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1 month ago | 
nrafamily.org | Serena Juchnowski
Twenty-year-old Alishia “Fayth” Layne of Columbia, Tennessee grew up shooting at Maury County Gun Club, but she’s been fortunate enough to have her own home skeet range since 2021. Believe it or not, Fayth’s shooting journey began with a red folder. Her elementary school sent home various flyers every week advertising different clubs and activities. One Tuesday, the red folder came home with a flyer for the shooting team.
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2 months ago | 
nrafamily.org | Serena Juchnowski
“Marksmanship has taught me to never believe in good enough": Sgt. Jon Wiedell of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit (USAMU) lives by this statement, constantly striving for improvement. 21-year-old Wiedell hails from Minnesota. His competitive shooting career started when he was 12 years old, but he fired his first firearm around age 8. Now a national champion action shooter, it was Wiedell’s father who got him interested in marksmanship. “My father is the reason that I started competing.
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Dec 20, 2024 | 
dvidshub.net | Serena Juchnowski
9 Lexington, Missouri native Staff Sgt. Seth Inman was promoted to Sergeant 1st Class on December 19, 2024 by his wife. Inman is a shooter/instructor on the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit Shotgun Team at Fort Moore, Georgia.
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Dec 13, 2024 | 
dvidshub.net | Serena Juchnowski
9 U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Verne Conant helps teach the November 8 Civilian Marksmanship Program Rifle Marksmanship 101 Course at Talladega Marksmanship Park. Conant is an instructor with the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit at Fort Moore, Georgia.
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Dec 13, 2024 | 
dvidshub.net | Serena Juchnowski
9 This past November, U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit (USAMU) Soldiers from the Service Rifle and Service Pistol Teams assisted the Civilian Marksmanship Program with their Talladega 600 Marksmanship 101 clinics, the largest of these classes the CMP has held to date. Every year, the USAMU runs the Small Arms Firing Schools (SAFS) at Camp Perry, Ohio during the National Matches. Marksmanship 101 clinics are a smaller version of these classes held at various ranges across the United States.
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Dec 12, 2024 | 
dvidshub.net | Serena Juchnowski
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
nrafamily.org | Serena Juchnowski
“It couldn’t possibly be all that bad, so I asked to shoot it.”When Charlotte Carroll heard her older brother and friends complaining about how “awful” the M1 Garand was to shoot, she couldn’t resist the challenge. At 10 years old, she not only met the challenge but destroyed it. Now 17, Charlotte has branched into high power service rifle and continues to excel in vintage rifle matches. Charlotte first learned to shoot when she was about eight years old.
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Nov 1, 2024 | 
nrafamily.org | Serena Juchnowski
As his turn to shoot approached, 24-year-old Christian Sailer calmly checked his equipment and coated his hands in powdered chalk until it appeared he was wearing white gloves. When asked if it made a difference, Christian confidently replied, “I think it does.” All high-level shooters have a routine and shot process that contributes to their success. Christian’s helped him claim the 2024 Vortex Optics USPSA Open National Championship as well as a world title.
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Oct 2, 2024 | 
nrafamily.org | Serena Juchnowski
Every shooting sport has its standouts — the juniors who work hard, perform well, and have the potential to accomplish big things in their sport, especially if they stick with it as they grow older. In action pistol competition, 16-year-old Layla Ziegler of Washington, Illinois is that phenomenon. Layla never shot BB guns growing up. In fact, she didn’t shoot her first gun, a .22 LR revolver, until she was 12.
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Sep 4, 2024 | 
nrafamily.org | Serena Juchnowski
Fifteen-year-old Sabrina Smith has earned her Distinguished Rifleman’s Badge, a spot on the National Junior Team and the Ohio Governor’s Trophy — all before she can legally drive a car. Those who shoot with her expect nothing less but top tier performances in Sabrina’s typical unassuming style. Humble, but excited, she is just as at home loading magazines as she is joking around on the ready line.
