If you aren’t taking advantage of the insurance offerings of Sportsman’s Insurance Agency, Inc. (SIAI), you’re missing out on one of the most valuable benefits offered to NSSA-NSCA members. Whether you’re a shooter, club manager, instructor, director or officer, there is a plan developed just for your and your equipment’s protection. As the only insurance plans endorsed by NSSA-NSCA, each of these programs was developed expressly for our members to meet the specific needs of skeet and sporting clays shooters and our member clubs. “You may find gun or club insurance from your insurance agent or another organization, but we’re confident you won’t find a program better suited to your needs, and not... [SEE MORE]

NSSA-NSCA and the National Shooting Complex welcome Nichole (Nicki) Broekhove-Martin as their new Marketing Coordinator. Nicki comes to us after spending more than 10 years in the newspaper advertising industry, where she gained a vast knowledge in all venues of marketing from print to digital, with experience in advertising, social media strategy, e-marketing and event planning. “I am passionate about what I do and doing it well,” Nicki commented. Nicki has lived in Texas all her life. She was born and raised in a small town just down the road from the National Shooting Complex, Castroville, which she and her family still call home. She enjoys all things outdoors with her two children and spends an incredible amount of time at the baseball... [SEE MORE]

Jon Kruger dominated the Northeast Regional Sporting Clays Championship at M&M Hunting Preserve & Sporting Clays over the weekend, finishing six targets ahead of runner-up Wendell Cherry and third-place Mike Wilgus. In the National FITASC competition, Kevin De Michiel was champion, while Zachary Kienbaum was runner-up and Gebben Miles third. Carolyn Smith was Lady champion of the Regional Championship, and Jenni Clark won the National FITASC Lady competition. Both the Northeast Regional Sporting Clays Championship and National FITASC are Team USA selection shoots. Other winners included: Masters Cup – Jon Kruger 5-Stand – Christian Suter .410 Bore – Scott Robertson 28 Gauge – Wendell Cherry 20 Gauge –... [SEE MORE]

We’re celebrating! Our NSCA Facebook page is nearing 5000 “likes,” representing 5000 interested and engaged sporting clays shooters who regularly talk with us and one another, congratulate one another on their success, and learn more about the association and the sport. To celebrate this milestone, we have prizes for some lucky Facebook fans. When we reach the magic number sometime in the next several days, we’re drawing some names from our fans list. The first person drawn will receive a FREE registration for the Krieghoff Kup during this year’s National Championship – an $86 value. Then we’ll draw four (4) names to receive NSCA shirts and another four (4) names to receive NSCA caps. How can you win?... [SEE MORE]

The database problem on our website that we brought to your attention last week has been resolved. For several days, our main database with member data, shoot reports, points races, and other information was not updating as it should on our website. The problem appears to have been an issue with our server, which has been repaired. Our tests of the system indicate that it is now working properly; however, if you find that records you are searching do not appear to be current, please let us know. Contact John Shely in our IT department, 210-688-3371, ext. 114.  Read More →

Hillsdale College will hold its third annual Liberty and Learning Youth Conference July 9-12, 2012. Students ages 15-18 are invited this summer to study the principles of Constitutional government and free-market economics while practicing marksmanship at the Hillsdale College Shooting Sports Center. A Constitutional Essay Contest will award one participant a $4,000 Hillsdale College scholarship. Cost is $500 per student, which includes transfers from Detroit airport, meals, residence hall lodging, and program activities. Hillsdale College is a nationally-ranked liberal arts institution operating independently of government subsidy. A student body of 1,400 pursues a rigorous core curriculum “rooted in the enduring truths of the Western... [SEE MORE]

The 525 targets thrown in Men’s Skeet during the two-part U.S. Olympic Team Trials weren’t nearly enough to decide one of the nominees for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Sunday in Tucson, AZ. For three worthy adversaries, Olympic fate would go to sudden-death with a 25-target shoot-out. Vincent Hancock (left), Frank Thompson (middle) and Corey Cogdell were named to the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team on Sunday.After a nearly flawless performance by Vincent Hancock, the 2008 Olympic gold medalist earned his way back onto another Olympic team but held off celebrating until his skeet teammate was determined. Jon Michael McGrath entered the event final three targets up on Mark Weeks and Frank Thompson and in the driver’s seat for Olympic... [SEE MORE]

The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) is offering schools the opportunity to receive — free of charge — educational videos about firearm safety and wildlife conservation. The firearm safety videos help teach students how to react when encountering a firearm in an unsupervised situation. The conservation titles educate students on how wildlife and wild lands are protected, and how hunters support this effort with contributions amounting to more than $1 billion annually. NSSF believes all teachers and their students, whether in public, private or home schools, can benefit from the important messages in the videos, which are contained on two DVDs. Both the Firearm Safety DVD and Conservation DVD can be ordered online. The three... [SEE MORE]

We regret to report that Al Anglace, founder of Connecticut Travelers Sporting Clays, has passed away. In June, 1987, Al Anglace and six friends started a monthly shoot that grew into the Connecticut Travelers Sporting Clays Association, a club that now has over 500 members and a mission to support sporting clays. Al was a stalwart of the sport, a community leader, and a major influence on the Connecticut Travelers as well as the sport of sporting clays. Hundreds of young people and ladies are shooting today because they got a chance to shoot with the Travelers, thanks to Al’s emphasis on bringing juniors and women into the sport. His accomplishments included: President of Seymour Fish & Game Boy Scout Shooting Instructor Organizer... [SEE MORE]

The North American FITASC Grand Prix event that was to have been held in Calgary, Alberta, in July has been moved to a new venue and rescheduled to allow better attendance and help grow the event. It will now be hosted by Minnesota Horse and Hunt Club in Prior Lake, MN, in conjunction with the Players Championship and Gun Makers Showdown on Friday, June 15 through Sunday, June 17. The event has also been designated as a Team USA FITASC selection shoot. Dave Peckham from England will set the targets for the shoot. Sanctioned by F.I.T.A.S.C. in Paris, the North American FITASC Grand Prix is a World Cup event, and will also be the finale of the Americas Cup. (The other event in the Americas Cup will be held earlier at Flint Oak in Kansas).... [SEE MORE]