Steel Challenge is such a rush.  There are eight courses of fire with round plates ranging in size from 10-12 inches and rectangular 18×24 inch steel targets.  Each stage is fired a total of five times except for the stage Outer Limits, fired four times.  It’s about pure speed and what makes the Steel Challenge unique from other action shooting matches is that one run on every stage is a throw away.  All eight stage times are added together and the lowest time WINS!
Steel Challenge started out as a renegade …

It’s Steel Challenge time! I had to make a last minute change to my schedule this month. All you parents out there know that when you have kids, everything changes!  I had hoped to attend the super fun Pro Am Championships in Tulsa, OK, but I could only be away Saturday and Sunday.  Fortunately for me, the Great Divide Shooting Club in Rawlins, WY was hosting the Wyoming State Steel Challenge.
Since moving to Montana I haven’t had the opportunity to drive to many matches. Getting a chance to shoot this …

June was another busy month! I shot my third International Confederation of Revolver Enthusiasts (ICORE) match. Last year I took the plunge and shot the ICORE Southern Regional to get familiar with the game before I competed at the International Revolver Championships (IRC). I fell in love with the sport and challenge of shooting a wheel gun. It may have been my first IRC, but I knew it wouldn’t be my last.
After shooting a mostly stock S&W 627 V-Comp, early this year my gun got some serious APEX Tactical …

I love the Bianchi Cup!  I fell in love with this match from the moment I took my first shots in US Army black and gold.  It challenges and humbles me. It teaches me something new every time I compete.  In the action shooting sports, it is the one event on the circuit where the results aren’t solely based on competitors shooting against one another. There is an opportunity to achieve perfection - a 1920 (score).
The Cup’s main sponsors truly step up.  Support is led by the premiere sponsor, Midway …

In case you missed it, my Single Stack Nationals interview on Gun Nuts Radio is online.  It was a lot of fun chatting about the match and my gear.  Also, here area a couple of videos from the match.  The first is my match video and the second is a stage breakdown for Women of USPSA.  Hope you like them!

It is difficult to put into words what it means to me to win my 10th USPSA Ladies National Title.  Returning to the match circuit last year after taking time off to have my daughter, I tried not to put too much pressure on myself to win. My goal was to give my best and to have fun. Mission accomplished!
This season it is a different story.  I have had a year to adapt to balancing motherhood, my work with Smith & Wesson and competing. I was able to start …

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It was a whirlwind of a weekend! Area 6 was my first major match of the year. With only a week and half of shooting since the IDPA Nationals last September, my goal at this match was to shake off the cobwebs. Let me tell you there were a lot of them!  I got in Thursday evening, shot all day Friday and departed bright and early on Saturday.   I knew I was going to be tired and it would be a long day of shooting, but it was all worth …

Think you have what it takes to be a champion?  Team Smith & Wesson is accepting applications for the 2010-2011 shooting season.

APPLICATION
Who: Anyone can submit an application.
What’s evaluated: Smith & Wesson uses a cumulative point system based on match level, performance, experience and exposure as some of the factors to award sponsorships to prospective Team Members.
When: Sponsorships are based on Smith & Wesson’s fiscal year that runs from May to April. Applications must be submitted by April 30, 2010 for consideration for …

The season has begun! I am proud to say that Smith & Wesson continues to set an example in sponsoring shooting sports this year starting with the USPSA Florida Open and S&W IDPA Indoor Nationals in February.  Smith & Wesson is also supporting the ICORE Southern Regional and is the title sponsor of the S&W US Steel Shoot Nationals this month.  I’ll be wishing my teammates nothing but the best for these events.
All this match chat has me itching to hit the range!  At the end of the season last …