Texas Students Nationally Recognized Through SASP

By AmmoLand Editor JE

USA -(Ammoland.com)- Early College High School juniors, Jonathan Phipps and Michael Machner spend their Thursday evenings doing homework between shooting practices at the Rio Gun Club.

With a strong will to receive an associate’s degree along with their high school diploma come June 2018 , these teens have not only managed to stay at the top of their class, but they are also nationally recognized in recreational shooting through the Scholastic Action Shooting Program.

“We are part of a large team called the South Texas Shooters. We all compete through the SASP but we can only compete as a 4-person squad. Jonathan and I are part of the same squad,” Machner said. “In this competition, we shoot four different stages five times each. Scores are calculated depending on how fast you can shoot. SASP allows us to compete at regional, state, and national levels.”

Machner first heard about SASP at the Rio Gun Club gun range.

“I showed up one day and I saw some people shooting steel targets,” Machner said. “I tried it myself and later the owner, who is a family friend, asked me if I wanted …Read the Rest

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