Vihtavuori is proud to announce the appointment of Evil Roy (Gene Pearcey) as an Emeritus Member of Team Vihtavuori, honoring his extraordinary contributions to the sport of Cowboy Action Shooting® (CAS). A true legend in the shooting community, Evil Roy’s unparalleled achievements have earned him a permanent place in the history of competitive shooting, and
Team Vihtavuori delivered an outstanding performance at the 2025 Southwest Nationals, securing a 2nd place finish in the F-Open Grand Aggregate Team Award with a score of 2579-153X out of a possible 2600. The prestigious competition, held from February 12-16 at the Ben Avery Shooting Facility in Phoenix, AZ, was hosted by the Desert Sharpshooters
Iam Klemm of Team Vihtavuori is an experienced competitive long range shooter who uses Vihtavuori powders for a good reason. “At those distances everything really becomes important. Your rifle, your optics and not least of which your ammunition.”
Congratulations to Team Vihtavuori’s Chad Heckler on winning the International Precision Rifle Federation (IPRF) World Championship in the Limited Division. Heckler represented the United States Precision Rifle Association Centerfire Team for the victory. Limited Division requires all shooters to compete with 308 Winchester commercial ammunition. Heckler won competing with Lapua 308 Winchester 175 Grain Scenar-L
Team Vihtavuori shooter José Antonio Lema Soto of Spain has won the F-Class European Championships F-Open Division Grand Aggregate with a score of 399.49. Second place went to USA’s Doug Skogman (398.52) and Italy’s Massimiliano Salafia secured third (398.47). F/TR Division Grand Aggregate winner was Serbia’s Tomica Nikolic (395.33) followed by Pakistani’s Asad Wahid (394.39)
The 2024 European Benchrest Championships brought together 74 of Europe’s top benchrest shooters from 10 countries to compete in Light Varmint (LV) and Heavy Varmint (HV) classes at 100 and 200 meters. Vihtavuori was a main sponsor for the event that was hosted at the Houraati shooting range in Lohtaja, Finland, between July 29 and
Congrats to Team Vihtavuori’s Alexander Kreutz for finishing in 2nd place in the F-Class Short Range 300-600 yard and 3rd Grand Aggregate with the result of 942.85v at the UK NRA 155th Imperial Meeting at Bisley, UK. He also won the Donaldson Memorial Challenge Cup and the NRA Duke of Cambridge Gold Medal. Kreutz also coached the German
The European Benchrest Championships took place in Lohtaja, Finland 29 July – 3 August. Here is the final results list! Individual match reports are available on the European Benchrest Shooting Federation website. European Benchrest Championships_2024_results – All
Bruce Piatt of Team Vihtavuori has brought home back-to-back 2nd place finishes at both the Flagler and Bianchi Cups. The 2024 Flagler Cup was hosted by the Pioneer Gun Club in Bates City, MO, May 19 & 20th. Each of the participants competed in the Falling Plates, Moving Target, Barricade, and Practical events. Piatt scored
Team Vihtavuori’s Wayne Campbell captured second-place finish at the 2024 Super Shoot 50 with a 2-Gun Aggregate score of 0.2547”. The Firearms Industry Super Shoot 50 was held May 20-23 at the Bench Rest Rifle Club in Wright City, MO. The annual match is known as the World’s Premier Shooting bench rest event of the
