Once again, Jon Shue topped the leaderboard at the 2024 NRA National Precision Pistol Championships, the first phase of the NRA National Matches at Camp Atterbury. Hailing from Liberty, North Carolina, Shue successfully defended his title after winning the tournament in 2023 with a score of 2665-155X this year, a full three points ahead of his previous winning score.
This year’s NRA National Precision Pistol Championships were held at Camp Atterbury, Indiana, July 22-25.
The NRA National Precision Pistol Championships are comprised of the traditional bullseye three-gun course of fire—a 2700-point aggregate drawn from the .22 Caliber, Centerfire and .45 Caliber championships. To be more specific, the aggregate consists of 20 shots slow fire at 50 yards, 20 shots timed fire and 20 shots rapid fire at 25 yards, and the National Match Course with .22 caliber, centerfire and .45 caliber guns for a possible score of 2700 points.
Each year, the winner of the aggregate receives the Harrison Trophy (the champion gets a plaque) that was presented in 1947 by Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Harrison, Sr., in memory of their son, Maj. Charles F. Harrison, Jr. (U.S. Cavalry), who died in the Philippines during World War II while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. The trophy honors that solder’s lifelong interest in both training and competition with pistols and revolvers.
Besides winning the championship aggregate, Shue’s score of 2665-155X at the 2024 NRA National Precision Pistol Championships also landed him the High Civilian and High Military Veteran awards. Not only that, his score was 15 points ahead of the nearest competitor in the championship aggregate.
Shue’s victory at Camp Atterbury this summer marks his fourth NRA National Precision Pistol Championship after winning back to back titles in 2017 and 2018, as well as his victory last year.
Here are all the NRA Precision Pistol Champions and their scores since 2000.
- 2000: 2641-129X MSG Steve F. Reiter, USAR
- 2001: 2654-126X GYSG Brian H. Zins, USMC
- 2002: 2611-110X, GYSG Brian H. Zins, USMC
- 2003: 2665-148X, GYSG Brian H. Zins, USMC
- 2004: 2635-123X, GYSG Brian H. Zins, USMC
- 2005: 2645-111X, GYSG Brian H. Zins, USMC
- 2006: 2643-134X, SSG James Henderson, USA
- 2007: 2640-115X, GYSG Brian H. Zins, USMC
- 2008: 2643-131X, Brian H. Zins
- 2009: 2646-141X, SSG James Henderson, USA
- 2010: 2650-134X, Brian H. Zins
- 2011: 2632-113X, CPT Philip W. Hemphill
- 2012: 2649-142X, Brian H. Zins
- 2013: 2634-126X, Brian H. Zins
- 2014: 2649-147X, SSG Patrick W. Franks, USA
- 2015: 2655-122X, SFC Keith Sanderson, USA
- 2016: 2598-107X, Philip W. Hemphill
- 2017: 2638-126X, Jonathan E. Shue
- 2018: 2625-132X, Jonathan E. Shue
- 2019: 2647-111X, Keith Sanderson
- 2020: National Matches canceled due to COVID
- 2021: 2645-139X, SFC Greg Markowski, USA REG
- 2022: 2649-143X, SSG Carl M. Clegg, USA REG
- 2023: 2662-135X, Jonathan E. Shue
- 2024: 2665-155X, Jonathan E. Shue
The runner-up at the 2024 NRA National Precision Pistol Championships was John S. Zurek of Alpine, Arizona, who posted a score of 2640-128X. He also won the High Senior award. Taking third place this year was Daniel F. Kupar of Whitehall, Pennsylvania, walking away from Camp Atterbury with a score of 2619-119X.
As for the National Metallic Championship, this year’s winner is Richard Kang of Delmar, Maryland, who finished the match with a score of 2485-62X.
The High Woman award went to 1st Lt. Lisa J. Emmert of Colorado Springs, Colorado, with a score of 2616-114X. Her score also netted her the High Service and High National Guard titles.
The Civilian Women’s Champion was Kimberly Hobart-Fleming of New Philadelphia, Ohio, with a score of 2545-74X.
Franklin Dessuit of Valparaiso, Indiana, claimed the High Grand Senior honor with a score of 2603-97X at Camp Atterbury this year.
Rounding out the category awards in the 2024 NRA National Precision Pistol aggregate was Shane Murphy of Plainville, Connecticut, who earned the High Police title after posting a final score of 2597-103X.
The top three shooters and their scores in the .22 Caliber, Centerfire and .45 Caliber championships are listed below.
.22 Caliber Championship
- Jonathan E. Shue, 895-64X
- John. S. Zurek, 887-52X
- Lisa J. Emmert, 884-42X
Centerfire Championship
- Jonathan E. Shue, 885-47X
- John S. Zurek, 874-40X
- David Lange, 873-31X
.45 Caliber Championship
- Jonathan E. Shue, 885-44X
- John S. Zurek, 879-36X
- Daniel F. Kupar, 875-44X
The runner-up in the championship aggregate, John Zurek, also claimed the NRA Preliminary Pistol Championship title with a score of 885-42X. This time, Jon Shue had to settle for the runner-up spot after posting a score of 882-38X. Rounding out the top three shooters in the 2024 NRA Preliminary Pistol Championship was Travis A. Jorgenson of Dent, Minnesota, who fired a score of 874-41X.
In the NRA Distinguished Revolver Match, the winner was David Lange of Glen Rock, New Jersey, with a score of 277-2X. Richard Kang of Delmar, Maryland, took the runner-up position with a score of 271-2X, while Jordan P. Kramp of Monterey, California, finished in third place with 266-4X.
Topping the 2024 Harry Reeves Memorial Revolver Match leaderboard was a familiar name, Travis A. Jorgenson, who finished the match with a score of 281-7X. Four points behind Jorgenson was David Lange, who secured runner-up with a score of 277-9X. In third place, one point away from second place, was Richard Kang with a score of 276-7X.
The winning team for this year’s four-person Open Pistol Team Championship aggregate was Springfield Cabbot (that’s how it’s spelled in the results) with a score of 3453-136X. Team members were Shane Murphy (also team captain), Daniel Kupar, Jon Shue and Christopher Roberts. Taking runner-up was Zero/Lapua, only one point behind the winner with 3452-130X. Team members were John Zurek, Travis Jorgenson, Tony Silva (also team coach) and David Lange, who doubled as the team captain.
2024 NRA NATIONAL PRECISION PISTOL CHAMPIONSHIP LEADERBOARD
You can see the full results of the 2024 NRA National Precision Pistol Championships, as well as the results of the Smallbore and High Power Rifle Nationals at Camp Atterbury, by heading to the NRA Competitive Shooting Division website at competitions.nra.org.
