The 2025 NRA World Shooting Championship returned to Camp Atterbury, Indiana, from October 1-4, delivering four days of high-intensity competition. With more than $250,000 in cash and prizes on the line, shooters from across the country competed in 12 stages that spanned the full breadth of the shooting sports.
More than just a match, the NRA World Shooting Championship is a celebration of marksmanship across every firearm discipline. With all guns and gear provided—and a level playing field between pros and amateurs—this competition remains one-of-a-kind in the shooting sports world.
From the crowning of a new champion to the debut of the fast-paced Team Shoot-Off, this year’s match had no shortage of unforgettable moments. Here are the 20 best photos from the 2025 NRA World Shooting Championship that tell the story of America’s most comprehensive competition shooting event. They are presented below in no particular order.
1. Nils Jonasson Claims the Title
Nils Jonasson celebrates his win as the 2025 NRA World Shooting Champion. After finishing runner-up last year, Jonasson returned with a vengeance, scoring 937.7056 match points to take the crown and the $25,000 grand prize.
2. 2025 Awards Ceremony
From left to right: Women’s Champion Lanny Barnes, Junior Champion Cole Shanholtz, overall Champion Nils Jonasson, NRA Director Brig. Gen. Jack Hagan, third-place finisher Greg Jordan and runner-up Johnathon Solinsky at the official awards presentation.
3. Runner-Up: Johnathon Solinsky
Johnathon Solinsky earned second place in the Professional division with a score of 927.3928, just behind Jonasson. A photo-worthy finish in one of the tightest races yet.
4. Two-Time NRA World Shooting Champion Greg Jordan
Greg Jordan, winner in 2017 and 2019, took third place this year with 920.7974 match points. With his history at this event, Jordan remains one of its all-time most consistent competitors.
5. Women’s Champion: Lanny Barnes
Olympian and shooting sports veteran Lanny Barnes repeats as the Women’s Champion with a score of 774.1813. Her focus and consistency stood out across all 12 stages.
6. Junior Ace: Cole Shanholtz
Back-to-back Junior Champion Cole Shanholtz also placed sixth overall in the Pro division. Another top-tier performance at the NRA World Shooting Championship from a talented young competitor.
7. USPSA Stage
Nils Jonasson tackles the USPSA stage. The stage featured title sponsor Walther’s PDP Match Polymer 9 mm handgun. As a multi-time USPSA national champion, this was familiar ground in a match designed to push competitors far outside their comfort zones.
8. PRS Rimfire in Action
Precision under pressure. Competitors engage steel targets from unstable positions using Ruger Precision Rimfire .22 LR rifles topped with Vortex Viper 6.5x20 optics in the PRS Rimfire stage sponsored by Ruger, a favorite for marksmen who love a technical challenge.
9. Biathlon: Shooting at 180 BPM
Back again for 2025, the Biathlon stage combined physical movement with marksmanship, featuring Magnum Research MLR22AT Switchbolt .22 rifles and sprinting between targets. It’s cardio meets accuracy.
10. The Team Shoot-Off Debuts
A new tradition takes aim. The inaugural Team Shoot-Off at the NRA World Shooting Championship brought together professional and amateur three-person teams to blaze through steel targets in front of a live audience on Range 19 at Camp Atterbury. In a fast-paced tag-team format, shooters sprinted to position, fired on targets then raced back to tag in the next teammate.
11. Wild West Throwback: SASS Cowboy Action Stage
The SASS Cowboy Action stage brought wild west flair with a modern edge, featuring Marlin lever-action rifles and Taurus Deputy .357 revolvers.
12. PRS Centerfire Challenge
The PRS Centerfire stage, sponsored by Daniel Defense, had competitors using the Delta 5 Pro bolt-action rifle chambered in 6.5 mm Creedmoor, paired with a Vortex Viper PST Gen II optic to hit distant steel under pressure.
13. IDPA Stage
The IDPA stage was sponsored by Canik and featured the SFx Rival-S with 9 mm FMJ ammunition, with competitors facing an array of cardboard and steel targets. Newly crowned NRA World Shooting Champion Nils Jonasson is a Canik USA team shooter. He praised its reliability and performance.
14. Sporting Clays Stage
Break them or miss them. The Sporting Clays stage featured Samson Mfg. over-under 12-gauge shotguns and required shooters to track fast-flying frangible targets in a timed format. Additionally, the throwers were from Promatic.
15. FITASC Shotgun Stage
The FITASC sporting clays field course stage—sponsored by Weatherby—saw shooters wielding Weatherby Orion over-under shotguns as they engaged clay targets across a traditional outdoor setup. Not only challenging, but fast and visually dramatic. FITASC also featured Promatic throwers.
16. Olympic Air Pistol: A Quiet Challenge
Nils Jonasson called this stage his surprise favorite: the Walther-sponsored Olympic Air Pistol stage using Hammerli AP20 pistols. This stage was fired indoors on electronic targets. In addition, Olympian Lexi Lagan was on hand to offer a primer on precision air shooting for competitors new to this discipline.
17. NRA ARC Level One
One of two NRA America’s Rifle Challenge stages featured at this year’s NRA World Shooting Championship, the Level One stage featured the Fostech Stryker rifle chambered in 5.56 mm NATO with a Vortex LPVO Viper 1x8 optic. Shooters had to balance time and accuracy on both paper and steel targets.
18. NRA ARC Two-Gun
The NRA America’s Rifle Challenge Two-Gun stage featured LWRCI IC-MkII rifles (5.56 mm NATO) with Vortex LPVO Viper 1x8 optics mounted and, for pistols, the SAR9 Sport (9 mm FMJ). Fast transitions and clean hits determined who stayed ahead in this multi-platform test of skill.
19. NRA Precision Pistol Stage
This traditional bullseye pistol stage required calm and focus under pressure. Competitors were equipped with the CZ Shadow 2 Target handgun chambered in 9 mm Luger, firing on NRA B-8 targets in a National Match Course format.
20. “Check Your Ego at the Door”
“If you’re a pro and you come and shoot this match, check your ego at the door, because you’re going to do really good on some stages and really terrible on some others,” Jonasson said about the NRA World Shooting Championship. This photo is of Jonasson during the inaugural Team Shoot-Off, where competition shooters pro and amateur alike faced a tag-team format with shotgun, rifle and pistol on steel targets.
BONUS: 2025 SSSF Top Guns at NRA World Shooting Championship
Federal Ammunition covered entry fees for six youth Top Guns from the SSSF’s Scholastic Clay Target Program and Scholastic Action Shooting Program Nationals to compete in the 2025 NRA World Shooting Championship at Camp Atterbury this October.
Want more? A full match report is coming soon to the digital edition of Shooting Sports USA and full coverage will air on American Rifleman TV. For updates and details on how to compete in 2026, visit wsc.nra.org.
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