Shooting Sports USA

1 week ago | ssusa.org | John Parker

West Virginia University earned a hard-fought victory at the 2025 NCAA rifle championship, held at the University of Kentucky’s Memorial Coliseum in Lexington, Kentucky, from March 14-15. The win marks the 20th NCAA rifle title in program history for the Mountaineers—the most for any school since the championship’s inception in 1980.

1 week ago | ssusa.org | John Parker

The 2025 NRA National Rifle and Pistol Championships will be held at clubs across the country this summer. For the first time in history, Ohio’s Cardinal Shooting Center will host the NRA Pistol and Smallbore Nationals, while the High Power Nationals will travel to three different venues: Across the Course at Winnequah Gun Club in Wisconsin, High Power Mid-Range at Oklahoma City Gun Club in Oklahoma and High Power Long-Range at the Alliance Rifle Club in Ohio.

3 weeks ago | ssusa.org | John Parker

On the cover is the West Virginia University rifle team after it was crowned the winner of the NCAA rifle championship for the 20th time in March. Walking away from the Memorial Coliseum in Lexington, Kentucky, with a team aggregate score of 4738-355X, the WVU Mountaineers clinched the title after a thrilling comeback that came down to the wire, finishing the competition only one point ahead of the runner-up team and host school, the Kentucky Wildcats.

3 weeks ago | ssusa.org | Corey Howard

Back in 2022, I discussed the importance of a regular fitness program for competitive shooters. Admittedly, I am biased; you see, I own a private personal training studio in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where I work with people like you and me every day, as well as a few professional athletes. Because of that, I firmly believe making strength training and fitness a part of your weekly routine will improve every aspect of your life, including our sport.

1 month ago | ssusa.org | John Parker

Millions of Americans have one or more AR-platform rifles in their gun safes. But how many of them use them for anything besides plinking? The National Rifle Association is aiming to change that with NRA America’s Rifle Challenge, a new competitive shooting program designed to encourage responsible AR rifle owners to do more than just target practice at the range.