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 …

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 …

What a SHOT Show! The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) reported… “Overall attendance was 58,444, only several hundred shy of the show’s all-time record set at the 2008 Las Vegas Show and more than 11,000 above last year’s show in Orlando. The show attracted an all-time high of 31,280 buyers, and the 1,804 media professionals attending established a new record.” (More from NSSF)
From my perspective the show was packed and the Smith & Wesson booth was definitely busy. What struck me about this year’s show was the continuous traffic …

Demonstrations and autograph sessions with the Smith & Wesson Champions, each day at the SHOT Show:
10:00-11:30am
2:00-3:30pm
Booth #13227.
Stop by and say hello!

Things have been crazy as usual since getting back from the USPSA Back to Back Nationals and the IDPA Nationals last month. I have wanted to write about my IDPA experience, but am only now getting the chance.  I had a great time at the match.  In fact, I can’t think of a better way to get back into IDPA! It has been a couple of years since I have competed at the Nationals and I felt a bit rusty.  Nestled right up against the USPSA Nationals, I knew I …

What a week!  I had such a great time at this year’s World Speed Shooting Championships in Piru, CA. Seeing old friends and meeting new ones is one of the main reasons I love competing.  This was the first year I have been to the event since it was acquired by USPSA so in addition to all the familiar faces, many of the fine folks from Sedro Woolley were there too.
The last time I competed at the Steel Challenge was 2006, so I wasn’t sure how I would stack up …

It ‘s been a busy few weeks! Not long after the NRA Bianchi Cup (a new video is up on You-Tube), I was on a plane for my first International Revolver Championships in San Luis Obispo, CA.  The match lived up to its reputation and I had a great time.  The stages were a blend of IDPA, Steel Challenge, Bianchi and USPSA and near the beautiful Morro Bay.
Local media attended the event and coverage aired on KSBY. Shooting USA was there to capture all the action and also did stage …