Lauryl Akenhead of Team Ruger earned High Lady honors at the 2026 Sheepdog Showdown, a national PRS Pro Series point match held in New York's Catskill Mountains. Competing with her Ruger American Gen II rifle in an MDT LSS chassis, Akenhead finished with a score of 151, demonstrating the rifle's reliability and accuracy in demanding competitive conditions.
The 59th annual Daisy Nationals BB Gun and Air Rifle Championship Match held in Rogers, Arkansas showcased youth precision shooting with competitors aged 8–20. Violet Combs won the BB Gun Individual National Championship, while Walton County claimed the Team Gold Medal and Austin Crawford took the Airgun Individual National Championship, with top finishers earning scholarships and Daisy credit.
Fiocchi of America's Pro Team achieved exceptional results at the NSCA North Central Regional in Illinois and Iowa State Trap Tournament in Iowa. Bill McGuire captured three Veteran championships, Kiersten Sales earned two podium finishes, and Shelby Skaggs won eight Lady I event championships at the state competition.
Team Beretta athletes achieved outstanding results at the 48th FITASC Sporting World Championship in Portugal, with Desirae Edmunds capturing Silver in the Ladies Division. Anthony Matarese Jr., Joseph Fanizzi, and Connor Daniel earned Top-10 finishes, while Fanizzi and Daniel's teams won first place in their respective divisions.
Team Winchester and Team White Flyer shooters earned multiple podium finishes at the 2026 NSCA North Central Regional held at Northbrook Sports Club in Hainesville, Illinois. Kevin DeMichiel, Desi Edmunds, Connor Daniel, and Kayla Wilgus achieved top placements across various events including Main Event, FITASC, and 5 Stand competitions.
Two-time Olympian Derrick Mein led the USA Sporting Clays Team to gold at the 48th World FITASC Championships in Lisbon, Portugal. Mein, Todd Hitch, Joseph Fanizzi, and Gebben Miles defeated France by nine targets, with Mein earning bronze in the Open Division.
SIGHTRON Ambassador Adam Migel won first place at the 2026 Rocky Mountain Airgun Challenge Speed Challenge in Utah using the SIGHTRON S-TAC 1-6x24 AR1 Riflescope. The event, hosted by Utah Airguns at the Garth Killpack Shooting Range, featured competitive airgun shooters competing for a $100,000 prize purse.
Beretta USA will attend the 2026 AIM Grand Championships from July 23-August 8 in Sparta, Illinois, offering firearm demonstrations, factory gunsmithing services, and retail experiences. Attendees can preview competition shotguns including the DT11, 688, and A400 Xcel series, plus new models launching soon.
Team Vihtavuori's Chad Heckler won the Tactical Division at the 2026 Twisted Barrel Precision Scorcher IV PRS Pro Series event in Little Rock, Arkansas, scoring 169 of 190 points with Berger bullets, Vihtavuori N150 powder, and Lapua brass. This marks his third consecutive Tactical Division victory this season.
Team Beretta athletes achieved multiple podium finishes at the NSCA North Central Regional Championship in Illinois. Diane Sorantino won First Place Lady Veteran in both Preliminary and Super Sporting events, Connor Daniel earned First Place Pro Class and First Place Junior in FITASC competition, and Desirae Edmunds secured Runner-Up in the Lady division.
Krieghoff revived the historic Krieghoff Trophy on June 13-14 at Dornsberg Shooting Ground in Germany, drawing 232 competitors from 13 countries. Frank Hasekamp of the Netherlands won the Challenge Cup and High Overall title, with the event now scheduled to return every two years.
Team Beretta athlete Vincent Hancock won gold at the 2026 ISSF World Cup Shotgun in Lonato, Italy, setting world records in both qualification (124/125) and the final (36/36) with his Beretta DT11. His victory led Team USA to a dominant finish alongside teammate Christian Elliott.
Professional exhibition shooter Steve Gould shattered multiple long-distance clay target records using the Benelli ETHOS SuperSport A.I. shotgun and Federal ammunition, culminating in breaking a clay target at a certified 201 yards—the first shooter ever to accomplish this feat.
Team Krieghoff athletes won three event titles at the 2026 NSCA North Central Regional in Illinois, with Joe Pinchin capturing Preliminary Event HOA, Braxton Oliver winning 5-Stand HOA, and Turner Parcell taking the 20 Gauge title. Additional podium finishes included Kiersten Sales and Shelby Moon in Ladies categories, and juniors Jonathan Prince and Jacob Judson as runners-up.
Team Berger's James Fox won the Oregon State Highpower Championship at Douglas Ridge Rifle Club, claiming his ninth consecutive Oregon State High-Power Open Championship title and 11th overall state title. Fox swept the event with victories in Overall Championship, Standing, Sitting, Prone Rapid Fire aggregates, and the CMP EIC match.
Hornady sponsored shooters Sean Murphy and Greg Hamilton won the Wyoming Tactical Rifle Championship on July 11-12, 2026, near Weston, Wyoming. Murphy used Hornady 6mm 110 gr. A-Tip Match bullets in his 6mm Creedmoor, while Hamilton used Hornady 22 Cal. 73 gr. ELD Match bullets in his 223 Remington.
Nevyn Hengel of Sibley East High School (MN) won the male national championship, while Alexis Stupi of Aquinas High School (WI) claimed top female honors at the USA High School Clay Target League National Championship. Fall River High School (WI) captured the national team title with 485 points out of 500, with nearly 3,000 athletes from 469 high schools competing.
Four-time Olympic gold medalist Vincent Hancock set a new Men's Skeet world record by shooting a perfect 36 out of 36 targets in the finals at the ISSF World Cup Shotgun in Lonato, Italy, winning gold and defeating American Christian Elliott by one target.
Team Lapua's Nick Mowrer won the 2026 Lones Wigger Firecracker 4800 at the NRA Whittington Center with a score of 4792-385. The four-day competition, sponsored by Socorro Gun Club, featured all three podium finishers using Lapua rimfire ammunition, including second-place Deena McDorman and third-place Griffin Lake.
The NRA National Youth Hunter Education Challenge (YHEC) will return to Bentonville, Arkansas, July 19–26, 2026. Open to youth ages 8–18, this premier event features eight challenging competitions including shooting disciplines and responsibility-based activities conducted under realistic hunting conditions. Organizational sponsors include Arkansas Friends of NRA, Safari Club International, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, and corporate partners like Federal, Remington, Henry Repeating Arms, and Bushnell.