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Congratulations to Team SK member, Kaitlin Benthin on winning the Ladies Championship title for the third consecutive year at the 2023 EGW Area 8 Steel Challenge Championship.  With her overall grand aggregate score of 76.07 and 20 personal best times, Kaitlin won the Junior and Rimfire Rifle Iron category titles. She finished 20th overall out of 233 competitors.

Kaitlin’s results for each title were as follows:

• Ladies Champion in:
• Rimfire Rifle Open
• Rimfire Rifle Iron
• Pistol Caliber Carbine Open
  

Junior Champion in:

• Rimfire Rifle Open
• Rimfire Rifle Iron
• Pistol Caliber Carbine Open
• Rimfire Pistol Open

Kaitlin’s victories didn’t come easy as one week before the championship, her 10/22 rifles started having major feeding issues. Upon inspection, her receivers were worn out and irreparable. Two new receivers and barrels arrived four days prior to the match.

Kaitlin’s coach and father, David Benthin, commented, “I assembled the Rifles and the new Taccom ULW barrels and receivers were a perfect match for the Tandemkross internals, Striplin Custom Gunworks sights and SK Ammunition, which ran together perfectly! Kaitlin was not only able to defend her Ladies title but win it again for the 3rd year in a row! All with unproven rifles. There is no substitute for quality parts and especially quality ammunition.”

The 2023 EGW Area 8 Steel Challenge Championship was held at the Lawrence Country Sportsmen’s Association in Wampum, PA on July 21-24^th. In a Steel Challenge match, competitors shoot eight courses of fire, each having five steel targets as small as a 10” round plate, and up to a 18×24” rectangle. With competitors shooting out to 35-yards, plates are shot as fast as possible. Each stage is fired five times, except for the Outer Limits stages, which are shot four times from two different positions.

Congratulations to SK sponsored shooter Ugnė Vaickelionytė for winning the Junior Championship of Lithuania. The event took place on 10th June in Rokiškis, Lithuania. “It was my last Lithuanian junior championship and I was quite thrilled about it. The weather was sunny, I was ready to show my best for the last time and I did just that! The final series were tough but I somehow managed to calm myself down and secured the first place!” she commented.

Ugnė was also successful in the Lithuanian Team Championships, where she and her team members Lina Zajanckauskiene and Jolita Noruviene took 2nd place. Congratulations to the whole team!

Team SK’s Erich Mietenkorte has won the 2023 Iron Man Regional Silhouette Championship for the third consecutive year. Congrats Erich!!

Erich, who scored a 280/320, won three out of the four championships during the two-day event. The 2023 Iron Man Regional Silhouette Championship was held June 3-4 and hosted by the Deep Creek Shooting Range in Missoula, Montana. It brought shooters from Washington, Montana, South Dakota, Missouri, and Canada.

“In the past I’ve been asked why I shoot silhouette and not a different discipline and the first thing that comes to mind is, when I’m at a silhouette match, I just feel at home. The people are incredible, the shooting is challenging, and it’s just plain fun! Silhouette competitors are a big part of my second family and I’m happy to be able to shoot and support a sport that brings families together to make great memories,” commented Erich.

“Training with SK Ammunition, specifically Rifle Match, allows me to hone my abilities. There is no other ammunition I trust going into a big match like this. Training with rimfire allows me to reinforce offhand shooting fundamentals, which really sets me up for success on the high-power range as well,” he stated.

Our sponsored shooter, Dave Strydom has won the Oklahoma Shooting State Championship. Dave comments, “I really cleaned the 22 and took the 4-gun aggregate. This is my first time winning this and only using SK Rifle Match.”

The High Plains Handgun Metallic Silhouette (HPHMS) is a newly formed association promoting the sport. The object of the competition is to knock down metallic silhouettes (chickens, pigs, turkeys and rams) at various ranges to a maximum of 200 meters. The sport has spread to many countries and matches are shot all over the USA. Many of the innovations you see in hand gunning today came from the sport of Pistol Silhouettes and the International Handgun Metallic Silhouette Association (IHMSA).

Congratulations Dave!

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Congratulations to SK’s Kaitlin Benthin winning the Rimfire Pistol Iron Sights category at the 2023 World Speed Shooting Championship. With her overall grand aggregate score of 74.79, Kaitlin finished 6th Lady, had 15 personal bests, and moved up to Master Class. She was 99th overall out of 672 competitors.

Kaitlin’s results for each discipline were as follows:

Rimfire Pistol Open: 2nd
A Class, 6th Lady, 28th overall and advanced to Master Class
Rimfire Pistol Iron Sights: 1st B Class, 17th overall

Rimfire Rifle Iron Sights: 4th
Lady, 17th overall

Rimfire Rifle Open: 6th
Lady, 41st overall

Kaitlin was not only successful in each of the disciplines, but she also laid down some blazing fast times:

2.09 sec string in “5 to go”

1.48 sec string in “showdown”

1.51 sec string in “smoke and hope”

1.52 sec string in “roundabout”

“The SK Pistol Match and SK Rifle Match ammunition ran great! This was the first major event of the year, the rust is knocked off so it’s time to have fun and go faster,” commented Kaitlin’s Coach and father, David Benthin.

The 2023 World Speed Shooting Championship, presented by PSA were held at the Steel Challenge Headquarters in Talladega, AL, April 26th. In a Steel Challenge match, competitors shoot eight courses of fire, each having five steel targets as small as a 10” round plate, and up to a 18×24” rectangle. With competitors shooting out to 35-yards, plates are shot as fast as possible. Each stage is fired five times, except for the Outer Limits stages, which are shot four times from two different positions.

Kaitlin competes with SK Rifle Match, SK Standard Plus, and SK Semi-Auto.

Congratulations to Team SK’s Jake Stine, who won the Smallbore Standard Rifle division at the 2023 Conard Bernhardt Cup Silhouette Championship with a score of 74/80. Stine placed third overall with a grand aggregate score of 144/160.

Taking place April 29-30th in Pe Ell, Washington, the 2023 Conard Bernhardt Cup Championship was hosted at the Pe Ell Sportsmen’s Club. The two-day match had competitors from all over the US, Canada, and Mexico shooting four, 40-round smallbore (22LR) relays. Two relays of Smallbore Standard Rifle division, and two Smallbore Hunter Rifle. For each relay, shooters engage ten chickens at 40 meters, ten pigs at 60 meters, ten turkeys at 77 meters and ten rams at 100 meters.

Jake, who trains with SK’s Standard Plus and Rifle Match ammo, commented, “Thank you SK! While traveling and competing all over the continent, SK’s amazing products have enabled me to be competitive with the best shooters around the world.”

Jake has made a name for himself in the Silhouette discipline, consistently being named a top junior competitor.

SK Ammunition will feature their complete .22 rimfire product line during the 2023 NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits in Indianapolis, IN, April 14-16.

“We invite all NRA members and attendees to stop by booth #4545 to view and learn about SK’s .22LR ammunition line,” says Adam Braverman, Vice President of Sales & Marketing. “Members can learn about SK’s ammunition and why it’s the go-to choice for new Rimfire PRS and NRL22 competitors.”

In its 152nd year, the NRA Annual Meetings and Exhibits has more than 14-acres of the latest guns and gear, exclusive seminars and luncheons, appearances from political leaders, and musical super stars. The Exhibit Hall will open 9AM to 6PM, Friday and Saturday and 10AM to 5PM on Sunday. Hope to see you there!

Congratulations to team SK’s Erich Mietenkorte for winning the Standard Rifle Championship at the 2023 Smallbore Regional Spindletop Championship in Beaumont, Texas! Erich used his Vudoo Gun Works Standard Rifle to take the title by beating Dustin Flint after a 10 shot shoot off. Congrats Erich!

Congratulations to SK’s Jake Stine on taking High Junior at the 2023 Arizona State High-Power Silhouette Championship. Jake routinely trains and competes with SK Rifle Match in Rimfire Silhouette. During High Power Silhouette, Jake prefers Berger 6mm 115 Grain VLD Target Bullets. Pictured, Jake prepares to engage the 200-meter steel chickens.