Team Krieghoff dominated the 2026 Browning Briley Sporting Clays Championship in Houston with over 600 competitors. Brandon Powell won High Overall in the Main Event, Madison Sharpe earned Lady Champion titles in multiple disciplines, and Mike Wilgus, Kiersten Sales, and other team members secured multiple podium finishes across various categories.
Federal Ammunition congratulates Stuart Brown, Rocky Romo, Mark Vaillancourt, and Melissa Hinton on earning 2026 NSSA All-American Team honors announced at the Triple J Classic in San Antonio. Brown earned his 29th All-American honor, while Romo achieved Runner-Up finishes in multiple events at the premier skeet shooting competition.
Connor Knapp, a Junior Team Ruger member, earned nine individual victories at the 2026 College National Championship in Talladega, AL, including first place in the Optics Rimfire Rifle division using his Ruger 10/22® rifle. Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. celebrated Knapp's strong performance and demonstrated the reliability and versatility of their firearms.
Connor Thigpen of Team Remington won the Open Doubles Championship and Open High All Around title at the Triple J Classic skeet competition in San Antonio, Texas. Remington teammates also excelled, with Alison Turner winning the Open 20-gauge event and multiple shooters earning spots on NSSA All-American Teams.
Sturm, Ruger & Company Junior Team member Kaleb Klein won 11 divisions at the 2026 College National Championship in Talladega, AL, including dominating the Rimfire Rifle Iron Sight division with a score of 25.83 using his 10/22® rifle.
Federal Ammunition sponsored shooter Varick Beise won the Open Division Championship at the 2026 MagPul Texas 3-Gun Championships held April 10-12 at Reveille Peak Ranch near Burnet, Texas. The event featured 10 stages with 150-200 rounds per platform in challenging hill country terrain.
The North American Silhouette Shooting Association (NASSA), Silueteros.com, and Bayou Rifles Inc. announce the 2026 SK Lone Star Cup, a premier smallbore silhouette competition scheduled for June 6–7, 2026, at Bayou Rifle Club in Houston, Texas. SK Ammunition and Capstone Precision Group continue as title sponsors.
Hornady shooter Lauryl Akenhead won Top Production honors at the Koenig-Ruger Precision Rifle Competition in Grand Junction, Colorado, using Hornady 6mm 110 gr. A-Tip Match bullets in her 6mm Creedmoor for consistent accuracy.
Federal Ammunition team member Cory Kruse won the Super Sporting event at the NSCA-sanctioned Browning Briley tournament in Houston, besting over 370 competitors. Kruse also placed in FITASC, Federal Prelim Sporting, and 5-Stand events, while teammate Jonathan Prince finished second in Prelim Sporting and third in FITASC.
Brandon Powell and Madison Sharpe won Main Event Championships at the 2026 Browning Briley, with over 600 shooters competing at Greater Houston Sports Club. Powell scored 196 in the men's event while Sharpe claimed victory in the women's division, both competing for Team Remington.
Team Ruger members delivered impressive performances across competitive events, with David Olhasso and James McGinty earning top finishes at the Arctic Blast Match and FL State IDPA Championship using Ruger RXM pistols. Doug Koenig, Annie Berger, Steve Foster, Aaron Martin, Lauryl Akenhead, Randi Rogers, and Gordon Carrell also secured podium finishes at Steel Challenges, NRL Hunter Match, and Texas State IDPA competitions.
Team Vihtavuori's Francis Colon and Chad Heckler earned third and fourth place finishes with scores of 158 at the 2026 MDT Frostbite precision rifle competition in Butlerville, Indiana. Competitors faced extreme conditions including winds shifting over 150 degrees across 17 demanding stages.
Desirae Edmunds of Team Beretta won Lady High Overall honors and Super Sporting titles at the Gator Cup Sporting Clays Tournament held March 24-29 at Back Woods Quail Club. Competing with Beretta's A400 L Sporting shotgun, Edmunds delivered a dominant performance against a deep field of competitors on the NSCA circuit.
Berger shooter Dustin Flint successfully defended his title at the 2026 Spindletop Regional Championship, scoring 141/160 in the two-day event held at Golden Triangle Gun Club in Beaumont, Texas. Flint competed using Lapua Super Long Range ammunition across 80-shot Smallbore Standard Rifle and Hunter Rifle matches.
Vista Grande MCJROTC finished 8-0 to win the 2026 National Air Rifle New Shooter League, edging Daniel Boone MCJROTC in a close finale. NoVA Sharpshooters from Centreville, VA completed an 8-0 season to claim their fourth consecutive National Air Pistol League title, defeating Cos Cob Revolver and Rifle Club.
SIGHTRON Ambassador Lucas Marusiak won first place at the 2026 Central Carolina Grand Prix Airgun Championship in the PCP Division using the SIGHTRON SIII 10-50x60 Field Target Riflescope. The scope's ExacTrack technology and precision optics proved reliable through extreme weather conditions at the American Airgun Field Target Association event held at Central Carolina Gun Club.
Hornady team shooters Austin Orgain, Shane Barnes, and John-Kyle Truitt won at the B&T Industries Box Canyon Showdown PRS match in Medicine Lodge, Kansas on March 28-29, 2026. Orgain secured first place overall in the Open Division and Suppressor Division using Hornady 25 cal. 138 gr. A-Tip Match bullets.
USA Shooting will host the 2026 Rifle Junior Olympic Championships April 8-13 at CMP facilities in Alabama, featuring top junior athletes competing in smallbore and air rifle events. This premier competition serves as a key selection match for the 2026 ISSF Junior World Championships in Suhl, Germany.
Eric Harvey and Desi Edmunds won championships at the 2026 Gator Cup at Back Woods Quail Club in Georgetown, South Carolina. Harvey claimed his second consecutive Gator Cup title, while Edmunds won the Lady division. Both competitors used Winchester AA shotshells for their victories.
Remington Ammunition team members achieved multiple podium finishes at the 2026 Gator Cup in Georgetown, SC, with Brandon Powell finishing Runner-Up in the Main Event and Turner Parcell placing third in High Over All and second in Super Sporting. Wendell Cherry won the Thursday Prelim in the Veteran category.