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SK ammunition will be on hand showcasing their products during the 2025 SHOT Show in booth #11227 at The Venetian Expo and Caesars Forum in Las Vegas, NV, January 21-24.

Founded in 1829, SK has a 196-year history of making high-quality ammunition trusted by competitive shooters, biathletes, and accuracy enthusiasts around the world. Known for its high precision, absolute reliability and quality, SK has become the go-to choice for many new PRS and NRL22 entry-level competitors. 

“We invite shooters and retailers to visit us at booth #11227 to view and learn more about SK’s high quality rimfire offerings,” stated Jeff Knowles, Director of Sales. “We’re seeing competitive shooters of varying skillsets having tremendous success with SK, gaining a competitive advantage without breaking the bank. SK’s Passion will truly lead to their success!” The 2025 SHOT Show will be held at the Venetian Expo and Caesars Forum, January 21-24, with the Exhibit Halls open 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM, Tuesday through Thursday and 8:30 AM to 4PM on Friday. Vihtavuori will be offering free reloading manuals.

Happy New Year to all of our followers!

Congratulations to Team SK’s Jake Stine for bringing home a second-place finish at the 2024 Lapua Monarch Cup. Stine, who was the 2023 Cup Champion, competed in both legs of the Monarch Cup; the U.S. Nationals, and the Mexico Nationals. The two-match aggregate determined the Lapua Monarch Cup North American champion.

The Lapua Monarch Cup is comprised of two premier Smallbore Silhouette shooting matches hosted in United States, and Mexico. Competitors earn points from each match within their respective classification (Master, AAA, AA, & A), providing all shooters an opportunity for over $100,000 in cash and prizes. Lapua’s Monarch Cup is recognized as the “must-attend” event of the silhouette shooting world.

Stine’s 2nd Place Monarch Cup finish was comprised of two top 10 finishes in each event. A 2nd
place during the NRA National Smallbore Silhouette Championships where he tied (and lost in a shoot-off) with first place finisher Marko Nikko. And, where he finished 7th Place in the Mexico Nationals this past month.

Smallbore Silhouette shooting is a fun and challenging shooting discipline that has competitors taking aim at a variety of steel chickens, pigs, turkeys, and rams. Shooters, standing and unsupported, take aim at four banks of silhouettes at increasing distances, shooting 40 targets in all. For every silhouette knocked down, the competitor earns one point. Smallbore Silhouette competitors are shooting at distances of 40, 60, 77, and 100 meters, while High Power Silhouette distances are 200, 300, 385, and 500 meters.

Erich Mietenkorte of Team SK has won the 2024 Washington Smallbore Rifle Silhouette State Championships with an aggregate score of 224/240, winning both the Standard Rifle and Hunting Rifle State Championship Titles.

The two-day event was held August 24and 25^th at the Pe Ell Sportsmen’s Club in Pe Ell, Washington. Competitors took aim at the iconic chicken, pig, turkey and ram silhouette targets at 40, 60, 77 and 100 meters, shooting two 60-shot relays each day.

The top three finishers in each championship division were as follows:

Standard Rifle State Champion – Erich Mietenkorte 113×120
2nd Place – Eric Boos 105×120
3rd Place – Paul Davis 104×120

Hunting Rifle State Champion – Erich Mietenkorte 111×120
2nd Place – Paul Davis 109×120 
3rd Place – Keith Cairns 86×120

Mietenkorte trains with a variety of SK ammunition and competes with Lapua X-ACT which he has lot tested and matched perfectly to his Vudoo V22S at the Lapua Rimfire Performance Center in Mesa, AZ.

“Training with SK Rifle Match and Long-Range Match ammunition has been pivotal to my success. I can honestly say that because of the passion and dedication of the great folks at SK, I consistently see outstanding results and achieve my goals with greater precision,” commented Mietenkorte.

This Fall, Mietenkorte will be competing at the Lapua Monarch Cup at the Club Saltillo in Mexico.

Congratulations to Team SK’s Erich Mietenkorte on winning the 2024 US National High Power Silhouette Championships for the fourth consecutive year shooting a 203/240X. The High Power Silhouette Championship is crowned with a combined total of 120-round aggregates in both Standard Rifle and Hunter Rifle class.

The 2024 US High Power Silhouette National Championship was held early August in Ridgway, Pennsylvania at the Ridgway Rifle Club. Shooters from the US, Canada, Mexico, and Finland took aim at a variety of steel chickens, pigs, turkeys, and rams, standing and unsupported, at 200, 300, 385, and 500 meters.

Mietenkorte shooting a 6.5×47 with Berger projectiles, was four points behind the lead after the first two days of competition. He commented, “On the morning of the third day I knew I had to “get to work”. With the confidence I have gained and the fundamentals built from the many hours spent training with SK ammunition, I was able to shoot the high score of the entire high power portion on day three, 37 out of 40 targets, and take the Standard Rifle National Champion Title,” commented Mietenkorte.

In addition, Mietenkorte secured the Hunter Rifle National Champion title, making this his 10th NRA National Championship title. This fall, Mietenkorte will be competing at the Lapua Monarch Cup at the Club Saltillo in Mexico.

Congratulations to Team SK’s Jake Stine on winning the 2024 NRA Smallbore Rifle Silhouette Championship. Stine captured 1st Place in Standard Rifle (107/120) and 2nd Place in Hunter Rifle (110/120) for a total of (217/240) to secure the Smallbore Rifle Aggregate.

Blake Meixel (210/240) and Edgar Rueda (210/240) finished 2nd and 3rd place respectively.

The 2024 Smallbore National Silhouette Championships were held July 28th – 30th at the Ridgway Rifle Club in Ridgway, PA. Competitors shoot (2) 40-shot matches each of the three days.

“Without using the high-quality ammunition that SK produces, this accomplishment would have never been possible,” commented Stine. “SK’s manufacturing passion has truly led to my success.”

Smallbore Silhouette shooting is a fun and challenging discipline that has competitors taking aim at a variety of steel chickens, pigs, turkeys, and rams. Shooters, standing and unsupported, take aim at four banks of silhouettes at increasing distances, shooting 40 targets in all. For every silhouette knocked down, the competitor earns one point. Smallbore Silhouette competitors shoot at distances of 40, 60, 77, and 100 meters, while High Power Silhouette distances are 200, 300, 385, and 500 meters.

Team SK member Erich Mietenkorte dominated the competition to secure first place at the Annual Iron Man Silhouette Championships, a grueling two-day test of precision marksmanship and mental fortitude. Amazing, Erich!!

“Iron Man” aptly captures the demanding nature of the event where competitors fire two 40-shot smallbore silhouette matches in the morning, followed by two 40-shot high-power matches in the afternoon each day. Erich secured his fourth consecutive “Iron Man” Championship with the following results:
1st Place – Smallbore Standard Rifle
1st Place – Smallbore Hunter Rifle
1st Place – High-Power Standard Rifle
2nd Place – High-Powder Hunter Rifle

Erich stated, “SK Rimfire Ammunition was pivotal in my smallbore wins and laid the groundwork for centerfire categories as well. Training with SK Rifle Match keeps my fundamentals solid and is the foundation for my success.”

The Iron Man was hosted by the Hellgate Civilian Shooters Association June 1-2nd at Missoula’s Deep Creek Range. The prestigious event gathered competitors from across the USA and from Canada to test their silhouette skills and endurance.

The NRA Annual Exhibits takes place at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center during May 17-19, 2024 in Dallas, Texas. Drop by our booth 8518 and come say hi!