-quality optics that enhance the pursuit of outdoor enthusiasts and professionals alike." For three-quarters of a century, Bushnell has been at the forefront of designing products that are "Built for the Pursuit," whether that's hunting, shooting, birdwatching or any other outdoor passion. Read More

Celebrating The 25th Anniversary Of CMP's John C. Garand Match

Celebrating The 25th Anniversary Of CMP's John C. Garand Match

This year, the Civilian Marksmanship Program will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the John C. Garand Match at the annual National Matches at Camp Perry. The event has been one of the most popular CMP competitive shooting events—attracting hundreds of competitors from around the country each year. Read More

New: XS Sights R3D 2.0 Tritium Night Sights For Glock, Smith & Wesson Pistols

New: XS Sights R3D 2.0 Tritium Night Sights For Glock, Smith & Wesson Pistols

XS Sights has introduced new R3D 2.0 tritium night sights, the second-generation of R3D notch and post tritium sights. The company said the new sights are "engineered to give gun owners a brighter, stronger set of self-defense sights that are even easier to install than the original models and built to withstand years of EDC use and abuse." Read More

F-Class World Championships In South Africa

F-Class World Championships In South Africa

The United States F-Open Rifle Team rocketed from third place to the top of the leaderboard and a gold medal finish at the 2023 F-Class World Championships, held March 26 to April 1 at the Genl De Wet Classification Shooting Range in Bloemfontein, South Africa. Read More

Review: Ruger .22 LR/.22 WMR Super Wrangler

Review: Ruger .22 LR/.22 WMR Super Wrangler

Comparing features with price, Ruger's new Super Wrangler is in a class of its own. Boasting steel construction with a bare minimum of alloy and an adjustable rear sight that competitive shooters know is necessary on a convertible revolver, the .22 Long Rifle and .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire Super Wrangler performs about on par with Ruger's classic Single Six costing nearly three times as much. Read More

Review: Kestrel KST1000 Shot Timer

Review: Kestrel KST1000 Shot Timer

The shooting sports have changed, so isn't it fair to reason that the tools we use to score them should as well? After watching countless arguments erupt because a Range Safety Officer wasn't close enough to catch the last shot, or seemingly endless episodes where I found myself scrambling for a replacement nine-volt battery out in the middle of nowhere, I knew it was only a matter of time before a better shot timer arrived. Read More

2023 Competition Rifle Ammo Roundup

2023 Competition Rifle Ammo Roundup

There was a time, before Madonna became "classic rock" and MTV still played music videos, when we might see a competitor at the 600-yard line with factory ammo and we'd think to ourselves, "I reckon he's here just for the fun—he can't score using that stuff." How times have changed since then. Read More

Smith & Wesson's New Performance Center M&P9 M2.0 Competitor Is Match-Ready Out Of The Box

Smith & Wesson's New Performance Center M&P9 M2.0 Competitor Is Match-Ready Out Of The Box

The new Smith & Wesson M&P Competitor definitely turned heads with its release at SHOT Show earlier this year. The gun's sleek lines, slide serrations and speed cuts to the top and sides of the slide make this M&P model stand out from all the previous variations of the M&P lineup. Read More

Register Now For The 2023 NRA National Matches At Camp Atterbury

Register Now For The 2023 NRA National Matches At Camp Atterbury

Online registration for the 2023 NRA National Matches at Camp Atterbury is open now at the NRA Competitive Shooting web portal. The 2023 NRA National Matches at Camp Atterbury—including the Precision Pistol, Smallbore Rifle and High Power Rifle National Championships—are set to begin July 8 and conclude August 6. Read More