NRA Cancels National Rifle & Pistol Championships due to COVID-19

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Fairfax, Va. – Due to the current state of affairs surrounding COVID-19, the uncertainties associated with this pandemic at present, and shutdowns across our country that have impeded vital preparatory work, the National Rifle Association has made the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 NRA Precision Pistol Championships, July 1 -5, 2020, 2020 NRA High Power Championships, August 9 -25, 2020 and the 2020 NRA Smallbore Championships scheduled for July 23 – August 4, 2020.

We are trying to make the best of the current situation by moving forward with range construction and other improvements as we look towards the 2021 NRA National Championships season. The NRA is also exploring the feasibility of hosting a variety of new NRA events at Camp Atterbury (if conditions are favorable) with the state of Indiana later this year.We share your disappointment that we had to cancel these competitions. The NRA wishes everyone good health and the best of luck. Stay safe and healthy.

High Power 50/80 Match; May 9th

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Since Governor Holcomb has allowed Central Indiana High Power to hold matches at Camp Atterbury this weekend (May 2) , I am moving ahead toward FWRR Matches on 9 May.

We will shoot the match in two sessions; a morning session that will shoot at 9:00 and an afternoon session that will shoot at the completion of the morning session – just like Nationals at Camp Perry. In each session I will shoot two relays of 5 shooters – a total of 10 shooters per session. 

I am requesting that everyone preregister so I can assign folks to sessions and relays.  Because of the range limitations, I may not be able to accept everyone’s registration or accommodate them in their requested session.  You can register at FWRRHPDIRECTOR@aol.com.  Please register by Sunday, May 3rd; tell me morning, afternoon or don’t care.  I will notify you when, where and if you are registered.

The morning session will register at 7:30 and I will ask about three people to help me set up in the pits – social distancing again.  Once we get a full session, we will start even if it’s not 9:00.

The afternoon session will register at 11:30 and we will move to the 200-yard line as soon as the morning session clears the 300-yard line.  We should shoot no later than 12:15 or so. I will ask some folks from the second session to help secure equipment after the match.

This will be our first electronic target match as well as our first match conducted under COVID-19 protocols, so we will be doing things a bit differently.  This is not an NRA Match.  We will probably have a learning curve with the targets since we did not have our practice match.  I am going to run block time for slow fire strings with unlimited sighters.  For rapid fire strings, I will run block time for Prep and unlimited sighters.

Match Ground Rules

  1. If you don’t feel well, if you have a fever, if you are coughing, have a sore throat, if you’ve been exposed to someone with CVD-19  (you know the drill by now) – please stay home.
  • As a courtesy to other shooters, I am asking people to wear a mask except when you are on the firing line shooting.  Scorers, please wear a mask.
  • I am going to spread out the firing positions a bit (orange marking paint).  Targets 3 and 4 will be offset to the left, target 5 will shoot straight on and targets 6 and 7 will be offset to the right.
  • Paper score cards will be used as official score records.  Tablets, IPhones, etc. will take the place of spotting scopes.