NRA Announces 2025 National Matches Locations & Schedule

The 2025 NRA National Rifle and Pistol Championships will be held at the Cardinal Shooting Center, Alliance Rifle Club, Oklahoma City Gun Club and Winnequah Gun Club next June and July.

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posted on November 20, 2024
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NRA today announced the dates and locations for the 2025 National High Power, Pistol and Smallbore Championships—the NRA National Matches—that will be held at different clubs around the country next year, including the Cardinal Shooting Center and Alliance Rifle Club in Ohio, Oklahoma City Gun Club in Oklahoma and Winnequah Gun Club in Wisconsin.
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The National Rifle Association of America has determined that beginning in 2025, the NRA National Matches for High Power Rifle, Precision Pistol and Smallbore Rifle will take place at different clubs throughout the United States. Today, NRA announced the dates and locations for the 2025 National Rifle and Pistol Championships.

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Next year’s NRA National Precision Pistol Championships will take place at the Cardinal Shooting Center in Marengo, Ohio, from July 6-10, 2025. (Photo by Christopher Olsen)

 

The 2025 NRA National Matches will kick off with the National High Power Rifle Across the Course Championships at Winnequah Gun Club in Lodi, Wisconsin, June 1-7, 2025. Next, the National High Power Mid-Range Championships will be conducted at Oklahoma City Gun Club in Arcadia, Oklahoma, June 4-8, 2025, followed by the National High Power Long-Range Championships at Alliance Rifle Club in Malvern, Ohio, July 2-6, 2025. The National Precision Pistol Championships will be at the Cardinal Shooting Center in Marengo, Ohio, July 6-10, 2025, and the National Matches will conclude with the National Smallbore Rifle Championships, also at the Cardinal Shooting Center, July 20-27, 2025.

Below is the schedule and locations for the 2025 NRA National Matches.

NRA National Precision Pistol Championships

Cardinal Shooting Center
Marengo, Ohio
Dates: July 6-10, 2025
Registration links and official match program: coming soon
thecardinalcenter.com

NRA National Smallbore Championships

Cardinal Shooting Center
Marengo, Ohio
Dates: July 20-27, 2025
Registration links and official match program: coming soon
thecardinalcenter.com

NRA National High Power Long-Range Championships

Alliance Rifle Club
Malvern, Ohio
Dates: July 2-6, 2025
Registration links and official match program: coming soon
alliancerifleclub.org

NRA National High Power Mid-Range Championships

Oklahoma City Gun Club
Arcadia, Oklahoma
Dates: June 4-8, 2025
Registration links and official match program: coming soon
okcgunclub.org

NRA National High Power Across the Course Championships

Winnequah Gun Club
Lodi, Wisconsin
Dates: June 1-7, 2025
Registration links and official match program: coming soon
winnequahgunclub.org

See below the 2025 NRA National Matches calendar that includes individual championship events and dates. It is color coded: Red for High Power Across the Course, Yellow for High Power Mid-Range, Green for High Power Long-Range, Dark Red for Smallbore and Blue for Pistol.

2025 National Matches Calendar

 

Learn more about the 2025 NRA National Matches at the NRA Competitive Shooting Division website: competitions.nra.org.

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