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USA Shooting Team Members Kim Rhode & Caitlin Connor Capturing Gold & Silver
SCTP Reports on USA Shooting Team Members Kim Rhode and Caitlin Connor Capturing Gold and Silver Medals at the
ISSF World Cup in Sydney, Australia.

Scholastic Clay Target Program

Shelby Township, MI --(Ammoland.com)- The Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation (SSSF) announced today that USA Shooting teammates Kim Rhode and former Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) National Champion, Caitlin Connor, captured Gold and Silver Medals respectively in Women’s Skeet at the ISSF World Cup Championships being held in Sydney, Australia. SCTP is the Official Clay Target Youth Development Program of USA Shooting.

Rhode, the four-time Olympic Medalist, made it to the finals with the highest qualification score of 72 hits and then proceeded to shoot a perfect score, 25 out of 25, in the finals round to win Gold. Teammate Caitlin Connor, one of six former SCTP National Champions who are competing at the ISSF World Cup, entered the finals just one target behind Rhode with 71 hits and also shot a perfect score of 25 out of 25 in the finals to win the Silver Medal.

The 2011 Sydney World Cup, the second leg of the ISSF World Cup Championships, has 64 nations represented with 721 competitors in the Olympic sports of rifle, pistol and shotgun.

For more information on the ISSF World Cup Competition or to view the ISSF Finals LIVE on the internet visit: www.issf-sports.org/

ISSF World Cup Sydney 2011

USA Shooting has 34 athletes participating in Rifle, Pistol and Shotgun at the 2011 Sydney World Cup. 40% of the USA Shotgun Team (6 athletes) and all three members of the Men’s Skeet Team are former SCTP National Champions. The USA Shooting Team has the youngest Men’s Team, competing in the ISSF World Cup Series and at the World Clay Target Championships in Belgrade, Serbia later this year.

Athletes are members of the United States National Team at USA Shooting; based at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO. USA Shooting is the National Governing Body for Olympic Shooting Sports in the United States.

About SCTP
SCTP is a youth development program where adult coaches and volunteers model sportsmanship, responsibility, and teamwork while using shooting sports programs to teach these and other positive life skills to SCTP athletes. SCTP activities are designed to incorporate two indispensable elements – FUN AND SAFETY. The safe handling of firearms is the primary focus of all SCTP clubs.

To learn more about SCTP call (586) 737-0805 or visit their website at www.shootsctp.org.

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Win a .25 Benjamin Marauder at NRAhuntersrights.org

Crosman NRA Marauder Air Rifle

NRAHuntersRights.org

Fairfax, VA--(Ammoland.com)- FAIRFAX, Va.—During the month of April, visit www.NRAhuntersrights.org for a chance to win a .25 caliber Benjamin Marauder PCP air rifle and accessories.

Donated by the Crosman Corporation, this rifle is specially engraved with the NRA logo to help celebrate our Annual Meetings, April 29-May 1, 2011, in Pittsburgh, Pa.

If you think air guns are only appropriate for the smallest game at the shortest distances, the Benjamin Marauder will awaken you to new hunting possibilities. With its PCP (pre-charged pneumatic) power plant generating pellets up to 900 feet per second, it’s fully capable in skilled hands of taking prairie dog- to fox-size game at or beyond 100 yards.

Designed to be used with a scope, the bolt-action Marauder features an eight-round, auto-indexing magazine, a two-stage, adjustable match trigger and a choked barrel to enhance accuracy. The hardwood stock has an ambidextrous raised comb and a ventilated rubber butt pad.

While all air guns are quiet, an internal barrel shroud on the Marauder keeps noise virtually stealth-like. Crosman’s Laura Evans commented, “When you pull the two-stage match trigger on a Benjamin Marauder PCP hunting air rifle, the loudest sound you hear is the pellet hitting your quarry.”

The Marauder operates using either compressed air or the CO2 Dual Fuel option. Hand pumps or scuba tanks may be used to supply power—up to 3,000 psi. (An easy-to-read gauge inset into the rifle’s fore-end indicates the fill pressure.)

This NRA/Crosman Giveaway comes with the rifle, a 3-12×44 scope and mounts, air tank, hand pump and pellets—everything you need to power up and get shooting immediately.

The suggested retail price of the rifle, scope and accessories is $955.00.

TO ENTER the Benjamin Marauder Gift Giveaway, go to www.nrahuntersrights.org, scroll down to “Gift Giveaway” on the right side of the page, and follow the simple instructions. All you do is send an e-mail to the address provided, and type “Gift Giveaway” in the subject line. There is no cost to enter. Entries will be accepted between April 1 and April 30, 2011, and a winner will be announced May 1, 2011. Learn more about Crosman’s other fine air guns and accessories at www.crosman.com.

If you are going to the NRA Annual Meetings in Pittsburgh, don’t miss our first-ever special session on what NRA does for hunters. The session will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 30 in Room 326 of the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. For more information, visit www.nraam.org/events/seminars.html.

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