NRA Club holds a Military Surplus Rifle Match in New Mexico

Albuquerque, New Mexico - Our friend Patrick Hernandez from the New Mexico Military Surplus Rifle & Pistol Shooters Club (NRA Club # B82119) dropped us a note the other day. Seems Patrick and the crowd at the club recently held a customized match. Not an NRA sanctioned match mind you, but a match that suits the mission of their club — the use of vintage military surplus firearms at long ranges.

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High Power Rifle shooter starts in Scotland, ends up in Singapore

Port Clinton, Ohio - Jacqui Rankin doesn't shoot much these days. Fact is she can't. Living in Singapore (permanently as of the last four years) means that only those who belong to a gun club are allowed to shoot with any regularity. So what was she doing at the NRA's Long Range High Power Rifle Championships this summer in Camp Perry? Shooting for the Great Britain Rifle Team (Great Britain Rifle Team) of course. And shooting better than ever.

"Parag (teammate Parag Patel) has a theory," explained Rankin. "There are a few of us expats who come back to Britain and for us, it's a tour. And you always shoot better on tour."

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First look at Long Range High Power rifle shooter Vikki Gaddie

Port Clinton, Ohio - Around this time last year, we took a look at 20-year old Long Range High Power Rifle shooter Vikki Gaddie out of Mason, Michigan.

Since then, she's gone off to college, competed for Team USA in Australia, and won a few titles.

Here's our first look at Michigan's own Vikki Gaddie.

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Georgia's John Whidden won the 2011 Queen's Prize rifle title

You know what was happening this time last year? We had a contingency of Americans travel to Australia for the 2011 World Long Range Rifle Championships at the Belmont Shooting Complex.

What you're witnessing above is the celebration following the Queen's Prize match. American John Whidden is hoisted in the air after winning with a score of 399-046X.

See all the coverage from the 2011 World Long Range Rifle Championships here.

Fairfax, Virginia - With all the excitement surrounding this year's America Match at the end of NRA's Rifle & Pistol Championships in Camp Perry, there just wasn't enough time or space to tell all the stories. With so much still on the plate we'll probably be telling you about the people and competitions for another month or so. At least.

See the NRA Long Range Rifle champs backstage ...

Rifle team from Japan takes in NRA Long Range Championships

Port Clinton, Ohio - One of the special events at this year's Long Range High Power Rifle Championships at Camp Perry was the America Match — a competition between eight-man rifle teams from the United States, Great Britain, Australia, Canada and Japan. Of all the teams, it was the Japanese who faced one of the biggest obstacles ... language.

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Ottawa, Ontario - Have you been keeping a watchful eye upon the Canadian Fullbore Championships up at the Connaught Ranges in Ottawa? If you're a fan of the long range rifle, then you should be. Though we've been concentrating on NRA's Creedmore Championships this past week, that doesn't mean we haven't been keeping one ear fixated on the Canadian tundra. How else are we going to keep tabs on how those who compete in NRA events are doing after leaving the fields of Camp Perry?

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David Luckman, England's long range rifle marksman, finds time

There wasn't much left for David Luckman to accomplish in the world of Long Range High Power Rifle. Representing the Great Britain Rifle team for almost two decades, Luckman has earned almost every honor in the sport. Seventeen consecutive Grand Aggregate crosses in the United Kingdom, a World Palma Rifle Individual Championships, and now — the 2012 NRA Long Range High Power Rifle title.

"To win the overall (NRA) Championship is just brilliant," said Luckman. "I'm very very pleased."

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Canadian Rifle Championships follows NRA Long Range in Ohio

Riding on a Long Range High Power Rifle high after the NRA Championships, we go from the range in Ohio to the one up in Ottawa. That's where you'll find a number of those same NRA Rifle competitors taking the field in the 130th Canadian Fullbore Rifle Championships.

Updates from the 130th Canadian Rifle Championship ...