The 2013 Roosevelt Games took place recently in Georgia and this year the event added Air Rifle to the multi-sport Paralympic-style competition for veteran and active duty military service personnel with physical disabilities. The event is produced by BlazeSports America. According to the Griffin (GA) Daily News, sixteen soldiers competed in the air rifle competition [...]
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New JROTC Records Set With Challenger
Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (JROTC) cadets from across the country were in Anniston, Alabama last month to compete in the National JRTOC Championships. Getting to the event is an impressive feat itself with over 7,300 cadets competing nationally in regional Civilian Marksmanship Program events. The top 890 moved on to their branch’s Service Competition [...]
Team Uses Crosman Challenger In JROTC National Championship Win
Congratulations to the Saint Thomas Academy JROTC team and Coach Paul Preblich on winning the 2013 National Army JROTC Service Championships at Camp Perry, Sporter Division! The team uses the Crosman Challenger competition air rifle and were able to add an additional rifle with Benjamin Hand Pump for winning the competition. Team members include captain [...]
Crosman Challenger Helps Secure Junior Olympic Gold
“The quest for gold starts with dedication and training” and a darned good sporter air rifle. For Coach Cindy Thorne, the only choice is the Crosman Challenger for her 2012 National Sporter Junior Olympic Team squad from Charles County, Maryland. In April they attended the State qualification championship of the Junior Olympics. Charles County 4H [...]
NRA’s Shooting Sports USA Reviews Crosman MAR177
Shooting Sports USA is the competitive journal of the National Rifle Association (NRA), a publication with a readership of 150,000. The April 2012 cover story featured the new Crosman MAR177, a PCP upper for the AR platform designed specifically for National Match Air Rifle (NMAR) shooters. For traditional firearm shooters considering the MAR177, author [...]
State Record, Championship Title With Custom Shop Pistol
Lucas Morgan looks like most any 11-year old, except for the neck full of medals won with a 2300KT designed in the Crosman Custom Shop. He recently added the Nebraska State Progressive Pistol Championship by scoring a 393 of a possible 400, a new state record. He followed that with the Nebraska 4-H State Championship, [...]
Top JROTC Teams Choose Crosman Challenger
Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force JROTC Cadets descended upon Anniston, Alabama last weekend to participate in the 2012 All Service JROTC National Championship. The top teams from all branches were represented by Cadets in the two-day event, 225 competitors in all. Crosman was well represented as 28 schools out of 38 participating were [...]
See The Rogue At L.A.S.S.O.
The rubber hits the road at next month’s L.A.S.S.O. shoot in Sulphur Springs, Texas. It is the only event of its kind in the U.S. to feature big bore airguns – calibers of .308 and greater – competing in a long distance competition and the Benjamin Rogue .357 will be among them. Organized and attended [...]
New Competition Opportunity For Marauder
Steve Ware is an accomplished air pistol competitor and outdoor writer. Last summer he took a look at the Marauder Pistol. Always up for a challenge, this is his report on a new competition ideally suited for the Benjamin Marauder rifle. The USA Air Rifle Benchrest organization recently approved a new class – Production. The rules [...]
Flowing Wells Sets New Record With Challenger
We’ve mentioned the Flowing Wells High School JROTC Rifle Team before in this space and they’ve been on a tear as of late: the team scored a scorching 2198 points of a possible 2400, setting a new record Arizona state record during last month’s Southern Arizona Rifle Regionals. Team member Alex Provine set the bar [...]
