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Experience the Legacy, Celebrate the Future at Museum Reopening

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One of the clay target sports’ most meaningful celebrations will take place during the 2026 World Skeet Championships and National Sporting Clays Championship as the NSSA-NSCA welcomes members, families, sponsors, exhibitors, and guests to the grand reopening of the newly expanded and renovated NSSA-NSCA Hal duPont Museum & Hall of Fame.

To ensure that both NSSA and NSCA members can experience this historic celebration, two Grand Reopening Open House Receptions will be held — one during each association’s premier championship. All are invited to tour the expanded facility, experience the new Hall of Fame wing, and meet members of the NSSA-NSCA Hall of Fame.

A New Chapter for the History of Our Sports

The NSSA-NSCA Hal duPont Museum & Hall of Fame preserves the people, achievements, and traditions that have shaped skeet and sporting clays. Its collections bring that history to life through historic firearms, treasured memorabilia, championship artifacts, and exhibits honoring the legends whose vision and accomplishments helped build our sports.

With its renovation and expansion, the museum begins an exciting new chapter. The addition of the Hall of Fame wing creates an even more fitting setting in which to recognize excellence, share the stories of our sports, and connect today’s competitors with the generations who came before them. For longtime NSSA and NSCA members, the museum offers a chance to revisit cherished memories and reflect on the milestones that have defined skeet and sporting clays. For first-time visitors and guests, it is an opportunity to discover the personalities, equipment, competitions, and defining moments behind the sports we enjoy today.

Two Championships, One Shared Legacy

There could be no more fitting time for these celebrations than the World Skeet Championships and National Sporting Clays Championship, when the NSSA and NSCA communities gather for their premier events. In the midst of world-class competition and fellowship, each reception will offer a special opportunity to honor our shared heritage and celebrate the future of skeet and sporting clays.

The Museum & Hall of Fame will be open daily throughout both the 2026 Mini World / World Skeet Championships and the National Sporting Clays Championship. Members, sponsors, exhibitors and guests are encouraged to stop in during their championship week, with a dedicated Grand Reopening Reception at each event.

Grand Reopening Open House Receptions

World Skeet Championships Wednesday, September 30 2:00 – 5:00 p.m.
National Sporting Clays Championship Wednesday, October 21 2:00 – 5:00 p.m.

Please join us as we commemorate this historic milestone, tour the newly expanded museum, and spend time with members of the NSSA-NSCA Hall of Fame. Whether you are returning to a place filled with memories or walking through its doors for the first time, this prestigious celebration is one you will not want to miss.
 

This Month In Clay Target Nation

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The August issue of Clay Target Nation is packed full of tips and tactics that will help you find more success and have more fun on the sporting clays course or the skeet field this season. Plus, we’ve got coverage of some of the summer’s biggest events, including the NSSA Kolar US Open.

In our Training Tips columns, you’ll find some helpful insight from Tim Short about maximizing your eye potential, as well as a great reminder from Clayton Rue about making the most of the easy targets on a course.

Competition season is in full swing, and in this issue you can read all about Brandon Powell’s HOA win at the NSCA Southeast Regional, as well as Ed Smith’s 399×400 to win the NSSA Kolar US Open. There’s even a US Open photo gallery featuring photos from several different host clubs.

Dr. Richard Colo is back to remind shooters that the eyes should lead the hands when they’re shooting — not the other way around. Anthony Matarse has a great feature about how to simplify your mental game, particularly when you’re still working your way up through the classes. Meanwhile, Victoria Stellato urges skeet shooters to hop on the positivity cycle created by consistency and offers some advice on building and maintaining it. Finally, don’t miss some great tips on prepping for tournaments from Bobby Fowler, Haylyn Hanks and Madison Sharpe.

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Clay Target Nation is available monthly to all members in digital and/or print form. Not a member? You can receive the next issue when you join at http://nssa-nsca.org/join-nssa-nsca/.

Enter the 2026 NSCA Krieghoff K-80 Shotgun Raffle

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Looking for the chance to own one of the finest sporting clays shotguns on the market while supporting NSSA-NSCA? The annual NSCA Krieghoff K-80 raffle is back for 2026, featuring the iconic Krieghoff K-80 Sporter, generously donated by Krieghoff International.

This year’s prize is a 32-inch, 12-gauge K-80 Sporter equipped with choke tube barrels, Harmony Nitride engraving, and a right-handed Category 2 Sporter wood set. With an MSRP of $21,645, it’s an incredible opportunity to own one of the most respected competition shotguns in the sport.

Tickets are $100 each, and only 500 tickets will be sold, giving participants excellent odds of winning.

The NSCA is grateful to Krieghoff International for its continued generosity in donating this exceptional shotgun each year. Their longstanding support helps make this annual fundraiser possible and benefits the NSCA USA Sporting Clays Team, as well as the NSSA and NSCA All-American programs.

This raffle always sells out, so don’t wait until tickets are gone. To purchase your raffle ticket, call (210) 688-3371.

Good luck, and thank you for supporting the NSCA!
 

Scammers Offering Fake NSSA-NSCA Lists

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We’ve heard from some of our members and member clubs who have received unsolicited emails offering the NSSA-NSCA membership lists for sale.

These offers are scams. No one has our membership lists, and they are NEVER for sale. We protect our members’ contact information and do not share, sell, trade, or otherwise distribute it, even with our sponsors or industry partners.

If you receive one of these scam emails, you are welcome to forward it to us at nssa@nssa-nsca.com or nsca@nssa-nsca.com. Please report the email as spam and don’t click on any links it contains.

Be assured that we do everything possible to keep your contact information safe, and any scammer who says they have our list actually does not. Any lists they may provide to unwitting buyers will not be our member lists.

 

K-80 Raffle Tickets Available Now!

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The annual Krieghoff K-80 shotgun raffle is now underway, with one lucky winner taking home a dream gun worth $20,345 when their ticket is drawn during the National Sporting Clays Championship. You do not have to be present to win.

Krieghoff has generously donated a K-80 Sporting model with a tapered flat rib on 32-inch barrels. It will be enhanced with beautiful Symphony Nitride engraving and a category 002 #3 adjustable stock and Schnabel forend.

The annual K-80 raffle is one of the major fundraisers for the USA Sporting Clays Team and also supports the Krieghoff All-American programs for both NSCA and NSSA. Only 407 tickets will be sold at $100 each. To purchase your tickets, call Glynne Moseley, 210-688-3371 ext. 270. The raffle is open only to U.S. residents.

Note: The Krieghoff shotgun winner must have a valid U.S. social security number, as NSSA-NSCA must collect tax and report the winning value to the IRS. We cannot ship firearms outside the U.S
 
 

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