USA Shooting To Support The NRA Indoor National Championships
The largest competitive shooting tournament that the NRA conducts is the NRA National Indoor Championship. The Indoor Championship is made up of two parts, the Open Indoor National Championship (open to all competitors), and the Junior Indoor National Championship (open to juniors ages 20 and below). During 2010, the NRA Competitive Shooting Division processed 556 Sectionals (225 Pistol and 331 Rifle) that reported 6,543 entries (1,920 Pistol and 4,623 Rifle) for the 2010 Rifle and Pistol Indoor Championships.
In rifle, there are separate Championships that make up each Open and Junior Indoor Championship.
- The Open Championship is comprised of the NRA Indoor Conventional Position Championship, the NRA Metric Indoor Championship, the NRA Sporter Air Rifle Championship, the NRA Precision Air Gun Championship, the NRA Indoor International Rifle Championship, and the International Air Rifle Championship.
- The Junior Indoor Championship is comprised of the NRA Indoor Conventional Championship, the NRA Metric Indoor Championship, the NRA Sporter Air Rifle Championship, the NRA Precision Air Gun Championship, the NRA Indoor Sporter Standing Championship, and the International Air Rifle Championship.
NRA also conducts the Indoor National Pistol Championships. The Indoor National Pistol Championships are the NRA Conventional Pistol Championship, the NRA International Free-Pistol Championship, the International Standard Pistol Championship, and the International Air Pistol Championship.
The Indoor Collegiate Championships are organized into Rifle and Pistol Championships. Both NCAA and College Club Teams compete in the College Rifle Championships that are made up of International rifle and air rifle. The College Indoor Pistol Championships include Free Pistol, Standard Pistol Air Pistol, and Sport Pistol. All events are open to men and women who have full-time college status.
The 2011 indoor season starts January 1 and runs through mid April. USA Shooting has agreed to support the NRA Indoor Rifle and Pistol National Championships by awarding each individual who places in the top 10% of the overall results in each of the International Indoor Championships, with one free entry to the USA Shooting National Championships that are shot in July at Ft. Benning, GA. Competitors may earn only one free entry per year. The NRA will provide the scores from the top 10% of each NRA International Indoor Championship to USA Shooting at the conclusion of the Championship. USA Shooting will send a congratulatory letter, entry fee certificate and a USA Shooting Championship Competition Program to all qualifiers.
Any competitor firing in an NRA Indoor International Rifle or International Pistol Sectional is eligible to compete for this award. The NRA will compile all of the Sectional scores and publish the National winners.
