Port Clinton, Ohio - The final day of competition for NRA's National Individual Title for Long Range High Power Rifle promises to be a classic one. Not only are ten competitors within 3 points of the lead, but the weather conditions have returned to form. Wind and rain with promises of nothing but more.

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Competitors break NRA Long Range High Power records

Workers bring an NRA record setting target up from the Pits for the competitor to take home.

Day three. The Third day of NRA's Long Range High Power Rifle Championships. A day that will go down in the record books. For today was a day in which records were set. Records so significant that a few competitors request their targets be brought up from the Pits. Not one record. Not two records. But more then a dozen Long Range Rifle records.

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Army holds top two Long Range Rifle spots at NRA Championships

Port Clinton, Ohio - Norman Anderson of the U.S. Army Reserves vaults to the top of the NRA leaderboard after a splendid morning performance in today's Long Range High Power Rifle competitions. Bolstered by his 200-12x Aiken Trophy outing, he now holds a one point lead over Tyler Cooper of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit. His grand total? 798-40x. But wait … there's more.

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Halfway through the NRA Long Range Rifle Championships

Port Clinton, Ohio - The canon was fired at 8:30 this morning to begin day three of NRA's Long Range Rifle Championships. Over the past few days, we have witnessed some of the top long range competitors fire from around the world. Camp Perry legends such as Nancy Tompkins, her daughter Michelle Gallagher, David Tubb and John Whidden are back for another year, making the competition that much harder.

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A definition of the different rifles used in NRA Competitions

Port Clinton, Ohio - During the NRA Long Range Rifle Championships, a number of matches are fired at the same time. Today, for example, competitors will be shooting side by side for the Wimbledon, Farr and Doc Aiken trophies. You might be asking yourself why? Shouldn't everyone have a chance at winning those events? Doesn't it get confusing? It does. So here's the primer.

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Georgia's John Whidden holds a one point lead in NRA Rifle race

Port Clinton, Ohio - Halfway through a surprisingly sunny Day Two at the NRA Long Range High Power Rifle Championships finds 3-time winner John Whidden in the lead. Firing in day's first group of relays, he's joined at the top by rocket scientist (literally) Brian Litz, past champ Michelle Gallagher and a couple of competitors from the International squads.

Finishing second in last year's competition, Whidden has long been amongst the favorites at Camp Perry's firing line. "John is one [darn] good shooter," said one California competitor. "He finds a way. The boy knows what he's doing out here."

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Anderson and Whidden first to win NRA Long Range Rifle matches

Port Clinton, Ohio - The first day of NRA's Long Range High Power Rifle Championships closed with a pair of shoot offs for the Mustin and Band of Brothers trophy matches. Won by John Whidden and Norman Anderson, respectively, shoot offs take top performers from the day's match and allow them to duke it for top honors in similar wind and weather conditions.

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Northern Ireland's David Calvert tops day one of NRA Match

Port Clinton, Ohio - Day One at NRA's Long Range High Power Rifle Championships ended before the actual end. How's that? Because the actual end of the day's competition included a shoot off for the Mustin and Band of Brothers matches. Though exciting enough to draw a sizable crowd, shoot-off scores are not included in the overall tally — they only determine the match winner. Sort of the same way it works in the Olympics. We'll get more into that later.

Top of the rifle charts as the sun goes down is David Calvert with a 400-22x. Who's David Calvert? Why David is a member of Great Britain's shooting team. Seems the man came all the way across the ocean and half way across the United States to pluck first day honors right out of the cherry tree. Quite the feat. And much like his empty cartridge, he's hanging on tight.

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Rifle teams from Japan, Australia, Canada and Great Britian arrive at Camp Perry NRA Championships

Port Clinton, Ohio - There's bound to be a few unfamiliar faces where ever you go. Even for those who've made the trek out here to Ohio for the NRA National Rifle & Pistols Championships time and time again, new people will pop out of the crowd at each and every turn. That's especially true this year.

"We have 81 international shooters for F-Class and Long Range in the competition right now," said NRA's High Power Rifle Match Director Sherri Judd. "A good portion of those competitors will be shooting in this year's America Match."

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