Check out the gallery below with photos from the 2024 NRA National High Power Rifle Championships at Camp Atterbury, Indiana, held August 5-19.
The 2024 NRA National High Power Rifle Across the Course Championships were conducted at Camp Atterbury from August 6-10. The NRA High Power Nationals are fired on Camp Atterbury’s Range Six.
Denise Loring of Manassas, Virginia, is on the firing line at Camp Atterbury’s Range Six during the 2024 NRA National High Power Across the Course Championship in August. Classified as a High Master in the high power rifle discipline, Loring finished this year’s aggregate championship in 10th place with a score of 2340-72X. In addition, Loring was featured in a 2016 Shooting Sports USA article by retired former editor Chip Lohman.
When shooting in the prone position in High Power Rifle competition, your body must be extended on the ground with your head toward the target. The rifle is supported by both hands and one shoulder only. Additionally, no part of the rifle or body may rest against any type of support.
The NRA National High Power Rifle Across the Course Championship course of fire has competitors fire in the standing, sitting (kneeling) and prone positions at 200, 300 and 600 yards (slow and rapid fire) over four days of shooting. On each day, competitors fire 20 shots in each of the positions at different distances, for a possible 2400 aggreate score. The time allowance for slow fire is one minute per shot. As for rapid fire, in sitting or kneeling position, the time limit for 10 shots is 60 seconds. In prone position, the time limit is 70 seconds.
Jonathan O’Neal of Auburn, Georgia, was the runner-up in the 2024 NRA National High Power Across the Course Championship aggregate with a score of 2358-95X. An Iraq War veteran, O’Neal’s score also garnered him the National Service Rifle Championship win. Regarding his success on the firing line, O’Neal said to America’s 1st Freedom Managing Editor Mel Dixon, “It’s a consistency game more than anything. That’s really all it is.”
Intermediate Junior shooter Hunter Blankenship finished the 2024 NRA National High Power Across the Course Championship in 13th place with an aggregate score of 2308-54X. Classified as an Expert in the high power discipline, Blankenship was shooting in the Civilian Service Rifle category. He is pictured above at the awards ceremony with Brig. Gen. Jack Hagan.
Bob C. Gill of Visalia, California, topped the 2024 NRA National High Power Across the Course leaderboard, winning the championship with a score of 2370-104X. Additionally, Gill picked up the Match Rifle Championship victory, along with wins in the Crowell Trophy Match, Air Force Cup Match, Marine Gunner D.I. Boyd II Memorial Trophy Match, Clarke Trophy Match, Nevada Trophy Match, Centenary Trophy Aggregate and Erdman Trophy Match.
For firing at 800, 900 and 1,000 yards, the NRA LR target is used. The X-ring is 10 inches in diameter on this target. During the NRA National High Power Championships, electronic targets are used for all three competitions: Across the Course, Mid-Range and Long-Range.
The Palma individual competition at the 2024 NRA National High Power Rifle Long-Range Championship took place on Sunday, August 18. The NRA High Power rulebook defines Palma rifles as: (a) A rifle with metallic sights chambered for the unmodified .308/7.62 or .223/5.56 NATO cartridge case; or (b) Any service rifle with metallic sites chambered for the unmodified .308/7.62 NATO or .223/5.56 NATO cartridge case.
The Tompkins Trophy winner and the NRA High Power Rifle Long-Range aggregate champion is determined by total scores posted by shooters in the Remington Trophy, Mustin Trophy, Leech Cup, Porter Trophy, Andrus Trophy, Wimbledon Cup, Farr Trophy, Doc Aiken Trophy and Palma Individual Trophy matches. There were 49 total entries in the 2024 NRA High Power Rifle Long-Range Championship aggregate.
Indiana-based competitor Earl Singleton is pictured here on the firing line during the Palma Individual Match at Camp Atterbury on Sunday, August 18. He was the top Master-class shooter in the Sierra Trophy Match this year with a score of 741-9X.
According to Rule 3.1 in the NRA High Power Rifle rulebook, service rifles can have an optic with a maximum of 4.5X magnification and an objective lens no larger than 34 mm in diameter. Also, the centerline of an optical sight can’t be more than 3½ inches above the centerline of the bore.
U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit shooters at the 2024 NRA National High Power Rifle Long-Range Championship awards ceremony with Brig. Gen. Jack Hagan. Team USAMU won the Herrick Trophy Team Match with a score of 792-28X, along with the Roumanian Trophy Team Match with 784-38X.
Amanda L. Elsenboss of Woodbury, Connecticut, walked away from the 2024 NRA National High Power Rifle Long-Range Championship as the runner-up with a score of 1240-62X. In addition, Elsenboss won the Remington Trophy Match with a score of 199-12X, claiming victory after a shoot-off with a score of 98-6X. She is pictured above at the awards cermony with Brig. Gen. Jack Hagan.
John Wilson of Ankeny, Iowa, posted an aggregate score of 1241-73X to win this year’s NRA National High Rifle Long-Range title and the Tompkins Trophy. Wilson is pictured above with legendary high power rifle shooter Middleton Tompkins and Brig. Gen. Jack Hagan at the awards ceremony at Camp Atterbury on Sunday, August 18.
