Camp Perry hosts High Power team matches before race for 2014 National Champion

Port Clinton, Ohio - Before the High Power Championship officially starts at this year's NRA National Rifle and Pistol Matches, presented by Remington, competitors have a couple days to team up with their buddies and shoot some team matches.

Yesterday's two-person matches, Whistler Boy and the Remington/NRA 2nd Amendment Match, saw a number of both civilian and military shooters line up on Rodriguez range. The 2013 High Power National Champion, SSGT Brandon Keith Green of the United States Army Marksmanship Unit, looked ready to pick up where he left off last year, winning the 2nd Amendment Match with USAMU teammate SSGT Shane Barnhardt and a combined score of 982-41x out of 1000.

In the Whistler Boy Match, open only to junior shooters, team California Hodgson's Forrest Greenwood and Lane Ichord took first after shooting the match-high of 952-28x.


Today's matches increased to four-person teams and, with even more competitors present, moved to Camp Perry's Viale Range. Shot simultaneously, the teams fell into eligibility for one of the three matches, Enlisted Men's, Rumbold, or RNDC.

Following the Enlisted Men's Trophy Team Match, shot between service teams, SSG Green was again part of the top group. Joined by fellow USAMU members SSG Joseph Hall, SPC Lee Bahten, and SGT Augustus Dunfey, captained by PFC Trent Thomas and coached by SFC Emil Praslick himself, USAMU Praslick took first with a combined 1977-83x out of a possible 2000.

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It was a tad of the "windy" side....Hope you had a great time!

New York won the civilian HP and placed 7 shooters amongst the top 15!!  Damn proud of our guys!!