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Chaos Concepts and the Sniper Team Series: A New Era for Team Precision Rifle Competition

Dustin Sanchez February 16, 2026

Two-person team competitions that blend endurance, marksmanship, and mental pressure in ways PRS and NRL never have. If you have been shooting PRS or NRL matches and wondering what else is out there, or if you have a military or law enforcement background and want competition that actually feels like field work, there is a growing corner of precision rifle competition you should know about. Chaos Concepts runs team sniper matches that throw everything at

2026 IPSC Shotgun World Shoot Team USA Announced

Action Gunner January 14, 2026

IPSC-USA announced the 2026 Shotgun World Shoot team headed to Corinth, Greece. After six qualifier matches and nearly 300 competitors, the division and category teams are set. Here are the rosters, alternates, and what selected shooters need to do next.

The Tactical Games 2026 Aggregates and Floaters: Complete Breakdown

Action Gunner January 12, 2026

The Tactical Games just dropped their full rundown of what competitors can expect for the 2026 season. Nick Palacios and Chris Gillespie walked through every aggregate, every floater, and a handful of rule changes on the latest podcast. If you’re planning to compete this year, here’s what you need to know. The Big Changes for 2026 Before we get into the individual stages, there are a few across-the-board changes worth noting. New Targets. TTG is

The Tactical Games 2025 Results: What Changed My 2026 Training Approach

Alex Rueda January 8, 2026

The Tactical Games (TTG) lives at the crossroads of high-level fitness and precision shooting. It is one of the few competitive environments where strength, conditioning, marksmanship, gear setup, and decision-making are all tested simultaneously—and under fatigue. Weaknesses are exposed quickly, and preparation is rewarded just as fast. I was first introduced to The Tactical Games in 2021 by one of my closest friends, Adam Scepaniak. He knew immediately it would be a good fit. I’ve

Eleven Minutes Dead, Then a National Championship: Jeff Craddock’s Impossible Journey

Action Gunner December 30, 2025

Lauren Kalil’s series with the 2025 Tactical Games National Champions continues with the man who pushed for the 60+ division’s creation—and then won it after literally dying on the firing line two years earlier. Jeff Craddock’s heart stopped working properly on September 3rd, 2023, at 3:12 PM. He was in Las Vegas, day two of a Tactical Games regional, knelt down to shoot from a barricade, and collapsed face-first into the dirt. He never moved

2027 IPSC Rifle World Shoot: USPSA Releases Qualification Details

Action Gunner December 30, 2025

USPSA just dropped the details for the 2027 IPSC Rifle World Shoot, and if you’ve been eyeing a spot on Team USA, now’s the time to start planning. The match heads to Mongolia from July 20 to August 10, 2027, and qualification runs through six matches held across the United States in 2026. Here’s what you need to know to put yourself in the running. Quick Facts The Six Qualifier Matches USPSA designated six matches

The Data-Driven Path to a Championship: LeEarl Rugland’s Five-Year Climb to the Top

Action Gunner December 24, 2025

Lauren Kalil’s series with the 2025 Tactical Games National Champions continues with an athlete who has never finished outside the top five at Nationals—and whose fear of failure is exactly what makes him successful. LeEarl Rugland (that’s “Lee Earl” for everyone who’s been mispronouncing it) has been knocking on the championship door since 2021. Third place in Men’s 40+. Fourth the next year. Fifth. Then he aged up to 50+ and took second. This year,

From NASCAR Production to National Champion: Andrea Hilderbrand’s Trophy-Filled Life

Action Gunner December 22, 2025

Lauren Kalil’s series with the 2025 Tactical Games National Champions continues with possibly the most decorated athlete in the sport’s history—a woman with so many trophies behind her that the interview started with a tour of the wall. Andrea Hilderbrand won the first-ever Women’s 50+ division at Tactical Games Nationals this year. But that’s just the latest line on a resume that includes world championships in obstacle course racing, ultra mountain biking victories, 21,000-foot mountain

The “Good Enough” Strategy That Won a National Championship: Tory Kirkland’s First Individual Title

Action Gunner December 17, 2025

Lauren Kalil’s series with the 2025 Tactical Games National Champions continues with an athlete who took 31st place on one stage, 24th on another, and still walked away with the Men’s Tactical title. Tory Kirkland had never competed as an individual at Tactical Games Nationals before this year. He’d done plenty of team events—that’s actually how Lauren first met him back in 2023, when he was partnered with Bri. But individual competition? That was new

The Mindset That Saved a Championship: Meg Kennedy’s Zero-Point Stage and the Win That Followed

Action Gunner December 15, 2025

Lauren Kalil’s series with the 2025 Tactical Games National Champions continues with one of the sport’s true OGs—a competitor who got a stage DQ at Nationals and still walked away with the title. Meg Kennedy has been competing in Tactical Games since 2019, back when the women’s division was three or four athletes total. She won Women’s Elite in 2021, then watched the weights climb year after year until she made a decision that some

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