Duty, Honor, Country – these values and commitment to excellence continue to guide cadets as the United States Military Academy, West Point, marches into its third century of service to the nation as the world’s premier leader development institution. During their four years at West Point, cadets undergo rigorous academic, military, physical and character development in preparation to lead American’s sons and daughters as officers in the U.S. Army. For 80 years, the West Point Skeet and Trap team has played an important part of this development as one of several voluntary marksmanship teams … [Read more...]
Hartmann’s Hint #48: Good Pulls, Bad Pulls
Good Pulls, Bad Pulls Recently at a local shoot, there were a couple of fields that had "wireless pickles." I shot on one of the fields and perceived no difference in the quality of the pulls, but another shooter on a later squad felt that he was getting "slow pulls." His first round was straight, but he still didn't like the wireless model. The referee changed to the wired pickle for the second and subsequent rounds, and the squad finished without problems. After my hint regarding referees, I had a couple of readers send me emails commenting on the article. One of them was from … [Read more...]
Dr. Thomas Ryan Leaves Legacy
NSCA life member Dr. Thomas Michael Ryan passed away August 4, 2018 at the age of 79. Tom graduated medical school and went on to serve in the U.S. Navy, where he served in Vietnam as a flight surgeon. He continued to practice medicine until his retirement in 2014 and also served on numerous medical association boards. View the full obituary for Dr. Ryan. As an NSCA member, Tom served as a National Delegate for Washington State and was also a supporter of the NRA. In 2005, he was awarded the Hill-Adams Award for his work with youth shooters, granting him a place in the NSCA Hall of Fame. … [Read more...]
Hartmann’s Hint #46: Wasting Targets
Wasting Targets At a recent registered shoot, I saw a squad look at targets for over 15 minutes before they started their round. The lead-off was a well-known and respected skeet shooter. As the referee approached the field, she let it go on for a few more minutes before saying something to the shooters about wasting targets. This young lady is an excellent referee and did the right thing by speaking up. The targets cost about 10 or 15 cents each. I'm certain someone out there will give me the actual per-unit cost, but you get the idea. Whatever the cost actually is, this … [Read more...]
CDR Cotton Talbott Passes
We're saddened to report that NSSA Hall of Fame and Armed Forces Hall of Fame inductee CDR Merrill Lee “Cotton” Talbott, USN Ret., passed away on Wednesday, August 8, 2018 at the age of 87. CDR Talbott was inducted into the NSSA Hall of Fame in 2014 as the Ray Boller Award recipient. He proposed the founding of the Armed Forces Skeet Association and served as one of its first officers. In addition, Cotton served on several of the AFSA officer leadership boards and committees, was inducted into the AFSA Hall of Fame in 1991, and in 2014 earned the Pletcher Award for his service to the … [Read more...]
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