The next Guest Shoot will be held on November 1 (Sunday), beginning at 09:00. See Guest Shoot section below for more info.

The next Match will be the IWLA NRL22 Competition and will be held on October 25 (Sunday), beginning at 09:00. See the appropriate page for more details.

In order to increase participation at IWLA shooting matches and to stimulate an interest in marksmanship, a “Competitor’s Cup” is being conducted for this season, which recognizes the top shooters for the year. The intent is to motivate members to come out and use the facility, potentially add more members, while increasing camaraderie and further developing our shooting skills. Details about the program can be found at here, which list the monthly shooting events for the year, and explains how points are earned.

Virginia Junior Marksmanship Program: The Virginia Junior Marksmanship Program (VJMP), took part in the 2026 CMP National Rifle Matches at the end of July. This was the first junior team to represent the state of Virginia since 2018.
During the week at the CMP National Rifle Matches in Camp Perry, OH, the team delivered strong performances across both individual and team events.
The week comprised several 2-day clinics, two individual matches (President’s Rifle Match [President’s 100] and National Trophy Individual Rifle Match), and three team matches (National Trophy Junior Team Match, National Trophy Team Match, and National Trophy Infantry Team Match). Most days started early with a meeting at the coach’s hut to receive ammo before heading to the range for a 6:30 AM rollcall. At the end of each day, the team came together around the huts to clean their rifles and prepare for the next day’s events with databook analysis and dialogue between the juniors and coaches.
Highlights
M16 EIC Match · This year’s M16 EIC match comprised 261 competitors. · Jackson finished 3rd overall with a 387-16. He also earned 4 EIC points
President's 100 Match
· Jackson finished 155th overall with a 286-3. He wasn’t far from making the 100. The 100th finisher had a score of 288-9.
National Trophy Individual Match
· All six juniors competed in the National Trophy Individual Match. With no sighters permitted, the course of fire consisted of 10 slow fire shots in the standing at 200 yards, 10 rapid fire shots in the sitting at 200 yards, 10 rapid fire shots in the prone at 300 yards, and 20 slow fire shots in the prone at 600 yards with a possible 500 score.
National Trophy Junior Team Match
· All six juniors competed in the National Trophy Individual Match. With no sighters permitted, the course of fire consisted of 10 slow fire shots in the standing at 200 yards, 10 rapid fire shots in the sitting at 200 yards, 10 rapid fire shots in the prone at 300 yards, and 20 slow fire shots in the prone at 600 yards with a possible 500 score.
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The rifle range is selling reloadable brass for $3 per pound. Brass is most available in common calibers (.9mm, .45, .223 etc.). Email inquiries about brass availability to rocketmike90[AT]gmail[DOT]com
Ed MacBride has been making updates to the rifle/pistol range. He is planning excavations to improve the berms and range surface. Check the web site and Facebook before coming to the range for closings due to construction or activities.
The pistol range has been extended to 60 yards to accommodate longer range handguns. A right of way for power and access has also been established. Construction of a berm to separate the rifle/pistol ranges is complete. Power has been extended to the range for safety signage (hot and cold ranges signs).

Our next IWLA Shooting Sports event will be CMP Pistol Match held at our rifle range at 2729 Garrisonville Rd. Stafford, VA on Saturday 1 August. See the CMP pager for details.