U.S. Army Soldiers Take Top Honors at NRA National Smallbore Rifle Championships

By AmmoLand Editor Duncan Johnson

FAIRFAX, Va. –-(Ammoland.com)- The National Rifle Association continued the proud tradition of the NRA National Matches, hosting the 2017 NRA National Smallbore Rifle Championships in March at the Desert Sharpshooters Rifle Club in Phoenix, Arizona, and in July at Chief Wa-Ke’-De Rifle Range in Bristol, Indiana.

For more than 100 years, the NRA National Matches have represented the pinnacle of competitive shooting, drawing the best military and civilian marksmen, professionals and amateurs alike, from across the globe to showcase their shooting skills and earn their place in history. The NRA congratulates the following individuals for their championship performances in our premier smallbore shooting competition:

2017 NRA National Conventional Prone Champion

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Hank Gray

2017 NRA National Metric Prone Champion

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Eric Uptagrafft

2017 NRA National Conventional 3-Position Champion

U.S. Army Spc. Patrick Sunderman

2017 NRA National Metric 3-Position Champion

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Mike McPhail

Additionally, the NRA congratulates the recipients of the 2017 Iron Man awards. The Iron Man awards are presented to the highest scorers of the combined conventional prone, …Read the Rest

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