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BY DENNIS WILLING
Director,NRA CompetitiveShooting Division
Online Registration:Despite the availability of online registration,
Camp Perry on-site registrations have been on the rise. Although sometimes
unavoidable, last minute registration makes it difficult for squadding, com-
petitor packet preparation, and estimating team entries. Over 100 people
registered on-site last year, and it took about a day and a half to catch up.Because most of these occurred during the pistol phase, the Pistol Department
is trying something new in 2014. Those registering online in February and
March will get a $50.00 discount ($200). Registration will be the same $250
during April and May. Registrations after May will be $350.
National Match Programs:The printed program expense for 2013 was
more than $22,500.00. This is your money and I need to ensure that I spend it
wisely. Mailing a program before the National Matches and handing out
another at the matches doesnt make financial sense. As a result, no pro-
grams will be mailed early, but they will be available online for free. We willcontinue to include a program in the competitor packets distributed at the
National Matches. Pistol, Smallbore and Rifle will have separate programs
and the printed version will continue to be in the pocket-sized format.
F-Class: F-Class contestants will compete again this year alongside the
Long Range matches, but in their own, newly created, Great Lakes F-Class
Championship. We are also improving awards and medals.
Fullbore:The 2014 Fullbore National Championships have changed from
what was published previously. The High Power Committee voted to change
the course-of-fire as necessary, including the use of the International 5V
target, and that the rules of the International Confederation of Fullbore Rifle
Associations (of which we are a member) could be used. One international
team per country will now consist of 12 firing members, rather than 8. Unlim-
ited entries for Open Teams will consist of 4 firing members, and individual
competitors are welcome (up to range capacity). F-Class shooters are also
welcome. Firing will be done at 300, 600, 800, 900, 1000 yards, with awards
available for every yard line. More will be posted about the approved course
of fire and some important differences between NRA and ICFRA rules. An
entry fee of $400.00 will include a paid target puller. On that note, weare still interested in locating experienced target pullers, who will be paid
a flat rate of $75.00 per day with housing in either a hut or barracks room.
Please contact [email protected].
Bianchi Cup:The MidwayUSA & NRA Action Pistol Championship is
upgrading to a total of three new, tracked, moving targets. General grading
and improvements are also being done to all ranges, walls, and parking.
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Shooters take aim during day one of
the 2013 Northeast Regional Field TargetChampionship hosted by Crosman.
Over 90 shooters in six divisions and
classes provided opportunities for
every skill level and type of air gun.
Cover Photo: Chip Hunnicutt
ON THE COVER
CONTENTS//FEATURESA Publication of the
National Rifle Association of America
Wayne R. LaPierre
Executive Vice President
The NRA, the foremost guardian of the traditional American right to keep and bear arms,
believes every law-abiding citizen is entitled to the ownership and legal use of firearms,
and that every reputable gun owner should be an NRA member.
20New NRA NationalFirearms Museum
Adding to the collection at
the headquarters location in
Fairfax, VA, the new museum inSpringfield, MO, allows 1,000
more firearms to be appreciated
by the public.
By NRA Staff
6 SSUSA JANUARY 2014
222013 NortheastRegional Field TargetChampionships
In its fourth year, the NortheastChampionships, sponsored
by Crosman Corporation in
Bloomfield, NY, has already
earned international prestige.
By Jock Elliott
28New NRA 3-Gun Matches
Lars interviews NRA Sports
(formerly Clubs and Associations)
Program Specialist Samantha
Olsen to highlight two new
sports available for club matches.
By Lars Dalseide
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Standing atop a world championship podium takes far more than those last three steps it takes
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4 Competitors CornerUpdates from the desk of Dennis Willing,
Director, Competitive Shooting Division.
10Shooters News
Highlights from the world of competitive
shooting sports.
11Bag Check
A mini-series by Barbara Baird, Womens
Outdoor News, on tips from the pros on
what they take to the firing line in their
range bags.
12Product FocusAfter nearly a year with the Bullseye
Camera System, we think its one of the
best and most affordable training tools
on the market.
36A Page From History
Reprints from American Rifleman
magazine on competitive shooting
in the early years.
37Coming Events
Coming Eventslists national matches
and provides a download link to the
monthly list of 15,000 local matches
each year.
38Member Info
CONTENTS// DEPARTMENTS
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SUGGESTION BOX:E-MAIL US [email protected]
30Malcolm CooperPart 1
Having won two Olympic gold medals
in smallbore, the only person to do so,
Malcolm Cooper dominated the sport
in the 1980s. Here is an introduction
to the man and the first of a three-part
series on his shooting philosophy.
Reprinted from InSights Magazine
4
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Support OurOlympic Shooters
As Team USA begins its qualifying run towards
the next Olympics in Rio, we will track the shoot-
ing teams progress and highlight their accom-
plishments along the way, beginning with this
months Bag Check article by Barbara Baird.
Watch for this logo to signal the latest updates
here and at: www.usashooting.org.
10 SSUSA JANUARY 2014
SHOOTERS NEWS
Whittington U Training Calendar Now Online
NRA Sells One MillionthBasic Pistol Handbook
The National Rifle Association recently sold
its one millionth copy of the NRA Guide to the
Basics of Pistol Shooting. The guide is a com-prehensive resource on
responsible pistol use.
This milestone reflects
the growing national
interest in firearms
and the National Rifle
Associations place as
the United States top
provider of firearms
training, said Bill Poole,
Managing Director of
NRAs Education and
Training Division.
The 2014 NRA Whittington Center
Training calendar is now open for
registration. Located in Raton, NM,Whittington U is the training
division for the NRA Whittington
Center. Whittington U utilizes a
University-style model, with two
academies carrying the bulk of the
instructional lineup. In addition
to the Defensive Academy, the
Precision Academy uses 2-4 MOA
reactive steel targets on the
2000-yard Known Distance Range,2800-yard High Angle Range
and the 3650-yard Unknown
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605-610-8598.
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SHOOTINGSPORTSUSA.COM 11
usto
Since joining the U.S. National Paralympic
team last June, John Joss has already won sev-
eral medals, including a gold in August during
the 10m Air Rifle Prone event at the International
Paralympic World Cup in Bangkok, Thailand,
as well as a gold at the USA Shooting National
Championships in June.
Prior to selection for the Olympic team, Joss
earned a spot on the U.S. Army Marksmanship
Units Paralympic Section, an expansion of theteam created last year that includes wounded
warriors who continue to serve their nation by
competing in shooting sports. According to the
Army, The Paralympic Section displays the
best of Army Soldier skills through national and
international Paralympic competition that enable
these select U.S. Army Soldiers to demonstrate
the notion of ability, rather than disability.
As for myself, Im just a regular guy from
Texas with two kids and my wife. I enjoyhunting, gun collecting, shooting sports,
mechanic work and reloading, said Joss.
In Smallbore competition, Joss shoots an
Anschtz model 1913 made in 1987. As far as
the rifles go, I believe the older, round-action
Anschtz rifles were made to a better standard.
With a stock barrel, and if Im doing everything
right, it can shoot a 106.5 average, which is more
than can be asked of anySmallbore rifle.
For air rifle competition, he shoots a FeinwerkbaP800. On my ISSF rifles, I prefer the Anschtz
70/20 rear sight with multi-filter iris, and Centra or
MEC Feinwerkba rail large-globe front sights.
Whats in Josss range bag?
Joss carries a Brownells bag that he won at a
Firecracker 4800 match. I use this bag because
its durable, and it has plenty of pockets for all my
shooting related equipment, he said. I pack a:
Bloop tube
Anschtz butt hook
Oil, grease and assorted wrenches A torque wrench The torque wrench is the
most important piece, as it allows me to have
a consistent way to tighten the gun to attain
accuracy, noted Joss.
Kurt Thune shooting sweater
I dont carry anything for luck, as I believe luck
has no place in the type of shooting we do. There
is no luck inside the X-ring, said Joss.
Whats in Your Range Bag, John Joss?By Barbara Baird, www.womensoutdoornews.com
USAS
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you can digitally mark previ-
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The weather gods delivered to our traditional
Labor Day Smallbore Prone Regional the kind
of summer weather for which Washington, D.C.,
is famous: hot, humid and sticky. There wasenough wind to keep the thirty two shooters
alert, but not so much that it
cooled things off much.
We were honored by the
presence of two family groups
at the match: the Beal family
from Ohio and the Parker
Clan from New Hampshire
and Maryland (pictured; the
Beal family got away beforewe could take their picture).
We were glad they all came
and also glad they went home
with awards.
U. S. Air Force shooter
Mark Gould (Grasonville, MD)
won the Grand aggregate
with a fine 3191-249X (x 3200) including the only
perfect score on Any Sight Daya 1600-140X. In
second place was Larry Parker, Sr. (Swanzey, NH)
with a 3190-241X. In third place, with a 3190-238X,
was Expert Class shooter Billy Azzinaro
(East Brunswick, NJ). Billy has attended our
match for several years, advancing each yearinto a higher class. This year was no exception
as his score just might
secure his entry into the
Master Class. Larry Parker, Jr.
(Swanzey, NH) was High
Master with a 3186-294X.
Fairfax Rod & Gun Club
member Tom Carroll
was high Sharpshooter
with a 3185-179X. A higherclassification may be in
the offing for him, too.
Wynn Lekhavanija
(Ellicott City, MD) led the
Marksman Class with a
fine 3168-152X. He, too,
should be alert for a higher
classification. Mark Gould, Larry Parker, Sr.
and Billy Azzinaro all received legs toward
Smallbore Prone Distinguished.
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SCORE SHEETS
Conventional Smallbore Prone RegionalFairfax Rod and Gun Club
Manassas, VA
Aug. 31-Sep. 1
Submitted by Paul Nordquist
32 competitors
Three generations of Parkers. (l. to r.) Blake,
Larry Sr., Vicki, Perry, Amie, Paul and Larry Jr.
Match Director, George Harris was,
among many things, also Chief Scorer.
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The Great Pumpkin MatchBell City Rifle Club
Southington, CT
Oct. 12-13
Submitted by Nicole Panko
29 competitors
October 13 was
the last day of prone
shooting in our
region. After two
days of confounding
wind, the conditions
simply died as the
line began sighting-in
for the final 20 shots at 50 meters. Eight minutes
after Line Officer Mark Sloan called Commencefire, Hap Rocketto racked back his bolt, inserted
his Empty Chamber Indicator, and looked through
his spotting scope. A short time later Bill Neff did
the same. All the groups were tight but not quite
centered on the A-51 target so both riflemen had
some anxiety until scorer Tony Panko applied
overlays to confirm the good news. Shooting side
by side, Neff and Rocketto had posted only the
fifth and sixth perfect scores shot in our tourna-
ment. The two newest winners of the 200 Pot
were congratulated by Greg Tomsen and Ron
Wigger, the third and fourth to accomplish the
feat. None of this took the shine from Lisette
Grunwell-Laceys grand aggregate winning perfor-
mance of 2285-69X. Shawn Carpenter earned
Distinguished with both the service and prone
rifles. In a 50 meter iron sight team match, Andrew
Solomonides and Tobin Sanctuary combined for
a 765-22X for the victory.
Assisting Panko in running the match, in addi-
tion to her father and Sloan, were Paul Fecteau
who helped Tony on Saturday, Mr. Davenport and
Mr. Dassler who collected targets.
18 SSUSA JANUARY 2014
SCORE SHEETS
Winner Brian Scott Chilson 66
2nd Robert Boyer 60
3rd John Whitcomb 60
1st M Dave Heeter 32
1st EX Richard McKinnis 39
1st SS Larry Kiehl 50
BPCR Silhouette Eastern Regional ChampionshipsRidgway Rifle Club
Ridgway, PA
Sep. 22-23
Submitted by John ODonnell
28 competitors
High
WomanDebra Lee Hovatter 48
High
SeniorRobert Boyer 60
Scope
WinnerBrian Scott Chilson 69
(Hometowns not reported.)
WinnerLisette Grunwell-Lacey
Old Lyme, CT2285-69X
2ndShawn Carpenter
Norwich, CT2285-59X
3rdJeff Henry
Middletown, CT2276-72X
High
Woman
Elizabeth Dutton
Derry, NH2245-51X
High
Senior
Hap Rocketto
Westerly, RI2275-69X
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FEATURE// MUSEUM
EXPANDING FIREARM
HISTORYThe new NRA National
Sporting Arms Museum is
now open at Bass Pro Shops
in Springfield, MO, and it
offers visitors a chance to see
nearly 1,000 historical firearms
from not only the National Firearms
Museum collection, but also fromRemington and the Trapshooting Hall
of Fame, among others.
Photo
by
Philip
Schreier
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SHOOTINGSPORTSUSA.COM 21
O
n August 2, 2013,
the NRA National
Sporting Arms
Museum at Bass
Pro Shops in
Springfield, MO, opened tothe general public, adding yet
another world-class educa-
tional institution to the grow-
ing list of NRA museums. This
7,500-square-foot museum is
located in southwest Missouri at
the flagship store of the Bass Pro
retail network, and it was spe-
cifically designed to reflect the
themes of hunting, conservation
and freedom.
There are nearly 1,000 spec-
tacular firearms on exhibit,
many from the NRA National
Firearms Museum collection
in Fairfax, VA, but many are on
loan specifically for the new-
est museum in the heart of the
Ozarks. Among the special loans
are items from the Remington
Arms Co. Museum of Ilion, N.Y.;
the collection of the Trapshoot-
ing Hall of Fame of the Amateur
Trapshooting Association cus-
tom classics from the personal
collection of the late Frank
Pachmayr and many, many more.
With nearly 40 exhibit
cases housing some of the
Approximately 1,000 firearms are on
display in nearly 40 exhibit cases.
most valuable and histori-
cally significant firearms in
public or private hands, vis-
otors will be able to see fire-
arms once owned and
used by such historicalluminaries as Annie Oakley,
Buffalo Bill Cody, Col. Theodore
Roosevelt and his son
Gen. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.,
Gen. Dwight David Eisenhower,
President Grover Cleveland,
Napoleon Bonaparte, Englands
King James II and a host
of others.
Five of the largest exhibit
cases portray the development
of hunting arms in America,
from Colonial times to present.
It includes dioramas of an
Indian hunting in the Eastern
woodlands, Lewis & Clark with
their air rifle, an 1880s buffalo
hunter, a 1950s hunting cabin,
and a contemporary father
and daughter enjoying a duck
hunt together.
A full-size mannequin repre-
sents Col. Theodore Roosevelt
during his African safari of 1909.
As well, Guns of Old West
Outlaws and Lawmen, con-
tains arms from such historical
notables as Frank Hamer, John
Wesley Hardin, Jesse James
and Black Jack Ketchum,
rounding out the exhibits
and special collections on
display in this remarkable
location. So if you are travel-
ling on historic Route 66,headed to Branson or stop-
ping by Wilsons Creek
Civil War battlefield, be sure
to drop in and visit this
gem of a museum and
reconnect with some of our
American history.
The NRA National Sporting
Arms Museum is located at the
Springfield, MO, Bass Pro retail
store (1935 S. Campbell St.,
Springfield, MO 65807). It is
open every day from 10 a.m.
to 7 p.m., with extended hours
during the Bass Pro Fall Hunting
Classic. Museum-goers can take
advantage of free admission
and parking. For more informa-
tion about the NRA National
Sporting Arms Museum, visit
basspro.com/nramuseum.
Additional details on the
National Firearms Museum
in Fairfax, VA., can be found at
nramuseum.org.
Philip Schreier
Senior Curator,
NRA National Firearms Museum
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FEATURE//REGIONAL FIELD TARGET
NORTHEAST REGIONAL FIELD TARGET
BY JOCK ELLIOTT
Photos courtesy of Crosman Corporation
CHAMPIONSHIP
Harold Rushton posted the
match high score at the
2013 Northeast RegionalField Target Championship.
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position, and the shooter gets
no point. The shooter with the
most points wins. What makes
field target particularly chal-
lenging is that the target may
be placed anywhere from 10 to55 yards from the shooter; the
shooter does not know the range
to the target; and all of the air
rifles and air pistols involved
launch pellets at subsonic
speeds. As a result, the shooter
must figure out the range to
the target and then compensate
for the trajectory and the
wind deflection of the pellet
at that range.
At NRFTC, the air rifle event
took place over two days with
competitors firing 60 shots each
day. There were two courses.
Shooters who competed on
course A on the first day shot
course B on the second day, and
shooters who started on course
B the first day finished on course
A the second day. Most lanes
were shot from a sitting position,
but a few lanes were forced
to be shot from kneeling or
standing positions.
In addition, there are differ-
ences in air rifle power plants
and power. World Field Target
Federation (WFTF) classes are
limited to 12 foot-pounds of
energy at the muzzle, whereas
in the other classes, air rifles
can generate up to 20 foot-
pounds at the muzzle, which
makes them flatter shooting and
less susceptible to wind deflec-
tion. Spring-piston air rifles,
because of the whiplash recoil
generated by the power plant,are inherently more difficult
SHOOTINGSPORTSUSA.COM 23
During July, 2013,
more than 100 shoot-
ers from 14 states
and three countries
gathered to compete
in the Northeast Regional FieldTarget Championship (NRFTC)
hosted by Crosman Corporation
at its Bloomfield, NY, headquar-
ters. Shooters from as far away
as Canada and Venezuela com-
peted with entrants from across
the lower 48 states in the two-
day air gun match, single-day
air pistol match, and Quigley
Bucket Challenge.
According to Mark DeBoard,
Crosman Shooting Services
Manager, What began as a
helping hand to a local field
target club has grown into the
largest regional competition
sanctioned by the American
Field Target Association.
Crosman first hosted the event
in 2010 when the original com-
petition site became unavailable.
The event has grown year after
year, and is now widely regarded
as one of the premier field target
events in the U.S.
Field target is arguably one
of the most challenging disci-
plines in all of shooting sports.
It involves shooting with air guns
at metallic silhouettes of birds
and small game. Each silhouette
has a hole, or kill zone, behind
which is a paddle. If the shooter
puts a pellet cleanly through the
hole and hits the paddle, the tar-
get falls down, and the shooter
gets a point. If the pellet hits the
faceplate of the target or splits
on the edge of the kill zone,the target locks in the upright
to shoot accurately than pre-
charged pneumatic (PCP)
air rifles.
This years NRFTC took on a
distinctly international flavor.
Team USA was using the eventas preparation for the World Field
Target Federation Champion-
ship in Germany in August. Nine
members of the 15-member team
were on hand, including past
NRFTC champions Hector
Medina of New Canaan, CT,
Greg Sauve of Green Bay, WI,
and Harold Rushton from
Tuscumbia, AL. They were
joined by five shooters of Team
Venezuela and, when a few
Canadian participants formed
Team Canada, an international
side match was on. Scores were
based on the team aggregate
and, after day one, it was Team
USA (41.33) leading Team
Canada (38.83) and Team
Venezuela (36.80). Anchored by
Rushton, Sauve and Ray Apelles
of Somers, NY, Team USA took
the weekend match with an aver-
age score of 88.66. Team Canada
finished with 78.66 and Team
Venezuela posted a 72.60.
Individual shooters could com-
pete in a number of different
classes at NRFTC, as follows:
WFTF Piston2013 winner Hector Medina
won his first NRFTC WFTF Piston
title in 2011 and successfully
defended it the following year.
After day one, he was in a dead
heat with fellow Team USA
member Keith Knoblauch of
Leonardtown, MD, and just threepoints ahead of Art Deuel from
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FEATURE//REGIONAL FIELD TARGET
WFTF PCPWinner Harold Rushton drove
14 hours from Alabama to make
this years Northeast Regional.
He led by just one point after
the difficult front side of Lanes
16-30, ahead of Dan Brown of
Chagnon Lake, NH, who scored
a 53. Rushton finished the match
five points ahead of last years
winnerGreg Sauve. I shoot
100-150 shots a day for practice,
Rushton said, and I try to
practice at a level of difficulty
that is higher than what I thinkthe actual competition will be.
He added; Crosman did a first-
class job with the match. The
courses were excellent. It was
a really big challenge and a lot
of fun.
Hunter PCPField targets Hunter class is
the fastest growing segment of
the sport. Class rules allow a
shooter to closely replicate an
actual hunting setup, from gun
choice to seating position, includ-
ing the use of bipods. John Tyler
from Yardley, PA, posted a 52
to take a one-point lead over
Chris Helm of Ewing, NJ, and
a logjam of other shooters. But it
was Bill Day of Hollis Center, ME,
who rose to the occasion on
Sunday to surge forward and
finish in a tie with Jerry LaRocca
of Liverpool, NY. Mr. Day won the
shoot-off, while Greg Shirhall of
Richford, NY, tied for third with
Helm and won the shoot-off by
default after Helm left the event
early. Day also won in 2010 andplaced third in 2012.
Hunter PistonThere was never any doubt
about the winner, after Paul
Manktelow of Walworth, NY,
posted a score of 40 on day one.
He added a 41 on day two to
finish well in front. Nicolas
Gregoris from Binghamton, NY,
had a handle on second place
before his optic gave way, leaving
him in fourth place. Jeff Hanson,
a Crosman design engineer from
West Henrietta, NY, finished strong
using a pre-production Benjamin
UL77 underlever rifle.
Open PCPTyler Patner of Mundelein, IL,
posted the only 50+ score on day
one and remained consistent on
day two to take the class. Dennis
Eden of Port Colborne, Ontario,
struggled on the open day, but
a 53 moved him from fourth to
second by the end of the event.
Open PistonA single point separated
Tony Narracci of Massapequa,
NY, and David Fontaine from
Westbrook, CT, after day two. A
second 40+ outing, and Narracci
was able to pull away and seal
the win.
PistolThe Pistol competition took
place Saturday afternoon on
lanes 1-15. Of a possible score
of 30, Craig Evans posted the
top score for all pistol classes
with a 24. Dan Brown won the
Hands-Supported class. Evans
won Hunter, just a point ahead
of winner Day. LaRocca won theOpen class with a 19.
Greg Sauve displays
his form on one of
the kneeling lanes.
Williamsport, PA. Sunday was
a broiler in terms of both the
heat index and competitive
pressure. Medina shot a 47 to
finish with a score of 86, six
shots better than Knoblauch.The course on both days was
very interesting, Medina said.
There were a fair number of
targets of low to medium dif-
ficulty that would allow begin-
ning and intermediate shooters
to enjoy some success. But at
the other end of the spectrum,
there were a group of targets of
astonishing difficulty, shot from
kneeling and standing positions,
that were designed to separate
the top-end shooters from the
rest of the pack, he said. Im
fortunate that much of my prac-
tice involves shooting from the
offhand position, and also that
I shoot a lot from the kneeling
and sitting positions. Its my
belief that the matches are
won or lost on the kneeling
and standing lanes.
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SELECTED RESULTS
RIFLE(SCORE OF A POSSIBLE 120)
WFTFPCP Winner Harold Rushton 112
2nd Greg Sauve 107
3rd Paul Cray 106
WFTFPISTON
Winner Hector Medina
86 (3rd year in a
row he has won)
2nd Keith Knoblauch 80
HUNTERPCP Winner Bill Day 99 (shoot off)
2nd Jerry LaRocca 99
3rd Greg Shirhall 98 (shoot off)
HUNTERPISTON Winner Paul Manktelow 81
2nd Dean Buczek 45
3rd Jeff Hanson 41
A full-race, pre-charged
pneumatic, field target
rifle ready to go.
QuigleyBucketChallenge
Always a favorite pre-event
competition, the Quigley BucketChallenge is a re-creation of
the dramatic scene in the film
Quigley Down Under starring
Tom Selleck, in which Sellecks
character (Matthew Quigley)
must shoot a 17.5 inch bucket
at an estimated 550 yards.
(See the videoclip on YouTube.)
Scaled for air guns, this equates
to a 1.75 inch target placed at
55 yards. Shooters must use a
6.5 ft.-lbs. rifle using only open,
iron, non-magnified sights.
The Quigley Bucket Challenge
had 45 shooters try five shots
apiece. Just eight shooters hit
the bucket in the first round
and after two overtimes, Sauve
was the only competitor to
repeat the feat, besting Rushton,
Gregoris, Dean Buczek of
Canandaigua, NY, Day, Larry
Bowne of Levittown, PA,
Fontaine and Richard Basset
from Feasterville, PA. Sauve
said, With the low-powered
gun, I figured you had to be
really worried about the wind,
but it was coming straight atus, so I held dead on. The first
time I hit the bucket, I felt it was
luck, but the second time, I felt
my sights settle on it, and when
I broke the shot, I felt good
about it. Its tough; that bucket
is just a speck in the middle of
the front sight, but its also a
lot of fun.
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FEATURE// REC SHOOTING
NRAS 3-GUNFOCUS FOR LOCAL CLUBS AND RANGES
Lets say youre thinking
about 3-gun, but a few
YouTube clips werent
enough. Youre inter-
ested to learn more, but
how? NRA has the answer. We
have been road testing a new
version of 3-gun for .22s and
AirSoft guns, said NRA Sports
Program Specialist Samantha
Olsen. Given the ever-rising
popularity of the competitions,
providing an AirSoft or .22 ver-
sion of the sport for the young or
inexperienced shooter seemed
like the next logical step.
How did they road test? First,
they invited NRA employees to
the Headquarters Range to give
it a spin. Then they took the
3-gun course on the road.Hosted by Olsen and her fel-
low Program Specialist Nathan
Judd, the new course was
tested last December by staff
from most of the NRA Divisions.
Though a few were old hands
at the sport, a number of us
fell directly into the first time
3-gunner category. It was a
great first step, Olsen said. Westill need to tweak a few things
success. Look at it this way:
There are millions of people out
there who have never seen a
3-gun competition, competed
in one or even thought about
it. Or if they did think about it,
they may have thought it was
too much for them to handle. By
using .22s and AirSoft guns, we
remove that fear and open up
the wonderful world of 3-gun to
all of those people. And by mak-
ing it compact and mobile, we
make is so you can set it up just
about anywhere.
If your competitive juices are
flowing, then youll be happy to
learn that Olsen is putting the
final touches on a guidebook
for clubs interested in hosting a
3-gun event of their own. Withstep-by-step instructions that
break down the basics of event
planning, volunteer recruitment,
marketing, target selection and
just about everything else, youll
be able to bring an NRA 3-gun
event to your hometown range.
For more about the NRA 3-gun
program, contact Samantha
Olsen at 703-267-1472 or emailher at [email protected].
when it comes to equipment
and targets. The AirSoft shotgun
had a heavy spring. Thats fine
for experienced shooters, but
well probably try an electric
or gas-powered version for the
next run. And most of the steel
targets for the .22 course didnt
fall, so were examining alterna-
tives for that too.
With only a few shooters
trickling in at first, word spread,
excitement grew and the scores
improved during the spirit of
friendly competition. I hit more
than I had a right to, joked
National Firearms Museum
Director Jim Supica. But they
better look out next time.
Since then, Olsen has been
busy researching self-reactiveand electronic targets, and
gun choices for both the .22
and AirSoft matches. Research
also includes traveling to test
the new 3-gun course at local
clubs. At the ATA/AIM Shooting
Showdown in Sparta, IL, more
than 1,000 participants tried out
the 3-gun .22 match. The kids
couldnt get enough of it,Olsen exclaimed. It was a huge
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FEATURE// MALCOLM COOPER
Known to shooters as
Cooperman for his
super performances,
Great Britains
Malcolm Cooper
dominated international free
rifle shooting for several years.
In addition to his Olympic goldmedals, he won several
European and world champion-
ships and held four world
records in 300 meters:
Prone599, Standing387,
3x401174 and Standard
rifle586. InSightsmagazine
talked with Cooper at the 1989
SHOT Show in Dallas, TX, where
he was representing his comp-any, Accuracy International.
REPRINTED FROM INSIGHTS MAGAZINE, OCTOBER 1989.
Editors Note:Great Britains Malcolm Cooper won gold medals in the 1984 anever to win this Olympic event twice, and only the twelfth shooter since 1896 to300 meters. Mr. Cooper passed away in the U.K. on June 9, 2001. This series will
You started shootingposition when you
were 18?I didnt even know there wassuch a thing. I read an article
about the 1968 Olympics in
Riflemanmagazine about three-
position shooting. Discovering
something besides prone was a
revelation. I borrowed a club rifle
and started standing up during
lunch hours to try it out.
Did you just teachyourself how toshoot standing?
I started with a Martini Mark II
and found I wobbled all over the
place. Coming from a prone-only
background and not having any
tuition [instruction], I simply
tried to hold the rifle still. The
business of keeping it still issomething I tried to achieve
from day one. Some coaches
say that you must accept some
movement but thats bull. You
simply cant accept movement.
My prone background made me
believe I could hold the rifle still.
I dredged through old maga-
zines and found a series of
articles in Guns Review thatincluded photographs of famous
shooters of the day. They were
from the late 50smostly
of Russians.
I adopted positions as de-
scribed in the magazines.
I trained every day and swam
and ran as the articles sug-
gested. I set my goal to make the
1972 Olympics. I started to fire
40 shots every day at lunchtime,
standing with my Martini Mark II.
I would go again in the evening.
In 1969 I found a group, theBritish Free Rifle Club, that
specifically promoted three-
position shooting. Before I could
join I had to shoot a standard,
168 x 200 on one standing and
one kneeling card at 25 yards. I
made the club and that summer
went to my first 50-meter three-
position shoot. I shot a 991, or
so, of 1200. The next shoot I hada 1050 and it was the end of
the season.
What was next?In 1971, I raised my averages
and knew I would make the
Olympic Team. So I changed my
goal to achieve something in
the Olympics, not just to be up
there somewhere. In 1971-1972,I trained every day and I was the
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PART I
88 Olympics in the smallbore three-position event. He is the only competitortwo Olympic gold medals. He held or shared five world records atpresented in three parts, leading up to the National Matches this summer.
mind to train for 1976. I came
to the United States to train
for five weeks and went
directly to Montreal for the
Olympics. I was so knackered
[tired] from training that I had
nothing left to give. Ive never
approached a match that
way since.
After the 1976 Olympics I was
going to quit shooting, buy a
boat, and go to the Pacific.
Then in 1977 the U.S. ArmyMarksmanship Unit gave a clinic
in England. Lones Wigger and
Bill Krilling, the Army coach,
and Bob Alyward were there.
Everyone on the American side
really inspired me by openly
encouraging us. In the evenings,
the subject of shooting always
came up. Wigger described the
way he thought and prepared formatches. It wasnt anything new
to me. In fact, it confirmed what
I had worked out on my own.
What I had thought for years
was proved to be right. This
was a breakthrough for me. My
confidence went up in leaps and
bounds. I went on to win two
golds at the 1977 European
Championships in .22 freerifle and in 300-meter free rifle.
My 300-meter standing score
equaled the world record.
The 1980 boycott was a big
disappointment. I had won most
of the matches in Europe that
year. It made me angry, which
is probably why I did so well
in 1984. I also felt 1984 would
be my last Olympics, so I really
gave it my all.
What adjustments
have you madesince 1977?Training breaks form an impor-
tant part of my regime. I have
found that if I dont train for two
weeks, my form doesnt disap-
pear. On the contrary, I am often
better off when I restart. As soon
as I feel my performance start-
ing to slip, I immediately take
a break and restart one or twoweeks later at top level. In the
past, if scores were going down,
I aggravated the problem with
more training. I would be in a
slump, trying to get out of it, and
not be able to. By taking a break
at the start of a decline, or when
I am having difficulty focusing
attention on what it should be
on, the dip in scores that used toinevitably follow didnt occur.
fittest Ive been in my life.
At lunch I used the track and,
under the guidance of a top
British decathlete, I did
circuit training.
How did you do inyour first Olympics?
I finished 12th in 300 meters
with an 1139, one point below
my British national record,
which was really not too bad. I
had only had my own rifle oneyear. I finished 14th in smallbore,
a little disappointing because I
had peaked at the right time, but
it was to be some years before I
was psychologically ready.
What happenedbetween 1972 and1984, when you
won your firstOlympic gold medal?I took 1973 off and really
had post-competition depres-
sion. I went to the European
Championships that year, but
didnt care and didnt really do
very well. I trained for the 1974
Worlds but had a disappointing
performance overall, although
I shot my best standing andlearned from it. I made up my
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This only works if you are
motivated and train a lot. If
you are lazy and use this as an
excuse, it wont work. I also
caution juniors about using this
technique since there are fewshooters with enough years of
intensive training under their
belts to benefit from this. It takes
some time before one can spot
dips due to bad technique, as
opposed to overtraining in the
above sense.
How much did you
train while gettingready for the1988 Olympics?
As Ive gotten older, I dont
have the same energy. Also my
business was more demanding
through 1988. I generally would
run three times a week, 2-1/2 to
3-1/2 miles in the morning and
exercise for 15 minutes. I would
go to work from 8:00 to 6:00.
Then I would go to the range
in the summer and put three
to 3-1/2 hours in. Or I would
shoot 25 meters at home. I
did this regime the 12 months
before the Olympics and shot
40,000 rounds. I generally shot
20 hours a week in training and
I would shoot three weeks on
and one week off. I also went to
Australia for five weeks of train-
ing and spent about four weeks
travelling and competing in
major matches. This was much
less than I did in 1984. I have
never had full-time training.
My training has never been
perfect. I have always believed I
could be a world beater with12-18 months full-time training.
Why do you thinkyouve succeededwith nothing, whenthe Russians andother Eastern bloccountries have hadevery advantage?
We always thought the U.S.
did quite well, too! Ive had to
fight for all I have. I call it the
alley cat syndrome. We had
no coaches and had to earn
money for ammo and petrol.
Now I am grant-aided, which is a
result of a charity for athletes in
Britain, formed by businessmen.
I dont believe any system is
totally conducive to develop-
ment. It is up to the individual. A
shooter has to ask himself, Am
I willing to make the commit-
ment? When I saw that article
on the Olympic shooting events
in 1968, I decided I wanted to
achieve something. I set my
sights on the 1972 Olympic
team. At the beginning of 72
I saw I would easily make the
team, so I raised my goal and
the result was coming close to
world class scores.
A lot of shootersbecome world classbut never make thebreak to winning.
Youve done what
no one else hasdone. Whats been
your secret?The secret is, there is no
secret. After 1976, when
shooting wasnt my whole
life, I started to do better.
This was a significant realiza-
tion. Secondly, I realized
that all my emphasis on the
psychological training had
been correct. As soon as
I knew this, it was like a
weight being lifted off
my shoulders. I could stop
trying and not getting there.
A lot fell into place that year.
Since then I have been refining
technical things and the way
I think. I also pay a lot more
attention to tactical things and
preparing for matches many
months ahead. I thought about
the Olympics in L.A. for years
beforehand. I thought about
the heat and the effect it was
likely to have on my perform-
ance, on the accuracy of the
ammo, etc. I actually went to
Adelaide, Australia, in Januarythat year because I knew
it would be almost identical to
L.A. I practiced my diet, fluid
intake, everything.
A shooter has to ask himself,
Am I willing to make the commitment?
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