Author: Chris Cawthorne

NASSA Rifle Benchrest Silhouette Rules Released!

Rifle Benchrest Silhouette, shot on the same relays as our Standing Silhouette Competitors, has proven to benefit our silhouette sport in both Texas and Louisiana. It does so by filling more relays, increasing attendance and is a great “gateway discipline” to introduce both new and younger shooters, parents as well as giving older senior shooters… Continue reading NASSA Rifle Benchrest Silhouette Rules Released!

SK Lone Star Cup Match Program Released!

Our Inaugural 2025 SK Lone Star Cup Match Program is Released. Registration is Now Open! The Inaugural 2025 SK Lone Star Cup (SKLSC) will be held at the Bayou Rifles’ Houston Addicks Range on Saturday June 7th & Sunday June 8th, 2025. The SKLSC consists of a 160 shot aggregate Smallbore Silhouette Standard Rifle Match… Continue reading SK Lone Star Cup Match Program Released!

Lapua Monarch Cup & NASSA Cananea Visit

Club De Tiro Y Caza Cananea, located near the city of Cananea (Sonora, Mexico), celebrated its 85th Anniversary by hosting a two-day festive match on May 18-19, 2024. Daniel Salazar, Lapua Monarch Cup Board President and Chris Cawthorne, Lapua Monarch Cup Board Member & Co-Founder of the North American Silhouette Shooting Association (NASSA), traveled from… Continue reading Lapua Monarch Cup & NASSA Cananea Visit

John Hood Appointed USA Southwest Regional Director

The NASSA Implementation Team is pleased to announce the appointment of John Hood as the NASSA USA Southwest Regional Director. John is a long-time rifle silhouette competitive shooter in the Colorado area. This background and his experience in his professional life will add much value to the NASSA organization. John’s is the 5th NASSA USA… Continue reading John Hood Appointed USA Southwest Regional Director

Benchrest/F-Class Smallbore Silhouette Comes to Texas!

USA SOUTH CENTRAL REGION – Benchrest/F-Class Smallbore Silhouette was introduced at the 2023 TSRA Texas State Smallbore Silhouette Championships held at Bayou Rifles on November 11-12, 2023. Based on the success we had here at our 2023 TSRA Texas State SB Silhouette Championships, Dustin has now committed to adding this discipline to the 2024 Louisiana… Continue reading Benchrest/F-Class Smallbore Silhouette Comes to Texas!

Short-Course Highpower Silhouette Comes to Zwolle

NASSA USA South Central Region – The 48th Annual Louisiana State HP Silhouette Championship at Zwolle, LA concluded on October 7th-8th, 2023. This famous match, simply know as “Zwolle” to those that regularly attend, is the longest continuous running Silhouette match in the USA. Match Director Dustin Flint included a special treat on the Friday… Continue reading Short-Course Highpower Silhouette Comes to Zwolle

2023 Texas State Highpower Silhouette Championships

USA SOUTH CENTRAL REGION – The Central Texas Silhouette Association (CTSA) hosted the 2023 Texas State Rifle Association’s Highpower Silhouette Championship on May 20-21, 2023 in New Braunfels, Texas. The match format was an 80-shot hunter rifle match on Saturday followed by a single 40-shot standard rifle match on Sunday. This year the match was… Continue reading 2023 Texas State Highpower Silhouette Championships

Juniors Excel at the Spindletop Regional!

USA SOUTH CENTRAL REGION – The 2023 Spindletop Silhouette Smallbore/Air Rifle Regional, held on March 31st through April 2nd, was the first of the outdoor Smallbore Championship Matches of the 2023 South Central shooting season. This match, in its 3rd year of existence, is held at the fine range facilities of the Golden Triangle Gun… Continue reading Juniors Excel at the Spindletop Regional!