NSSA and NSCA will each award four $2500 college scholarships this year to deserving members who will graduate from high school and start a four-year college program in 2020. The scholarships will be awarded based on academics, citizenship, and participation in NSSA or NSCA. Applicants must submit an application, a short essay, a transcript, and a letter of recommendation. The scholarships are paid incrementally by semester, and students must maintain a B average. The deadline to apply is March 1, 2020. Scholarship winners will be notified prior to the end of the school year and will be … [Read more...]
Support Youth, Other Programs with NSSA-NSCA Donations
If you're a supporter of NSSA-NSCA and our various programs and want to offer financial support, we want you to know how to do so. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, the National Skeet Shooting Association (of which the NSSA, NSCA, and National Shooting Complex are divisions) is eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions. While you may choose to make a general donation to the nonprofit corporation or to either association, you may also specify how your contribution is to be earmarked, such as for the NSCA USA Sporting Clays Team, to the youth shooting program, NSSA-NSCA Hall of … [Read more...]
Hartmann’s Hints: Persistence and Determination
Persistence and Determination Recently I was reading one of the periodicals I get, and found a quote credited to Calvin Coolidge, the 30th President of the United States of America. It read: "Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not. Nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not. Un-rewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not. The world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent." I believe this quote to be mostly accurate, but it fails to state that … [Read more...]
Question of the Week: 2020 Federal Premium Discount
"I've heard about the 25% Federal Premium discount being offered to renewing members. I'm a Life Member; can I take advantage of that member benefit? If so, how?" Yes, this valuable 2020 benefit -- a one-time 25% discount on Federal Premium ammunition purchased on their website, shipped directly to you with no limit on purchase amount -- will be open to all fully paid members (subject to exclusions noted below), including Life Members. It will not be available to Juniors, international members, or Complimentary Limited Members. Because this is a 2020 member benefit, it will be … [Read more...]
Ask the Instructor: Barrel Angle
Barrel Angle “I’ve been taught two different approaches to setting barrel angle at the hold point. The first method calls for the angle of the barrel to remain oriented on the target line and trace the target’s line smoothly through the break point. The other method starts with a lower barrel angle at the hold point. As I move toward the break point, both hands move in unison with equal force as I mount just before the break point. Which is correct?” Neither technique is wrong, and the proper barrel angle for a given target can vary depending on the target. With the first … [Read more...]
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