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Team SK member Erich Mietenkorte kicked off the 2023 competition season with a win at the 2023 Bernd Meier Invitational Silhouette Championship March 11 and 12th. Erich secured the title with a grand aggregate Smallbore score of 145×160 and a 72×80 in High-Power.

Erich’s scores are as follows:

Smallbore Standard Rifle 73×80

Smallbore Hunter Rifle 72×80

High-Power Standard Rifle 37×40

High-Power Hunter Rifle 35×40

The 2023 Bernd Meier Invitational Silhouette Championship, which honors long-time silhouette shooter, Bernd Meier, was held at the Mission & District Gun Club in Mission, British Columbia. The match brought shooters from both Canda and the United States to compete in Smallbore and High-Power Silhouette rifle matches. Saturday had shooters competing in two Smallbore Standard and two Smallbore Hunter Rifle matches. Competitors engaged targets at 40, 60, 77 and 100 meters. The silhouette range is unique due to shooting distance limitations, having competitors in the high-power discipline shooting chickens, pigs, turkeys and rams at 200, 243, 279 and 328 yards, compared to traditional High-Power Silhouette distances of 200, 300, 385 and 500 meters.

Erich competed with his new Vudoo Gun Works single shot rifle and commented, “The time I spent training with SK Rifle Match and learning the shooting characteristics of this new rifle, was well spent and led to my success in Canada.”

Erich joined the SK Team in 2020 and trains with SK Rifle match for Smallbore silhouette, and uses Lapua 6.5 X 47 cases, Vihtavuori N140 powder, and Berger projectiles while competing in High-Power silhouette.

Nammo ist stolz darauf bekannt zu geben, dass ein eigenes Vertriebszentrum für die Marken Lapua, SK und Berger in Deutschland eröffnet wird.

Das neue Vertriebszentrum wird auf dem Gelände der Nammo Schönebeck GmbH in Schönebeck/Elbe in Deutschland eröffnet. Neben der sich am Standort befindlichen Kleinkaliberproduktion, werden ab dem 01.07.2023 auch Lapua Zentralfeuerpatronen, Lapua Randfeuerpatronen, Lapua Wiederladekomponenten, Berger Geschosse und SK Kleinkaliberpatronen an deutsche Fachhändler geliefert. Ziel ist es die Marken Lapua, Berger und SK im deutschen Markt zu Stärken und Einzelhändler effizienter zu beliefern.

„Diese Änderung ist eine gut durchdachte Strategie, bei der alle Vorteile für unsere Geschäftspartner optimiert werden.  Wir freuen uns auf Jahre des Wachstums durch dieses Vertriebsmodell innerhalb Deutschlands“, sagt Raimo Helasmäki, Executive Vice President, Nammo Commercial Ammunition.

Das neue Vertriebszentrum wird Anfang Juli 2023 den Fachhandel bedienen. Die Änderung in der Vertriebskette soll die Verfügbarkeit der Marken Lapua, Berger und SK auf dem deutschen Markt optimieren.

Für weitere Informationen wenden Sie sich bitte an:

Nammo Schönebeck GmbH
Abteilung: Vertrieb
Wilhelm-Dümling-Straße 12
39218 Schönebeck/Elbe

Tel: 03928/729100
E-Mail: Sales.sk @ nammo.com

Nammo Schönebeck

Die Nammo Schönebeck GmbH ist das Unternehmen, in dem Lapua- und SK-Randfeuermunition hergestellt wird. Die Nammo Schönebeck ist Teil der internationalen Nammo-Gruppe mit langer Geschichte und umfassender Erfahrung im Bereich Munition. Weitere Informationen finden Sie unter Nammo.com und sk-ammunition.com

Nammo Lapua

Lapua produziert Zentralfeuerpatronen und Wiederladekomponenten höchster Qualität für den zivilen und professionellen Einsatz. Weitere Informationen finden Sie unter Lapua.com.

Capstone Precision Group / Berger

Die Capstone Precision Group stellt in Mesa, Arizona, USA, Berger Präzisionsgeschosse für Sport-, Jagd- und taktische Anwendungen her. Weitere Informationen finden Sie unter Bergerbullets.com

Nammo is proud to announce that it will be establishing its own distribution center for Lapua, SK and Berger product lines in Germany. Located at Nammo’s rimfire production facilities in Schonebeck, Germany, the center will act as the central distribution hub for German retailers of premium Lapua, SK and Berger civilian centerfire and rimfire ammunition, bullets and cases. The aim is to strengthen Nammo´s Commercial Ammunition market presence inGermany and serve the German retailers more efficiently.

“This change is a well thought through strategy where all the benefits for all counterparts are optimized. We look forward to years of growth through this distribution model inGermany”, says Raimo Helasmäki, Executive Vice President of Nammo Commercial Ammunition.

The new distribution center will start serving retailers at the beginning of July 2023. The change in the distribution aims to improve the availability of brands Lapua, Berger and SK in the German market.

FAQ – frequently asked questions and answers

About Nammo Schönebeck

Nammo Schönebeck GmbH produces rimfire ammunition for brands Lapua and SK. Nammo Schönebeck is part of the international Nammo group with a long history and extensive experience when it comes to ammunition.

About Lapua

Lapua produces the highest quality small caliber cartridges and components for civilian and professional use. Lapua is part of Nammo group. For more information, visit Lapua.com.

About Berger
Berger manufactures precision projectiles for target, hunting, and tactical applications in Mesa, AZ, USA. Berger is part of Nammo group. For more information, visit Bergerbullets.com

SK will be attending this year’s traditional IWA Tradeshow 2023 in Nuremberg, Germany, during 2-5 March. Come by our booth 7-575 and say hi!

SHOT Show 2023 is here, and we have a feeling it’s gonna be a great show this year! We’re at booth 11227, come by and say hi!

We wish all our friends, fans and partners Happy Holidays, we look forward seeing you in 2023!

Congratulation’s to Team SK member Jake Stine winning multiple titles at the 2022 NRA National Silhouette Championship, including overall High Junior and Hunter Rifle Team National Champion.

The NRA National Silhouette Championship took place August 8-9 at the Ridgway Rifle Club in Ridgway, PA, in conjunction with the Lapua Monarch Cup. Silhouette has competitors taking aim at a variety of steel chickens, pigs, turkeys and rams. Shooters, standing and unsupported (off-hand), take aim at four banks of silhouettes at increasing distances, shooting 40 targets in all. For every silhouette knocked down, the competitors earn one point.  Smallbore (.22LR) shooters are shooting steel at distances of 40, 60, 77 and 100 meters, and High Power (centerfire) at 200, 300, 385 and 500 meters.

Jake’s National Championship accolades are as follows:

Smallbore Hunter Rifle Aggregate High Junior
Smallbore Hunter Rifle Aggregate 4th place Master Class
Smallbore Standard Rifle Aggregate High Junior
Smallbore Standard Rifle Aggregate 2nd Place AAA Class
Smallbore Hunter Rifle Team National Champion
Smallbore Standard Rifle Team 2nd Open

High Power Standard Rifle Aggregate 2nd AAA Class
High Power Hunter Rifle Aggregate 3rd AAA Class
High Power Hunter Rifle Team 1st Master Class
High Power Standard Rifle Team 1st Master Class

Jake commented, “I am proud to be using SK ammunition, Lapua components, Vihtavuori powder, and Berger bullets. These world class products are a vital tool for my silhouette shooting success.”

Jake will be competing this weekend at the second leg of the Monarch Cup in Saltillo, CH, Mexico.

Congratulations to Erich Mietenkorte on sweeping the Washington Smallbore Silhouette State Championship! Erich scored first place in both the Smallbore Hunter Rifle and in Smallbore Standard.

The Washington Smallbore Silhouette State Championship was held on August 27-28 at the Pe Ell Sportsman’s Club in Pe Ell, Washington. The two-day match kicked-off on Saturday with shooters competing in the Standard Rifle category with (2) 60-shot matches. The matches were fired offhand at steel targets with each match consisting of 15 chickens at 40 meters, 15 pigs at 60 meters, 15 turkeys at 77 meters, and 15 rams at 100 meters. Sunday had competitors repeating the course of fire with rifles limited to 8 ½ pounds and a minimum 2-lb trigger pull.

Final results were as follows:

Smallbore Standard Rifle 

State Champion – Erich Mietenkorte 113×120
2nd Place – Paul Davis 104×120
3rd Place – Keith Cairns 92×120

Smallbore Hunter Rifle 

State Champion – Erich Mietenkorte 111×120
2nd Place – Paul Davis 98×120
3rd Place – Eric Boos 97×120

“Managing wind, distance, mirage, oddly shaped targets, and of course the instability of shooting from the offhand position, makes rifle silhouette incredibly challenging. The work I have done training with SK Ammunition gave me the confidence to shoot a personal best aggregate score of 113 points out of 120 and take home both Championship Trophies,” commented Erich.

Congratulations to SK’s Kaitlin Benthin winning the Lady’s Championship title at the TANDEMKROSS Area 7 Steel Challenge Championships. With a grand aggregate score of 78.05, Kaitlin finished 1^st Lady, 2^nd in Junior class, 3^rd in Rifles Master, and 4^th in Rimfire Master. Benthin finished 6^th overall out of 293 competitors.

Kaitlin ’s results for each discipline were as follows:

Pistol Caliber Carbine Open 3^rd Overall, 1^st Lady, 1^st Junior, 3^rd Grand Master

Pistol Caliber Carbine Iron 1^st Overall, 1^st GM

Rimfire Pistol Open 2^nd A Class, 3^rd Lady, 3^rd Junior

Rimfire Pistol Iron Sights 2^nd B Class, 1^st Lady
Rimfire Rifle Iron Sights 3rd Lady, 3rd Junior

Rimfire Rifle Open 1st Lady, 2nd Junior

Fastest RFRO on Showdown and Accelerator

The 2022 TANDEMKROSS Area 7 Steel Challenge Championships were held at the Pioneer Sportsmen Inc in Dunbarton, NH. 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.

“For years my guns have had the best parts on the market from Tandemkross, but something was missing. Since I’ve started competing with SK, I’ve set more personal bests and won more titles than any year prior,” commented Kaitlin. “Thanks to my amazing sponsors, I now have the best gun parts and the best ammo! I am happy to have the opportunity to represent team SK. Thank you for all the support!”

Kaitlin uses SK Rifle Match, SK Standard Plus and SK Semi-Auto, and is coached by her father, David Benthin.