The Trapdoor was the first cartridge firing service rifle that was much faster to use than the cap and ball rifles it replaced. But oddly, rapid fire was not the original priority.
This Week on Shooting USA – The History of US Service Rifles
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NEW This Week on Shooting USA – USPSA Single Stack Nationals
This time 1911s are in competition at the Classic Single Stack Nationals. It’s a throw-back to the origins of action shooting as conceived and taught by the founder, Jeff Cooper.
This Week on Shooting USA – The 2019 AG Cup
It’s a special edition of Shooting USA, a full hour devoted to the inaugural Armageddon Gear AG Cup. Twenty of the best precision rifle marksmen were invited to a two-day event.
NEW This Week on Shooting USA – Hornady Precision Rifle Challenge 2020
It’s the second year of the Hornady Precision Rifle Challenge in the hills of Utah, an extraordinary venue for long-range riflery, with competitors challenged by both distance and the Utah winds.
This Week on Shooting USA – All Army Small Arms Championship
Army Small Arms competition, with rack issue carbines and pistols, is open to active duty, guard, reserve, and cadets, to keep battlefield skills sharp.
This Week on Shooting USA – USPSA Production Nationals
Out of the box factory guns shooting for the titles in the USPSA Production Nationals. Plus, Turkey Hunters hunt new gear in Nashville at the annual NWTF Convention.
This Week on Shooting USA – Cowboy Fast Draw World Championship
The game is Single Action Fast Draw, as near as we come in the 21st century to the OK Corral. Plus, John shoots and reports the new IDPA Pistol Caliber Carbine National match at Talladega.
New This Week on Shooting USA – CMP High Power
It is the premier match for riflemen in the Civilian Marksmanship Program Competition. Rifles only limited by weight, shooting rapid and slow fire for the X ring at distances out to 600 yards.
This Week on Shooting USA – The Rimfire Challenge World Championships -2019
Rimfire Challenge World Championships – It’s the fastest organized form of plinking with .22 Rimfire, shooting steel plates for time.
This Week on Shooting USA – The IDPA World Championship
The International Defensive Pistol Association holds their World Championships and it is truly an international gathering of competitors at the CMP Talladega Park ranges.
New This Week on Shooting USA – The USPSA Pistol Caliber Carbine Nationals
PCC is scored on speed and accuracy on the handgun targets used in practical shooting, but employing AR derivatives chambered for pistol cartridges, most often 9mm.
This Week on Shooting USA – The History of US Service Rifles
History of US Service Rifles – The Trapdoor was the first cartridge firing service rifle that was much faster to use than the cap and ball rifles it replaced.
New for Deer Week on Shooting USA – Hornady Precision Hunter Challenge
The challenge is for precision rifle shooters at distances only possible in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, with steel targets sized to simulate the vitals of western game animals.
This Week on Shooting USA – All Army Small Arms Championship ~ VIDEO
This time, it’s Army Small Arms competition with rack issue carbines and pistols that’s open to active duty, guard, reserve and cadets, to keep battlefield skills sharp.
This Week on Shooting USA – USPSA Production Nationals
This time, nothing exotic, just out of the box factory guns shooting for the titles in the USPSA Production Nationals.
New This Week on Shooting USA – The Hornady 6mm ARC
The Hornady 6mm ARC – It’s the newest and most effective new cartridge for the AR-15 platform, the Hornady 6mm ARC – Auto Rifle Cartridge.
This Week on Shooting USA – Cowboy Fast Draw World Championship
Cowboy Fast Draw World Championship – 300 Gunfighters mosey into Fallon, Nevada, dressed to reflect their cowboy alias, and ready to draw and shoot wax bullets from Old West holsters.
This Week on Shooting USA – The Armageddon Gear AG Cup
It’s a special edition of Shooting USA, a full hour devoted to the inaugural Armageddon Gear AG Cup. Twenty of the best precision rifle marksmen have been invited to the Arena Training Facility.
This Week on Shooting USA – Rimfire Challenge and NRA New Products
It’s the fastest organized form of plinking with .22 Rimfire, shooting steel plates for time. And once again the youngsters turn out to be the fast ones.
New This Week on Shooting USA – The History of US Service Rifles
The Trapdoor was the first cartridge firing service rifle that was much faster to use than the cap and ball rifles it replaced.
