In the latest shooting sports news from around the industry:
David Preston used Hornady A-Tip Match bullets to win the Precision Rifle Series Big Dog Steel Buckeye Classic in Kimbolton, Ohio.
Preston was using the new Hornady 6mm 110 gr. A-Tip Match bullets. The event was held May 4-5.
“The new A-Tip™ bullets were very easy to load,” he said. “They were consistent through the entire course of fire and helped me make four out of five hits at one mile."
Years of research and testing by the Hornady Ballistic Development Group, combined with advanced manufacturing processes and quality control measures, have led to the creation of the ultimate low drag, high performance match bullet. Hornady plans to begin shipment of the new A-Tip bullets to the general consumer market in June of this year.
The A-Tip Match bullet has a long, uniform, precision-machined aluminum tip. The longer aluminum tips are machined to be caliber specific. When coupled with highly refined AMP bullet jackets, aggressive profiles and optimized boattails, the result is enhanced drag efficiency across the board.
Fulton New Burris Sales Manager
Burris Company, Inc. has named Todd Fulton as its new sales manager, with responsibility for executing long-term sales and channel initiatives in the U.S.
“Our sales team is a driving force,” said Paul Carey, Burris Company Senior VP of Sales. “Fulton’s familiarity with the Burris and Steiner brands, lifetime of sales experience in our industry and passion for the outdoors are exactly what we were looking for in a new sales manager. We are a company with big goals and we welcome Fulton’s shared ambition.”
Fulton, a Colorado native, was raised in a family who owned a sporting goods store and joins Burris with more than 25 years of combined sales and retail experience. Additional past experience at Jim Ferry and Associates included managing law enforcement agency and distributors, independent retailers, buy groups and chain and box and distribution channels of business.
“It is a privilege to join the Burris and Steiner team,” Fulton said. “Working at a company that shares my passion for shooting and the outdoors while also living in my home state is a perfect scenario. Nothing drives me to succeed more than watching my kids enjoy the outdoors and I look forward to bringing that drive with me to work everyday.”
Horner Wins All Army Championship Using M17
Team Sig professional shooter and U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Daniel Horner won multiple first place finishes at the 2019 U.S. Army Small Arms Championship, known as the All Army Championship, while using the Sig Sauer M17 pistol.
The event was hosted by the Army Marksmanship Unit and held March 10-16 at Fort Benning, Georgia. SFC Horner placed first in the Multi-Gun Competition, National Match Rifle Course of Fire, and was the Overall Individual Match Champion. Horner also competed as a member of the Army Reserves Career Division Team that won the Overall Team Championship.
The All Army Championship is week of non-stop, sun-up to sun-down competition of 400 scored rounds using U.S. Army issued equipment, including the U.S. Army’s M17 pistol. The competition is open only to active Army, Army Reserves, U.S. Army National Guard, Military Academy, College ROTC Cadets, and OCS candidates. Horner is currently in the U.S. Army Reserves.
“Daniel’s win at the 2019 All Army Championship is a very meaningful win on many fronts,” said Tom Taylor, Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President, Commercial Sales. “This was Daniel’s first win to kick off his 2019 competitive shooting season for Team Sig, and we are very proud of his accomplishment. Second, this was the first issuing of the M17 pistol by the Army for competition, and to have Daniel, shooting on behalf of the US. Army Reserves, win using the issued M17 pistol, makes it a very memorable win that will certainly be marked in Sig’s history.”
To claim his multiple first places finishes Horner fired the National Match Course of Fire for both pistol and rifle competition, multiple team and individual matches, and the culminating event of multi-gun competition. The latter is designed to simulate combat style shooting on a course of fire weighted for accuracy and speed. Pistol shots were fired at targets from 7-50 yards using the M17 pistol, and rifle shots were fired from 7-500 yards.
“The 2019 All Army Championship was an extremely challenging competition that tested both my shooting skills and my endurance," Horner said. "It was an honor to be one of the first competitors to run the U.S. Army’s newly issued M17 pistol in competition, and it was very satisfying to use it to win the match.
“The pistol ran absolutely flawlessly and was extremely accurate. Everyone on my team commented that they shot better with the M17, and that the pistol's performance contributed to our victory. I also utilized the 21-round magazines to gain an advantage over the handful of competitors still using the M9 pistol, which definitely worked in my favor.”
GPO Expands Custom Turret Program
German Precision Optics USA has expanded its custom turret program to cover more of its riflescopes, with Kenton Industry Custom Turrets now available for six more scopes in the Passion line — the 3X 3-9x42, the 3X 4-12x42, the 3X 6-18x50, the 6X 1-6x24, the 6X 2.5-15x50i and the 6X 2.5-15x56i — to match the elevation turret to the ballistics of each customer’s favorite rifle and cartridge.
Custom engraved elevation turrets to match the bullet drop from a specific rifle and load allow the shooter to easily dial in the yardage for precision shooting at any distance. Once set up, shooters simply range the target and dial the turret to that distance. This eliminates hold-over for extremely accurate shots without all the ballistic calculations or guesswork.
Kenton Industries custom engraved turrets are available for $69.95 for the Passion 3X scopes and $99.95 for the Passion 6X scopes. Visit the Kenton GPO Page for more information. A certificate for a free custom turret from Kenton is included with the Passion 4X 6-24x50 scope.
Hydra-Shok Bullets Available as Components
Federal Premium Hydra-Shok is now available as a component for handloaders, with shipments already delivered to dealers.
Introduced in 1989, Hydra-Shok remains one of the most popular choices for protecting home and family, thanks to a proven hollow point and iconic center post that provide extremely consistent and effective expansion. It is now available in a complete range of bullet weights and diameters.
For more information on Federal ammunition, visit www.federalpremium.com.
