The digital archives of Shooting Sports USA magazine (SSUSA) features an Expert Forum on Wind Reading. This outstanding article on wind reading starts off with a section by ballistics guru Bryan Litz, author of Applied Ballistics for Long-Range Shooting. Then four of the greatest American shooters in history share their personal wind wisdom. Lanny Basham
Photo courtesy Sierra Bullets. The question of barrel break-in is controversial. Some folks advocate an elaborate, lengthy cycle of shooting and brushing, repeated many times — one shot and clean, two shots and clean and so on. This, it is argued, helps barrels foul less and shoot more accurately. Others say minimal break-in, with patching
Photo from DougKoenig.com. Mark your calendars for the return of the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s Bianchi Cup International Pistol Tournament. The second longest-running pistol championship in the world, the 2025 CMP Bianchi Cup is set to run May 20-23, 2025 at the Green Valley Rifle & Pistol Club in Hallsville, Missouri. Registration for the 2025 CMP
Team Berger’s Larry Bartholome showcased his shooting prowess by winning the 2025 Western Wildcat Smallbore F-Class Championship. The event, held in March at the Ben Avery Shooting Complex and hosted by the Desert Sharpshooters Rifle Club, brought together the nation’s top smallbore F-Class shooters in a challenging 4-day competition. Bartholome finished with a 6363 Grand
Do you occasionally get completely unexplained flyers, or have a shot land straight down at 6 O’Clock, right below your point of aim? That could be caused by poor or inconsistent trigger technique. How you pull the trigger can and does affect your accuracy. Many gun enthusiasts start with pistols. When they later start shooting