We're giving away guns at the National Championship, and you may already be a winner! We've already drawn winners of many guns, mostly just for showing up! We'll be doing it all week, so every participant in every class has an equal chance of winning. People who come to evening activities and those who participate in the Golden Target and Golden Ticket games will have additional chances to win guns and other valuable prizes. See gun winners through Thursday, October 25 See gun winners October 26-27 Elite Shotguns Golden Ticket Random Drawing Winners … [Read more...]
50 Nationals Attendees To Win Anniversary Silver Bars
In honor of our milestone anniversary, NSCA has commissioned 10-ounce solid silver bars imprinted with the 30th anniversary National Sporting Clays Championship logo, and 50 lucky participants will take one home. They will be distributed through drawings, Golden Target giveaways and other means that allow everyone to have a chance to win one. To improve your chances of winning a silver bar, participate in everything! Go to evening events, search for the Golden Target, and make sure you’re always around when prizes are being drawn. Good luck! Haven't registered for Nationals yet? … [Read more...]
Former NSSA-NSCA Executive Director Don Snyder Passes
We are very saddened to report that Don Snyder, former NSSA-NSCA Executive Director, passed away Wednesday, May 30. Don was a World Champion skeet shooter, many-time All-American, and a member of the Armed Forces Skeet Association Hall of Fame. After retiring from the Air Force, Don began working for NSSA and the National Shooting Complex, filling numerous roles over the years. He served as NSSA Chief Instructor, managed the NSCA 5-stand truck and trailer program, and was the personnel director for the National Shooting Complex. He later became the NSSA Director prior to becoming the … [Read more...]
Watch for Increased Target Prices
Shooters will soon be feeling the trickle-down effects of higher-priced components in clay targets, according to White Flyer Targets, manufacturer of the clay targets used by many clubs across the country. Phil Murray of White Flyer explained the necessity for the cost increase in recent letters to its distributors and gun clubs: March 13, 2018 Dear White Flyer Distributor, As many of you are aware the aluminum industry has recently experienced a major revitalization. In the aluminum manufacturing process, pitch plays a significant role in the smelting of the ore. Because of this … [Read more...]
Thank You to National Championship Sponsors
The National Sporting Clays Association thanks our generous sponsors who helped us to make this year's National Championship what many consider to be the best yet. Their participation enabled us to offer meals, entertainment, prizes, side events, and many other perks we couldn't do without them. A hearty "thank you" to the following Nationals sponsors: Able Ammo Browning G.P. Traps National Shooting Sports Foundation SGS Eyewear Academy Sports & Outdoors Caesar Guerini USA Kolar Arms Pacific Sporting Arms Sportsman's Insurance Agency, … [Read more...]
Congrats to Krieghoff K-80 Raffle Winner
Congratulations to John Wilkerson of St. Louis, Missouri, winner of the Krieghoff 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 gun was donated by Krieghoff and raffled to benefit the USA Sporting Clays Team and All-American programs. The winner was drawn during the National Sporting Clays Championship. … [Read more...]
Nationals Gun Giveaway — Winners Announced
We’re giving away guns all week at the National Sporting Clays Championship! Below are the competitors who have been drawn as gun winners to date. If your name isn't on the list, don’t worry — you’ll have many more chances to win all week. Class Drawing Winners: Master Class Competitor # Competitor 183 Bob Summral 824 Sam Bennet 1743 Jerome Soukup 2135 Annabelle Ayres 2240 Norm Smith 1567 Tom Mack 575 Albert Kzelian 1578 Matthieu Delmas 631 Randy Ryan 1862 Lee Tuttle 1811 Richard … [Read more...]
Nationals Gun Giveaway — Win a Gun Just for Registering Soon!
Registration is well underway for the 2017 National Sporting Clays Championship, and we want to give away some guns soon! When the number of registered participants reaches 2,000, we will draw from all those individuals to win one of 20 Browning guns. Guns must be picked up at the National Championship, and winners must participate in at least one event to receive the prize. Only one gun per participant can be won in any random registration gun giveaway. Sign up soon to be sure you’re eligible for all pre-shoot drawings! Go to Winscoreonline.com to register. For more information about … [Read more...]
Dates and Clubs Set for 2018 Championship Tour
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...]
USA, Bobby Fowler Are World English Champs
The USA swept the major awards at the 2017 World English Sporting Championship, with Bobby Fowler winning top individual honors as World Champion and USA Sporting Clays Team members winning each concurrent. 917 shooters from 17 countries competed in the event, April 25-30 at the National Shooting Complex in San Antonio, Texas. Fowler and George Digweed entered the Super Final in a tie at 189; followed by Gebben Miles, Bill McGuire, and Ben Husthwaite at 185; and Derrick Mein and 2016 World Champion Anthony Matarese at 184. Fowler's 21 in the shoot-off landed him three targets ahead of … [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...]
Updated: Random Drawing Gun Winners at the National Championship
We've given away many guns to participants at the National Sporting Clays Championship, and you could be a winner! We've drawn names of participants in the two-day and four-day main event rotations, early sign-ups, Golden Target scavenger hunt, every class and concurrent, texting sign-ups, and much more! Each person whose name is drawn has won a gun from Browning, Winchester, Sauer, Remington, Marlin, Mauser, or Zoli. Check the list below to see if you've won a gun. If your name is on the list, you must claim your gun by April 30, 2017, or you will forfeit it. To claim your gun, contact … [Read more...]
Thanks to National Championship Sponsors
The National Sporting Clays Association thanks our generous sponsors who helped us to make this year's National Championship what many consider to be the best yet. Their participation enabled us to offer meals, entertainment, prizes, side events, and many other perks we couldn't do without them. A hearty "thank you" to the following Nationals sponsors: Academy Sports + Outdoors Alamo Sporting Arms Antonio Zoli B & P Beretta BJ's Restaurant & Brewery Blaser Arms Briley Manufacturing Browning Arms Caesar Guerini Chick-Fil-A Decot Sport … [Read more...]
Nationals: See If You’re Already a Gift Card Winner!
Going to the National Sporting Clays Championship? You may already be a winner! We've drawn the names of 50 members who have registered for Nationals to receive a gift card for one of your favorite San Antonio restaurants. Check the lists below to see if you're going to Viola's Ventanas or BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse! If you're a winner, check your shooter's bag at Registration for your gift card. Viola's Ventanas BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse John Shepard Craig Stahl John Maroulis Phil Gamble Edwin Wahlen Chris Vogel Jason … [Read more...]