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Last Balloon
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Pistol Shooting
The rounds used weren't live; they were .45-cal. Long Colts loaded with black powder and designed to break a balloon up to a distance of about 15 feet.
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Only Thirteen
This thirteen-year-old Mounted Shooter and her horse are new to the women's division of the sport.
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After the Run
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Mounted Rifle Shooting
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Lost His Hat
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Cowboy Mounted Shooting with a Pistol
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Cowboy
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Wild West Meets Modern Age
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Kenda Lenseigne
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Kenda Lenseigne's Signature Series Holster
Kenda's Signature Series holsters are designed specifically for the Mounted Shooting Sports, with fun names such as Smokechaser, Cattle Driver and Wild Clearwater.
Smith & Wesson went back to the drawing board with its Bodyguard .380, and in 2024, the company rolled out the Bodyguard 2.0, which is one of the smallest and lightest defensive pistols in the S&W lineup.
Following Marlin's resurrection, Ruger is now reviving another storied brand, Glenfield Firearms, and the brand's inaugural design, the Model A, borrows design elements from Ruger's Gen 1 American rifle.
Auto-Ordnance has introduced a special-edition, semi-automatic Thompson M1 carbine customized by Altered Arsenal to commemorate the 250th anniversaries of the United States Navy and Marine Corps.
Famous for its semi-automatic shotguns, Italian maker Benelli steps up its game in pump-actions—and forecasts more availability of U.S.-market-ready versions in the future.
Within the pantheon of U.S. Marine Corps small arms, two rifles are indelibly linked with the Corps’ combat experience in the 20th century, and both were designed by Marines: the Model 1941 Johnson Rifle and the M16.