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.
Day |
Event |
Course of Fire |
Saturday | Small Arms Firing School |
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Sunday | Small Arms Firing School |
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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. |
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Squadded Practice |
10 Minutes SF at 200yds. 10 Shots RF at 200yds. |
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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. |
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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:
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. |
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Coast Artillery Match |
20 shots prone RF at 300yds. |
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Friday |
Navy Cup Match |
20 shots standing SF at 200yds. |
Coast Guard Trophy Match |
20 shots sitting RF at 200yds. |
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Army Cup Match |
20 shots prone SF at 600yds. |
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Saturday |
Appreciation Cup Match |
20 shots sitting RF at 200yds. |
Marine Corps Cup Match |
20 shots prone RF at 300yds. |
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Air Force Cup Match |
20 shots prone SF at 600yds. |
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Sunday |
Crescent Cup Match |
20 shots standing SF at 200yds. |
Cavalry Cup Match |
20 shots prone RF at 300yds. |
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Crowell Trophy Match |
20 shots prone SF at 600yds. |
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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) |
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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) |
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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.