Year In Review: SSUSA Covers Of 2024

From the Paris Olympics to the National Matches to the NRA World Shooting Championship, we’ve compiled all our digital magazine covers from 2024.

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posted on December 26, 2024
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Relive 2024 with this look back at our magazine covers from a banner year for competitive shooting.
Magazine cover design by Karen Haefs

In 2024, Shooting Sports USA continued to produce iconic covers throughout the year, beginning with a look at Steel Challenge competition and concluding with Sam Simonton winning a women’s skeet gold medal at the 2024 ISSF World Cup Final.

This been an incredible year filled with important events in the competition shooting world, and Shooting Sports USA has been on the scene to bring you shooting sports news from the U.S. and around the globe.

We couldn’t be more grateful for our readers—from all those who’ve been with us from day one, to the many new subscribers reading the monthly digital magazine—thank you for your support of the NRA’s competitive shooting journal.

Keep reading to see all this year’s Shooting Sports USA covers.

Gearing Up For Steel Challenge

Gearing Up For Steel Challenge

January 2024, photo by Trenton Mitsuoka. Read the cover story by Field Editor Chris Christian.


Catching Up With Olympic Medalist Mary Tucker

Catching Up With Olympic Medalist Mary Tucker

February 2024, photo courtesy of USA Shooting. Read the cover story by Maggie Kelch.


Beretta 92XI Squalo

Beretta 92XI Squalo

March 2024, photo by Peter Fountain. Read the cover story by John Parker.


Texas Christian University Wins Fourth NCAA Rifle Title

Texas Christian University Wins Fourth NCAA Rifle Title

April 2024, photo by John Parker. Read the cover story by John Parker.


Brian Shanholtz Wins 2024 NRA World Shooting Championship

Brian Shanholtz Wins 2024 NRA World Shooting Championship

May 2024, photo by Serena Juchnowski. Read the cover story by John Parker.


Your First Action-Shooting Match: How To Have A Good Time

Your First Action-Shooting Match: How To Have A Good Time

June 2024, photo by John Parker. Read the cover story by P.E. Fitch.


Walther PDP Match Steel Frame

Walther PDP Match Steel Frame

July 2024, photo by Peter Fountain. Read the cover story by Field Editor Chris Christian.


Rise Of Silencer Central

Rise Of Silencer Central

August 2024, photo by Peter Fountain. Read the cover story by John Parker.


Paris 2024 Olympics: U.S. Skeet Shooting Triumph

Paris 2024 Olympic Games: U.S. Skeet Shooting Triumph

September 2024, photo by Joshua Schave. Read the cover story by John Parker.


John Wilson Wins Tompkins Trophy

NRA National Matches: John Wilson Wins Tompkins Trophy

October 2024, photo by John Parker. Read the cover story by John Parker.


Building Stage Speed

Action Shooting: Building Stage Speed

November 2024, photo by John Parker. Read the cover story by Field Editor Chris Christian.


2024 ISSF World Cup Final

Sam Simonton Crowned Women’s Skeet Champion at 2024 ISSF World Cup Final

December 2024, photo courtesy of ISSF. Read the cover story by John Parker.


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