Courtesy We never shoot at another shooter’s target, it's common courtesy. We never take a gun that's not ours out of the rack unless we first ask the owner if we can—that's being courteous too. We, as shooters, are usually pretty courteous folk. One of the discourteous things that many of us do is to talk while another shooter near us is shooting. Whether we're on the field with other shooters or behind the line, we need to be cognizant of those shooting and stay as quiet as we can so as to not, through our talking, cause that shooter to lose their focus and … [Read more...]
Hartmann’s Hint #1: Henry Ford
Henry Ford Many years ago, Henry Ford was quoted as saying, "Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal." I'm pretty sure he wasn't referring to the shooting sports when he made this statement, but with a little massaging it can, and in my opinion does, fit our sport. When we shoot, are we just having fun shooting with our friends or do we have a goal? Are we practicing, trying to hit the '10 ring' more often, trying to hit low 5 sooner or trying to hit that elusive rabbit? In other words, are we working on that part of our sport … [Read more...]
Hartmann’s Hint #2: Prevent Rust
Prevent Rust We've all heard the phrase that states something like, 'Guns have only two enemies, politicians and rust.' While politicians are what I consider our greatest challenge, the only thing we can do to remedy this problem is to flush the political bowl as we need to by voting out the worst and voting in the least harmful. Don't forget to vote every time there's an election. We need the pro-gun vote to help us keep our rights. The Americans that wrote our constitution gave us that right, and each vote does count. Rust is also difficult to get rid of unless we stay … [Read more...]
NSSA Scoreboard: Latest Shoot Results
Scores are shown in PDFs that can be viewed, printed, or downloaded. Find Scoreboard Results. … [Read more...]
NSSA Member Harold Powell Passes
The North Carolina and NSSA skeet shooting community lost a great competitor and friend on March 21. Harold Powell from Goldsboro, North Carolina, passed away at the age of 82. Harold was a member of Seymour Johnson A.F.B. Gun Club for over 50 years and Ft. Bragg Gun Club for over 15 years. Harold began shooting skeet in the early 1960s and went on to achieve many accomplishments as a strong and well-respected competitor. He was a 27-time All-American Team member. Harold attended 24 World Skeet Shoots, 26 Zone 4 Shoots and won many Texas and North Carolina Championships to include Texas … [Read more...]
