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First Shots Program Making Another Appearance At This Year’s Steel Challenge Championships

NSSF will once again be offering their outstanding FIRST SHOTS program at the 2008 Steel Challenge.

“NSSF’s First Shots^® shooting program provides quality instruction that emphasizes firearm safety and gives newcomers an opportunity to give shooting a try. It is one of many NSSF programs that are advancing participation and understanding of the shooting sports.”

Please take a moment to visit First Shots/Steel Challenge Website to register, view videos from last year’s event and more.

USPSA Purchases the Steel Challenge

The United States Practical Shooting Association (USPSA) announced that it has acquired the Steel Challenge and the Steel Challenge Shooting Association from founders Mike Dalton and Mike Fichman.

“The Steel Challenge is a natural fit for USPSA and we look forward to both growing the match as well as Steel Shooting in general,” said Dave Thomas, Executive Director of USPSA. “One of our primary goals is to greatly expand the role of the Steel Challenge Shooting Association here in the US and internationally. Working closely with our more than 16,000 members and 350 affiliated clubs, we see a very bright future for the Steel Challenge.”

The Steel Challenge World Speed Shooting Championships were founded in 1981 with just 70 shooters competing for $20,000 in cash and prizes that first year. In the 26 years since, the match has grown to become one of the crown jewels of the shooting circuit and the premier professional pistol competition with more than 220 of the world’s fastest shooters competing for over $390,000 in cash and prizes in 2007.

“We founded the Steel Challenge out of our love for the shooting sports. We wanted a match that was…(Read More…)

Shooting Gallery Named Official TV Show of the Steel Challenge

Sedro-Woolley, Washington — The Steel Challenge Shooting Association (SCSA) and Shooting Gallery, the Outdoor Channel’s top-rated shooting series, today announced the selection of Shooting Gallery as the official television show of the 2008 Steel Challenge World Speed Shooting Championships.

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Washington State Steel Challenge a Success!

The results are now up for the recently completed Washington State Steel Challenge and it sounds like a good time was had by all.

Match director, Patrick Kelley: “Thank you all for coming out for this inaugural event!

64 shooters made a tremendous effort to beat MGM’s targets into submission.

A few of you managed a temporary compliance by cutting the 2 by 4 upright in half, sending the offending plate to the ground only to have it returned to its place of defiance ready for your next barrage.

Others found that by skillfully concentrating major caliber loads at the 6 o’clock
position the insubordinate plate may on occasion rise up leaving it moors and attack, only to fall to the ground.

The majority of you understood the…” read more…

Dates Announced for European Steel Challenge

Over 150 of Europe’s best competition pistol shooters will compete for the European Speed Shooting Championships in the shooting sports’ ultimate display of speed and accuracy at the 2008 European Steel Challenge. The event will be held May 2-4, 2008 at Winterswik, the Netherlands (Read More…)

2008 Steel Challenge Application Now Available!

Please visit our SC World Match page to download yours!