NSSA-NSCA has two big gun raffles underway, and buying a ticket for each can net you a huge reward! If you purchase both a Kolar shotgun raffle ticket and a Krieghoff K-80 raffle ticket, you will not only be entered to win both of these shotguns, but you'll also be entered to win your choice of either a 2024 World Skeet Championships VIP Package or 2024 National Sporting Clays Championship VIP Package. Buying multiple pairs of tickets will get your name entered for each pair. If you have previously purchased the pair of tickets, your name will be automatically entered for the event VIP … [Read more...]
10 Ways to Enjoy National Shooting Sports Month in August
August is National Shooting Sports Month, and America’s firearm owners will find it a great time to spend a day at the range enjoying their favorite target-shooting sports with friends and family members. It’s also a time for millions of first-time gun owners to check out all the shooting sports have to offer. Developed by NSSF, the firearms industry trade association, National Shooting Sports Month is marking its seventh year of celebrating the great American pastime of target shooting. Whether you enjoy shattering clay targets with a shotgun, hearing the clang of hitting steel plates with … [Read more...]
Beware: The Heat Is Upon Us
The heat all across the lower half of the U.S. is outrageously high, and shooters are at an increased risk for heat cramps, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke. This is all a continuous spectrum of heat-related illness. Dr. Dan Fisher of Chattanooga, an NSCA Level 2 instructor, warns us of some risk factors that you might need to consider. First, your age. Shooters older than 60-65 are at an increased risk. Many shooters this age are not in good physical shape. Second, your overall condition. If you have cardiovascular disease and/or diabetes, you are at big risk. Third, your weight. If your … [Read more...]
Bid to Shoot with Nationals Super Squad – Deadline Extended
Bidding is now open to shoot with three of the most accomplished sporting clays shooters in the world, filling the fourth position on a 2023 National Championship Super Squad. The deadline to bid has just been extended to September 4 so shooters can take advantage of two new incentives to bid: The top three (3) winning bidders (in terms of money spent) will receive free use of a golf cart for the entirety of the 2023 National Sporting Clays Championship AND free main event entry to the 2024 National Championship! Members of the Qualified Super Squads have been determined by placements at … [Read more...]
K-80 Raffle Tickets Available Now!
The annual Krieghoff K-80 shotgun raffle is now underway, with one lucky winner taking home a dream gun worth $22,745 when their ticket is drawn during the National Sporting Clays Championship. You do not have to be present to win. Krieghoff has generously donated a K-80 Pro Sporter Parcours Special III with 30-inch O/U Pro Sporter barrels with adjustable rib. It will have an engraved nickel finish and #3FRA/#7 forend Pro Sporter stock of Cat003 wood. The annual K-80 raffle is one of the major fundraisers for the USA Sporting Clays Team and also supports the Krieghoff All-American … [Read more...]
NSCA Legend Lois Neely Passes
It is with heavy hearts and profound sadness that we announce the passing of Lois Neely, a true legend and cherished member of the sporting clays community. Lois departed this world on July 10, 2023, leaving behind a legacy that will forever be etched in the minds and hearts of our industry. Lois dedicated her life to sporting clays tournaments with an unwavering commitment to excellence, skill and service to our sportsmen. Her career began with the NSSA in member services in 1985. She moved to the NSCA in 1989, the first staff member to solely focus on the NSCA at headquarters, with member … [Read more...]
EC Announces Women’s Shooting Grant Program
The NSCA Executive Council announces a new initiative to enhance women's awareness and enjoyment of sporting clays, increase female membership in NSCA, and increase female participation in NSCA registered competitions through a shooting grant program. The Executive Council and staff of the NSCA consider outreach programs targeted toward women shooters to be a timely and worthwhile initiative. Sporting clays is a great lifetime sport for all ages and genders, and currently women are under-represented. The Executive Council recognizes that meaningful participation and advocacy of women … [Read more...]
Amber Schwarz Marks 25 Years With NSSA-NSCA-NSC
Amber Schwarz, NSSA-NSCA Director of Member and Club Services, celebrated her 25th anniversary with NSSA-NSCA on April 26. Amber started helping with shoots at the National Shooting Complex in 1996 and became a full-time employee in 1998. Amber is known as a go-to person at the office who can figure out the answer to any problem, as there are few jobs there she hasn't done, or practices and policies she hasn't helped implement. "I've worked from one end of the office to the other," said Amber, "doing anything and everything I could learn to get the job done." She spent many years as … [Read more...]
NSCA Delegates Approve 8 Rule Changes
The NSCA Delegates have approved eight rule changes. Below is a recap of the changes that are now in effect. Rule additions/changes are in red. Sub-Gauge Classification #1. Addition to Rule V-A-2-e: e. Carry-over punches 1) For 12-gauge classification: All punches earned in a shooter's current class in the immediate preceding target year will carry over into the current shoot year. Punches from two or more years ago will not carry over. 2) For sub-gauge classification: All punches earned in a shooter's current … [Read more...]
Final Shots: Robert T. “Bob” Lepor
It is with great sadness that we report that Bob Lepor, a great friend and leader of NSCA, passed away on Tuesday, February 7, 2023, after several years of illness. Members and staff of NSSA-NSCA knew Bob as a shooter, sportsman, and great competitor, but he was also a dedicated family man, fisherman, car-lover, hunter, and hard-working, successful businessman. Bob joined NSCA on March 14, 1994, shot 254,208 lifetime registered targets, and served in NSCA governance positions for many years. He served on the NSCA Executive Council from 2000-2013, including the Executive Council Chairmanship … [Read more...]
NSCA Executive Council, Officers Elected
The NSCA elections for governing bodies to serve in 2023-2024 are now complete, with the selection of the Executive Council and Officers. Three EC members were elected from each NSCA Region, among the Delegates in their respective Region, and one officer was chosen from each Region's EC members. Officers for the upcoming term are: Chairman - Timothy Miles (AZ - Western) 1st Vice Chairman - Mark Baltazar (NY - Northeast) 2nd Vice Chairman - John Calandro III (TX - South Central) Secretary - Kevin Smith (ND - North Central) Parliamentarian - Sammy McFaddin (GA - Southeast) Past … [Read more...]
NSCA End-of-Year Review Criteria
NSCA will conduct the annual end-of-year review during the week of January 16, 2023, to determine classification of members for 2023. The following criteria will be used for the review: 12 Gauge Classification: All shooters who started and ended the year in the same class and shot 500 registered targets or more are eligible for review. All shooters who shot 1,000 registered targets or more, in their ENDING class for the year, are eligible for review. If a shooter has accumulated FEWER THAN the following required minimum number of punches in their ending class for the year and … [Read more...]
K-80 Raffle Winner Announced
On Friday, October 28, during the Top Gun Shoot-Out at the National Sporting Clays Championship, a drawing was held for the winner of the Krieghoff K-80 raffle. Congratulations to Bill Wilford of Musella, Georgia, who was drawn as the winner of the gun, and he will have his choice of a K-80 Pro Sporter, Sporter, or Parcours model with gold standard engraving and color case-hardened finish. The retail value of the shotgun is $23,090. A total of 460 tickets were sold. Proceeds from the raffle help to fund the USA Sporting Clays Team as well as the NSSA and NSCA All-American Teams. Thank … [Read more...]
NSC to Use Score Chaser for 2023 National Championship, Texas State
The National Shooting Complex has added Score Chaser to the portfolio of registration/scoring platforms it will use in the future for NSCA events. In 2023, the NSC will use Score Chaser for two flagship events it will host – the National Sporting Clays Championship and the Texas State Sporting Clays Championship. The 2022 National Championship registration is being managed by Winscore. “Diversity in our skills and tools is important to NSCA, in order to have options for our many events and to assist our clubs in their choice of platform,” said Michael Hampton Jr., NSCA Executive Director. … [Read more...]
Lori Desatoff Fund Is Inaugural Founding Endowment
The recently created NSSA-NSCA Endowment Committee is pleased to announce the establishment of its first Founding Endowment, the Lori Desatoff Endowment. Named in honor of the late Lori Higgins Desatoff, one of the most accomplished and influential Lady skeet shooters in NSSA’s history, the endowment was established by Lori’s family as a permanently restricted fund, with spendable proceeds used to benefit youth shooting and recognition of women in the sport. As a Founding Endowment, the fund will be initiated with a pledge of at least $100,000. The Lori Desatoff Endowment will be … [Read more...]
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