Lapua is excited to be sponsoring the fun Bergara Summer Shootout giveaway! The impressive prize pack includes our Lapua Center-X rimfire ammunition, among others.

HERE’S HOW TO ENTER:

Step 1: Earn one (1) entry by the form on the Bergara website at https://www.bergara.online/us/summershootout/

Step 2: For additional entries, DOWNLOAD and PRINT your Bergara Summer Shootout target on the above mentioned event page.

Step 3: Take your target to the range and shoot.

Step 4: POST a picture of your target on Instagram or Facebook with the hashtag #BergaraSummerShootout & tag @Bergara_Rifles to be entered into the drawing.

Step 5: You are entered to WIN!

Sweepstakes will run from June 28th, 2023 through August 8th, 2023. Read more about the rules and prizes on the Bergara website!

Congratulations to Lapua’s Erik Cortina winning the 2023 South African Open Target Rifle Championship with a grand aggregate score of 687-65x. Cortina competed in the F-Open division.

The 86^th South African Open Target Rifle Championships were held March 10-18^th at the Genl De Wet Shooting Range in Bloemfontein, South Africa. The multi-day individual match had some tough conditions with twitchy, strong winds and rain delays.

Erik, fresh off his first-place finish at the Berger Southwest Nationals, used Lapua 6.5 PRC cases necked up to 7mm in his 7mm PRCW. He also took 2^nd in the President’s Cup, 4^th in the Jack Mitchely Cup and 11^th in the Dalrymple Cup.

“Traveling ten thousand miles and competing on an unfamiliar range is always nerve racking, but it’s comforting when the preparation pays off and things fall into place,” Erik commented. Erik is currently in South Africa with the US F-Class team competing in the 2023 F-Class World Championships.  Visit www.2021fcwc.com/fcwc-2023-results to stay up-to-date on the US team’s accomplishments.

Lapua, celebrating 100-years of manufacturing the highest quality rimfire ammo, is pleased to announce our renewed support to the Precision Rifle Series (PRS) as the Official Rimfire Series Ammunition

Lapua crafts rimfire cartridges with the utmost care and precision for serious rimfire competitors.  Each .22 LR cartridge is checked individually, and all lots thoroughly tested on ballistic values as well as gas pressure and grouping. We continue to deliver rimfire ammunition with exceptional performance including our new Lapua Long-Range and Super Long-Range ammunition.

“We are thrilled to return as the official ammunition for the 2023 PRS Rimfire season,” commented Morgan Joy-Twenter, Director of Communications. “Last year was our first year supporting the PRS Rimfire and are happy to see the series grow and continue to introduce the competitive rimfire world to new shooters.”

The Precision Rifle Rimfire Series will host over 40 national level rimfire rifle competitions across the nation culminating at the 2023 PRS Rimfire Finale. The series features both regional and club-level series matches, with the primary focus being at the club level.  Competitions are made up of both one and two day matches with different fundamentals and stressors.

For more information on the Precision Rifle Rimfire Series, visit precisionrifleseries.com

Congratulations to Team Lapua member Erik Cortina who finished 1^st Place in the F-Open category of the 2023 F-Class Southwest Nationals. Erik, who also brought home a medal from last year’s European F-Class Championship, scored a Grand Aggregate of 1241-60X.

The Southwest Nationals was held February 15-19^th at the Ben Avery Shooting Facility in Phoenix, AZ. Hosted by the Desert Sharpshooters Rifle Club, the Southwest Nationals is the “must-attend” event for competitive long-range shooters around the world. The Southwest Nationals features F-Open, F-TR, and Sling disciplines. Competitors from over 9 different countries were in attendance. 

“The wind was tough and the competition even tougher,” commented Erik. “It took me 12 years to do it, but I was finally able to pull off the win at the Southwest Nationals.”

The F-Open category has requirements of a rifle weighing no more than 22 pounds and chambered in any caliber .35 and under. Rifles are fired in the prone position from the shoulder with an adjustable front rest and rear sandbag.