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2017 World Shooting Championship Winners
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Winners gather for a group photo on stage at the 2017 Awards Ceremony.

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Greg Jordan wins $25,000
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Greg Jordan receives his $25,000 check from NRA Competitive Shooting Division Director Cole McCulloch.

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Greg Jordan shooting the .22 Rimfire Challenge Stage
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2017 NRA World Shooting Champion Greg Jordan shooting a Magnum Research MLR22 rifle with a Bushnell CQTS red dot for the .22 Rimfire Challenge State.

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Greg Jordan at the Cowboy Action Stage
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Greg Jordan discusses his score with a match official at the Cowboy Action Stage.

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High Amateur Junior Winner Michael Davis
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Michael Davis is this year's High Amateur Junior. His victory netted him that $1,000 check.

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2017 High Lady Lena Miculek
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Lena Miculek receives her $3,000 High Lady check from NRA Competitive Shooting Division Director Cole McCulloch. Miculek placed 12th overall, but as the highest scoring lady she earned the title and prize money for the second year in a row.

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The 2017 Champion and friends
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High Lady Lena Miculek, 2017 NRA World Shooting Champion Greg Jordan and third place overall Tim Yackley.

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Michelle Gallagher of Berger Bullets
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One of the best long range shooters on the planet, Michelle Gallagher, assists a competitor with a Barrett MRAD at one of the side matches.

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NRA America's Rifle Challenge
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The NRA America's Rifle Challenge Stage featured the Daniel Defense DDM4 V7 Pro 5.56 mm rifle with Vortex Strike Eagle 1-8x24 riflescope.

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2017 NRA Precision Pistol Champion Jonathan Shue
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A wide variety of competitors were in attendance this year. Pictured is 2017 NRA National Pistol Champion Jon Shue shooting the USPSA stage. The pistol in his hands is the Walther PPQ 5-inch 9 mm, firing Aguila Ammo.

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DMR Challenge Stage
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The DMR Challenge Stage had competitors using the JP Rifles LRP-07 .308 with a Nightforce ATACR 4-16x42 F1 optic.

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Todd Jarrett, Tony Holmes and Bruce Piatt
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Three of the most talented (and nicest) action shooters anywhere attended this year's NRA WSC: (from l. to r.) Todd Jarrett, Tony Holmes and Bruce Piatt. Bruce Piatt won the championship in 2015.

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Bullseye Pistol Stage
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Now here is something you definitely do not see everyday. A former Top Shot competitor (William Bethards, left), the latest generation of one of the greatest shooting families of all time (Lena Miculek, center), and a former Marine turned NRA Precision Pistol Champion (Jon Shue, right) all shooting NRA Bullseye on the same firing line with the same pistol, the Kimber Gold Match .45 ACP with Aguila ammo. Only at the NRA World Shooting Championship!

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Precision Rifle Series Challenge Stage
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Longtime readers with good eyes (and memories) will recognize this shooter with the Surgeon Rifles .308 AI AT Chassis and Leupold Mark 6 3-18x44 riflescope—it's former Shooting Sports USA Managing Editor Tes Salb. These days, Tes is an Account Executive for Aguila Ammunition.

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Wind reading legend Emil Praslick
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Emil Praslick assists a shooter at a side match. Praslick, a former U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit rifle coach, is one of the best at reading the wind.

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USPSA Stage
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Competitors listen intently to the briefing prior to shooting the USPSA Stage.

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PRS Challenge Stage
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You can really tell the scale of the distances involved shooting the PRS Challenge Stage in this image. Those are the targets in the upper middle.

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Five-Stand Shotgun Stage
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A junior competitor ejecting an Aguila shell from the Mossberg Silver Reserve Super Sport Over/Under 12-gauge shotgun.

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Peacemaker National Training Center, home of the NRA World Shooting Championship
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This barn greets every visitor to Peacemaker National Training Center in Glengary, WV.

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Second Place Pro Shooter Nick Atkinson
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NRA WSC runner-up Nick Atkinson shooting the USPSA Stage.

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Dick Jones at the PRS Challenge Stage
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Outdoor writer Dick Jones observing the Precision Rifle Series Challenge Stage.

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Checking Scores Prior to Awards
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Lena Miculek, Becky Yackley and Dianna Muller viewing match results on the Practiscore website.

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More Score Viewing Prior to Awards
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Competitors and spectators alike were glued to their cell phones when the scores were released prior to the Awards Ceremony.

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Guns are Hungry
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It's true, guns are hungry. Especially the Mossberg Silver Reserve Super Sport 12-gauge shotgun.

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Greg Jordan at the Cowboy Action Stage
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2017 World Shooting Champion Greg Jordan trying out the Henry Big Boy .45 Colt rifle at the Cowboy Action Stage.

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Relaxing before the Awards Ceremony
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Competitors relaxed and socialized outside the tent before the Awards Ceremony.

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BBQ Buffet Dinner at Awards Ceremony
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The NRA provided a BBQ dinner for everyone at the Awards Ceremony.

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Competitors at the Awards Ceremony
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The Awards Ceremony had picnic table seating for the BBQ dinner.

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2017 NRA WSC Prize Table
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Checking out some of the prizes generously donated by match sponsors.

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Bruce Piatt at the Awards Ceremony
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Former NRA World Shooting Champion Bruce Piatt checks out a prize table prior to the start of the Awards Ceremony.

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Conclusion of the 2017 NRA WSC Awards Ceremony
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The match winners having fun with their checks at the end of the Awards Ceremony.