NRA Approved High Power Rifle National Match Course
The most popular form of organized rifle-only competitive shooting in the United States is NRA High Power Competition. High Power Competition encompasses primarily Service Rifle and Match Rifle. Apart from a sling, there are no mechanical crutches in High Power--your arms and body must support the full weight of the rifle as you engage the target from a variety of positions. The vast majority of High Power matches are iron sights only. These factors place a premium on good eyesight, training, and overall fitness.
Every NRA High Power Rifle match for which classification records are kept is a multiple or a combination of one or more strings of fire.
As of 30 July 2018
This year we are going to introduce a modest award program for our high power rifle matches.
Two types of awards will be given: metal pins (if they are available) in the shape of the high power rifles we generally compete with and certificates redeemable for an entry fee in our subsequent high power rifle matches.
Below you will find the policy we are planning on following. If we have enough classified shooters to justify a class award in the NRA Approved matches we may add such in the future.
The entry fee certificate will be the award for this discipline.
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Three certificates will be awarded, one for High Overall, one for High Match Rifle and one for High Service Rifle.
Current Match ReportSLSC NRA Approved High Power Rifle Match The brutally hot Southern Maryland weather took a vacation for this match and we had a really pleasant morning to shoot. AR-15 type rifles seemed to be the order of the day in both service and match rifle categories with one exception, a M1A that Lee was wielding. The iron sighted service rifles carried the day again this match with the highest scores and Mark once again was Match Winner with his 454-7X. Yours truly fell upon his sword in the slow prone stage and blew a chance to win a match at last, but at least had the highest optical sight score. See the August Match Report for all the details. Our next high power rifle match will be the High Power Sporting Rifle match September 22rd. Details on the match will be forthcoming. This match is a great introduction to high power shooting. Scoped and iron sights are both allowed and shooting coats, gloves and other apparel are not allowed. We have shooting mats and spotting scopes (although the scopes aren’t the best) you may use if you don’t have your own. Again I thank the competitors for supporting the program and helping so much with set up and tear down of the range, special thanks to Mark for running the second relay and a hearty welcome back into the club to John C. If any new members are reading this and want more info on our high power rifle matches, please contact me by email at: dschadwick@md.metrocast.net Dick C, Match Director |
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Match Description
- This is a 50 round course of fire with up to 5 sighting rounds allowed prior to firing for record. NRA rules will be followed. Metallic or optical sights are allowed. You will be firing from the prone, standing and sitting or kneeling positions.
- Contact Dick for a copy of the match program which contains detailed match, equipment and match entry fee information.
- More information on getting started in High Power competition can be found on the NRA website.
Who
- Open to all SLSC member. Non-members need a member sponsor to participate.
Where
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SLSC Rifle Range: Directions to SLSC and map of SLSC Grounds
Schedule
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4th Saturday of the Month; April, June, August and October.
- Match begins at 9AM. Check-in between 8-8:30AM.
Cost
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SLSC members $10
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Non-members $15
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Juniors (under 21) $5
Equipment Needed:
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Center fire rifle (required)
- 50 rounds ammunition, plus 5 sighting rounds (required)
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Spotting scope (optional, but very helpful)
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Shooting coat (optional)
- Shooting glove (optional)
- Shooting mat (optional)
Course of Fire Details
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National Match Course consists of:
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- Sighting shots: Up to 5 rounds in 5 minutes, SR-1 target.
- Standing slow fire: 10 rounds in 10 minutes, SR-1 target.
- Sitting/kneeling rapid fire: 10 rounds in 60 seconds, reloading magazine once, SR-1 target.
- Prone rapid fire: 10 rounds in 70 seconds, reloading magazine once, SR-21 target.
- Prone slow fire: 20 rounds in 20 minutes, MR-31 target.
Scoring
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General scoring is as follows, with details in the rules link below:
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Each string of 10 shots will be shot on a separate target.
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Point value of the ring for each shot will be totaled (maximum of 100 per target).
- Number of X's will be noted.
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Holes touching a higher value ring are given the higher value.
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Firing fewer than required number of shots will be scored as misses.
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Firing more than the required number of shots and more than 10 hits are on the target, with no cross firing evident, the 10 hits of the lowest value will be recorded for that string (or the low 20 hits in the prone slow fire stage).
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Rules
- NRA High Power Rules - Revised January 2015