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Ducks Unlimited Continental Shoot announced in Las Vegas

Ducks Unlimited

Las Vegas --(Ammoland.com)- Competitive sporting clay shooters are encouraged to register now for the 2012 Ducks Unlimited Las Vegas Continental Shoot.

The annual event will take place Feb. 23-26, 2012, at the Pro Gun Club in Boulder City, Nev., formerly known as Desert Hills Shooting Club.

All events will be governed by National Sporting Clays Association rules. The main event, as well as the 12-gauge prelim and the 50-target five-stand event, will run seven NSCA classes. Prizes will be provided by Browning and Winchester, including AA Winchester target loads. Shooters can use any NSCA-compliant shells to compete.

“Ducks Unlimited is excited to celebrate the clay target shooting sports with another National Shoot,” said Jim Konkel, chair of Ducks Unlimited’s national shooting committee.

“There is a guaranteed gun and ammo prize package that should lead to a very competitive field.”

In the 100-target prelim and the 200-target main event, payouts will include event champion, seven NSCA classes (M, AA, A, B, C, D and E) and one Hunter Lewis class for every 30 hunter entries.

Shooters are encouraged to register at www.chshootresults.com/dudesert12.html. For additional information, call (661) 992-2941, visit www.ducks.org/shoot or email shoot@ducks.org. Early bird registration ends Feb. 2.

About:
Ducks Unlimited is the world’s largest non-profit organization dedicated to conserving North America’s continually disappearing waterfowl habitats. Established in 1937, Ducks Unlimited has conserved more than 12 million acres thanks to contributions from more than a million supporters across the continent. Guided by science and dedicated to program efficiency, DU works toward the vision of wetlands sufficient to fill the skies with waterfowl today, tomorrow and forever. Visit www.ducks.org

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National Shooting Sports Foundation

NEWTOWN, Conn --(Ammoland.com)- Shotgun instructor Gil Ash of OSP Shooting School explains the difference and the relationship between “gun speed” and “target lead” in this video.

He also demonstrates the different gun mounts used for quartering birds versus crossing birds, always emphasizing that the goal for every shooter is to mount the gun in “one smooth, effortless motion.”

About NSSF
The National Shooting Sports Foundation is the trade association for the firearms industry. Its mission is to promote, protect and preserve hunting and the shooting sports. Formed in 1961, NSSF has a membership of more than 6,000 manufacturers, distributors, firearms retailers, shooting ranges, sportsmen’s organizations and publishers. For more information, log on to www.nssf.org.

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