Camp Perry Smallbore 2025: The Old Camp Perry We Love to Hate—Now with Garage Doors and Bob Seger
The first day of the 2025 CMP Smallbore, Prone, Nationals felt less like a rifle match and more like we’d stumbled through a time portal.
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The Great CMP/NRA Shooting Divorce: Why It’s Time to Reunite for the Sport’s Survival
We, the competitors, spectators, and lifelong fans of marksmanship, have already voted—with our feet, our wallets, and our participation. We want a future with meaningful national championships, access to historic national trophies, and a legitimate path to international teams like the Palma, Dewar, Pershing, and Roberts.
A Distinguished Rifle Tradition: From Springfield to Smallbore; With deep appreciation for the historical work of Harold “Hap” Rocketto
As Hap Rocketto might say—half-seriously, half with a twinkle in his eye—“the only thing better than a Distinguished badge is two of them.” Now, accomplished rifle shooters finally have the chance.
The Challenge Period Has Ended: A Tribute to Lones Wigger
In the grand scope of American marksmanship, no name holds a more undisputed place in that pantheon than Lones Wigger—a man whose achievements, discipline, and character have set a benchmark few will ever touch.
Fixing The Golf Rift Between The Professional Golf Association And the Renegade LIV/Saudi Arabia Sovereign Wealth Fund Imbroglio: A Solution For The Supporting Public Part 2
Talking about that Greg Norman vanity project that dates back to 1994…
Fixing The Golf Rift Between The Professional Golf Association And the Renegade LIV/Saudi Arabia Sovereign Wealth Fund Imbroglio: A Solution For The Supporting Public
On The Eve Of The Open Championship The Fans Deserve A Practical Solution To Greg Norman’s Vanity Project
In Remembrance of Eugene Lofton: A True Gentleman, a Marksman, and an American Original
When I was just a kid—maybe 10 or 12—I met a man who would leave a quiet but lasting impression on my life: Eugene Lofton. To me, at that young age, he wasn’t just another face on the firing line; he was something extraordinary
On the Major League’s periphery; A major trip through the minors
Imagine getting an unexpected call and being told that you are to report to a new work site tomorrow for a job that you hadn’t even applied for. Now add to the fact that you are anchored in Tacoma, Washington and must be in Reading, Pennsylvania in 24 hours. You have no choice but to …
Welcome to Smallbore Prone: America’s Hidden Gem of Precision Shooting
If you’re looking for a discipline that’s challenging, relaxing, affordable, and steeped in Americana, look no further. Smallbore prone is calling your name.
Open Letter to the NFL Owners: Give Boomers the Super Bowl Halftime Show We Deserve
We want an American rock band that’s still performing. No more overproduced, auto-tuned pop acts. No more weird choreographed nonsense with people dressed as futuristic space demons. Just pure, unfiltered rock ‘n’ roll.
New NRA Sport “AR Tactical” Brings Precision Shooting Back to We the People
Whether you’re a veteran, hunter, law enforcement officer, or just someone with an AR and a desire to challenge yourself, this new sport may be the bridge between backyard plinking and competitive marksmanship you didn’t know you needed.
Why I Have Stopped Watching Professional Basketball-the NBA and WNBA (And Football Is Right Behind It)
Sports That Have Degraded To The Point Of Being Unwatchable
The Dogs of War Trophy: Reviving America’s Marksmanship Tradition
The Dogs of War Trophy is one of the most coveted team awards in American marksmanship, awarded to the top squad in the National Trophy Team Match held annually at Camp Perry, Ohio.
NYT complains Florida taxes are too low; New York may never win another Stanley Cup unless Florida imposes a state income tax
The New York Times blames Florida for cheating. Yes, those wily Floridians dumped their state income tax in 1858 knowing that 59 years later the NHL would come into existence and eventually their state would get a couple of teams.
The Art of the Cast: A Brief History of Fly Fishing and Its American Journey
Fly fishing isn’t just a way to catch fish—it’s a deliberate dance, a poetic pursuit, and, as Norman Maclean wrote, “a religion, with a rod as the medium of conversion.”
Why Some People Absolutely Love Fishing: It’s a Legalized Dopamine Rush
You’re watching your fly or popper drift across glassy water. The tension builds. Then — WHAM! — the surface explodes. Water erupts. Line goes taut. Heart rate spikes. You’re instantly wide awake.
Baseball’s Thorny Rose
Pete Rose was not even cold when Major League Baseball’s (MLB) commissioner Rob Manfred lifted his “permanent ban” from the game.
Sovereignty Triumphs Over Fake News: Trump’s Kentucky Derby Metaphor and Moran’s Misstep
On May 3, 2025, Sovereignty, a 3-year-old colt, surged past the odds-on favorite, Journalism, to claim the Run for the Roses by 1 1/2 lengths at Churchill Downs. For Trump supporters, this wasn’t just a horse race—it was a providential sign.
College Football’s Spring Rite
Spring has its share of traditional rites and rituals. In Happy Valley, the home of the Penn State Nittany Lions, one spring rite that still survives is the football program’s annual spring game.
The NIL Crisis: How ‘Show Me the Money’ Is Ruining College Sports
The recent saga surrounding Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava has thrust the Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) debate back into the spotlight, exposing the raw greed that’s eroding the heart of college athletics.