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The threat of heavy rain caused a few last-minute cancellations which allowed the range staff to combine two relays into a single full range.

The highlight of the tournament was not the excellent shooting, which certainly deserves praise, but the spirit of the shooting sports exemplified by the extraordinary lesson in persistence taught by George Norton of the AMU.

Nancy Tompkins has three-plus decades of extraordinarily successful shooting experience.

While exploring the origin of the term “Conventional Target,” Hap outlines the historical evolution of smallbore shooting, both here in the U.S. and across the pond.

The Army Marksmanship Unit’s Eric Uptagrafft won the championship with a score of 2368-140X.

Current National Smallbore Conventional Prone Rifle Champion Mark Del Cotto and reigning National Smallbore Metric Rifle Champion SFC Eric Uptagrafft battled over four days in the blazing heat and blinding sun.

Nevius is well-rounded and centered—just like the groups he shoots. His next goal is to build a rifle that will shoot a 3/8th inch group at 100 yards—the Holy Grail of a smallbore gunsmith.

The AMU's Hank Gray won the Metallic Sight Championship with a near perfect score—2399-201X

Thirteen perfect scores were fired!