2010 and 2011 champs head into last day with five X differential

Port Clinton, Ohio - Day Three of the NRA National High Power Rifle Championships finished up with its usual 600-yard slow fire prone match, in this case the Air Force Cup. Sergeant Sherri Gallagher, NRA's 2010 High Power winner, shot extremely well and won the match with a 200-17x. Her Air Force Cup score falls short of the National Championship Record by just one X. A record that was set by her mother, Nancy Tompkins-Gallagher in 1994.

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Berknosky and Gallagher duke it out at top for NRA rifle title

Port Clinton, Ohio - And just like that the storms have passed. The rain let up. All is right on the rifle range.

Radar shows storms in the distance may have the potential to drench the field again, but for now the still-cloudy skies are a lighter shade of gray. Guess I should know by now to not expect Camp Perry's weather conditions to play out as predicted.

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Dreary weather begins second half of Camp Perry championships

Port Clinton, Ohio - After two days of near-perfect weather, things have taken a turn at the High Power Rifle Championships at Camp Perry. Forecasted rain took no time to show up this morning and begin pelting competitors and their firearms. And it's only going to get worse from here.

A high chance of thunderstorms throughout the day means it's likely there will be delays. If there are too many delays, the length and score of subsequent matches could be decreased. In some cases — cancelled. But there's little chance that the rain will stop — though the lightning will.

Reports suggest that the rain will fall throughout the day, night and all day tomorrow as well - a clear contrast from the championship's first half.

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2011 High Power Rifle champion pulls ahead at Camp Perry

Port Clinton, Ohio - After a day of steady shooting while those ahead of him faltered, Carl Bernosky retook the lead in the 2012 NRA National High Power Rifle Championship. Sporting a 1195-66x at the halfway point in the competition for the Mumma Trophy, Bernosky's lead is anything but guaranteed.

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Bernosky closes gap as Army's Gallagher drops shot at Camp Perry

Port Clinton, Ohio - Longtime competitor Konrad Powers tied the NRA National Championship Record and won the Coast Guard Trophy match this morning at Camp Perry. Powers fired a practically perfect 200-18x, rapid fire, from the sitting/kneeling position.

Finishing behind Powers, SSG Tyrel Cooper's 200-16x was enough to earn second place as Staff Sergeant Leigh Jenks III came in third with a 200-15x. Carl Bernosky, who sat third overall this morning, tied for fourth place in the Coast Guard match with Jonathan O'Neal, SGT Nathan Verbickas and SFC Grant Singley, who all shot a 200-14x.

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Army marksman takes lead at Camp Perry with the Service Rifle

Port Clinton, Ohio - The first day officially over, the United States Army Marksmanship Unit's Staff Sergeant Tyrel Cooper has taken the lead in the NRA's National High Power Rifle Championships. After outshooting Carl Bernosky and USAMU teammate Sergeant Sherri Gallagher in the Coast Artillery Trophy Match, Cooper finished with a top score of 598-30x.

SSG Cooper leads Gallagher by just two X's and is a scoring point ahead of Bernosky. And he better keep that one scoring point lead as 2011 High Power Rifle champ Bernosky is sporting 39Xs. That means he will take back the lead in the event of tie.

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Defending Camp Perry champ edges ahead in NRA competition

Port Clinton, Ohio - Though we are just two matches into the twelve that make up the High Power Championship, every shot counts. One competitor who knows that all too well is NRA 2011 champion Carl Bernosky.

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Bernosky defends NRA High Power title as Championship begins

Port Clinton, Ohio - Four days of NRA individual High Power shooting began this morning as shooters started their long race for the prestigious Mumma Trophy. Last year's champion, Carl Bernosky, won his ninth High Power title after shooting a 2393-160x. Will Bernosky make it an even ten this year? Maybe a new shooter will take the podium's top spot.

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NRA National High Power Championships get a wet start in Ohio

Port Clinton, Ohio - NRA's National High Power Rifle Championship matches kicked off this week with a scattering of volunteers and competitors alike. Their time on range limited by an 8:00 am thunderstorm that left officials little option but delay. As a deluge of rain, wind, thunder and lightening fell upon the field, people were rushed from the firing line and out of the pits before the day could truly begin. An ominous start to say the least.

The storm cell was still moving through more than an hour later. Everyone involved taking shelter in cars, sheds and the NRA Stat Office, the hope was that all would clear in time to save the shooting day.

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