Lauryl Akenhead of Team Ruger won second place overall and Highest Lady at the Spears Mountain Safari NRL Hunter competition in Gladstone, Virginia, competing against 76 shooters with her Ruger American Rifle Gen II in 6.5 Creedmoor.
Team Ruger's David Olhasso and James McGinty secured multiple victories at the 2026 Maryland IDPA Championship and PSA Shootout using the Ruger RXM in 9mm Luger. McGinty won first place in the PSA Shootout's Open Auto division, while Olhasso earned first place in the Enhanced Service Pistol division at the Maryland IDPA Championship.
Team Federal achieved multiple podium finishes at the World English Sporting Clay Championships in San Antonio, TX, with two-time Olympian Derrick Mein placing third in the Main Event High Over All, Gregg Wolf winning the American Field Sporting High Over All, and junior Jonathan Prince finishing third in both Main Event and 5-Stand competitions.
Benelli USA announces that Pro Staff shooters Heather Eckhardt and Ashlynne Thomas have qualified for Team USA at the 2026 IPSC World Shoot in Corinth, Greece, September 20-October 4. Eckhardt will compete on the Ladies Modified Team while Thomas qualified for the Standard Ladies Team.
Hornady shooter Austin Orgain won the Open Division and Suppressor Division at the Alpha Munitions Nut Crusher PRS match in Price, Utah, using Hornady 25 cal. 138 gr. A-Tip Match bullets. Orgain praised the A-Tip bullets paired with the 4DOF solver as a winning combination.
Sturm, Ruger & Company successfully hosted the Koenig-Ruger PRS Match in Grand Junction, CO, with 100 competitive shooters. Team Ruger's Lauryl Akenhead won first place in Production division and second High Lady using a Custom Shop Ruger Precision Rifle in 6mm GT.
Hornady shooter Lauryl Akenhead won Top Production honors at the Koenig-Ruger Precision Rifle Competition in Grand Junction, Colorado, using Hornady 6mm 110 gr. A-Tip Match bullets in her 6mm Creedmoor for consistent accuracy.
Team Ruger members delivered impressive performances across competitive events, with David Olhasso and James McGinty earning top finishes at the Arctic Blast Match and FL State IDPA Championship using Ruger RXM pistols. Doug Koenig, Annie Berger, Steve Foster, Aaron Martin, Lauryl Akenhead, Randi Rogers, and Gordon Carrell also secured podium finishes at Steel Challenges, NRL Hunter Match, and Texas State IDPA competitions.
Hornady team shooters Austin Orgain, Shane Barnes, and John-Kyle Truitt won at the B&T Industries Box Canyon Showdown PRS match in Medicine Lodge, Kansas on March 28-29, 2026. Orgain secured first place overall in the Open Division and Suppressor Division using Hornady 25 cal. 138 gr. A-Tip Match bullets.
SIGHTRON Ambassador Lucas Marusiak won first place at the 2026 Central Carolina Grand Prix Airgun Championship in the PCP Division using the SIGHTRON SIII 10-50x60 Field Target Riflescope. The scope's ExacTrack technology and precision optics proved reliable through extreme weather conditions at the American Airgun Field Target Association event held at Central Carolina Gun Club.
Team Leapers swept the SR Team competitions at the Orange Blossom Regional using the new Integrix Service Rifle Scope, with Nick Till, Conrad Young, Roy Mitchell, and Randy Olds all finishing in the top ten individually. The scope, developed by Margaret Ding and Leapers, Inc. in collaboration with James Fox and Nick Till, is now available for retail sale at $999.97 with a price increase planned for July 2026.
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.
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.
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.
Colt's Manufacturing Company LLC celebrates Team Colt's landmark performance at the 2025 IPSC Handgun World Shoot in South Africa, where Jalise Williams became the first woman to qualify for a U.S. National Handgun Team and earned gold medals in Classic Overall Ladies and Team Champion categories while competing with her Colt Gold Cup Trophy 1911.
The NRA Competitive Shooting Division announces the 2026 NRA America's Rifle Challenge Match Director Summit, a three-day training program held May 6-10, 2026, at Camp Atterbury, Indiana. The summit provides comprehensive instruction for current and aspiring Match Directors and Range Officers, with lodging and meals provided for 36 selected participants at a $50 registration fee.
Hornady will host the Zombies in the Heartland 3-Gun Match May 29-31, 2026, at Heartland Public Shooting Park in Grand Island, Nebraska. The match features reactive targets and requires competitors to use pistol, rifle, and shotgun, or pistol-caliber carbine and shotgun in the PCC Division. Registration is open via Practiscore.
Burris Optics Shooting Team Member Camdyn Powers achieved a dominant 2025 season with seven first-place finishes and won the IPRF PR22 Rimfire World Championship Ladies Division title, competing for Team USA against 256 elite shooters from 21 countries. Powers credits her success to discipline, faith, and her preferred Burris XTR Pro optic.
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. recognizes the outstanding performance of Team Ruger member Steve Foster at the Mississippi State Steel Challenge Championship held in Florence, MS.