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A Summary of the events at the Highpower Nationals

Each year the National Trophy Rifle Matches are held at Camp Perry, OH and the National Highpower Championships are held at Camp Atterbury, IN. The Trophy matches are run by the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) with the National Championships taken care of by the National Rifle Association (NRA). CMP week is strictly service rifle only while the NRA Championship caters to both service and match rifle shooters.

A summary of this two week schedule follows.

CMP Matches

 

Day

Event

Course of Fire

Saturday Small Arms Firing School

 

Sunday Small Arms Firing School

 

M-16 EIC Match

10 Shots prone SF at 200yds.

10 Shots prone RF at 200yds.

10 shots sitting RF at 200yds.

10 shots standing SF at 200 yds.

Squadded Practice

10 Minutes SF at 200yds.

10 Shots RF at 200yds.

Monday President's Rifle Match

10 shots standing SF at 200yds.

10 shots prone RF at 300yds.

10 shots prone SF at 600yds.

Slow fire shoot off at 600yds.

Tuesday National Trophy Individual Match

10 shots standing SF at 200yds.

10 shots sitting RF at 200yds.

10 shots prone RF at 300yds.

20 shots prone SF at 600yds.

Wednesday CMP Freedom's Fire 2-Man Team Match

(Juniors Only)

Each firing member fires:

10 shots standing SF at 200yds.

10 shots sitting RF at 200yds.

10 shots prone RF at 300yds.

20 shots prone SF at 600yds.

Hearst Doubles Match

(2-Man Team)

Each firing member fires:

10 shots standing SF at 200yds.

10 shots prone RF at 300yds.

10 shots prone SF at 600yds.

Thursday National Trophy Team Match

(6-Man Team)

Each firing member fires:

10 shots standing SF at 200yds.

10 shots sitting RF at 200yds.

10 shots prone RF at 300yds.

20 shots prone SF at 600yds.

Friday National Trophy Infantry Team Match

50 sec. prone RF at 600yds.

50 sec. prone RF at 500yds.

50 sec. sitting RF at 300yds.

50 sec. standing RF at 200yds.

 

There are also special aggregate awards made up from scores fired in the Trophy matches. Some of these are:

  • Alice Bull Trophy - High scoring civilian in an aggregate of the President's Rifle Match and the N.T.I.
  • Pietroforte Trophy - High scoring civilian in an aggregate of the N.T.I., and the N.T.T.
  • Mountain Man Trophy - High scoring competitor in an aggregate of the President's Rifle Match, N.T.I., and the N.T.T.

 

NRA Matches

 

Day

Event

Course of Fire

Monday Squadded Practice

10 shots standing SF at 200yds.

10 shots sitting RF at 200yds.

10 shots prone RF at 300yds.

20 shots prone SF at 600yds.

Tuesday 2nd Amendment 2-Man Team Match

Whistler Boy 2-Man Team Match (Juniors Only)

Each firing member fires:

10 shots standing SF at 200yds.

10 shots sitting RF at 200yds.

10 shots prone RF at 300yds.

20 shots prone SF at 600yds.

Wednesday

Enlisted Men's Trophy Team Match

Rumbold Trophy Team Match

RNDC Trophy Trophy Team Match

(4-Man Team)

Each firing member fires:

10 shots standing SF at 200yds.

10 shots sitting RF at 200yds.

10 shots prone RF at 300yds.

20 shots prone SF at 600yds.

Thursday

Members Trophy Match

20 shots standing SF at 200yds.

Scott Trophy Match

20 shots sitting RF at 200yds.

Coast Artillery Match

20 shots prone RF at 300yds.

Friday

Navy Cup Match

20 shots standing SF at 200yds.

Coast Guard Trophy Match

20 shots sitting RF at 200yds.

Army Cup Match

20 shots prone SF at 600yds.

Saturday

Appreciation Cup Match

20 shots sitting RF at 200yds.

Marine Corps Cup Match

20 shots prone RF at 300yds.

Air Force Cup Match

20 shots prone SF at 600yds.

Sunday

Crescent Cup Match

20 shots standing SF at 200yds.

Cavalry Cup Match

20 shots prone RF at 300yds.

Crowell Trophy Match

20 shots prone SF at 600yds.

Monday Mid-Range Prone Team Match

Each firing member fires:

20 shots prone SF at 300yds.

20 shots prone SF at 500yds.

20 shots prone SF at 600yds.

Tuesday Mid-Range Prone, Day 1

20 shots prone SF at 300yds.

20 shots prone SF at 500yds.

20 shots prone SF at 600yds.

Wednesday Mid-Range Prone, Day 2

20 shots prone SF at 300yds.

20 shots prone SF at 500yds.

20 shots prone SF at 600yds.

Thursday Mid-Range Prone, Day 3

20 shots prone SF at 300yds.

20 shots prone SF at 500yds.

20 shots prone SF at 600yds.

Friday Mid-Range Prone, Day 4

20 shots prone SF at 300yds.

20 shots prone SF at 500yds.

20 shots prone SF at 600yds.

Saturday Palma 4-Man Team Match Each firing member fires:

15 shots prone SF at 800yds.

15 shots prone SF at 900yds.

15 shots prone SF at 1000yds.

Sunday

2 - 1000 yard prone matches

2 x 20 shots prone SF at 1000yds.

Monday

Leech Cup Match (Any Rifle, Metallic Sight)

Porter Trophy Match (Service Rifle)

Andrus Trophy Match (Palma Rifle)

20 shots prone SF at 1000yds.

Roumanian Trophy Team Match

20 shots prone SF at 1000yds.

(Any Rifle/Metallic Sights)

Tuesday

Wimbledon Cup Match (Any Rifle, Any Sight)

Farr Trophy Match (Service Rifle)

Aiken Trophy Match (Palma Rifle)

20 shots prone SF at 1000yds.

Herrick Trophy Team Match

20 shots prone SF at 1000yds.

(Any Rifle/Any Sights)

Wednesday

Palma Individual Match

15 shots prone SF at 800yds.

15 shots prone SF at 900yds.

15 shots prone SF at 1000yds.

 

In addition to the above fired matches, the NRA has several aggregate matches that are made up of everyone's score in various individual fired matches.

  • Erdman Trophy - Aggregate of all three standing matches.
  • McCann Trophy - Aggregate of all three sitting and all three rapid prone matches.
  • Centenary Trophy - Aggregate of all three 600 yard matches.
  • Gunner Boyd Trophy - Aggregate of all three standing and all three 600 yard matches.
  • Vandenberg Cup - 1st 80 shot aggregate of the NRA championship.
  • Nevada Trophy - 2nd 80 shot aggregate of the NRA championship.
  • Clarke Trophy - 3rd 80 shot aggregate of the NRA championship.
  • Canadian Cup - Aggregate of the Wimbledon, the Leech, and the Palma individual.
  • Tompkins Trophy - Aggregate of Saturday's two 1000 yd. matches, the Wimbledon, the Leech, and the Palma individual.