Legendary competitive shooter and Team Vihtavuori member Bruce Piatt has claimed his eighth Bianchi Cup title, securing victory at the 2025 Bianchi Cup with the only perfect score of 1920 in the match. The 2025 Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) Bianchi Cup, known as the gold standard in action pistol shooting, was hosted once again at
Team Vihtavuori’s Chad Heckler showcased his elite marksmanship once again, securing 1st place in the Tactical Class at the prestigious 2025 K&M Kahles Precision Rifle Competition. The event took place May 24–25 at the renowned K&M Shooting Complex in Tennessee. Heckler, currently leading the Tactical Class standings, outmaneuvered competitors across 20 dynamic stages. The course
Team Vihtavuori’s Francis Colon demonstrated his elite marksmanship by achieving a 2nd place overall finish at the highly competitive 2025 K&M Kahles Precision Rifle Competition. Held at the K&M Shooting Complex in Finger, Tennessee, on May 24th and 25th, the K&M Kahles Precision Rifle Competition is a premier stop on the Precision Rifle Series (PRS)
Team Vihtavuori’s Jeff Peinhardt has won the Light Varmint Grand Aggregate with a score of .1573” at the 37th Annual Hogroast benchrest competition, shooting Vihtavuori’s N133. The Hogroast benchrest competition was hosted at the Fairchance Rod and Gun Club in Smithfield, PA by the National Bench Rest Shooter’s Association on the weekend of May 3rd
Big congratulations to our sponsored shooter Oscar Järvi for his outstanding result at the 2025 Viking trail PRS Match! Oscar took 1st Place with 163.0 points using Vihtavuori N140 and Lapua 105 gr Scenar L and Lapua brass. “I’m very pleased and grateful for the result. The weather was highly variable throughout the weekend, with everything
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)
