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2015 Southwest Nationals Wrap-Up

This year’s Southwest Nationals Long Range Shooting Competition has come to an end and we are proud to say it was the best one we have seen so far. The Desert Sharpshooters and Ben Avery Range can now proudly boast that this has become the largest long range match in the country. We had over 340 shooters that attended from 41 of the United States as well as from Scotland, Ireland and Canada. This was 80 more competitors than last year! Nightforce Optics stepped up to become a Title Sponsor alongside Berger Bullets this year. Over $17,000 in prize money and $120,000 worth of giveaways [...]

2015 SWN – New Building and Range Dedication

The 2015 Southwest Nationals is quickly approaching! We expect to hit our capacity of 270 shooters, and are excited to welcome shooters from Canada, Ireland and the United Kingdom, as well as all across the United States. We are also thrilled to announce a new building and second parking lot at the 1000 yard range! Berger Bullets and Nightforce Optics have teamed up with Arizona Game and Fish to make these new additions possible. We will also honor Middleton “Mid” Tompkins by dedicating the 1000 yard range to him. The new 1000 yard range building. Mid Tompkins is a legend in the highpower [...]

Last Chance to Enter to Win a Berger Bundle from Brownells!

'Tis the season of giving, and in that spirit Berger Bullets has teamed up with Brownells for the Get One, Give One Sweepstakes. The winner of the sweepstakes will receive a Berger Bundle that includes three 100ct boxes of Berger Bullets of your choice, a hat & shirt, stickers, a pen, cheek pad, hunting DVD and brochure. And since it is the season of giving, the winner will also be able to gift a free Berger Bundle to a friend! Both packages are worth $680, so head over to the Facebook contest page to enter now! Have you liked our Facebook Page yet? Like us [...]

10-Year-Old Shoots Teen Agg with BR Column Bullets!

Angelina Gonzalez and her Grandfather, Lou Murdica. These targets earned Angelina 4th place in the 2nd 100 yard Agg. This last week has been a big week for young Angelina Gonzalez. First, she turned 10 years old, then her Grandfather, Lou Murdica, took her to her first ever benchrest competition. Lou has been teaching Angelina to shoot a railgun for quite some time now, and he knew she was ready to shoot competitively at 100 yards. So for her birthday, Lou brought her out to the Unl5-Unl5 Arizona State Invitational at Ben Avery Shooting Facility in Phoenix, Arizona. The results were better than either [...]

2014 F-Class National Championships

By Michelle Gallagher Welcome to Phoenix! It's amazing how so many months of preparation can disappear in what feels like the blink of an eye. But that's exactly what happened at the 2014 F-Class Nationals in Phoenix, AZ, when months of load testing, training and wind reading skills were put to the test during an unseasonably warm week in October. We were excited to see 175 shooters come from around the US and Canada, and even one all the way from Australia! Shooters and hospitality tents along the 1000 yd line. The week started with a Long Range Regional on the [...]

Eric’s South Georgia Hog Hunt

This past June, Eric Stecker visited with Tim McWhorter and Allen Rovig at McWhorter Custom Rifles in South Georgia to hunt some wild hogs. For several years now, McWhorter Custom Rifles have used Berger Bullets almost exclusively and they love them. As Allen said, "The performance on game and accuracy is second to none." This trip was Eric's first trip to Georgia for hunting hogs and the Brush Country Monsters team came along to film the whole adventure from start to finish. Eric's favorite game to hunt is hogs, so he was quite excited to be there. Allen and Tim let him pick out a [...]

Eric Stecker Announced Berger Bullets President

Eric Stecker at the Southwest Nationals We are proud to announce the promotion of Eric Stecker to the position of Company President. Eric will continue to strategically lead the company to new heights while providing shooters with genuine enhancements to the rifle shooting experience. Eric started making and selling Berger bullets right out of high school, and quickly rose to become Plant Manager. After a short hiatus, Eric rejoined the Berger team when Berger was purchased by the Sheeks family in 2004. With over a decade of Walt’s training and direct guidance, Eric put Berger Bullets on a path to regain its reputation [...]

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