Shooting USA

This time, it's Precision Rifle Competition, but with twenty-twos. It's the PRS Rim-fire Finale, the competition that opens up Precision Shooting to more competitors without the cost of centerfire and without the need for a thousand-yard range. Plus, the story of the US Army's iconic M-60 machine gun that is now one of History's Guns.

This time, it's the largest industry Range day on the East coast, that is open to the public. The PSA Gathering makes up for a lightly attended SHOT Show with a huge collection of new products set up for "try it, you may like it" demonstrations. Plus the story of an ultra-rare 1911 from world war two that came home from the war to surprise one family with a six-figure value.

It's the championship of run-and-gun competition with pistol, rifle, and shotgun and this time there is some serious running involved on the stages of fire set up at a new range venue in South Carolina. Our cameras are running with the top competitors to show you all the action in the race for the national titles.

Stand and Shoot five steel targets with the best four times as your score. The World Speed Shooting Challenge has now expanded to include divisions for Centerfire Handguns, Pistol Caliber Carbines, and both Handguns and Rifles chambered in 22 caliber. The purest form of gun racing this year will result in new world records on the well-known stages of fire.

The FASTER program is intensive training for School Teachers and Staff that qualifies them to carry concealed in schools. It's time for an update on FASTER that has now trained more than 3,000 Teachers and Administrators who are now carrying in nearly 300 school districts across the country. Plus, the M249 SAW is one-man firepower in each Army squad and is now one of History's Guns.

Meet the man who has made his life passion the collecting of rare and extremely valuable 1911s from as far back as the Military Trials in March of 1911. And he owns the Savage that competed for the contract and lost to John Browning's design made by Colt. Plus, the 1911's with official documents to prove they don't exist, but they are very much present in his collection.

The tradition continues with Hornady sponsoring the annual Zombie shoot in Nebraska. Defending against the un-dead is both a creative three-gun match and a really good time for competitors of all skill levels. Plus, John tests all of the ways you can deliver Hornady's .44 Magnum firepower in your choice of Smith & Wesson revolvers.

The Green Valley ranges are open in Columbia, Missouri and again welcoming international competitors to the challenges of The Plates, The Practical, The Barricades, and The Mover. Bianchi Cup competition is back to full strength with new faces claiming the titles in the most prestigious handgun tournament of the year.

The targets get smaller, the range gets shorter, and the power behind each shot is air. It's the Rocky Mountain Airgun Challenge once again bringing top rifle shooters to a quieter range for competition. Then the German response to the superior firepower of the M-1 Garand. The Gewehr 43 is now one of History's Guns. Plus, an update on Hornady Critical Duty Ammo, now that the FBI has selected it.

The Carry Optics Division recognizes the popularity of Red Dot Sights on 9mm pistols and sets up a championship competition with the guns that are now common for concealed carry. Then, Dr. Lewis Drake discovers the only rifle to utilize all of Joseph Mantin's patents from the 1700s. Plus, The Civilian Marksmanship Program remembers and honors the rifles from the beaches of Normandy.