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For more than 150 years, the National Rifle Association of America has been the cornerstone of competitive shooting in the United States.
Under Executive Vice President and CEO Doug Hamlin, the NRA is re-centering its focus on competitive shooting, with a renewed commitment to modern trends, youth engagement and growing participation across all disciplines.
Since its founding in 1871, the NRA has played a central role in shaping competitive shooting in the United States.
With the full decentralization of the NRA National Matches, 2025 marks a turning point for accessibility and growth in the shooting sports. The championships have now expanded to regional venues across the country, bringing the same elite level of competition to a broader audience.
This year’s matches included:
High Power Rifle Across the Course Championship – Winnequah Gun Club, Lodi, Wisconsin
High Power Mid-Range Championship – Oklahoma City Gun Club, Oklahoma
High Power Long-Range Championship – Alliance Rifle Club, Malvern, Ohio
Precision Pistol Championship – Cardinal Shooting Center, Marengo, Ohio
Smallbore Rifle Championship – Cardinal Shooting Center, Marengo, Ohio
The NRA World Shooting Championship—a 12-stage, multi-discipline test of skill—draws top-tier talent to Camp Atterbury each year.
NRA is also working to expand its footprint in areas like shotgun sports—ensuring that clay target competitors receive the same institutional support long afforded to other disciplines.
2025 NRA champions Deena Wigger McDorman (left), Smallbore Rifle Prone winner, and Jon Shue (right), Precision Pistol champion, proudly display the Critchfield and Harrison Trophies. (Photos by Black Hawk Rifle Club, John Parker)
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Under Executive Vice President and CEO Doug Hamlin, the NRA is re-centering its focus on competitive shooting, with a renewed commitment to modern trends, youth engagement and growing participation across all disciplines.
Since its founding in 1871, the NRA has played a central role in shaping competitive shooting in the United States.
With the full decentralization of the NRA National Matches, 2025 marks a turning point for accessibility and growth in the shooting sports. The championships have now expanded to regional venues across the country, bringing the same elite level of competition to a broader audience.
This year’s matches included:
High Power Rifle Across the Course Championship – Winnequah Gun Club, Lodi, Wisconsin
High Power Mid-Range Championship – Oklahoma City Gun Club, Oklahoma
High Power Long-Range Championship – Alliance Rifle Club, Malvern, Ohio
Precision Pistol Championship – Cardinal Shooting Center, Marengo, Ohio
Smallbore Rifle Championship – Cardinal Shooting Center, Marengo, Ohio
The NRA World Shooting Championship—a 12-stage, multi-discipline test of skill—draws top-tier talent to Camp Atterbury each year.
NRA is also working to expand its footprint in areas like shotgun sports—ensuring that clay target competitors receive the same institutional support long afforded to other disciplines.
2025 NRA champions Deena Wigger McDorman (left), Smallbore Rifle Prone winner, and Jon Shue (right), Precision Pistol champion, proudly display the Critchfield and Harrison Trophies. (Photos by Black Hawk Rifle Club, John Parker)
An NRA Shooting Sports Journal | NRA: The Historic Champion of Competitive Shooting
NRA is revamping competitive shooting with expanded access, youth outreach and modernized events to grow American marksmanship for the next generation.