The legendary Wayne Mayes will be memorialized during the 2016 World Skeet Championships with the inaugural Wayne Mayes Championship on Monday, October 3. During Mayes' early days of shooting in the 1960s and 1970s, team shooting was in its prime, and team events were a favorite of Mayes. To honor that, the Wayne Mayes Championship will feature a 3-Man Team event. Shooters who are signing up for the 3-Man Team event need to know this is a shoot-off event and not a split or long-run-type event. They must be available for a shoot-off on Monday afternoon. Here is how winners will be … [Read more...]
Find a Golden Target During the World Shoot, Win a Prize
During the World Shoot, if you see a target that looks gold, no, your eyes are not deceiving you. Grab it and bring it to the Pro Shop to win a prize! Keep your eyes peeled during the big event to find a golden target that we've hidden somewhere on the complex on Saturday and Sunday, October 1-2 during the Mini World and Wednesday and Thursday, October 5-6 during the Main Event. If you're the first to find it each day and turn it in, you'll win a gift card from one of our sponsors. … [Read more...]
World Shoot Awards: Commemorative Guns
The 2016 World Skeet Championships will offer an impressive new award for all class champions in the 12 Gauge, 20 Gauge, 28 Gauge, .410 Bore, and Doubles events. Each champion will receive a custom-engraved 2016 World Skeet Championships commemorative shotgun as part of the awards package! A commemorative Remington 1100 with select, high-gloss wood, deep bluing, a gold-plated trigger and engraving will be awarded to each of the 31 class winners. The matching gauge or bore of the gun will coincide with the event for which it is won. For example, the 12 gauge E class champion will be awarded … [Read more...]
Reserve Tickets for NSSA Hall of Fame Banquet
The 47th Annual National Skeet Shooting Hall of Fame Banquet will be held during the 2016 World Skeet Championships on Monday, October 3, 2016 at the Courtyard by Marriott San Antonio SeaWorld/Westover Hills in San Antonio, Texas. NSSA will induct Kevin Monteleone and Kenneth Keth into its Hall of Fame, NSSA’s highest honor. Monteleone will be honored for his achievements as a shooter, while Keth will receive the Ray Boller Award for sustained service to NSSA. In addition, Louis Bratty, Jr., and David "Stormy" Weatherford will be added to the Referee Honor Roll. Cocktails will begin at … [Read more...]
Shoot the Wayne Mayes Championship at World
During this year's World Skeet Championships, NSSA will offer an all-new event between the Mini World and main event to honor the legendary Wayne Mayes. The Wayne Mayes Championship, scheduled for Monday, October 3, will be a 100-target World Championship event with four rounds of 25 targets each shot in 12, 20, and 28 gauge and .410 bore. What makes this event so special is that all shooters in every class will be eligible to participate, with awards by class, and winners will be World Champions! In addition to individual awards, a special three-man team event will have randomly-assigned … [Read more...]
