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ckpj99 · July 24, 2014, 04:47 PM

I think in the next few months I'd like to try my hand at competition shooting. I know three-gun and other tactical stuff is all the rage at the moment, but the NRA High Power Rifle competitions and/or silhouette shooting have a lot more appeal to me. However, I believe most people use scopes for silhouette shooting, and I'd rather shoot with metallic sights.

That being said, the rules for NRA High Power are a bit hard to understand. From what I've gathered, there is a service class and a match class, each allowing different rifles. Most of the videos I've seen the of the competitions seems to be of folks with M16 or AR style rifles, which they hold in a very strange way. Can any give me some basic info on how to get started with this sport? Or just give me a link that isn't just an NRA rules page, lol.

Thanks!

July 24, 2014, 04:47 PM	#1
ckpj99 Senior Member Join Date: January 24, 2011 Posts: 386	Can some explain NRA High Power Rifle Competitions? I think in the next few months I'd like to try my hand at competition shooting. I know three-gun and other tactical stuff is all the rage at the moment, but the NRA High Power Rifle competitions and/or silhouette shooting have a lot more appeal to me. However, I believe most people use scopes for silhouette shooting, and I'd rather shoot with metallic sights. That being said, the rules for NRA High Power are a bit hard to understand. From what I've gathered, there is a service class and a match class, each allowing different rifles. Most of the videos I've seen the of the competitions seems to be of folks with M16 or AR style rifles, which they hold in a very strange way. Can any give me some basic info on how to get started with this sport? Or just give me a link that isn't just an NRA rules page, lol. Thanks!