What’s ahead For NRA Smallbore & Air Rifle?
from Mike Krei, Director, NRA Competitive Shooting Division
NRA Distinguished Smallbore Rifleman
The NRA Distinguished Smallbore Rifleman program, established in 1965, has added a new pin, patch, and certificate for those distinguished shooters who have won both Prone and Position Distinguished. The new award will be available by the summer. Shooters who attend the National Championships can stop by the NRA Trophy Building and claim their awards. Other Double Distinguished winners will receive their Double Distinguished awards later this year by mail.
2009 Camp Perry
New Facility – Those of you who have attended the National Championships, Camp Perry, will immediately notice a major renovation. All of the old buildings from, but not including, the Statistical Office were raised to make way for a new and larger facility. The new building will house the NRA Scoring, Target Display, Official Bulletin Board, and Challenge Offices. The new facility is planned to be operational in time for the 2009 championships.
All Conventional Targets – The NRA Smallbore Committee at their annual meeting voted to use NRA Conventional Targets for all matches including the National Team Matches. Only the Dewar International Postal Team and the Whistler Boy Team matches will continue to use the A-50/A-51 targets.
50 Yard match – The 50 Yard Match will no longer be a part of the 2009 National Prone Championships. This action was made by the Smallbore Committee due to the number of events and length of time it takes to shoot the National Prone matches. Adding another day to the matches is not possible due to the schedule of the other championships. This move will save money for the competitors in ammunition costs (about 500 rounds).
Challenge Period – Competitors are now able to view their targets after they are scored and challenge the results on the spot, if necessary. Therefore, a new challenge period is established for the National Smallbore Championships. When scored targets are displayer by 5:00 p.m. competitors will have until 6:00 p.m. to view and challenge their scores.
Awards Ceremony – Awards ceremonies will now start at 8:00 p.m. vice 9:00 p.m.
National Match Fees – Fees for the 2009 National Smallbore Rifle Prone Matches will be reduced. The exact amount of the reduction has not been determined and the fee structure should be released by the end of March.
Mentor Match – The time limits for the Mentor Match will be extended to 30 minutes per stage.
Metric National Championship – The Smallbore Committee voted to conduct a Metric National Championship in 2010.
Planning is already underway and two locations are under consideration. The Championship dates are yet to be finalized, but current thinking is to hold the Metric Championship about a week prior to the National Smallbore Championships, Camp Perry, OH to allow those competitors to compete in both Championships.
Right now the plan is to hold the Metric Championship to four days (2 days for position and two days for prone) and make the team matches a “Paper Match” format to conserve time. We plan to announce the Metric Championship in July at Camp Perry when more details are available.
Look For Even More 2009 NRA Smallbore & Air Rifle News In The April, 2009 Issue of E-News…
