Nils Jonasson Wins 2025 NRA World Shooting Championship

John Parker

posted on October 4, 2025

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2025 Nraworldshoot 1 — 2025 NRA World Shooting Champion Nils Jonasson pictured with NRA Director Brig. Gen. Jack Hagan.

Photo by John Parker

Nils Jonasson claimed the title at the 2025 NRA World Shooting Championship on Friday at Camp Atterbury, Indiana, finishing with a score of 937.7056 match points.

2025 NRA World Shooting Championship awards

From left: Women’s Champion Lanny Barnes, Junior Champion Cole Shanholtz, 2025 NRA World Shooting Champion Nils Jonasson, NRA Director Brig. Gen. Jack Hagan, third-place finisher Greg Jordan and runner-up Johnathon Solinsky.

For his win, Jonasson took home the event’s $25,000 grand prize.

Last year, Jonasson finished as the runner-up at the NRA World Shooting Championship.

“This is my second year ever shooting the NRA World Shooting Championship,” Jonasson said. “This is a fantastic range. If people haven’t been here before, I highly recommend coming to Camp Atterbury, and NRA did a very good job administering the match.”

Nils Jonasson competing in the Team Shoot-Off, a new event that debuted at this year’s NRA World Shooting Championship. His team, which also included father-and-son duo Brian and Cole Shanholtz, won the inaugural competition.

Johnathon Solinsky secured second place with a score of 927.3928.

Greg Jordan rounded out the top three with a score of 920.7974. A standout competitor, Jordan previously won the championship in 2017 and 2019, making him the only two-time winner in the event’s history.

Lanny Barnes repeated as the Women’s Champion, finishing with a score of 774.1813.

Cole Shanholtz also repeated as Junior Champion with a score of 875.5270. Impressively, his performance placed him sixth overall in the Professional division.

The 2025 NRA World Shooting Championship included two stages based on NRA America's Rifle Challenge. Pictured here is the Level 1 stage.

The NRA World Shooting Championship stands out in the competitive shooting world by supplying all firearms, ammunition, optics and gear to participants. Spanning three days, the match featured 12 stages drawn from a variety of disciplines, including NRA America's Rifle Challenge, Air Pistol, Sporting Clays, Precision Rifle Series, IDPA, USPSA and more. Competitors are split into Professional and Amateur divisions, each with dedicated prize tables. This year, more than $250,000 in cash and prizes were awarded.

On the Amateur side, the winner was Daniel Perret with a score of 950.8606. In second place was Sean Pickel with 893.9411. Rounding out the Amateur division podium was Dennis Rhea in third place with a score of 882.4369.

A full match report will appear in an upcoming issue of the digital magazine. The competition will also be featured in a future episode of American Rifleman TV. For more information about the NRA World Shooting Championship, visit wsc.nra.org.