This week Benelli On Assignment (BOA) host, Joe Coogan and Benelli USA VP of Marketing and Communications, Stephen McKelvain take on the challenge of finding big Rio Grande "long beards." They travel to the South Texas brush county of Sarco Creek Ranch, near the historic town of Goliad, Texas.

It's a unique solution to the wild hog problem in Texas and a cartridge guide, this week on Tom Gresham's Gun Talk (R) Radio, the original nationally-syndicated radio talk show about guns and the shooting sports.

B.J. Norris of Tyler, Texas, one of the fastest shooters in the world, went into Saturday's Open Pistol division finale of the Steel Challenge World Speed Shooting Championships looking to pick up his first Steel Challenge championship having already won Thursday's Open Rimfire Pistol event and placing a strong second in Friday's Limited Pistol event.

The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) - the trade association for America's firearms industry - announced yesterday that it will file a lawsuit challenging the legal authority of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) under the Gun Control Act to compel 8,500 federally licensed firearms retailers in Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas to report the sale of two or more semi-automatic rifles larger than .22 caliber...

Many first-time gun owners have questions about their gun in particular and about owning a firearm in general. The recent ammunition shortages created a new interest in reloading-the process of reusing 'spent' cartridges.

Electronic Hearing Protection (EHP) founder, Denny Snyder, has announced that members of Texas Trophy Hunters Association™ (TTHA) will start to enjoy special savings on all EHP products for 2011.

Tom Gresham's Gun Talk (R) welcomes another new affiliate this month with the addition of Chestertown, Maryland radio station WCTR AM, just one of the latest to add the nationally-syndicated radio talk show to their schedule.

Smith & Wesson® Corp., the legendary 158-year old firearms maker, announced that it recently received the "Rifle of the Year" award from the Shooting Industry Academy of Excellence for the company's M&P15-22 tactical rifle. This distinction marks the second year in a row that Smith & Wesson has won the award for best rifle.

Cabela's Incorporated (NYSE: CAB) and the City of Allen broke ground Thursday on what will be the third Cabela's store in Texas, joining the Fort Worth and Buda locations.  Cabela's expects to open the 100,000-square-foot store located on Cabela Drive between U.S. Highway 75 and Allen Station Parkway, on the southern border of The Village at Allen, in early spring of 2011.

This time we're coming at you in three's with three guns, three man teams, and three days under the hot Texas sun at the Sportsman Team Challenge. It's a great challenge and great family entertainment. Plus Irlene Mandrell has a Pro Tip to help get you started in ATA Trap Shooting.