The December issue of Clay Target Nation is full of coverage of the big year-end National Sporting Clays Championship. But don't worry, skeet shooters — we have plenty for you, too. In our Training Tips, John Shima asks if you approach each target with the mindset of a predator or prey, while Gil, Vicki and Brian Ash remind sporting clays shooters that shooting without thinking is their goal, sharing tips on how to get there. In features, Tim Le Cras takes a deep dive into the invention and evolution of over-and-under shotguns, while John Shima offers advice on becoming your best self. … [Read more...]
Get Your Krieghoff K-80 Raffle Tickets
The annual Krieghoff K-80 raffle is underway, and tickets are selling fast! Krieghoff has upgraded its raffle gun this year, donating a K-80 San Remo shotgun valued at $28,495. The winner will have a choice of Pro Sporter or Standard Sporter models with 30" or 32" barrels. The drawing will be held in October during the 2017 National Sporting Clays Championship at the National Shooting Complex. You do not have to be present to win.* Tickets are $100 each, and only 600 will be sold. To buy your tickets, contact Lori Hartmann (NSCA), 210-688-3371 ext. 116 or Michelle Lee (NSSA), ext. … [Read more...]
Bill McGuire Is 2016 National Champion, NSCA Tour Champion
In what was certainly one of, if not the best week of his shooting career, Bill McGuire capped off a year of exceptional shooting with a National Sporting Clays Championship and practically every major award NSCA offers. On Thursday night, McGuire was inducted into the NSCA Hall of Fame in recognition of his stellar shooting career. Along the way to earning his National Championship three days later, he also won Super Sporting and 5-Stand events, as well as the All-Around HOA for his cumulative scores in the main event, FITASC, K-Kup, and 5-Stand. One more award awaited McGuire on Sunday … [Read more...]