Eric Harvey and Desi Edmunds won championships at the 2026 Gator Cup at Back Woods Quail Club in Georgetown, South Carolina. Harvey claimed his second consecutive Gator Cup title, while Edmunds won the Lady division. Both competitors used Winchester AA shotshells for their victories.
Remington Ammunition team members achieved multiple podium finishes at the 2026 Gator Cup in Georgetown, SC, with Brandon Powell finishing Runner-Up in the Main Event and Turner Parcell placing third in High Over All and second in Super Sporting. Wendell Cherry won the Thursday Prelim in the Veteran category.
Luth-AR served as title sponsor of the 2026 Superstition Mountain Mystery 3-Gun Championship hosted by Rio Salado Sportsman Club, attracting 360 competitors. Luth-AR founder Randy Luth placed 3rd in the Grand Senior category, while sponsored shooters Mark Roth and Scott McGregor earned top finishes in their respective divisions.
Team Krieghoff competed at the 2026 NSCA Western Regional Championships in Tucson, Arizona, with over 600 shooters participating. Notable performances included Derrick Mein's HOA win in the FITASC event, Brandon Powell's Prelim High Overall title, and Jonathan Prince earning Junior Champion in the Main Event. The next tour stop is The World English in San Antonio, Texas, April 22–26.
B&P USA Pro Staff member Joe Charnigo won the High Overall title with 986/1000 at the Southern Grand American in Odessa, Florida, March 8–15. Charnigo achieved a near-perfect 99/100 in the Monday Preliminary Doubles (AAA) and multiple runner-up finishes, demonstrating exceptional consistency throughout the competition.
Team Lapua's Erich Mietenkorte won both smallbore and high-power titles at the 2026 Bernd Meier Silhouette Invitational Championship in British Columbia. Mietenkorte used Lapua Midas+ rimfire ammunition and a custom 6BR rifle with Lapua brass, Vihtavuori N140 powder, and Berger bullets to secure victory.
World champion Jessie Harrison, a Taurus Team Captain, won three national titles at the 2026 US Steel Nationals, with the all-new Taurus TX9 earning a national championship in its stock configuration. Harrison captured Ladies Carry Optics, Ladies Open, and Ladies Overall National Champion titles, validating the TX9 as a competition-capable platform.
Federal Ammunition sponsored shooters excelled at the 2026 NSCA Western Regional Championships in Tucson, Arizona, with Derrick Mein winning the FITASC High Over All Championship and Jonathan Prince claiming the Junior Main Event Championship among 625 competitors.
Remington Ammunition celebrated strong performances at the 2026 NSCA Western Regional Championships in Tucson, Arizona. Brandon Powell won the Prelim Event High Over All with 98 out of 100 targets, while Todd Hitch claimed the 12 Gauge High Over All with a perfect 50 out of 50 score.
Team Lapua's Brandon Green won the Open Heavy division of the Best of the West Hunter Championship held March 6-8 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. The competition featured 20 simulated hunting stages with target engagements from 200 to over 900 yards across diverse terrain.
Team Krieghoff shooters achieved strong results at the 46th Annual Southern Grand in Odessa, Florida, with Richard Marshall, Jr. co-winning the Singles Championship after a 450-target shoot-off, while Zach Nannini secured the Handicap Championship and Deborah Ohye Neilson dominated the Lady II division with multiple titles.
Team Winchester and Team White Flyer achieved 17 podium finishes at the 2026 NSCA Western Regional in Tucson, Arizona, with standout performances from shooters including Zach Kienbaum, Anthony Matarese, Kayla Wilgus, and others across multiple class divisions.
Hunter Wallis of Union Dale, Pennsylvania, won the Senior Open Champion title at the Grand National Turkey Calling Championship held by the National Wild Turkey Federation in Nashville, Tennessee. Wallis, a longtime Hawke Optics partner, earned the most prestigious title in competitive turkey calling.
Federal Ammunition's sponsored shooters achieved strong performances at the 46th Annual Southern Grand in Odessa, Florida. Weston Anderson earned Singles Co-Champion honors, while Hall of Famer Deborah Ohye Neilson won High All Around and High Over All Championships in the Lady II Division. Anderson credited Federal's new All-American shells for his success.
Remington Ammunition celebrated strong performances by its sponsored trap shooters at the 46th Annual Southern Grand in Odessa, Florida, with Ian Lawrence winning High All Around and Zach Nannini claiming the Handicap Championship. Team Remington captured two of five event championships among 507 competitors at the ATA major circuit stop.
The 8th Annual NILO Open sporting clays competition will take place June 5-6, 2026, at NILO in Brighton, Illinois. Winchester Ammunition and multiple sponsors are hosting this premier Midwest event featuring over $50,000 in prizes for clay target shooters of all skill levels.
Team Ruger's Lauryl Akenhead won High Lady honors at both the 2026 Clay's Cartridge Company Classic and the NRL Woodsviking Hunter Challenge, competing with a Custom Shop Ruger RPR in 6mm GT and a Ruger American Rifle Gen II in 6.5 Creedmoor respectively.
Hornady sponsored shooter Clay Blackketter won the Open Division at the Southern Iowa Showdown on March 14-15, 2026, in Diagonal, Iowa, using Hornady 25 cal. 138 gr. A-Tip Match bullets. Hornady Assistant Director of Engineering Joe Thielen placed third in the same division with the same ammunition.
Turner Parcell of Team Remington won the NSCA East Coast Championship at Hunters Pointe Sporting Clays with a two-day score of 187. Michael Luongo also contributed multiple wins for Team Remington, which competes using Remington Premier shotshells.
Competitive shooter Corson Piper secured first place in two regional precision rifle matches using Sierra Bullets' new 6mm 116-grain Tipped MatchKing. Piper won at Farm Out Range Regional Match in Cheney, Washington on March 7 and Rock Lake Range the following day, demonstrating the bullet's exceptional performance in challenging wind conditions.