Author: SSSF Staff

SPP Announces Virtual Match Drawing Winners

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Congratulations to the 11 Scholastic Pistol Program teams that have been drawn as prize winners at the conclusion of the 2013-2014 SPP Virtual Match Target Season. Winners were selected in a random drawing among teams that participated in the season. Your team can easily compete with teams from across the country in the 2014-2015 Virtual Match season without ever leaving your home range. All squads have to do is shoot the SPP course of fire at your local range or match and submit SPP score sheets via email to SPP Program Manager Tammy Mowry, tmowry@sssfonline.com. There is also a fee of $5 per squad/per match score. Every time a squad turns in a score, they get a chance to win some great prizes. The more you play, the more you can win! The prize winners for the 2013-2014 season are: 1 Case (1000 rounds) 9mm ammunition
    Hocking County Young Guns Coach: Andy Thompson Squad 3 – 8/16/14 WWCCA Straight Shooters Coach: Joe Cafarelli Squad – 5/31/14 Michigan State University Shooting Sports Club Coach: Paul Kuchek Squad - 5/31/14

  Beretta Neos
    Red Dawn Junior Marksmanship Academy ** Coach: Cathi Bray Squad 3 – 8/17/14 Ozaukee Squad Scholastic Shooting Sports Pistol Team ** Coach: Rick Leach Squad 2 - 6/16/14

  Brownells Lewis Lead Removal Kits
    Union Grove Pistol Team Coach: Mike Ditscheit Squad 1 – 4/26/14

  S&W Range Bags
    Team Gotta Coach: Robin Taylor Squad 1 – 6/21/14 Straight Shooters, Tucson Coach: Bill Perkins Squad Blue - 5/6/14

  Pro Ears Revo Electronic Ear Muffs
    Smokin’ Dragons Coach: Trent Keltner Squad 3 - 4/26/14

  GLOCK Tacti-Kool Backpacks
    Leon County Sheriff’s Explorer Coach: Dustin Brock Squad 3/15/14

  Blade-Tech Knives
    William Blount Shooting Team Coach: Paul Carrington Squad Junior C – 3/26/14
** Gun winners, please send an FFL to Tammy Mowry, tmowry@sssfonline.com

Randolph Engineering: How to Choose the Right Tint for Shooting Glasses

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There is probably no type of shooting equipment that provokes more questions than colored shooting glasses. With so many choices, how do you know which colors to buy? In this interview by Field & Stream's Phil Bourjaily, Frank Robertson of Randolph Engineering, maker of the exceptional Randolph Ranger shooting glasses which are offered in numerous colors, explains how to choose the right lens tints for different lighting conditions.

Cyber Monday Is Coming! Support SSSF with Your Amazon and SSSF Store Purchases

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Black Friday is in just two days, and that means Cyber Monday is close behind, kicking off the online holiday shopping season. You can support SSSF with all your Amazon purchases just by using a special link, smile.amazon.com, and designating SSSF as the recipient of a donation from Amazon, based on a percentage of your purchase price. It doesn't cost you a cent! Get started. You can also find just the right holiday gift for the shooter in your life by shopping at the SSSF online store! Shop there for shooting gear and SCTP and SPP logo items like hats, shirts, gun cases, shooting glasses, and much more. Visit the SSSF Store.
Myles Walker

SCTP’s Myles Walker Takes Gold at USA Shooting’s Fall Selection Match

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SCTP shooter Myles Walker from Burlington, Wisconsin has won the gold medal for bunker trap in USA Shooting's Fall Selection Match. The match was held November 6-11 at the Delta Resort and Spa in Tillar, Arkansas. Myles Walker-1-350Myles was one of four athletes awarded a spot on USA Shooting's National Team as a result of his performance at the SCTP National Championship for international disciplines held in July in Colorado Springs. Hank Garvey and Nic Moscetti, who also earned their National Team spots at the SCTP Nationals, placed 4th and 5th, respectively, at the Fall Selection Match. Six bunker trap competitors withstood the intensity of 500 targets and four finals matches to emerge as 2015 World Cup selections for the USA Shooting Team as a result of the four-day competition. The Fall Selection Match served as the second phase of selection for the first three upcoming World Cup competitions to begin 2015, including events in Acapulco, Mexico and Al Ain, UAE in March and Laranaca, Cypress in late April where the top three athletes will compete. Fall Selection Match is also serving as the first of a two-part selection process for the Pan American Games (July), the last World Cup of 2015 in Gabala, Azerbaijan (August) and the 2015 World Clay Target Championships (September). Myles, a sophomore at Lindenwood University, participates in SCTP as a member of his college team's shotgun sports team. The win in Tillar places Myles in a great position to earn USA Shooting Team status come Spring Selection in April. “SCTP has provided me with the opportunity to flourish both as an athlete and an individual," Myles commented. "The benefit of the experience I have had surpasses any other activity I have been involved with.” Congratulations to Myles, Hank, and Nic for earning their National Team positions and representing SCTP well!

Video: SPP In & Out Stage

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There's no better way to see exactly what the four Scholastic Pistol Program stages look like than from the shooter's eye view. Here's the first, the In & Out stage, as seen during the 2014 Collegiate National Championships at Ft. Benning, Georgia. (Video by Ben Lillegard, member of University of Wisconsin - Platteville SPP team)
NSSF Safety Flyer

Firearms Safety Depends on You

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NSSF Safety FlyerFrom the time you pick up a firearm, you become part of a system over which you have complete control. You are the only part of the system that can make a gun safe -- or unsafe. Here are 10 basics of gun handling that you must know, courtesy of the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF):
  • 1. Always keep the muzzle pointed in a safe direction.
  • 2. Firearms should be unloaded when not actually in use.
  • 3. Don’t rely on your gun’s “Safety.”
  • 4. Be sure of your target and what’s beyond it.
  • 5. Use correct ammunition.
  • 6. If your gun fails to fire when the trigger is pulled, handle with care!
  • 7. Always wear eye and ear protection when shooting.
  • 8. Be sure the barrel is clear of obstructions before shooting.
  • 9. Don’t alter or modify your gun, and have guns serviced regularly.
  • 10. Learn the mechanical and handling characteristics of the firearm you are using.
NSSF has developed a booklet that explains each of these gun safety rules in detail. You can view or download it here. NSSF also offers other safety literature for use by individuals, families, or shooting teams. You can find it at www.nssf.org/safety/lit/.

Give Your Input on Possible Ammunition Orders

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MidwayUSA Foundation is working with Winchester Ammunition to provide shotgun ammunition direct from the distributor to your youth shooting teams. They need your help in determining the potential quantity to order. Should they move forward, this program will be offered in 2015 and be limited to the amount agreed upon with Winchester. By answering one quick question, you'll help MidwayUSA Foundation gather information to make this program a success. Here's what the program would offer:
  • Each order will contain 104 cases (10 boxes/250 rounds @ $59 per case) of Winchester Super Target 12 ga. 1 oz, #8. Total cost, including shipping, would be $6,136. Order MUST be placed by January 1, 2015.
  • Orders MUST be placed in bulk (pallets only).
  • Shipments will start in March and run through June and must be delivered directly to a location that is capable of receiving pallets.
  • MidwayUSA Foundation will provide an order form on its website.
Click here to give your input. By participating in this survey, you are NOT obligated to purchase. If you have already participated in this survey, please disregard.

SPP Southeast Regional Fall Match Opens Pistol Range at Tennessee Park

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The Scholastic Pistol Program launched a new pistol range at the Carroll County (TN) Shooting Sports Park in Huntingdon with its Southeast Regional Fall Match last Saturday, November 8. Six states were represented with 104 athletes on 13 teams. A total of $30,000 in MidwayUSA Foundation endowment account funds were awarded to participating teams. The match opened four premier new pistol bays at the park that were designed to accommodate SPP matches. In addition, the shooting park has four trap/skeet overlays, a 300-yard rifle range, and a sporting clays course in the planning stage. The park is home to the McKenzie Shooting Sports SPP and SCTP teams. The range was spearheaded by Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) officer Lance Rider and was built with assistance and sponsorship from TWRA, Carroll County, and local and state businesses. TWRA has turned over management of the park to Carroll County. As the first event for the pistol bays, the SPP Southeast Regional Fall Match featured a ribbon cutting by Carroll County Mayor Kenny McBride, who also served as one of the Safety Officers for this inaugural event. Also at the event, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Foundation (TWRF) was named the SPP state advisor. The TWRF announced the hiring of Lacey Lane to coordinate the SPP statewide. College teams attending included Bethel University, Eastern Kentucky University, Texas A&M University Corps of Cadets, Southeastern Illinois College, Michigan State University, and University of Kentucky. Junior/Senior teams participating were McKenzie Shooting Sports (TN), William Blount Shooting (TN), Tipton County Pistol (TN), Plateau Pistol Shooters (TN), Blue Grass Sportsmen’s League (KY), Arnold Junior Shooters (MO),and Alabama Privateers (AL). Winners included: College Centerfire:
    1st – Kentucky Squad A 2nd – Texas A&M 3rd – Bethel Squad 1

College Rimfire:
    1st – Michigan State 2nd – Kentucky – Rimfire Squad A 3rd – Kentucky Rimfire Squad B

Junior Rimfire:
    1st - Arnold Red 2nd - Blue Grass Sportsmen’s League 3rd – William Blount Squad 1

Junior Centerfire:
    1st - McKenzie Cobras

Senior Rimfire:
    1st - Plateau Pistol Shooters Squad 2 2nd – McKenzie Crushers 3rd - Alabama Privateers

Senior Centerfire:
    1st – William Blount Squad 3 2nd - McKenzie Cazadores

High Overall Rimfire: Tanner Pond – Michigan State High Lady Rimfire: Katie Loida – Arnold Junior Shooters High Overall Centerfire: Zach Williams – Texas A&M High Lady Centerfire: Sarah Webster – Arnold Junior Shooters You can see full results on the SPP Match Results page.

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