We were sad to hear of Donnie’s sudden passing on June 7, 2025.Donnie started registering ATA targets in 2013 Winning the WV State Handicap Championship…
Leetown to Host 2026 5th WV AIM State Shoot / 19th Hall of Fame Shoot September 27 & 28 2025
The winter meeting of the WVATA was held Saturday and Leetown Gun Club was awarded the 19th annual WV Hall of Fame and the 5th…
The History of the WV Hall of Fame / WV AIM State Championships or How MCH&FC came to almost permanently host the WV HoF shoot.
Originally called the WV Spring Championships, starting in 1996 the name was changed to the WV Hall of Fame shoot in 2006 , to honor…
Fairmont, WV shooter Kip Captor passes
We are sadden to hear of Kip Captor’s sudden passing earlier this week. Kip started registering ATA targets in 1988 amassed fifty one thousand five…
Bill Bishop passes
In September 2023 Bill called me to let me know he was selling his guns at a gun show later that week. I took the…
Al Taylor Passes
It’s hard to keep track of shooters that have quit shooting and pass, an example is Al Taylor, I asked just at the WV Hall…
Steve Long obtains 100,000 combined targets at Scorch Earth Gun Range
Steve Long started registering ATA targets in 1985. Last Wednesday he shot at his 100,000th combine ATA target. Long made a special shell pictured below,…
2025 WV State Team Announced
First Team 1 Captain Mark Isner .9223 2 Scott Ross .8909 3 Michael Snyder .8783 4 Russell Lillard .8780 5 Mikel Boone .8658 Sub Junior…
2025 WV All Americans Announced
Veteran First Team. This is Mark Isner’s First placement on the ATA Veteran All American Team and fifth consecutive placement on an ATA All American…
The Girls Top Singles and Handicap Championships at the 18th Annual WV Hall of Fame / WV AIM State Shoot
This year’s shoot had to be postponed from April to September because of flooding at the range, actually three floods, the highest being 8 feet!…