On Saturday, September 22, Lon Thayn from Price, Utah won 1st place at the three days long NRA World Shooting Championship Competition in Glengary, West Virginia. He scored over 200 shooters in the Amateur Division in 12 different events from several shooting disciplines including a shotgun, long range precision rifle, biathlon, 3 gun, precision pistol, as well as several other stages. The NRA World Shooting Championship tests a shooters overall skills with different types of shooting and the guns used are provided by sponsors of the match. These are guns never before handled by the competitors before the match begins.

Lon is a member of the Castle Action Shooters League and is no stranger to North Springs Shooting Range. A celebratory barbecue will take place this Wednesday, September 26 at 6:00 p.m. at the North Springs Shooting range for an evening of dining and victory celebration for Lon.