15 Great Photos From The 2023 NRA National Smallbore Rifle Championships

Here are 15 of the best photos from this summer at Camp Atterbury during the 2023 NRA Smallbore Rifle National Championships.

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posted on October 2, 2023
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The 2023 NRA National Smallbore Rifle Championships were held July 25 to August 6. One of the three major championships that comprise the NRA National Matches, this year’s NRA Smallbore Nationals were fired for the third consecutive year at Camp Atterbury, an Indiana National Guard facility located about 37 miles south of Indianapolis.

Below are 15 great photos from this summer at the 2023 NRA Smallbore Rifle Nationals at Camp Atterbury.

Smallbore rifle shooter in prone position

The five-day NRA National Smallbore Rifle 3-Position Championship was held at Camp Atterbury from July 25-29.


Smallbore rifle champs

The top three finishers at the 2023 NRA National Smallbore 3-Position Championships at Camp Atterbury during the awards ceremony (l.-r.): runner-up Cameron Zwart, champion Kristin Yeaton and third place Joe Graf.


Rifle shooter

Now in its third year at Camp Atterbury, which is a National Guard training facility in Indiana located about 37 miles south of Indianapolis, the 2023 NRA National Matches featured five weeks of continuous competition in High Power Rifle, Precision Pistol and Smallbore Rifle.


Mark Del Cotto

2023 NRA National Smallbore Rifle Metric Prone Champion Mark Del Cotto with NRA Board Member Patti Clark at the awards ceremony. (Photo by Cole McCulloch)


Edie Fleeman & Kristen Yeaton

2023 NRA National Smallbore Rifle 3-Position Champion Kristin Yeaton is pictured here at the awards ceremony with NRA Board Member Edie Fleeman.


Cameron Zwart

Pictured above at Camp Atterbury is 2023 Lones Wigger Iron Man Trophy winner Cameron Zwart receiving a plaque from NRA Board Member Patti Clark during the awards ceremony. (Photo by Cole McCulloch)


Michelle Bohren

Michelle Bohren was the runner-up in the 2023 NRA National Smallbore Rifle Championship Lones Wigger Iron Man Trophy aggregate with a score of 13020-712X, seven points behind the winner, Cameron Zwart.


Lapua .22 LR

Lapua’s multiple .22 LR offerings are among the most popular ammunition choices for NRA National Smallbore Rifle Championship competitors.


Shane Barnhart

Shane Barnhart with his Critchfield Trophy award plaque at Camp Atterbury after winning the 2023 NRA National Smallbore Rifle Conventional Prone Championship title. (Photo by Cole McCulloch)


Camp Atterbury

There were 20 entries in this year’s NRA National Smallbore 3-Position Championship, part of the 2023 NRA National Matches at Camp Atterbury.


Sarvam Sheth & Edie Fleeman

The Smallbore 3-Position 1st Overall Junior title went to Sarvam Sheth with a score of 4203-103X. Here he is pictured with NRA Board Member Edie Fleeman at the awards ceremony.


Vanessa Parlin

Vanessa Parlin landed the Smallbore 3-Position 1st Marksman award with a score of 4051-61X. Here she is with NRA Board Member Patti Clarke at the awards ceremony.


Joe Graf

Joe Graf on the firing line during the 2023 NRA National Smallbore 3-Position Championships in the kneeling position with his Anschutz 2013 rifle.


Smallbore targets

This photo is of targets at 100 yards just before a string of fire during the NRA National Smallbore Rifle 3-Position Championships at Camp Atterbury.


Dewar Team

The 2023 Dewar Team gathered for a group photo at the Smallbore Prone awards ceremony. (Photo by Cole McCulloch)


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