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Competitive Shooting

APEX by RangePocket successfully showcased its competition scoring platform at the 2026 NRA Florida State Precision Pistol Championships at Gateway Rifle & Pistol Club in Jacksonville, Florida. Match Director Ted Carter and event organizers praised the system's efficiency and ease of use, with plans to feature the technology at the 2027 National Championships.

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During the hot and windy week of April 27 through May 5, competitors took the firing line at the Camp Butner Training Facility in North Carolina for the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s Eastern Travel Games. The event hosts a variety of rifle and pistol marksmanship competitions for competitors of all experience levels. 

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The Civilian Marksmanship Program, in collaboration with the Ohio Rifle and Pistol Association, will be hosting a weekend of Highpower Rifle Matches in June. Competition will begin on Saturday, June 23, with a CMP Cup Series 800 Aggregate event, followed immediately by an Excellence-In-Competition match.

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The first day of competition at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup in Fort Benning opened on a promising note for the U.S. team with 2016 Olympic gold medalist Ginny Thrasher (Springfield, Virginia) posting a world-class Qualification score to qualify for her first Final since 2016. 
 

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After the dust of the National Junior Olympic Shooting Championships settled, six young athletes stayed an additional two days to compete for Junior Rapid Fire Pistol slots on the U.S. Team that will compete at the International Shooting Sport Federation World Championship August 31 – September 14 in Changwon, South Korea. 

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The Civilian Marksmanship Program’s annual 3P Regional air rifle events were recently fired throughout the month of April, with over 450 talented junior athletes vying to qualify for the National Championship in June.

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