Thanks to our NRA Competitive Shooting Division for the following:

2010 National Junior Air Gun Championship & Training Summit

Planning for the 2010 National Junior Air Gun Championship and Training Summit is well under way. This Championship will take place in Albuquerque, New Mexico from June 23-26, 2010. The program will be available on February 19th. Other information will be posted on the Championship webpage as it becomes available. To volunteer or for more information, contact Jessi McClain at jmcclain@nrahq.org. We are still looking for industry sponsors to support this event; there are opportunities at every level. Please contact Woody Arenas at warenas@nrahaq.org or visit www.nrasportsponsors.com for more information!

NRA Offers Adult 3-Position Air Rifle Shooting

The NRA encourages sponsors interested in holding air rifle 3-position tournaments to consider sanctioning Open NRA 3-Position Air Rifle tournaments for adults. Air rifle competitions are normally shot at 10 meters as Sporter or Precision events in the prone, standing, and kneeling positions. Two different NRA rule books outline the rules for the Sporter and Precision air rifle shooting disciplines. (Read our abbreviated version of the differences between the two.)

NRA Rules for these events cover adult shooters as well as junior shooters. Most of these matches are normally promoted for juniors and the NRA wants tournament sponsors to know that adults can participate in an NRA Open or NRA Invitational position air rifle tournament.

The air rifle is an excellent training tool for all shooters to move from air guns to the powdered guns. While not very well known, adults have always been allowed to shoot 3-position air rifle and the NRA is interested in expanding the program.

This year for the first time there is a NRA Open National Precision and Sporter Air Rifle Championship. Adults and juniors can compete together for national awards. The NRA Rifle Department is taking bids for the Precision and Sporter Sectionals now.

The NRA recognizes the growth in the air rifle community and wishes to offer competitive shooting events to those who have the desire to compete. A shooter can use the air gun as a development tool to other styles of shooting. The air rifle is a great gun for adults and juniors alike to learn the basics of shooting and a great tool in learning how to shoot.

For more information on sponsoring an NRA Position Air Gun tournament or for information on the new course of fire, call Dian Bullock at (703) 267-1482 or email dbullock@nrahq.org.