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so customers are better assured of owning a coin they like long-term.
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regionally and nationally. He has won numerous awards from
organizations like the Numismatic Literary Guild and Press Club of
Southeast Texas. Mike's passion is to make sure that customers are
getting the very best information available, to make the best gold decisions possible. He
has led organizations regionally and nationally by serving as a chairman, board member
and ofcer. When he speaks or makes predictions, other market leaders listen!
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For they have all put in out of their abundance; but she out of her want has put all that she had all that she had to live on. (Mark 12:41-44)
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modest premium above the
current market price of gold
to cover minting, distribu-
tion and marketing costs.
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2013
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Over Spot Price
*
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2013 $1 Silver American Eagle
$
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2013 (W) MS69 $1 Silver American Eagle
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/
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1
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2012 (S) from one of the frst 50 mint
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1 oz. of .999 Fine Silver
NGC Certifed MS-69
Special limited edition NGC holders indicated
by patriotic "West Point" gold star label and
phrase "Struck at West Point Mint" at the top
From the frst 20 mint-labeled boxes
Gem Brilliant Uncirculated Condition
Guaranteed & backed by the U.S. Government
LAST TWO COINS in the popular RCM
Wildlife Series for ONE LOW PRICE
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Widows Mite & Money of the Bible Book
Secure up to $20,000
in 1oz. Gold American Eagles (our choice of date)
2012 (S) & 2013 (S) MS 70 $1 Silver American Eagle
Each widows mite was hand-hammered over 2,000 years ago
The 120-page Money of the Bible book, autographed by famed
author Kenneth Bressett (A $30 Value)
The Widow's Mite comes in a free protective holder with a Certifcate
of Authenticity from Award-Winning Coin Expert Mike Fuljenz
HISTORIC
INVESTMENT
90% pure gold
PCGS or NGC certifed (Our Choice)
Dates 1925 to 1929 (our choice)
First $2.50 design to have motto "In God We Trust"
NGC Certified
PERFECT
MS 70
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1
before gold prices rise & add the
historic demand of certifed $2.50 Indian gold coins to your portfolio while supplies remain!
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NOW IS THE TIME FOR GOLD:
Hedge Inflation
Open a Gold IRA
Protect Assets
Strengthen Portfolio
Discover The Gold Expert Advantage: Experience. Leadership. Recognition.
America's Gold Expert, Mike Fuljenz, continually creates demand,
popularity and support for coins in select areas of his expertise by
authoringaward-winning books, articles and gold resources that draw
new collectors, investors and dealers to these areas.
Peovs0 5te4tsor
Foe oue PoetroLtos
Quality & authenticity is assured because coins are selected by
a true gold and rare coin expert who has taught grading and
authentication seminars for a national grading service. The coins
we recommend are NGC or PCGS graded. This means every coin
you buy is the quality and grade promised.
1st National Reserve ofers the advantage of an industry-leading
exchange policy after the end of the company's 15-day return privilege,
so customers are better assured of owning a coin they like long-term.
du4Lttr 40
4utus0ttcttr 4ssue40cs
I0uster-Ls4t0o du4Lttr
4ssue40cs 40 Excu40os PoLtcr
Mike Fuljenz is recognized by his peers for his expertise and leadership
regionally and nationally. He has won numerous awards from
organizations like the Numismatic Literary Guild and Press Club of
Southeast Texas. Mike's passion is to make sure that customers are
getting the very best information available, to make the best gold decisions possible. He
has led organizations regionally and nationally by serving as a chairman, board member
and ofcer. When he speaks or makes predictions, other market leaders listen!
7eusts Exrset.
I0uster Ls4se. roue duts.
By Americas Gold Expert

Mike Fuljenz
27 Years
49 NLG Awards
12 Categories
SHIPS
FREE
1.800.321.8700
*2012 Numismatic Literary Guild Award Winner / 2012 Press Club of Southeast Texas Award Winner
Vault Verification: NSSPTGS1114
Offer Expires: 01/15/14

Call today for great quantity pricing,
availability and payment terms on
popular investment-grade gold and
silver bullion coins.
Great Quantity Pricing
AWARD
WINNING
FREE Report online at: 1stNationalReserve.com
Most Awarded
*
Gold Guide FREE!
"The fact that since 1986 Mike Fuljenz has won so many
major awards in so many diverse categories, including the
top NLG award 'The Clemy,' underscores how important
his peers in the rare coin and precious metals markets
view Mike's excellent analysis and reporting."
Ed Reiter
Executive Director, Numismatic Literary Guild, New York Times Former Columnist
Member:
Follow
Mike Fuljenz
GREAT GIFT IDEA!
$
39
PLUS SHIPPING & INSURANCE PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE AVAILABILITY NOT GUARANTEED NO DEALERS PLEASE
OVER 2,000
YEARS OLD
Historic
Mint
LIMITED
IRA
ELIGIBLE
GOLD INVESTORS
SILVER BUYERS
ATTENTION
NRA
MEMBERS
Own The
Biblical Coin
That Inspired a Parable
For they have all put in out of their abundance; but she out of her want has put all that she had all that she had to live on.
Mike Fuljenz
Americas Gold Expert
Get some of the most popular gold
and silver products at great prices
while our limited inventory remains!
WIRED FUNDS: Coins typically shipped 5-10 days after receipt &
verifcation of wired funds with customer by account representative
CHECKS: Coins typically shipped 3 weeks after receipt &
verifcation of checks with customer by account representative
Accepted Payment Methods
1. The U. S. Mint charges a
modest premium above the
current market price of gold
to cover minting, distribu-
tion and marketing costs.
BUY GOLD
>>Credit cards not accepted for this ofer
$2.50 Indian Gold Coin
$
470
Limit 2 of each grade
MS62
MS63
$
610
$
3
60 $
55
00
*Spot Price the daily quoted market price of precious metals in bullion form.
Spot price solely determined at time of transaction by 1st National Reserve.
per set
Limit 3 sets of wildlife coins
2013
$
5 Silver Pronghorn Antelope &
2013
$
5 Silver Wood Bison Combo
Over Spot Price
*
Limit 3
per coin
2013 $1 Silver American Eagle
$
35
00
Limit 5
per coin
2013 (W) MS69 $1 Silver American Eagle
$
56
00
per coin
Limit 1 of each date
1
/
2
%
AT
ONLY
above our actual dealer cost
1
Special (S) designation shows
produced at historic San Francisco Mint
2012 (S) from one of the frst 50 mint
labeled (S) mint Silver Eagle boxes
NGC Certifed MS-69
Special limited edition NGC holders indicated
by patriotic "West Point" gold star label and
phrase "Struck at West Point Mint" at the top
From the frst 20 mint-labeled boxes
Gem Brilliant Uncirculated Condition
Guaranteed & backed by the U.S. Government
LAST TWO COINS in the popular RCM
Wildlife Series for ONE LOW PRICE
series are SOLD OUT or OUT OF STOCK!

Widows Mite & Money of the Bible Book
Secure up to $20,000
in 1oz. Gold American Eagles (our choice of date)
2012 (S) & 2013 (S) MS 70 $1 Silver American Eagle
Each widows mite was hand-hammered over 2,000 years ago
The 120-page Money of the Bible book, autographed by famed
author Kenneth Bressett (A $30 Value)
The Widow's Mite comes in a free protective holder with a Certifcate
of Authenticity from Award-Winning Coin Expert Mike Fuljenz
HISTORIC
INVESTMENT
90% pure gold
PCGS or NGC certifed (Our Choice)
Dates 1925 to 1929 (our choice)
First $2.50 design to have motto "In God We Trust"
NGC Certified
PERFECT
MS 70
Lock in gold at only 1/2% above our actual dealer cost
1
before gold prices rise & add the
historic demand of certifed $2.50 Indian gold coins to your portfolio while supplies remain!
BY DENNIS WILLING
Director,
NRA Competitive
Shooting Division
Online Registration: Despite the availability of online registration,
Camp Perry on-site registrations have been on the rise. Although sometimes
unavoidable, last minute registration makes it difcult for squadding, com-
petitor packet preparation, and estimating team entries. Over 100 people
registered on-site last year, and it took about a day and a half to catch up.
Because most of these occurred during the pistol phase, the Pistol Department
is trying something new in 2014. Those registering online in February and
March will get a $50.00 discount ($200). Registration will be the same $250
during April and May. Registrations after May will be $350.
National Match Programs: The printed program expense for 2013 was
more than $22,500.00. This is your money and I need to ensure that I spend it
wisely. Mailing a program before the National Matches and handing out
another at the matches doesnt make nancial sense. As a result, no pro-
grams will be mailed early, but they will be available online for free. We will
continue to include a program in the competitor packets distributed at the
National Matches. Pistol, Smallbore and Rie will have separate programs
and the printed version will continue to be in the pocket-sized format.
F-Class: F-Class contestants will compete again this year alongside the
Long Range matches, but in their own, newly created, Great Lakes F-Class
Championship. We are also improving awards and medals.
Fullbore: The 2014 Fullbore National Championships have changed from
what was published previously. The High Power Committee voted to change
the course-of-re as necessary, including the use of the International 5V
target, and that the rules of the International Confederation of Fullbore Rie
Associations (of which we are a member) could be used. One international
team per country will now consist of 12 ring members, rather than 8. Unlim-
ited entries for Open Teams will consist of 4 ring members, and individual
competitors are welcome (up to range capacity). F-Class shooters are also
welcome. Firing will be done at 300, 600, 800, 900, 1000 yards, with awards
available for every yard line. More will be posted about the approved course
of re and some important differences between NRA and ICFRA rules. An
entry fee of $400.00 will include a paid target puller. On that note, we
are still interested in locating experienced target pullers, who will be paid
a at rate of $75.00 per day with housing in either a hut or barracks room.
Please contact volunteer@nrahq.org.
Bianchi Cup: The MidwayUSA & NRA Action Pistol Championship is
upgrading to a total of three new, tracked, moving targets. General grading
and improvements are also being done to all ranges, walls, and parking.
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ngertips the very
rearm in self defense, your rst
Your second call should
Online Registration: Despite the availability of online registration,
unavoidable, last minute registration makes it difcult for squadding, com-
petitor packet preparation, and estimating team entries. Over 100 people
registered on-site last year, and it took about a day and a half to catch up.
Because most of these occurred during the pistol phase, the Pistol Department
is trying something new in 2014. Those registering online in February and
March will get a $50.00 discount ($200). Registration will be the same $250
during April and May. Registrations after May will be $350.
National Match Programs: The printed program expense for 2013 was
wisely. Mailing a program before the National Matches and handing out
another at the matches doesnt make nancial sense. As a result, no pro-
grams will be mailed early, but they will be available online for free. We will
continue to include a program in the competitor packets distributed at the
National Matches. Pistol, Smallbore and Rie will have separate programs
and the printed version will continue to be in the pocket-sized format.
F-Class: F-Class contestants will compete again this year alongside the
Long Range matches, but in their own, newly created, Great Lakes F-Class
Championship. We are also improving awards and medals.
Fullbore: The 2014 Fullbore National Championships have changed from
the course-of-re as necessary, including the use of the International 5V
Associations (of which we are a member) could be used. One international
ited entries for Open Teams will consist of 4 ring members, and individual
competitors are welcome (up to range capacity). F-Class shooters are also
welcome. Firing will be done at 300, 600, 800, 900, 1000 yards, with awards
of re and some important differences between NRA and ICFRA rules. An
entry fee of $400.00 will include a paid target puller. On that note, we
are still interested in locating experienced target pullers, who will be paid
a at rate of $75.00 per day with housing in either a hut or barracks room.
Please contact volunteer@nrahq.org.
Bianchi Cup: The MidwayUSA & NRA Action Pistol Championship is
upgrading to a total of three new, tracked, moving targets. General grading
and improvements are also being done to all ranges, walls, and parking.
COMPETITOR'S CORNER
Up to $1 MILLION
Civil Defense Protection
UNLIMITED at Ultimate Level
Up to ...
$250,000 for Civil Damages
$250,000 for Accidental Shooting
$50,000 for Criminal Defense
$25,000 Immediate Cash for Bond
$10,000 Immediate Attorney Retainer
$500/day Compensation in Court
Add your spouse for as little as $5
Plus ...
24/7 Emergency Legal Hotline
Immediate, real-time protection after
you pull the trigger in self defense
Upfront cash, no out-of-pocket costs
Nationwide Attorney Network
Local Attorney Referral within 24 hrs
Good for residents in all 50 states
Protection follows you traveling
Covers all legally-owned rearms,
including handguns, ries, & shotguns
Covers off-duty law enforcement and
non-deployed military members
Easy month-to-month membership,
change or cancel anytime
Get Your FIRST MONTH
FREE!
JOIN TODAY!
Includes insurance backed by the
NRA endorsed insurance program,
administered by Lockton Affinity, LLC.
IIn l cl d udesiinsurancebbackkeddbbythhe
Complete Legal Protection
for Armed Self Defense
Complete the sign up form online and
Enter Special Offer Code SSUSA
Well mail a check with your Welcome Kit
to reimburse you for your rst month.
HURRY! LIMITED TIME OFFER.
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the trigger, youre at risk for devastating legal
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THIS IS MY RIFLE. There are others like it, but this one is mine.
Standing atop a world championship podium takes far more than those last three steps it takes
to get up there. The medals they hang around my neck run about the same size as the groups
I shoot at 1,000 yards. Nothing puts them there with more consistency than my Savage.
THI S I S
MY RI FLE
OneShotOneKill
MODEL 12 PALMA
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stan pate
Shooters take aim during day one of
the 2013 Northeast Regional Field Target
Championship hosted by Crosman.
Over 90 shooters in six divisions and
classes provided opportunities for
every skill level and type of air gun.
Cover Photo: Chip Hunnicutt
ON THE COVER
CONTENTS // FEATURES
A Publication of the
National Rie Association of America
Wayne R. LaPierre
Executive Vice President
The NRA, the foremost guardian of the traditional American right to keep and bear arms,
believes every law-abiding citizen is entitled to the ownership and legal use of rearms,
and that every reputable gun owner should be an NRA member.
20
New NRA National
Firearms Museum
Adding to the collection at
the headquarters location in
Fairfax, VA, the new museum in
Springeld, MO, allows 1,000
more rearms to be appreciated
by the public.
By NRA Staff
22
2013 Northeast
Regional Field Target
Championships
In its fourth year, the Northeast
Championships, sponsored
by Crosman Corporation in
Bloomeld, NY, has already
earned international prestige.
By Jock Elliott
28
New NRA 3-Gun Matches
Lars interviews NRA Sports
(formerly Clubs and Associations)
Program Specialist Samantha
Olsen to highlight two new
sports available for club matches.
By Lars Dalseide
THIS IS MY RIFLE. There are others like it, but this one is mine.
Standing atop a world championship podium takes far more than those last three steps it takes
to get up there. The medals they hang around my neck run about the same size as the groups
I shoot at 1,000 yards. Nothing puts them there with more consistency than my Savage.
THI S I S
MY RI FLE
OneShotOneKill
MODEL 12 PALMA
SAVAGEARMS.COM
SAVAGE RIFLEMAN
stan pate
A Publication of the
National Rie Association of America
Wayne R. LaPierre
Executive Vice President
The NRA, the foremost guardian of the traditional American right to keep and bear arms,
believes every law-abiding citizen is entitled to the ownership and legal use of rearms,
and that every reputable gun owner should be an NRA member.
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4 Competitors Corner
Updates from the desk of Dennis Willing,
Director, Competitive Shooting Division.
10 Shooters News
Highlights from the world of competitive
shooting sports.
11 Bag Check
A mini-series by Barbara Baird, Womens
Outdoor News, on tips from the pros on
what they take to the ring line in their
range bags.
12 Product Focus
After nearly a year with the Bullseye
Camera System, we think its one of the
best and most affordable training tools
on the market.
36 A Page From History
Reprints from American Rieman
magazine on competitive shooting
in the early years.
37 Coming Events
Coming Events lists national matches
and provides a download link to the
monthly list of 15,000 local matches
each year.
38 Member Info
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Malcolm CooperPart 1
Having won two Olympic gold medals
in smallbore, the only person to do so,
Malcolm Cooper dominated the sport
in the 1980s. Here is an introduction
to the man and the rst of a three-part
series on his shooting philosophy.
Reprinted from InSights Magazine
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Since joining the U.S. National Paralympic
Prior to selection for the Olympic team, Joss
As for myself, Im just a regular guy from
any Smallbore rie.
For air rie competition, he shoots a Feinwerkba
Joss carries a Brownells bag that he won at a
Whittington U Training Calendar Now Online
NRA Sells One Millionth
Basic Pistol Handbook
The National Rie Association recently sold
its one millionth copy of the NRA Guide to the
Basics of Pistol Shooting. The guide is a com-
prehensive resource on
responsible pistol use.
This milestone reects
the growing national
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and the National Rie
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training, said Bill Poole,
Managing Director of
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SHOOTERS NEWS
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Since joining the U.S. National Paralympic
team last June, John Joss has already won sev-
eral medals, including a gold in August during
the 10m Air Rie Prone event at the International
Paralympic World Cup in Bangkok, Thailand,
as well as a gold at the USA Shooting National
Championships in June.
Prior to selection for the Olympic team, Joss
earned a spot on the U.S. Army Marksmanship
Units Paralympic Section, an expansion of the
team created last year that includes wounded
warriors who continue to serve their nation by
competing in shooting sports. According to the
Army, The Paralympic Section displays the
best of Army Soldier skills through national and
international Paralympic competition that enable
these select U.S. Army Soldiers to demonstrate
the notion of ability, rather than disability.
As for myself, Im just a regular guy from
Texas with two kids and my wife. I enjoy
hunting, gun collecting, shooting sports,
mechanic work and reloading, said Joss.
In Smallbore competition, Joss shoots an
Anschtz model 1913 made in 1987. As far as
the ries go, I believe the older, round-action
Anschtz ries were made to a better standard.
With a stock barrel, and if Im doing everything
right, it can shoot a 106.5 average, which is more
than can be asked of any Smallbore rie.
For air rie competition, he shoots a Feinwerkba
P800. On my ISSF ries, I prefer the Anschtz
70/20 rear sight with multi-lter iris, and Centra or
MEC Feinwerkba rail large-globe front sights.
Whats in Josss range bag?
Joss carries a Brownells bag that he won at a
Firecracker 4800 match. I use this bag because
its durable, and it has plenty of pockets for all my
shooting related equipment, he said. I pack a:
Bloop tube
Anschtz butt hook
Oil, grease and assorted wrenches
A torque wrench The torque wrench is the
most important piece, as it allows me to have
a consistent way to tighten the gun to attain
accuracy, noted Joss.
Kurt Thune shooting sweater
I dont carry anything for luck, as I believe luck
has no place in the type of shooting we do. There
is no luck inside the X-ring, said Joss.
Whats in Your Range Bag, John Joss?
By Barbara Baird, www.womensoutdoornews.com
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NRA Sells One Millionth
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The National Rie Association recently sold
its one millionth copy of the NRA Guide to the
Basics of Pistol Shooting. The guide is a com-
the growing national
interest in rearms
and the National Rie
Associations place as
the United States top
provider of rearms
Managing Director of
NRAs Education and
Training Division.
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eeing where the rst,
cold-barrel shot hits
the target, in real
time; a weekend
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no one in the pits; or holding the
interests of spectators, all pack-
aged into a container the size
of a 5-pound shing tackle box:
These are some of the solutions
offered by the affordable
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With 30 years in the software
technology business, founder
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An electronic
target and
training partner
for less than $500
2013 release of their remote
camera system. Committed to a
make-it-easy-to-use approach,
the instructions and setup are
the best Ive seen. Plug the green
cord in rst, followed by the
yellow and red cord, and youre
done with the camera. Launch
the software on a Wi-Fi-equipped
laptop computer and the basic
shot viewing screen is ready for
viewing. Even aiming the camera
is simplied with the on-board
laser pointer.
I rst experimented with the
Bullseye system at last years
National Matches during the
long range events. With prior
approval from the line ofcers
and contestants, we setup the
system in front of a hospital tar-
get, as seen in the photo below.
With a standard Wi-Fi-equipped
laptop (inset), we were able to
monitor pictures of each shot
from 1,000 yards.
To use the system, just place
the laptop within reach of the
shooter; re; press the space
bar; the software scans the tar-
get image and recognizes there
is something new (most recent
shot hole) and re-displays the
screen with a blinking inset of
the newest shot hole. If you like,
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The Custom CDP II .45 ACP has a 5-inch
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National Matches during the
long range events. With prior
approval from the line ofcers
and contestants, we setup the
laptop (inset), we were able to
monitor pictures of each shot
from 1,000 yards.
To use the system, just place
the laptop within reach of the
shooter; re; press the space
bar; the software scans the tar-
is something new (most recent
shot hole) and re-displays the
screen with a blinking inset of
Used at Camp Perry at a distance of
1,000 yards, we could easily monitor
the target using the Bullseye Camera
software on a laptop computer.
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Crimson Trace Master Series Lasergrips
project a bright red dot that speeds aiming
in any light. Cut from tough G-10, their
aggressive surface ensures a positive grip.
The Master Carry Ultra .45 ACP has a
short grip, 3-inch bull barrel and weighs
just 25 ounces. It is ideal for all-day-
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The Master Carry Custom .45 ACP is a
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Kimber ofers nearly 200 purpose-built pistols and rifes to meet any need.
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The new Master Carry Pro .45 ACP weighs just 28 ounces. A Round Heel
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you can digitally mark previ-
ous shots to keep track during
long shooting sessions. There
are additional features such as
playing back a session, saving
and printing that create a digital
shooters log. The turnkey kit
even includes a 5-hour battery
that really does last ve hours.
As Skrepetos points out, in
its most basic form, it is a
camera. So a small, .22 cal. shot
hole, in a black bullseye, on
an overcast morning is the
worst-case scenario. Even so,
I was able to see 200-yard
results for 5.56 mm-shot holes
early on a gray morning most
of the time. Thirty-cal. holes
are easy for the camera
to pick up, and both .22
and .30 cal. shots are well
within the systems capabil-
ity on a bright day. And if
shooting black holes into
a white targetits a piece
of cake.
USER NOTES:
Christopher Olsen, NRA Publications Armorer,
hunter and outdoorsman. The setup was easy,
quick and straight forward. Once I started shoot-
ing, the laptop software indicated 52% connectiv-
ity strength at 985 yards. [Editors note: We got
down to 25% at Camp Perry with no problems.]
For test purposes, I had the shooter re .380 cal.
rounds into the target, as I monitored the laptop,
and had no problems picking up each new shot
hole. We changed the angle of the antenna to
test how far off perpendicular would cause signal
loss. Thirty degrees seemed to be the magic
number for us, so any reasonable effort to keep
the antenna straight up and down should work.
Larry Bartholome, U.S. F-Class Rie Team:
The small F-Class target requires serious com-
petitors to have equipment capable of extremely
small groups. Testing F-Class equipment past
200 yards can cause problems. Without some-
one to pull and mark targets, competitors must
resort to painting gongs, marking bullets with
colored markers or the use of camcorders, all of
which are less than ideal.
Those days are over for me with the devel-
opment of the Bullseye Camera System. After
driving down to my target board at 1,000 yards,
it took only a few minutes to set up the camera,
connect the transmitting antenna, drive back to
the ring line and start my notebook computer.
I can now shoot a shot at 1,000 yards, look at
my computer screen and see the impact in a
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local range for 200-yard
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few seconds. I can also mark the shot with a
number, record my load, range data, etc. This
system is a long-range testers dream. It should
considerably shorten developing loads for new
ries and barrels.
The Bullseye Camera team also set-up a bank
of large LCD screens at the 2013 NRA Bianchi
Cup Pistol Championships as an intended crowd
pleaser. As it turns out, the professional shooters
were just as interested in seeing the shot-by-shot
playback of their performance. Such a system
would make local matches more entertaining
for spectators.
For more information, logon to:
http://bullseyecamera.com. To purchase,
logon to: http://www.creedmoorsports.com/
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USER NOTES:
few seconds. I can also mark the shot with a
number, record my load, range data, etc. This
system is a long range testers dream. It should
considerably shorten developing loads for new
ries and barrels.
The Bullseye Camera team also set-up a bank
of large LCD screens at the 2013 NRA Bianchi
playback of their performance. Such a system
would make local matches more entertaining
for spectators.
For more information, logon to:
http://bullseyecamera.com. To purchase,
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The weather gods delivered to our traditional
Labor Day Smallbore Prone Regional the kind
of summer weather for which Washington, D.C.,
is famous: hot, humid and sticky. There was
enough wind to keep the thirty two shooters
alert, but not so much that it
cooled things off much.
We were honored by the
presence of two family groups
at the match: the Beal family
from Ohio and the Parker
Clan from New Hampshire
and Maryland (pictured; the
Beal family got away before
we could take their picture).
We were glad they all came
and also glad they went home
with awards.
U. S. Air Force shooter
Mark Gould (Grasonville, MD)
won the Grand aggregate
with a ne 3191-249X (x 3200) including the only
perfect score on Any Sight Daya 1600-140X. In
second place was Larry Parker, Sr. (Swanzey, NH)
with a 3190-241X. In third place, with a 3190-238X,
was Expert Class shooter Billy Azzinaro
(East Brunswick, NJ). Billy has attended our
match for several years, advancing each year
into a higher class. This year was no exception
as his score just might
secure his entry into the
Master Class. Larry Parker, Jr.
(Swanzey, NH) was High
Master with a 3186-294X.
Fairfax Rod & Gun Club
member Tom Carroll
was high Sharpshooter
with a 3185-179X. A higher
classication may be in
the ofng for him, too.
Wynn Lekhavanija
(Ellicott City, MD) led the
Marksman Class with a
ne 3168-152X. He, too,
should be alert for a higher
classication. Mark Gould, Larry Parker, Sr.
and Billy Azzinaro all received legs toward
Smallbore Prone Distinguished.
SCORE SHEETS
Conventional Smallbore Prone Regional
Fairfax Rod and Gun Club
Manassas, VA
Aug. 31-Sep. 1
Submitted by Paul Nordquist
32 competitors
Three generations of Parkers. (l. to r.) Blake,
Larry Sr., Vicki, Perry, Amie, Paul and Larry Jr.
Match Director, George Harris was,
among many things, also Chief Scorer.
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was Expert Class shooter Billy Azzinaro
(East Brunswick, NJ). Billy has attended our
match for several years, advancing each year
into a higher class. This year was no exception
as his score just might
secure his entry into the
Master Class. Larry Parker, Jr.
(Swanzey, NH) was High
Master with a 3186-294X.
Fairfax Rod & Gun Club
member Tom Carroll
was high Sharpshooter
with a 3185-179X. A higher
classication may be in
the ofng for him, too.
Wynn Lekhavanija
(Ellicott City, MD) led the
Marksman Class with a
ne 3168-152X. He, too,
should be alert for a higher
classication. Mark Gould, Larry Parker, Sr.
and Billy Azzinaro all received legs toward
Smallbore Prone Distinguished.
Conventional Smallbore Prone Regional
Fairfax Rod and Gun Club
Manassas, VA
Aug. 31-Sep. 1
Submitted by Paul Nordquist
32 competitors
Three generations of Parkers. (l. to r.) Blake,
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The Great Pumpkin Match
Bell City Rie Club
Southington, CT
Oct. 12-13
Submitted by Nicole Panko
29 competitors
October 13 was
the last day of prone
shooting in our
region. After two
days of confounding
wind, the conditions
simply died as the
line began sighting-in
for the nal 20 shots at 50 meters. Eight minutes
after Line Ofcer Mark Sloan called Commence
re, Hap Rocketto racked back his bolt, inserted
his Empty Chamber Indicator, and looked through
his spotting scope. A short time later Bill Neff did
the same. All the groups were tight but not quite
centered on the A-51 target so both riemen had
some anxiety until scorer Tony Panko applied
overlays to conrm the good news. Shooting side
by side, Neff and Rocketto had posted only the
fth and sixth perfect scores shot in our tourna-
ment. The two newest winners of the 200 Pot
were congratulated by Greg Tomsen and Ron
Wigger, the third and fourth to accomplish the
feat. None of this took the shine from Lisette
Grunwell-Laceys grand aggregate winning perfor-
mance of 2285-69X. Shawn Carpenter earned
Distinguished with both the service and prone
ries. In a 50 meter iron sight team match, Andrew
Solomonides and Tobin Sanctuary combined for
a 765-22X for the victory.
Assisting Panko in running the match, in addi-
tion to her father and Sloan, were Paul Fecteau
who helped Tony on Saturday, Mr. Davenport and
Mr. Dassler who collected targets.
SCORE SHEETS
Winner Brian Scott Chilson 66
2nd Robert Boyer 60
3rd John Whitcomb 60
1st M Dave Heeter 32
1st EX Richard McKinnis 39
1st SS Larry Kiehl 50
BPCR Silhouette Eastern Regional Championships
Ridgway Rie Club
Ridgway, PA
Sep. 22-23
Submitted by John ODonnell
28 competitors
High
Woman
Debra Lee Hovatter 48
High
Senior
Robert Boyer 60
Scope
Winner
Brian Scott Chilson 69
(Hometowns not reported.)
Winner
Lisette Grunwell-Lacey
Old Lyme, CT
2285-69X
2nd
Shawn Carpenter
Norwich, CT
2285-59X
3rd
Jeff Henry
Middletown, CT
2276-72X
High
Woman
Elizabeth Dutton
Derry, NH
2245-51X
High
Senior
Hap Rocketto
Westerly, RI
2275-69X
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were congratulated by Greg Tomsen and Ron
Wigger, the third and fourth to accomplish the
feat. None of this took the shine from Lisette
mance of 2285-69X. Shawn Carpenter earned
Distinguished with both the service and prone
Solomonides and Tobin Sanctuary combined for
a 765-22X for the victory.
Assisting Panko in running the match, in addi-
tion to her father and Sloan, were Paul Fecteau
Mr. Dassler who collected targets.
BPCR Silhouette Eastern Regional Championships
Ridgway Rie Club
Ridgway, PA
Sep. 22-23
Submitted by John ODonnell
28 competitors
High
Woman
Debra Lee Hovatter 48
High
Senior
Robert Boyer 60
Scope
Winner
Brian Scott Chilson 69
Winner
Lisette Grunwell-Lacey
Old Lyme, CT
2285-69X
2nd
Shawn Carpenter
Norwich, CT
2285-59X
3rd
Jeff Henry
Middletown, CT
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FEATURE // MUSEUM
EXPANDING FIREARM
HISTORY
The new NRA National
Sporting Arms Museum is
now open at Bass Pro Shops
in Springeld, MO, and it
offers visitors a chance to see
nearly 1,000 historical rearms
from not only the National Firearms
Museum collection, but also from
Remington and the Trapshooting Hall
of Fame, among others.
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n August 2, 2013,
the NRA National
Sporting Arms
Museum at Bass
Pro Shops in
Springeld, MO, opened to
the general public, adding yet
another world-class educa-
tional institution to the grow-
ing list of NRA museums. This
7,500-square-foot museum is
located in southwest Missouri at
the agship store of the Bass Pro
retail network, and it was spe-
cically designed to reect the
themes of hunting, conservation
and freedom.
There are nearly 1,000 spec-
tacular rearms on exhibit,
many from the NRA National
Firearms Museum collection
in Fairfax, VA, but many are on
loan specically for the new-
est museum in the heart of the
Ozarks. Among the special loans
are items from the Remington
Arms Co. Museum of Ilion, N.Y.;
the collection of the Trapshoot-
ing Hall of Fame of the Amateur
Trapshooting Association cus-
tom classics from the personal
collection of the late Frank
Pachmayr and many, many more.
With nearly 40 exhibit
cases housing some of the
Approximately 1,000 rearms are on
display in nearly 40 exhibit cases.
most valuable and histori-
cally signicant rearms in
public or private hands, vis-
otors will be able to see re-
arms once owned and
used by such historical
luminaries as Annie Oakley,
Buffalo Bill Cody, Col. Theodore
Roosevelt and his son
Gen. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.,
Gen. Dwight David Eisenhower,
President Grover Cleveland,
Napoleon Bonaparte, Englands
King James II and a host
of others.
Five of the largest exhibit
cases portray the development
of hunting arms in America,
from Colonial times to present.
It includes dioramas of an
Indian hunting in the Eastern
woodlands, Lewis & Clark with
their air rie, an 1880s buffalo
hunter, a 1950s hunting cabin,
and a contemporary father
and daughter enjoying a duck
hunt together.
A full-size mannequin repre-
sents Col. Theodore Roosevelt
during his African safari of 1909.
As well, Guns of Old West
Outlaws and Lawmen, con-
tains arms from such historical
notables as Frank Hamer, John
Wesley Hardin, Jesse James
and Black Jack Ketchum,
rounding out the exhibits
and special collections on
display in this remarkable
location. So if you are travel-
ling on historic Route 66,
headed to Branson or stop-
ping by Wilsons Creek
Civil War battleeld, be sure
to drop in and visit this
gem of a museum and
reconnect with some of our
American history.
The NRA National Sporting
Arms Museum is located at the
Springeld, MO, Bass Pro retail
store (1935 S. Campbell St.,
Springeld, MO 65807). It is
open every day from 10 a.m.
to 7 p.m., with extended hours
during the Bass Pro Fall Hunting
Classic. Museum-goers can take
advantage of free admission
and parking. For more informa-
tion about the NRA National
Sporting Arms Museum, visit
basspro.com/nramuseum.
Additional details on the
National Firearms Museum
in Fairfax, VA., can be found at
nramuseum.org.
Philip Schreier
Senior Curator,
NRA National Firearms Museum
FEATURE // REGIONAL FIELD TARGET
NORTHEAST REGIONAL FIELD TARGET
BY JOCK ELLIOTT
Photos courtesy of Crosman Corporation
uring July, 2013,
more than 100 shoot-
ers from 14 states
and three countries
gathered to compete
According to Mark DeBoard,
Field target is arguably one
2013
CHAMPIONSHIP
Harold Rushton posted the
match high score at the
2013 Northeast Regional
Field Target Championship.
position, and the shooter gets
no point. The shooter with the
most points wins. What makes
eld target particularly chal-
lenging is that the target may
be placed anywhere from 10 to
55 yards from the shooter; the
shooter does not know the range
to the target; and all of the air
ries and air pistols involved
launch pellets at subsonic
speeds. As a result, the shooter
must gure out the range to
the target and then compensate
for the trajectory and the
wind deection of the pellet
at that range.
At NRFTC, the air rie event
took place over two days with
competitors ring 60 shots each
day. There were two courses.
Shooters who competed on
course A on the rst day shot
course B on the second day, and
shooters who started on course
B the rst day nished on course
A the second day. Most lanes
were shot from a sitting position,
but a few lanes were forced
to be shot from kneeling or
standing positions.
In addition, there are differ-
ences in air rie power plants
and power. World Field Target
Federation (WFTF) classes are
limited to 12 foot-pounds of
energy at the muzzle, whereas
in the other classes, air ries
can generate up to 20 foot-
pounds at the muzzle, which
makes them atter shooting and
less susceptible to wind deec-
tion. Spring-piston air ries,
because of the whiplash recoil
generated by the power plant,
are inherently more difcult
NORTHEAST REGIONAL FIELD T
BY JOCK ELLIOTT
Photos courtesy of Crosman Corporation
D
uring July, 2013,
more than 100 shoot-
ers from 14 states
and three countries
gathered to compete
in the Northeast Regional Field
Target Championship (NRFTC)
hosted by Crosman Corporation
at its Bloomeld, NY, headquar-
ters. Shooters from as far away
as Canada and Venezuela com-
peted with entrants from across
the lower 48 states in the two-
day air gun match, single-day
air pistol match, and Quigley
Bucket Challenge.
According to Mark DeBoard,
Crosman Shooting Services
Manager, What began as a
helping hand to a local eld
target club has grown into the
largest regional competition
sanctioned by the American
Field Target Association.
Crosman rst hosted the event
in 2010 when the original com-
petition site became unavailable.
The event has grown year after
year, and is now widely regarded
as one of the premier eld target
events in the U.S.
Field target is arguably one
of the most challenging disci-
plines in all of shooting sports.
It involves shooting with air guns
at metallic silhouettes of birds
and small game. Each silhouette
has a hole, or kill zone, behind
which is a paddle. If the shooter
puts a pellet cleanly through the
hole and hits the paddle, the tar-
get falls down, and the shooter
gets a point. If the pellet hits the
faceplate of the target or splits
on the edge of the kill zone,
the target locks in the upright
to shoot accurately than pre-
charged pneumatic (PCP)
air ries.
This years NRFTC took on a
distinctly international avor.
Team USA was using the event
as preparation for the World Field
Target Federation Champion-
ship in Germany in August. Nine
members of the 15-member team
were on hand, including past
NRFTC champions Hector
Medina of New Canaan, CT,
Greg Sauve of Green Bay, WI,
and Harold Rushton from
Tuscumbia, AL. They were
joined by ve shooters of Team
Venezuela and, when a few
Canadian participants formed
Team Canada, an international
side match was on. Scores were
based on the team aggregate
and, after day one, it was Team
USA (41.33) leading Team
Canada (38.83) and Team
Venezuela (36.80). Anchored by
Rushton, Sauve and Ray Apelles
of Somers, NY, Team USA took
the weekend match with an aver-
age score of 88.66. Team Canada
nished with 78.66 and Team
Venezuela posted a 72.60.
Individual shooters could com-
pete in a number of different
classes at NRFTC, as follows:
WFTF Piston
2013 winner Hector Medina
won his rst NRFTC WFTF Piston
title in 2011 and successfully
defended it the following year.
After day one, he was in a dead
heat with fellow Team USA
member Keith Knoblauch of
Leonardtown, MD, and just three
points ahead of Art Deuel from
CHAMPIONSHI
Harold Rushton posted the
match high score at the
2013 Northeast Regional
Field Target Championship.
WFTF PCP
Winner Harold Rushton drove
14 hours from Alabama to make
this years Northeast Regional.
He led by just one point after
the difcult front side of Lanes
16-30, ahead of Dan Brown of
Chagnon Lake, NH, who scored
a 53. Rushton nished the match
ve points ahead of last years
winnerGreg Sauve. I shoot
100-150 shots a day for practice,
Rushton said, and I try to
practice at a level of difculty
that is higher than what I think
the actual competition will be.
He added; Crosman did a rst-
class job with the match. The
courses were excellent. It was
a really big challenge and a lot
of fun.
Hunter PCP
Field targets Hunter class is
the fastest growing segment of
the sport. Class rules allow a
shooter to closely replicate an
actual hunting setup, from gun
choice to seating position, includ-
ing the use of bipods. John Tyler
from Yardley, PA, posted a 52
to take a one-point lead over
Chris Helm of Ewing, NJ, and
a logjam of other shooters. But it
was Bill Day of Hollis Center, ME,
who rose to the occasion on
Sunday to surge forward and
nish in a tie with Jerry LaRocca
of Liverpool, NY. Mr. Day won the
shoot-off, while Greg Shirhall of
Richford, NY, tied for third with
Helm and won the shoot-off by
default after Helm left the event
early. Day also won in 2010 and
placed third in 2012.
Hunter Piston
There was never any doubt
about the winner, after Paul
Manktelow of Walworth, NY,
posted a score of 40 on day one.
He added a 41 on day two to
nish well in front. Nicolas
Gregoris from Binghamton, NY,
had a handle on second place
before his optic gave way, leaving
him in fourth place. Jeff Hanson,
a Crosman design engineer from
West Henrietta, NY, nished strong
using a pre-production Benjamin
UL77 underlever rie.
Open PCP
Tyler Patner of Mundelein, IL,
posted the only 50+ score on day
one and remained consistent on
day two to take the class. Dennis
Eden of Port Colborne, Ontario,
struggled on the open day, but
a 53 moved him from fourth to
second by the end of the event.
Open Piston
A single point separated
Tony Narracci of Massapequa,
NY, and David Fontaine from
Westbrook, CT, after day two. A
second 40+ outing, and Narracci
was able to pull away and seal
the win.

Pistol
The Pistol competition took
place Saturday afternoon on
lanes 1-15. Of a possible score
of 30, Craig Evans posted the
top score for all pistol classes
with a 24. Dan Brown won the
Hands-Supported class. Evans
won Hunter, just a point ahead
of winner Day. LaRocca won the
Open class with a 19.
Greg Sauve displays
his form on one of
the kneeling lanes.
Williamsport, PA. Sunday was
a broiler in terms of both the
heat index and competitive
pressure. Medina shot a 47 to
nish with a score of 86, six
shots better than Knoblauch.
The course on both days was
very interesting, Medina said.
There were a fair number of
targets of low to medium dif-
culty that would allow begin-
ning and intermediate shooters
to enjoy some success. But at
the other end of the spectrum,
there were a group of targets of
astonishing difculty, shot from
kneeling and standing positions,
that were designed to separate
the top-end shooters from the
rest of the pack, he said. Im
fortunate that much of my prac-
tice involves shooting from the
offhand position, and also that
I shoot a lot from the kneeling
and sitting positions. Its my
belief that the matches are
won or lost on the kneeling
and standing lanes.
Hunter Piston
There was never any doubt
about the winner, after Paul
Manktelow of Walworth, NY,
posted a score of 40 on day one.
He added a 41 on day two to
nish well in front. Nicolas
Gregoris from Binghamton, NY,
had a handle on second place
him in fourth place. Jeff Hanson,
using a pre-production Benjamin
UL77 underlever rie.

Open PCP
Tyler Patner of Mundelein, IL,
struggled on the open day, but
a 53 moved him from fourth to

Open Piston
A single point separated
Tony Narracci of Massapequa,
NY, and David Fontaine from
was able to pull away and seal
the win.

Pistol
The Pistol competition took
place Saturday afternoon on
lanes 1-15. Of a possible score
of 30, Craig Evans posted the
top score for all pistol classes
with a 24. Dan Brown won the
Hands-Supported class. Evans
won Hunter, just a point ahead
Open class with a 19.
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2nd Greg Sauve 107
3rd Paul Cray 106
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2nd Dean Buczek 45
3rd Jeff Hanson 41
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Quigley
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Challenge
Always a favorite pre-event
competition, the Quigley Bucket
Challenge is a re-creation of
the dramatic scene in the lm
Quigley Down Under starring
Tom Selleck, in which Sellecks
character (Matthew Quigley)
must shoot a 17.5 inch bucket
at an estimated 550 yards.
(See the video clip on YouTube.)
Scaled for air guns, this equates
to a 1.75 inch target placed at
55 yards. Shooters must use a
6.5 ft.-lbs. rie using only open,
iron, non-magnied sights.
The Quigley Bucket Challenge
had 45 shooters try ve shots
apiece. Just eight shooters hit
the bucket in the rst round
and after two overtimes, Sauve
was the only competitor to
repeat the feat, besting Rushton,
Gregoris, Dean Buczek of
Canandaigua, NY, Day, Larry
Bowne of Levittown, PA,
Fontaine and Richard Basset
from Feasterville, PA. Sauve
said, With the low-powered
gun, I gured you had to be
really worried about the wind,
but it was coming straight at
us, so I held dead on. The rst
time I hit the bucket, I felt it was
luck, but the second time, I felt
my sights settle on it, and when
I broke the shot, I felt good
about it. Its tough; that bucket
is just a speck in the middle of
the front sight, but its also a
lot of fun.
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2nd Greg Sauve 107
3rd Paul Cray 106
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2nd Keith Knoblauch 80
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Winner Bill Day 99 (shoot off)
2nd Jerry LaRocca 99
3rd Greg Shirhall 98 (shoot off)
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2nd Dean Buczek 45
3rd Jeff Hanson 41
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FEATURE // REC SHOOTING
NRAS 3-GUN
FOCUS FOR LOCAL CLUBS AND RANGES
L
ets say youre thinking
about 3-gun, but a few
YouTube clips werent
enough. Youre inter-
ested to learn more, but
how? NRA has the answer. We
have been road testing a new
version of 3-gun for .22s and
AirSoft guns, said NRA Sports
Program Specialist Samantha
Olsen. Given the ever-rising
popularity of the competitions,
providing an AirSoft or .22 ver-
sion of the sport for the young or
inexperienced shooter seemed
like the next logical step.
How did they road test? First,
they invited NRA employees to
the Headquarters Range to give
it a spin. Then they took the
3-gun course on the road.
Hosted by Olsen and her fel-
low Program Specialist Nathan
Judd, the new course was
tested last December by staff
from most of the NRA Divisions.
Though a few were old hands
at the sport, a number of us
fell directly into the rst time
3-gunner category. It was a
great rst step, Olsen said. We
still need to tweak a few things
success. Look at it this way:
There are millions of people out
there who have never seen a
3-gun competition, competed
in one or even thought about
it. Or if they did think about it,
they may have thought it was
too much for them to handle. By
using .22s and AirSoft guns, we
remove that fear and open up
the wonderful world of 3-gun to
all of those people. And by mak-
ing it compact and mobile, we
make is so you can set it up just
about anywhere.
If your competitive juices are
owing, then youll be happy to
learn that Olsen is putting the
nal touches on a guidebook
for clubs interested in hosting a
3-gun event of their own. With
step-by-step instructions that
break down the basics of event
planning, volunteer recruitment,
marketing, target selection and
just about everything else, youll
be able to bring an NRA 3-gun
event to your hometown range.
For more about the NRA 3-gun
program, contact Samantha
Olsen at 703-267-1472 or email
her at solsen@nrahq.org.
when it comes to equipment
and targets. The AirSoft shotgun
had a heavy spring. Thats ne
for experienced shooters, but
well probably try an electric
or gas-powered version for the
next run. And most of the steel
targets for the .22 course didnt
fall, so were examining alterna-
tives for that too.
With only a few shooters
trickling in at rst, word spread,
excitement grew and the scores
improved during the spirit of
friendly competition. I hit more
than I had a right to, joked
National Firearms Museum
Director Jim Supica. But they
better look out next time.
Since then, Olsen has been
busy researching self-reactive
and electronic targets, and
gun choices for both the .22
and AirSoft matches. Research
also includes traveling to test
the new 3-gun course at local
clubs. At the ATA/AIM Shooting
Showdown in Sparta, IL, more
than 1,000 participants tried out
the 3-gun .22 match. The kids
couldnt get enough of it,
Olsen exclaimed. It was a huge
By Lars Dalseide
NRAS 3-GU
FOCUS FOR LOCAL CLUBS AND R
success. Look at it this way:
there who have never seen a
3-gun competition, competed
in one or even thought about
it. Or if they did think about it,
they may have thought it was
too much for them to handle. B
using .22s and AirS
remove that fear and open up
all of those people. A
ing it compact and mobile, we
about anywhere.
If your competitive juices are
learn that Olsen is putting the
nal touches on a guidebook
3-gun event of their own. With
step-by-step instructions that
break down the basics of event
marketing, target selection and
be able to bring an NRA 3-gun
For more about the NRA
program, contact Samantha
Olsen at 703-267-1472 or email
her at solsen@nrahq.org.
FEATURE // MALCOLM COOPER
K
nown to shooters as
Cooperman for his
super performances,
Great Britains
Malcolm Cooper
dominated international free
rie shooting for several years.
In addition to his Olympic gold
medals, he won several
European and world champion-
ships and held four world
records in 300 meters:
Prone599, Standing387,
3x401174 and Standard
rie586. InSights magazine
talked with Cooper at the 1989
SHOT Show in Dallas, TX, where
he was representing his comp-
any, Accuracy International.
REPRINTED FROM INSIGHTS MAGAZINE, OCTOBER 1989. PART I
Editors Note: Great Britains Malcolm Cooper won gold medals in the 1984 and 1988 Olympics in the smallbore three-position event. He is the only competitor
ever to win this Olympic event twice, and only the twelfth shooter since 1896 to win two Olympic gold medals. He held or shared ve world records at
300 meters. Mr. Cooper passed away in the U.K. on June 9, 2001. This series will be presented in three parts, leading up to the National Matches this summer.
You started shooting
position when you
were 18?
I didnt even know there was
such a thing. I read an article
about the 1968 Olympics in
Rieman magazine about three-
position shooting. Discovering
something besides prone was a
revelation. I borrowed a club rie
and started standing up during
lunch hours to try it out.
Did you just teach
yourself how to
shoot standing?
I started with a Martini Mark II
and found I wobbled all over the
place. Coming from a prone-only
background and not having any
tuition [instruction], I simply
tried to hold the rie still. The
business of keeping it still is
something I tried to achieve
from day one. Some coaches
say that you must accept some
movement but thats bull. You
simply cant accept movement.
My prone background made me
believe I could hold the rie still.
I dredged through old maga-
zines and found a series of
articles in Guns Review that
included photographs of famous
shooters of the day. They were
from the late 50smostly
of Russians.
I adopted positions as de-
scribed in the magazines.
I trained every day and swam
and ran as the articles sug-
gested. I set my goal to make the
1972 Olympics. I started to re
40 shots every day at lunchtime,
standing with my Martini Mark II.
I would go again in the evening.
In 1969 I found a group, the
British Free Rie Club, that
specically promoted three-
position shooting. Before I could
join I had to shoot a standard,
168 x 200 on one standing and
one kneeling card at 25 yards. I
made the club and that summer
went to my rst 50-meter three-
position shoot. I shot a 991, or
so, of 1200. The next shoot I had
a 1050 and it was the end of
the season.
What was next?
In 1971, I raised my averages
and knew I would make the
Olympic Team. So I changed my
goal to achieve something in
the Olympics, not just to be up
there somewhere. In 1971-1972,
I trained every day and I was the
I nished 12th in 300 meters
I took 1973 off and really
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Editors Note: Great Britains Malcolm Cooper won gold medals in the 1984 and 1988 Olympics in the smallbore three-position event. He is the only competitor
ever to win this Olympic event twice, and only the twelfth shooter since 1896 to win two Olympic gold medals. He held or shared ve world records at
300 meters. Mr. Cooper passed away in the U.K. on June 9, 2001. This series will be presented in three parts, leading up to the National Matches this summer.
mind to train for 1976. I came
to the United States to train
for ve weeks and went
directly to Montreal for the
Olympics. I was so knackered
[tired] from training that I had
nothing left to give. Ive never
approached a match that
way since.
After the 1976 Olympics I was
going to quit shooting, buy a
boat, and go to the Pacic.
Then in 1977 the U.S. Army
Marksmanship Unit gave a clinic
in England. Lones Wigger and
Bill Krilling, the Army coach,
and Bob Alyward were there.
Everyone on the American side
really inspired me by openly
encouraging us. In the evenings,
the subject of shooting always
came up. Wigger described the
way he thought and prepared for
matches. It wasnt anything new
to me. In fact, it conrmed what
I had worked out on my own.
What I had thought for years
was proved to be right. This
was a breakthrough for me. My
condence went up in leaps and
bounds. I went on to win two
golds at the 1977 European
Championships in .22 free
rie and in 300-meter free rie.
My 300-meter standing score
equaled the world record.
The 1980 boycott was a big
disappointment. I had won most
of the matches in Europe that
year. It made me angry, which
is probably why I did so well
in 1984. I also felt 1984 would
be my last Olympics, so I really
gave it my all.
What adjustments
have you made
since 1977?
Training breaks form an impor-
tant part of my regime. I have
found that if I dont train for two
weeks, my form doesnt disap-
pear. On the contrary, I am often
better off when I restart. As soon
as I feel my performance start-
ing to slip, I immediately take
a break and restart one or two
weeks later at top level. In the
past, if scores were going down,
I aggravated the problem with
more training. I would be in a
slump, trying to get out of it, and
not be able to. By taking a break
at the start of a decline, or when
I am having difculty focusing
attention on what it should be
on, the dip in scores that used to
inevitably follow didnt occur.
shooters of the day. They were
from the late 50smostly
of Russians.
I adopted positions as de-
scribed in the magazines.
I trained every day and swam
and ran as the articles sug-
1972 Olympics. I started to re
In 1969 I found a group, the
British Free Rie Club, that
specically promoted three-
join I had to shoot a standard,
168 x 200 on one standing and
one kneeling card at 25 yards. I
position shoot. I shot a 991, or
a 1050 and it was the end of
the season.
What was next?
In 1971, I raised my averages
and knew I would make the
goal to achieve something in
ttest Ive been in my life.
At lunch I used the track and,
under the guidance of a top
British decathlete, I did
circuit training.
How did you do in
your rst Olympics?
I nished 12th in 300 meters
with an 1139, one point below
my British national record,
which was really not too bad. I
had only had my own rie one
year. I nished 14th in smallbore,
a little disappointing because I
had peaked at the right time, but
it was to be some years before I
was psychologically ready.
What happened
between 1972 and
1984, when you
won your rst
Olympic gold medal?
I took 1973 off and really
had post-competition depres-
sion. I went to the European
Championships that year, but
didnt care and didnt really do
very well. I trained for the 1974
Worlds but had a disappointing
performance overall, although
I shot my best standing and
learned from it. I made up my
This only works if you are
motivated and train a lot. If
you are lazy and use this as an
excuse, it wont work. I also
caution juniors about using this
technique since there are few
shooters with enough years of
intensive training under their
belts to benet from this. It takes
some time before one can spot
dips due to bad technique, as
opposed to overtraining in the
above sense.
How much did you
train while getting
ready for the
1988 Olympics?
As Ive gotten older, I dont
have the same energy. Also my
business was more demanding
through 1988. I generally would
run three times a week, 2-1/2 to
3-1/2 miles in the morning and
exercise for 15 minutes. I would
go to work from 8:00 to 6:00.
Then I would go to the range
in the summer and put three
to 3-1/2 hours in. Or I would
shoot 25 meters at home. I
did this regime the 12 months
before the Olympics and shot
40,000 rounds. I generally shot
20 hours a week in training and
I would shoot three weeks on
and one week off. I also went to
Australia for ve weeks of train-
ing and spent about four weeks
travelling and competing in
major matches. This was much
less than I did in 1984. I have
never had full-time training.
My training has never been
perfect. I have always believed I
could be a world beater with
12-18 months full-time training.
Why do you think
youve succeeded
with nothing, when
the Russians and
other Eastern bloc
countries have had
every advantage?
We always thought the U.S.
did quite well, too! Ive had to
ght for all I have. I call it the
alley cat syndrome. We had
no coaches and had to earn
money for ammo and petrol.
Now I am grant-aided, which is a
result of a charity for athletes in
Britain, formed by businessmen.
I dont believe any system is
totally conducive to develop-
ment. It is up to the individual. A
shooter has to ask himself, Am
I willing to make the commit-
ment? When I saw that article
on the Olympic shooting events
in 1968, I decided I wanted to
achieve something. I set my
sights on the 1972 Olympic
team. At the beginning of 72
I saw I would easily make the
team, so I raised my goal and
the result was coming close to
world class scores.
A lot of shooters
become world class
but never make the
break to winning.
Youve done what
no one else has
done. Whats been
your secret?
The secret is, there is no
secret. After 1976, when
shooting wasnt my whole
life, I started to do better.
This was a signicant realiza-
tion. Secondly, I realized
that all my emphasis on the
psychological training had
been correct. As soon as
I knew this, it was like a
weight being lifted off
my shoulders. I could stop
trying and not getting there.
A lot fell into place that year.
Since then I have been rening
technical things and the way
I think. I also pay a lot more
attention to tactical things and
preparing for matches many
months ahead. I thought about
the Olympics in L.A. for years
beforehand. I thought about
the heat and the effect it was
likely to have on my perform-
ance, on the accuracy of the
ammo, etc. I actually went to
Adelaide, Australia, in January
that year because I knew
it would be almost identical to
L.A. I practiced my diet, uid
intake, everything.
A shooter has to ask himself,
Am I willing to make the commitment?
A lot of shooters
but never make the
break to winning.
Youve done what
no one else has
done. Whats been
your secret?
The secret is, there is no
secret. After 1976, when
shooting wasnt my whole
life, I started to do better.
This was a signicant realiza-
tion. Secondly, I realized
that all my emphasis on the
psychological training had
been correct. As soon as
I knew this, it was like a
weight being lifted off
my shoulders. I could stop
trying and not getting there.
A lot fell into place that year.
Since then I have been rening
technical things and the way
I think. I also pay a lot more
attention to tactical things and
preparing for matches many
months ahead. I thought about
the Olympics in L.A. for years
beforehand. I thought about
the heat and the effect it was
likely to have on my perform-
ance, on the accuracy of the
ammo, etc. I actually went to
Adelaide, Australia, in January
that year because I knew
it would be almost identical to
L.A. I practiced my diet, uid
intake, everything.
A shooter has to ask himself,
Am I willing to make the commitment?
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y version of
Murphys Law is
that if things will
go wrong, theyll go
wrong on match
day. But with contingency planning,
even the worst catastrophe can be
handled as just another incident in a
days shooting.
Contingency planning means hav-
ing a response ready for everything
that might happen to you in a match.
Before you travel to a match, par-
ticularly if youre going abroad, you
should have a plan ready for coping
with every possible thing that might
happen. In addition to preventing
surprises and helping you deal with
problems, contingency planning gives
you tremendous condence, since it
prepares you for anything. It is one
way to make up for the fact that other
shooters may have more experience
than you.
Two days before the 1988 Olympic
three-position match, a TV camera-
man kicked my rie over and broke
the stock almost all the way through
the grip. Instead of panicking, my
reaction was to calmly nd a way to
get the stock xed. I had planned what
to do if my stock was broken. I always
carry a repair kit with tools and epoxy
for just such a problem. I did go see
the Russian armorer, who had a work
area. He had better glue than I did
so we used it and worked on the
gun together.
I lost one training day xing the
stock. When I tested the gun the next
day, my groups seemed to be verti-
cal, and I was afraid something was
wrong with the glue job. (Because the
barreled action was glued rather than
SHOOTERS DIARY 1:
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bedded, I had had to repair the stock
with the action in it.) I left it alone, and
at the end of the last training session
before the match, I tested a different
lot of ammo. The groups seemed
more round, and I used that ammo for
the Olympics. The lesson, of course, is
that by being prepared for the worst I
solved the problem and it didnt affect
my ability to win.
Some confuse contingency plan-
ning with negative thinking, but such
preparations can easily be made
without focusing on the negative.
While you are thinking of what could
go wrong, your focus is on preparing
your response. What would be nega-
tive and detrimental to your perform-
ance would be to plan what you will
say to your friends, or to worry about
what they will say when you dont
do well.
List the items that Murphys Law
says will happen sooner or later in
a match. You might include, for
example: poor light, hot or cold
weather, heavy mirage, broken target
mechanisms, difcult range ofcials,
gun breakdown, jet lag, being late,
unusual food, problems with equip-
ment control, etc. Then develop a plan
to deal with each one. If I cant work
out in my mind how I might deal with
a problem, such as an uneven ring
point, I go to the range and practice
with that problem until I work out
a solution.
Perhaps even more important than
planning for what might go wrong is
to plan for what might go right! You
should be prepared to have a really
good day, which everyone does. Think
what it will feel like to get through the
last position, or the nal, and nish
with a really good day. Imagine what
it will feel like to shoot a record score.
Imagine what will happen when you
win, even what it will feel like to stand
on the awards rostrum and receive
your medal.
Many shooters fail to prepare them-
selves for doing really well. Conse-
quently, when they start to do better
than normal, they can panic, shoot
a few bad shots and end up with a
score close to their average, one they
are comfortable with. If a shooter
has thought about winning and what
it will mean, when the time comes,
winning will be much easier. Thinking
about such cases during quiet times
off the range is a good investment for
the future on the range. All of this is
thinking training and therefore all
part of mental training.
While I dont actually rehearse shoot-
ing a perfect score, I work very hard to
convince myself that the top end of my
scoring is open. I know that the harder I
train the better technique I will develop,
and the envelope, or range of scores I
can shoot will become smaller. Both
my best scores and my worst scores
will rise. I dont limit myself by saying
this is the most I can achieve. The top
end is always open.
To summarize, spend time plan-
ning how you will deal with anything
that might happen in a match. Think
about each thing that could go wrong
and work out a plan to deal with it.
Think about how things could go right
and what it will feel like when they
do. Know what you will do. Having
a plan for every situation will prevent
surprises, make you better able to deal
with whatever happens and boost
your condence.
BY MALCOLM COOPER
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Imagine what will happen when you
on the awards rostrum and receive
your medal.
selves for doing really well. Conse-
quently, when they start to do better
than normal, they can panic, shoot
a few bad shots and end up with a
are comfortable with. If a shooter
it will mean, when the time comes,
about such cases during quiet times
the future on the range. All of this is
thinking training and therefore all
part of mental training.
my best scores and my worst scores
end is always open.
To summarize, spend time plan-
that might happen in a match. Think
and work out a plan to deal with it.
and what it will feel like when they
do. Know what you will do. Having
with whatever happens and boost
your condence.
BY MALCOLM COOPER
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