The Benjamin Fortitude trigger has been used in several PCPs manufactured by Crosman – now Velocity Outdoor – over the years. Starting with the Benjamin Discovery, its been used in the Benjamin Maximus and – most recently in the Fortitude.

Yes, the Fortitude trigger works, however, it’s not the most sophisticated trigger out there. The main issue is the heavy pull weight. Here’s the pull weights we have found in HAM tests for the following models:

Benjamin Maximus – TPW 5 Lbs 13 Oz

Benjamin Fortitude – TPW 5 Lbs 9 Oz

Of course, there’s been aftermarket fixes for the Fortitude trigger published in many places over the years. They can make a considerable improvement for minimal effort. Yet, amazingly, Crosman/Velocity Outdoor has never made any changes to the basic unit. Why? We dunno…

In this recent video from Airgun Depot, Travis shows how to make some very simple changes to a Fortitude trigger. By doing so, he reduces the TPW of this particular gun from 7 Lbs 2 Oz (ouch!) to just around 2 Lbs 0 Oz.

Travis uses a couple of those popular Internet tuning tricks to achieve this result.

This video is useful because Travis shows how easy it is to improve the Fortitude trigger. His explanation is clear and concise. It’s also quick and easy to follow. Especially, Travis gives good advice on how to always test the trigger to ensure that it’s still safe after making any modifications.

Thanks Travis. Great video!

HAM would like to add a couple of safety recommendations, however…

Before undertaking any work on any airgun, be sure to confirm that it’s unloaded and there’s no pellet in the barrel. This is implied in the video but not made explicit.

Secondly, the HAM Team always empties all air from any PCP before undertaking any work on it. Sure, it’s not strictly necessary for this Fortitude trigger mod, but we’re really keen on not getting injured accidentally! So we definitely recommend shooting the gun empty of all High Pressure Air before making this – or any change – to your air rifle.

The other thing to note is this. The Benjamin Fortitude has an outstanding 5-year warranty from Velocity Outdoor. However, that warranty – like any other – is void if you make any changes.

So yes, you get a better trigger pull following Travis’ advice but doing so will mean that the gun’s warranty is no longer valid. It’s your call…

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As many of you will know, the Brocock Bantam Sniper in .22 caliber won the 2018 Extreme Benchrest Pro Class finals at 100 Yards. And although Claudio Flores was the man behind the gun for that great win, it’s interesting to see what Giles from the Airgun Gear Show makes of this same model.

In fact, in this video, Giles reviews both the Brocock Bantam Sniper and the Brocock Commander. They’re similar models but the Commander comes complete with a folding stock, among other goodies.

As Giles explains, both models now include Huma regulators for improved shot-to-shot consistency. He also describes how to adjust power output by varying the transfer port opening and hammer spring tension and regulator pressure on both guns.

Defying the risk of “Trench Foot” from the wet British weather, Giles also explains his clear preference for using the single shot tray, rather than the multi-shot magazine.

Then he goes on to shoot it at 150 Yards – just for fun!

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Matt Coulter from Central New York is building a web-based survey to collect HPA compressor user experiences. This will help others make more informed decisions on buying a HPA compressor in future.

His plan is to collect basic information from compressor owners.  For example:

– What did you buy?
– How much did it cost?
– How much have you used it?
– Has it broken yet? (with details).
– Would you recommend it?

Right now Matt is asking everyone’s input to help collect the various compressor makes and models that are out there and being used today.

He has started a Google Sheet with two columns. Yup, one column for make and another one for model…

If you are a HPA compressor user and it is NOT listed in his spreadsheet, Matt asks you add it to the sheet. Don’t worry about formatting, sorting or anything else. He’ll take care of all that.

First, he’s interested in building a comprehensive list of what’s out there…

For those interested in learning more, check out the “Survey Structure” tab at the bottom of the spreadsheet. It lists the other fields Matt plans to collect data for.

Here is an outline of what he plans to ask in the survey. Matt’s aiming to generate pre-populated choices for many answers. This will make it simpler for users to complete. It will also make it easier for him to make sense of the results, he says!

Compressor Brand and Model Number

Duration Owned
0 – 6 Months
7 – 12 Months
13 – 18 Months
19 –  24 Months
2 – 3 Years
3 – 4 Years
4 – 5 Years
5+ Years

Purchase Price (US dollars)

Purchased From

Primary Use
Top-off gun directly (200 cc or less) to 200 BAR / 2900 PSI
Top-off gun directly (200 cc or more) to 200 BAR / 2900 PSI
Top-off tiny carbon tank (i.e. Guppy ~ 18 CF ) to 300 BAR / 4350 PSI
Top-off small carbon tank (i.e. 30 min / 45 CF) to 300 BAR / 4350 PSI
Top-off medium carbon tank (i.e. Tiger Shark ~ 72 CF) to 300 BAR / 4350 PSI
Top-off large carbon tank (i.e. Great White ~ 97 CF) to 300 BAR / 4350 PSI

Estimated Number of Top-offs So Far

Would You Recommend?

Experienced Any Problems?

Nature of Problem?

This sounds like a great idea for HPA compressor users to help potential buyers!

If you have any questions or suggestions, please email Matt directly at mcoulter@syr.edu

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This new Diana Outlaw air rifle book is ideal if you have this excellent PCP, or if you’re thinking about buying one!

Choosing and Shooting the Diana Outlaw is the second Hard Air Magazine book. It’s in series with our guide to the Umarex Gauntlet. Inside, you’ll find everything you need to know about the Diana Outlaw.

For $19.99 – the price of a tin or two tins of pellets – this book provides the Outlaw owner with a huge head start in experience with his/her air rifle. It contains the answers to pretty well all of the questions they will ever have – both for those making the outlaw their first PCP airgun and experienced shooters – including maintenance and upgrade opportunities.

In 94 pages, including cover, this Diana Outlaw air rifle book includes approximately 27,000 words and 157 illustrations. It’s in full color throughout, with a perfect binding and a laminated cover.

All three Outlaw calibers are covered – .177 cal, .22 and .25 caliber – together with upgrade opportunities, how to choose the right pellet and more…

For many people, the most useful part of this new Diana Outlaw air rifle book will be that that it covers disassembly and repair of the gun. There’s a full parts diagram and instructions for stripping and rebuilding the gun are provided with clear explanations and many photographs.

When you buy an Outlaw air rifle, it comes with a bag of O rings and tools. But the Diana manual included with the gun makes no mention of what they’re for or how to install them. The workshop manual section of this new Diana Outlaw air rifle book gives you all the information you need to know…

Among many other things, Choosing and Shooting the Diana Outlaw covers how to install Diana’s forthcoming official trigger and stock upgrades. There’s also installation coverage for a Huma regulator upgrade and Precision Airgun Distribution’s “Enthusiast’s Kit” for the Outlaw

This new Diana Outlaw air rifle book is already available from Amazon. It will also be available very soon through Airguns of Arizona and Precision Airgun Distribution dealers around the country.

I hope you enjoy the book and find it both useful and interesting!

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For all those of you who just can’t get enough of EBR, here’s the complete, uncut Extreme Benchrest 2018 video from AEAC’s Steve Scialli.

Steve’s interesting creative approach brings you much of what it’s like to be at Extreme Benchrest. You’ll see lots of people you will recognize, lots of beautiful high-end airguns and the rain!

You’ll even see HAM Publisher Stephen Archer making a special guest appearance in this Extreme Benchrest 2018 video a couple of times…

There’s no voice over to this video, but the story line is well known – you can always check back to the Hard Air Magazine daily reports for details, if you wish.

At any event, sit back with a coffee – or your beverage of choice – and watch this feature-length video of this year’s EBR.

In addition, you can check-out the full list of results on the Extreme Benchrest official website.

The next thing to do is to mark your diary for early October 2019 so that you can attend this outstanding competition yourself. We’ll see you there!

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VALUE FOR MONEY

The Kral Puncher Armour PCP air rifle is a really polarizing air rifle. You’ll either love it or hate it! There’s no middle ground with this one.

Available in blue, green and black, the Kral Puncher Armour  features a distinguishing “exoskeleton” that’s similar in concept to that seen on the Evanix Hunting Master PCP air rifle.

The Puncher Armour is selling at $569.99 at the time of this review, although that price could increase in future if the Turkish Lira continues its exchange rate slide against the US Dollar.

At this price, the Kral Puncher Armour competes against a number of Hatsan PCPs, together the many Kral models which are cheaper. The Benjamin Armada is only slightly more expensive and the regular Marauder somewhat cheaper. And then there’s the Air Force Talon at the same price…

So, the Kral Puncher Armour faces some tough competition in the market. But none of these other PCP air rifles LOOK anything like the Armour! That may be its strongest suit.

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SPEED AND ACCURACY

There’s no doubt that the Kral Puncher Armour is a powerful air rifle in .22 caliber! The Muzzle Velocity peaked at 1102.85 FPS with H&N Field Trophy Green pellets. It also exceeded the 1,000 FPS barrier with RWS Hobby lead pellets.

These FPS numbers are high, but the more interesting result for most knowledgeable airgun shooters is the range of strong Muzzle Energies, peaking at 34.81 Ft/Lbs with the heaviest standard HAM test pellets – the H&N Baracudas.

However, accuracy was very variable. In HAM testing, it ranged from excellent back to very poor. It’s all down to the pellet.

Accuracy with the Kral Puncher Armour tested by HAM was frankly very disappointing with all the standard HAM test pellets except for the heavy Baracuda Match pellets.

This pellet-picky behavior is similar to that demonstrated by the Kral Puncher Mega in a previous HAM test.

But, because we know that Krals CAN be very accurate with the right pellets – and having seen a couple shoot well at the recent 2018 Extreme Benchrest competition – the HAM Team decided to try another heavy pellet. As you can see below, the JSB Jumbo Monsters shot really well in the Armour.

These test targets, HAM Tester Doug Rogers found real “one hole” accuracy at 10 Yards, together with a very low Standard Deviation (the variation in FPS among pellets in a string)…

So, he took this combination out to 25 Yards. Accuracy was excellent. Well, except for the one flyer called by Doug on shot 8. Don’t you just hate it when that happens???

So, for the Kral Puncher Armour tested by HAM, accuracy can be excellent with the right pellet. But that has to be a heavy pellet, in our experience.

Of course, that results in a very strong Muzzle Energy, making this gun ideal for hunting.

TRIGGER AND COCKING EFFORT

HAM Tester Doug Rogers commented in his test notes that this heavy trigger pull made it challenging to shoot good groups with the Kral Puncher Armour.

In fact, after the testing, he got busy stripping the gun to see how easy it would be to improve the trigger adjustment! “If this were my gun, I’d have to improve this trigger pull,” said Doug. “And I’m sure it can be done fairly easily!”

The Kral Puncher Armour is fitted with a 2-stage trigger. However, the gun tested by HAM certainly felt like it was a single stage unit. There was just about no perceptible first stage, just a long, drawn-out pull back through the heavy second stage.

The Kral owner’s manual does describe how to adjust the trigger for the adjustment of both first and second stages. Adjusting the second stage also changes sear engagement. In addition, there is a length adjustment capability built-into the rod linking the front and rear trigger assemblies – this rod being a standard part of most bullpups with mechanical triggers.

Cocking effort was not too high. But it was firm and quite even on both rearward and forward motions of the lever.

Although the shape of the cocking lever kept our fingers from slipping off during this test, we did have that experience with the similar lever on a previous Kral. Maybe the rear position was more suitable? It probably would benefit from a “field upgrade” of a length of rubber tube (or similar) to provide more secure purchase in wet conditions or with cold fingers.

COMPARISON TO MAKERS CLAIMS

On their website and in printed documentation, Kral Arms – the Turkish manufacturer of the Puncher Armour – makes no performance claims at all for their products, even muzzle velocity! In fairness, this is probably due to the vast range of models produced by the company and the large number of versions required to meet individual country regulations for air rifle performance.

So, we’ll use the Muzzle Velocity claim of 975 FPS given on the Pyramyd Air website for the .22 caliber model.

It’s clear that the Kral Puncher Armour tested by HAM was significantly more powerful than the Pyramyd Air specs. In HAM testing, we achieved no less than 1021 FPS with light lead RWS Hobby pellets and still faster with alloys.

Pyramyd Air also claims a maximum of 40 shots per fill for the .177 and .22 caliber versions of the Kral Puncher Armour. As can be seen from the “shoot down” test chart below, the Kral Puncher Armour tested by HAM was still shooting at 832 FPS after 40 shots on full power. Does that constitute a fair claim?

Well, it’s possible that some shooters could regard that drop in muzzle velocity as acceptable. It’s also not unreasonable in comparison to the claims made for many other unregulated PCP air rifles.

CONSISTENCY

There’s good news and bad news about the consistency of the trigger pull demonstrated by the Kral Puncher Armour tested by HAM…

The good news? It was extremely consistent.

The bad news? At an average of 5 Lbs 3 Oz, it was waaay too heavy!

Consistency levels for Muzzle Velocity varied considerably for different pellets. For the heavy pellets which proved most accurate, the Standard Deviation was very low – around 3 FPS. However, lighter – and less accurate – pellets had a consistently high SD of around 10 FPS.

As an unregulated PCP air rifle, it was no surprise to find the Muzzle Velocity dropping shot-by-shot.

In fact, as the chart above shows, this decline in FPS was actually quite consistent at about 4 FPS per shot. Typically, we take a difference of 40 FPS from the fastest shot to be the number pf consistent shots per fill. In this case, the Kral Puncher Armour requires re-filling after just 18 shots.

In the days of so many regulated PCP air rifles, this is a small number. However, it may be satisfactory for the hunters who will be attracted to the Kral Puncher Armour by its high power capability. Alternatively, some shooters may be able to tolerate the falling FPS further before needing to re-fill with High Pressure Air.

It should be noted that aftermarket regulators are available for Kral PCPs and this could obviously address the falling FPS issue.

NOISE LEVEL

OK, let’s make this one clear. The Kral Puncher Armour  is LOUD!

The barrel is fitted with a shroud. However, it doesn’t seem to do much to tame the report of this highly individual air rifle.

SIGHTS AND SCOPE

As expected, the Kral Puncher Armour  is not bundled with a scope.

There’s a very long Picatinny rail along the top of the gun’s exoskeleton, then Kral also supplies an additional riser that clamps into place with two setscrews, as we can see below.

For the HAM tests, we mounted a Leapers UTG Accushot 8 – 32 x 56 scope to the gun. This large scope seemed to balance well on the Kral Puncher Armour for looks and handling.

It’s representative of the type of scope the HAM Team feels will be chosen by many owners for use with their Armour. But the whole ensemble makes a heavy gun that’s best suited to rested shooting or a very strong shooter.

SHOOTABILITY

As a left-handed shooter, HAM Tester Doug Rogers was pleased to find it remarkably comfortable to shoot the Kral Puncher Armour.

He found that removing the adjustable cheek piece worked best for his hold. But he disliked the cold feel of the metal frame on his cheek when shooting, however. Stephen Archer is a right-hander and found the cheek piece helped him to achieve a comfortable hold.

The forend has a short Picatinny rail on the underside. This can be used to attach a for hand grip – as shown in the photograph below – of a bipod. The bipod can also be used as a vertical forward grip if required.

Either way, you’re almost certain to make use of one of these forend supports to hold the Kral Puncher Armour . If you do so, handling and balance can be surprisingly good for such a heavy gun.

The safety is large and easy to engage. It’s located directly below the cocking lever. As for cycling that cocking lever, it’s the typical bullpup situation. If you’re used to a conventional rifle layout, it can seem very strange – but you become used to it with time.

Given the size and weight of the Kral Puncher Armour, the HAM Team did consider that the provision of sling swivels would be very useful if you plan to carry the gun for any distance. Without KeyMod slots, it’s not too clear how this could be accomplished, however, short of drilling and tapping holes for sling swivels in the exoskeleton. And that, of course, would invalidate the warranty…

APPEARANCE AND FINISH

As we mentioned at the start of this review, the appearance of the Kral Puncher Armour provokes an “all or nothing” reaction in the viewer. Either you’re going to love this gun’s looks – particularly in the radical blue color, or – well – you won’t!

Overall fit and finish of both metal and plastic parts of the Kral Puncher Armour are very satisfactory. HAM Tester Doug Rogers, who is a highly-skilled machinist by trade, noted: “finish of metal parts was good. Looks nice. Nothing cheap.”

The powder-coated metal cladding is finished in a practical, functional manner and the printing is clear. It’s folded from one piece of metal and – overall – fits well around the action. The blued parts that can be seen look to have good finish too.

Plastic parts seem well molded and there’s evidence of practical thinking, as can be seen with the spare magazine holder that’s included at the rear of the gun.

The characteristic cutouts in the sides of the exoskeleton certainly shout “unique”. However, had they been KeyMod slots, that would have transformed the utility of the Kral Puncher Armour, by allowing a vast array of accessories to be mounted on the gun. That was a clear opportunity missed by the gun’s designers in favor of style.

BUYING AND OWNING

At a time when mainstream air rifle manufacturers are moving to 3- and 5-year warranties, the Kral Puncher Armour is supported by just a traditional 12 month warranty. This is provided by Air Venturi in Cleveland for US customers. Air Venturi has parts and service technicians trained to provide after-sales support.

The user instruction manual for the Kral Puncher Armour is produced in the US by Air Venturi. It’s well-illustrated and clear, but is a generic booklet for all Kral models. Most owners will find it informative, although it’s in English only.

One concern the HAM Team has about the Kral Puncher Armour  is the position of the pressure gauge. It always frightens us to look at a pressure gauge that’s mounted in the end of the HPA cylinder, particularly on short-barreled models.

The exoskeleton of the Kral Puncher Armour  makes it even more difficult than usual to see the pressure gauge without having to look straight down the barrel – as you can see from the photograph below.

Rule Number One of safe shooting is “never point the gun at anyone” – as is prominently pointed-out in the user manual.

Yet you have to point the Kral Puncher Armour directly at your own face in order to see its pressure gauge! In the HAM Team’s opinion, this is a clear safety issue with the design and requires the user to be about one Zillion percent sure that the gun is unloaded with the safety engaged before checking the pressure!

On a more positive note, the Kral Puncher Armour  is supplied complete with two rotary magazines and a single shot tray. As with everything about the Kral Puncher Armour, the magazines are oversized and contain 12 pellets in .22 caliber. (Magazine capacity is 14 shots in .177 caliber and 10 pellets in .25 cal.)

Also included is the brass fill probe. This has a screw thread connector and so will require most owners to purchase an additional adapter to connect to a standard female 1/8-Inch NPT quick disconnect, probably with some frustration. Fill probes supplied with some Chinese-manufactured PCP air rifles have a male quick disconnect fitting for the probe and this is a much superior solution for most users.

The Kral’s bipod closes down to form a vertical foregrip. This is an useful capability, but it’s rather a puzzle to understand how to open and close this folding bipod. It certainly took the HAM Team some time to figure it out – particularly as there’s no guidance in the user manual.

Finally, the Kral Puncher Armour is supplied in a hard plastic gun case. This is – in principal –  a great idea. The case provides excellent protection for the gun during its multi-stage journey from the manufacturer to you.

But, sadly, the case is not big enough to hold the Kral Puncher Armour with a scope fitted. So, you’ll need to buy a large case of some sort if you want to protect and transport the gun with its scope mounted…

TEST TARGETS

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This customer favorite is making its triumphant return — and, only to Pyramyd Air! Crosman is bringing back its popular Doomsday Bug Out Air Rifle Kit. This 2.0 version includes a Backpacker Carbine with a longer barrel than the original – and capable of velocities of up to 550 fps! This will make a great gift for the airgunner who has everything. Pre-order yours today and get it in time for Christmas!

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The Civilian Marksmanship Program’s 2018-19 CMP 3P Air Rifle Postal Championship will officially open for registration on Nov. 1, 2018, for any junior air rifle marksman involved in 4-H, Scouts, American Legion, club or JROTC air rifle programs. The competition is designed for those interested in testing their three-position competition skills against some of the top juniors in the country, while firing from the convenience of their home ranges.

Registered athletes will receive CMP competition targets by mail to record shots at each of the three positions: prone, standing and kneeling. Targets are then submitted back to CMP headquarters for official scoring by staff members. Final postal scores will be available for viewing through CMP’s Competition Tracker system (https://ct.thecmp.org/app/v1/index.php).

The top juniors of the Postal competition will qualify to participate in one of three 2018-19 CMP 3P Air Rifle Regional Championships, held at Camp Perry, Ohio, in March and Anniston, Ala., and Sandy, Utah, in April 2019. The National Championship will follow at CMP’s Gary Anderson CMP Competition Center at Camp Perry in June.

To reward the hard work of dedicated junior athletes and coaches, the CMP administers monetary awards towards teams who qualify for the Regional and National events. A scholarship check for $1,000 is also available for each of the Top 3 highest-scoring senior athletes in both the sporter and precision classes at the National competition.

Phase 1: Dual Qualification – Postal And/Or State Championship.

National Postal Championship

Juniors in the CMP Postal Competition fire record shots on CMP Targets at their home ranges then mail them in for official scoring.

The CMP sponsors a nation wide three position air rifle postal (mail-in or correspondence) competition for all junior programs including all JROTC, 4H, Boy Scouts, and junior clubs. The top shooters in these matches will qualify for the 2018-19 CMP 3P Air Rifle Regional Championships. This is a 3×10 match and the cost of this postal will be $5.00 per competitor.

Registration begins on 1 November 2018.

CMP State Championship
The 2018-19 CMP 3P Air Rifle State Championship matches are shoulder-to-shoulder matches held on the state level. These matches are hosted either by the CMP State Director or State Director appointed match director.

Each state’s team winners in Sporter and Precision, as well as the top individual, will qualify to participate in one of the CMP Regional Championships.

Athletes are encouraged to compete in both the postal and state matches.

Phase 2: 2018-19 CMP 3P Air Rifle Regional Championships.

The CMP Regional Championships will occur in three different locations around the country. Athletes qualify for this match through the CMP State Championship matches or through the CMP Postal match.

This match will consist of a practice, check-in and equipment control day followed by two days of 3×20 matches. A final will be held on the last day for the top 8 individuals in sporter and precision.

Regional Championships will be held in Anniston, Alabama; Camp Perry, Ohio; and Sandy, Utah during March and April, 2019.

Phase 3:  2018-19 CMP 3P Air Rifle National Championships.

The 2018-19 CMP 3P Air Rifle National Championship is the final event in the CMP three-position air rifle championships. Qualification for this match comes form the CMP Regional Championships as well as the State 3PAR Junior Olympic matches.

This match will consist of one 3×20 with finals for the top eight shooters in sporter and precision.

The National Championships will be held at Camp Perry, Ohio, in June and July 2019.

The CMP is partnered with the MidwayUSA Foundation during the CMP three-position series of events. The MidwayUSA Foundation is a 501c(3) public charity that helps communities and organizations raise funds to support youth shooting teams and activities.

For registration and more information on the CMP Postal Competition, visit http://thecmp.org/air/three-position-national-postal-competition/.

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Forty-five American Rifle, Pistol and Shotgun athletes are making their way to Mexico to compete in the 12 th Championship of the Americas (CAT), November 2 – 10 2018 at the Club Cinegetico Jalisciense in Guadalajara. Among them will be a number of accomplished airgun competitors.

The Air Rifle and Air Pistol events will take place on November 3, 4 and 5.

At the previous CAT in 2014 in Guadalajara, USA Shooting earned Olympic quotas from the gold-medal performances of Will Brown (Twin Falls, Idaho) in Men’s Air Pistol and Dempster Christenson (Sioux Falls, South Dakota) in Men’s Air Rifle

Christenson is returning to Mexico at this match with the hopes of another medal and quota.

Also look for strong performances from Junior athletes competing in the Open division of the 12 th Championship of the Americas in Mexico. These include Junior National Champion Jack Leverett III (Bainbridge, Georgia). Leverett will compete in Men’s Air and Rapid Fire Pistol.

Leverett – though just 18-years-old – won silver in the Open division in Men’s Air Pistol and bronze in Men’s Rapid Fire Pistol at the National Championships this summer. He was also just one point out of a Finals berth in Junior Men’s Air Pistol in Changwon.

Mindy Miles (Weatherford, Texas) put up a world-class score in the Air Rifle Mixed Team event in Changwon. She will shoot the team event as well as the individual Women’s Air Rifle event at the 12 th Championship of the Americas.

2014 CAT bronze medalist in Women’s Air Rifle Sarah Beard (Danville, Indiana) will look to build on that finish in the Air Rifle, Three-Position Rifle and Air Rifle Mixed Team events.

2016 Olympian Lucas Kozeniesky (Fairfax, Virginia) will also compete in the Men’s Air Rifle, Men’s Three-Position Rifle and Air Rifle Mixed Team events at the 12 th Championship of the Americas.

CAT is also the only opportunity for athletes to earn quotas for the Pan American Games next summer in Lima, Peru. Two Olympic quotas will be available in each individual event at the Pan American Games and is the last chance for athletes to earn quotas prior to the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.

Competition at the 12 th Championship of the Americas starts Saturday November 3 rd. It concludes on November 10 with medals and Olympic and Pan American Games quotas on the line for shooting athletes from North and South America.

About CAT: The Shooting Confederation of the Americas (Confederaciòn Americana de Tiro – CAT) was founded and recognized by the ISSF in 1973 as the Continental Confederation for the Shooting Sport for all countries of the North and South America.

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The CMP has announced that registration is now open for the 2018 Gary Anderson Invitational junior air rifle event. This is one of the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s primary junior air rifle competitions of the year.

The 2018 Gary Anderson Invitational is to be held Nov. 30 – Dec. 1, at the CMP South Competition Center in Anniston, Ala., and Dec. 1 at the Gary Anderson CMP Competition Center in Camp Perry, Ohio.

It is open to junior schools, clubs and junior individuals of all experience levels. Adaptive shooter junior competitors are also welcome to compete in this event.

The match is a three-position air rifle tournament that follows the 3×20 Course of Fire. Each competitor completes 20 record shots from prone, standing and kneeling positions.

The top eight shooters from each relay advance to a 10-shot final. The winners are determined overall from scores recorded at both Camp Perry and Anniston.

Both CMP South Competition Centers – in Anniston and Camp Perry feature an 80-point air gun range equipped with CMP’s own electronic targets, powered by Kongsberg Target Systems. The carefully designed electronic targets instantly display shot placements on a monitor next to each competitor to allow for fast and accurate scoring. Large monitors overhead give spectators the chance to keep an eye on scores while sitting in the stands.

For more information about the Gary Anderson Invitational, visit http://thecmp.org/air/cmp-competition-center-event-matches/gary-anderson-invitational-air-rifle-championship/.

About Gary Anderson:
Gary is a two-time Olympic gold medalist and also holds seven world championships, six world records and 16 national championships. He has won more Olympic and world championship three-position titles than any other American in history. In 1999, he began a 10-year reign as Director of Civilian Marksmanship and retired in December 2009. Today, he serves as DCM Emeritus and remains a mentor for shooters around the country – new and experienced, old and young.

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