NRA Approved High Power Sporting Rifle Matches
The High Power Sporting Rifle match is a great introduction to NRA high power rifle competition. This course of fire can be shot with any centerfire rifle weighing less than 9.5 pounds and having a magazine capacity of 4 rounds or more. The 9.5 pound limit is with an empty magazine and without a sling. The sling may be used in all positions except standing. Metallic and optical sights are both allowed. You will be in position with the rifle loaded when the command to FIRE is given for all stages of the match.
Shooting garments such as heavily padded shooting coats and gloves are not allowed to be used in sporting rifle matches. Garments appropriate for the prevailing weather conditions are allowed. Knee, elbow and shoulder pads and pads on rifle butt stocks are allowed.
Latest Match Report
SLSC High Power Sporting Rifle Match
18 April 2026
Match Report
We had a beautiful Spring to shoot our first NRA Approved match of the year. All we needed were more competitors. Some of the usual die-hards were there raring to shoot though and shoot they did.
Andrea is determined to move into the Master class this year and really showed her stuff. An excellent 80/80 slowfire prone was followed by not so excellent but still pretty good standing. Undeterred, she really sucked it up and shot well enough in the last two stages to pull ahead and earn Match Winner honors with a Master Class 302-7x score. She will have two more chances to shoot the scores needed for a Master Class card this year. That would be two more 300 plus scores.
Mark shot another really fine score with his iron sighted AR15. A couple 300 plus scores could put him in the Master Class, but it is a long time to the last HPSR we will be shooting this year.
Our May match will be the always challenging NRA Approved high power rifle national match course of fire. I am attaching a copy of the match program for your info.
My usual thanks to the faithful few who like to shoot these matches and eagerly help set up the range and put it back in order at the end of the competition.
Dick Chadwick, Match Director
Official Results Bulletin
Optical Sights Name NRA Class Rifle Cal. Prone Standing Sit/Kneel Prone Aggregate Place
Slow Slow Rapid Rapid
Swierczek, A. EX AR-15 .223 80-2x 68-0x 75-0x 79-5x 302-7x Match Winner
Banta, G. SS AR-15 .223 79-5x 57-1x 65-1x 76-0 277-7x
Metallic Sights
Swierczek, M. EX AR-15 .223 79-5x 64-0x 71-0x 80-2x 294-7x
80 points possible each stage, 320 points possible aggregate.
MA: Master, EX: Expert, SS: Sharpshooter, MK: Marksman, (T): Temporary Classification
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More Info
Match Director
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Dick: dickchadwick2@gmail.com
Match Description
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This is a 32 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.
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See the match program which contains detailed match, equipment and match entry fee information.
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More information on getting started in High Power competition can be found on the NRA website.
Who
- Open to the public. Contact the match director if you have not shot an HPR match at SLSC previously.
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; March, May and September.
- Match starts at 9AM. Check in 8-8:30AM.
Cost
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Everyone but Juniors - $10 (Includes NRA classification fee)
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Juniors (under 21) free
Equipment Needed:
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Center fire rifle as described above (required)
- 32 rounds ammunition, plus 5 sighting rounds (required)
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Spotting scope (optional, but very helpful)
- Shooting mat (optional)
Course of Fire Details
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Sporting Rifle Course consists of:
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- Prone slow fire: 8 rounds in 8 minutes
- Prone rapid fire: 8 rounds fired in two 4 round strings, 30 seconds per string
- Sitting/kneeling rapid fire: 8 rounds fired in two 4 round strings, 30 seconds per string
- Standing slow fire: 8 rounds in 8 minutes
- The SR-1 target is used for all stages of the Sporting Rifle course of fire. The course of fire is shot at 100 yards.
Scoring
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General scoring is as follows, with details in the rules link below:
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Each string of 8 shots will be on a separate target.
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Point value of the ring for each shot will be totaled (maximum of 80 points 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 8 hits are on the target, with no cross firing evident, the 8 hits of lowest value will be recorded for that string.
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Rules
- NRA High Power Sporting Rifle Rules - Revised January 2020