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I would like to get involved with doing NRA high power rifle competition. I have been shooting centerfire rifles for a while and own many.
However outside of shooting on my own at the POW range here at JBLM (Fort Lewis WA) and Army related shooting I have not done any sort of competitive stuff. I imagine if I went to an off post civilian range in person I could get alot more guidance however I was interested to see what arfcom had to offer. Most of my rifles are tacticool and I am leaning towards purchasing a rifle specifically for High Power. I already have a M1A but it is back home and I am much more familiar with shooting m4/ar15 type weapons. I also think high quality 556 is going to be alot cheaper than 762. I was thinking of getting a basic target model bushmaster before I get some high speed competition specific stuff I am not skilled enough for.What tips and suggestion do you have for me?
Okay, it's not that complicated. As a new shooter the other guys will more than likely lend you gear and give you pointers if you look halfway smart. Some clubs lend rifles and ammo.First off, find out which course of fire your local club uses and if there are any local rules specific to that club. Mine for example restricts rifles to iron sights only, I have seen clubs that allow the use of red dots. Also find out if they shoot a reduced course, (downsized targets at 200yds) or a full 600yd course.An M4 platform will serve to get you just fine, esp on the reduced course.
My preferred rifle these days is an off the shelf A-2 pattern Bushmaster. Not too far from what you have already. I've shot everything from a 1903A3, a Garand, an M1A, and two different AR's over the years. I would not go out and drop coin on an specific rifle just yet.As far as gear, a folding stool, a spotting scope, a shooting mat.(heck, a piece of carpet will do) A good solid glove for your non-shooting hand and a couple of spare 20 rd magazines and you're set.
Your rifle MUST have a good sling. First, stop by the Competitions forum:-) Emil Praslick, a coach for the US Army Marksmanship Unit, sometimes posts (he's epraslick), he can probably give you pointers to resources within the Army. I haven't shot competition in a few years, but I showed up to my first match with a stock AR-15A2, an old field jacket, a GI sling, a rappelling glove, a cheap Bushnell spotting scope, and a GI ground pad as my mat.
Jim Owens at has some good books and videos of aspects of highpower competition, including building your stances for the different positions, adjusting the sling (I use his 'no-pulse service rifle sling'), tips for reading the wind, and other topics of interest. 5.56 is the King of service rifle competition these days, the M1A/M14 was good in it's day, but the only place it's really competitive today is the 600 yard line, and even there, the M14 takes a lot of babying to shoot well and keep shooting well (plus it requires a MUCH better position, I'm not a small guy and last time I shot one in a match, I was having to rebuild my position after every few shots of slowfire prone).
Originally Posted By AEBROOKS.What tips and suggestion do you have for me?If you're going to buy another AR (well why not right?) get a Rock River Arms National Match A2 rifle.Otherwise you can shoot what you have. You'll likely shoot in the 'Match' rifle category vs 'Service' rifle category but it will quickly give you a feel of the match without getting any new gear.Even so, someone at the match will almost certainly have something you can borrow.If you're shooting out to 600yds go ahead and get 77grn rounds and shoot them from 200 thru 600.Personally I shoot 77grn at each distance, even at 100yd matches. If you're still at JBLM, there are quite a few venues for high power in the area.
From beginner friendly through very serious across-the-course matches.A very beginner friendly one is Snoqualmie Valley Rifle Club, CMP matches last Sunday of each month. They have club rifles you can borrow, they require you buy club ammo which is usually a very good deal. They shoot the reduced 200 yd course of fire.They hold a clinic each year, you might be in time to attend this year. More info on their web site. Here's an article I wrote a while back.Is NRA High Power useful for the Tactical shooter?ByDavid M.
FortierThere was a time not so very long ago when if you were a serious rifleman, whether military or civilian, you shot NRA High Power. You competed with a service rifle, similar or virtually identical to a US issue combat rifle, at 200, 300, and 600 yards. Doing so taught you proper trigger control, breathing, position, rhythm, how to correctly adjust your sights, and how to read, and adjust for, environmental conditions. The result was a rifleman who was confident he could hit offhand at 200 yards and prone at 600+ yards.Today, to be blunt, High Power is often looked upon as a sport for 'old guys'. Many who have never tried it consider it nothing more than a form of recreation, a day spent shooting at polka-dots.
The modern 'Tactical' crowd tend to look down their noses at High Power, as being unrealistic and of no value. They murmur the round bullseye targets have nothing in common with the figure of a man, and the gear is for play not for fighting.I feel somewhat different. In my mind, if you want to truly learn the foundational skills of being a rifleman, you should compete in High Power. I feel this is especially true if you're interested in learning how to fight with a rifle. While High Power is NOT designed or intended to teach you how to fight, it IS designed to teach you the fundamental skills required to properly employ a rifle.
It's this all important basic foundation which most shooters lack. The sad part is that the majority have no clue even of their shortcomings.
Instead of expending the required sweat and hard work mastering the basics most attempt to improve their performance by adding widgets to their 'tactical' carbine. This results in a shooter limited in his ability to improve his overall performance.For the shooter with a positive attitude looking to improve his ability with a rifle High Power competition can be an invaluable training aid. The course of fire consists of shooting slow fire both offhand at 200 yards and prone at 600 yards, as well as rapid fire sitting (or kneeling) at 200 yards and prone at 300 yards. Only iron sights are allowed, and a sling may be used for support (except when shooting offhand). While at first the course of fire may seem somewhat daunting, you quickly come to realize that each course of fire is specifically designed to improve your overall performance.What are some of the things High Power will teach you? Well, to just skim the surface shooting offhand at 200 yards will teach you proper trigger control, and give you confidence. This will greatly improve your snap shooting performance at closer distances.
The rapid fire events will teach you the importance of having a proper shooting position and proper breathing. A good position is what allows you to rapidly place multiple shots onto a target.
Plus learning to breath properly in competition will help you breath correctly when the stress level is through the roof in a life and death situation. Shooting at 600 yards will teach you proper sight alignment, how to read and adjust for environmental conditions, how to correctly adjust your sights, the value of a sling, and will greatly boost your confidence. Once you are used to consistently hitting at 600 yards with a sling and iron sights, shooting at 200 or 300 yards off a magazine with a Red Dot seems easy.While a few criticize High Power concerning the competition geared equipment some competitors utilize, I feel they do so in error. Yes, some competitors are there to score well and will use every gadget they can to gain a few points. If you're interested in improving your performance who cares what someone else does. There's nothing in the NRA rules which states you must use a shooting jacket, a padded glove, or yellow shooting glasses. Understand, it's permissible to show up in BDU's, ALICE gear, and Wiley X shades, or any other way you wish to train.
You can do all the reloads from a military magazine pouch if you so desire. The sport was intended to be practical, so bring your fighting gear.Some are derogatory about shooting on bullseye targets, and they have their points. That said, High Power is intended to teach shooting fundamentals, and the goal is not to simply hit the target but to learn how to place your rounds where you want them to go. So a bullseye target with scoring rings is utilized. Due to High Power being designed for the military though, the targets are not totally without practical use. The black of the 200 yard target is 13 inches, and it's 19 inches in diameter for the 300 yard target.
So if you can simply keep your shots in the black, they will easily stay on a man sized target at these distances. The 9-ring of the 600 yard target is 18 inches, so again, any shot at 600 yards which scores a 9 or better would stay on a man sized target. With practice though, you quickly move from simply trying to stay in the black to clustering them all in the center.What about rifles? To shoot in the Service Rifle class you must have a M1, M14/M1A, or M16A2/AR-15 in service rifle format.
Currently AR's dominate with M1A's a distant second. But, what if you have a tricked out M4 carbine clone, FAL, or G3? Not a problem, but you will have to shoot in the Match rifle class (same course of fire just a different category) and you MUST use iron sights (sorry no Red Dots or ACOGs). So yes, you can still participate in High Power, you just have to do it in the Match rifle class.I've seen a number of shooters who thought they were pretty studly try High Power only to find their fundamental skills lacking. While hard on their egos, they dramatically improved their practical abilities once their eyes were opened and they got to work.
Do I feel shooting High Power is the end all to being able to effectively fight with a rifle? No, of course not, it's merely a step in the process of becoming a well rounded rifleman.
What it will do though is hone your marksmanship skills. Then, professional training at a quality shooting school can teach you how to properly employ your skills in a fight.Tactical lights, vertical foregrips, magnified optical gunsights, lasers and the rest are neat. But when push comes to shove, it's much better to be truly proficient with a weapon than to have a lot of cool widgets strapped to it. So grab your social rifle and a friend, then hit a High Power match, you'll be glad you did.5 Reasons to compete in High Power1.
Those 'old guys' who have shot High Power for decades have a lot of knowledge to share.2. You will gain a greater appreciation for the capabilities of a service rifle, especially at 600 yards.3. The pressure of competition will help teach you how to function under stress.4. You will quickly learn your strengths and weaknesses as a rifleman.5.
With work, you will steadily improve your real world performance with a rifle. Originally Posted By tangeant:To JBML the closest range that holds Highpower is Paul Bunyan about a 30 min drive. Cascade is not to far either just east of Maple Valley near Ravensdale.Best bet is to go to the Washington State Rifle & Pistol Association website highpower section, Paul Bunyan And Cascade usually have Highpower Clinics once or twice a year. Contact the club Highpower directors/Chairs.If you can't drop the coin for a match ready service rifle a stock AR15A2 / M1a or garand will get you started.Definitely. I started out with a plain target model 20' Bushmaster A2. Did fine with it. Eventually instead of buying weights, I used shot in the butstock and stick on wheel weights inside the fore end.
Made a huge improvement. Find a match and call the match director. Tell him you don't have any gear. Most places I've shot will bend over backwards to help out a new guy. Shoot a couple matches before you buy anything.You should bring a sweatshirt (save the skin on your elbows), a sandwich, water, sunscreen, hat, etc.If you buy anything before you ever fire a match, you're probably buying the wrong stuff.The vast majority don't ever show up until they thing they're 'ready.' It costs them on average 2 years of experience.Show up with what you've got and shoot. Originally Posted By Gunwritr:Here's an article I wrote a while back.Is NRA High Power useful for the Tactical shooter?ByDavid M.
FortierThere was a time not so very long ago when if you were a serious rifleman, whether military or civilian, you shot NRA High Power. You competed with a service rifle, similar or virtually identical to a US issue combat rifle, at 200, 300, and 600 yards. Doing so taught you proper trigger control, breathing, position, rhythm, how to correctly adjust your sights, and how to read, and adjust for, environmental conditions. The result was a rifleman who was confident he could hit offhand at 200 yards and prone at 600+ yards.Today, to be blunt, High Power is often looked upon as a sport for 'old guys'. Many who have never tried it consider it nothing more than a form of recreation, a day spent shooting at polka-dots. The modern 'Tactical' crowd tend to look down their noses at High Power, as being unrealistic and of no value. They murmur the round bullseye targets have nothing in common with the figure of a man, and the gear is for play not for fighting.I feel somewhat different.
In my mind, if you want to truly learn the foundational skills of being a rifleman, you should compete in High Power. I feel this is especially true if you're interested in learning how to fight with a rifle. While High Power is NOT designed or intended to teach you how to fight, it IS designed to teach you the fundamental skills required to properly employ a rifle. It's this all important basic foundation which most shooters lack. The sad part is that the majority have no clue even of their shortcomings. Instead of expending the required sweat and hard work mastering the basics most attempt to improve their performance by adding widgets to their 'tactical' carbine. This results in a shooter limited in his ability to improve his overall performance.For the shooter with a positive attitude looking to improve his ability with a rifle High Power competition can be an invaluable training aid.
The course of fire consists of shooting slow fire both offhand at 200 yards and prone at 600 yards, as well as rapid fire sitting (or kneeling) at 200 yards and prone at 300 yards. Only iron sights are allowed, and a sling may be used for support (except when shooting offhand). While at first the course of fire may seem somewhat daunting, you quickly come to realize that each course of fire is specifically designed to improve your overall performance.What are some of the things High Power will teach you? Well, to just skim the surface shooting offhand at 200 yards will teach you proper trigger control, and give you confidence.
This will greatly improve your snap shooting performance at closer distances. The rapid fire events will teach you the importance of having a proper shooting position and proper breathing. A good position is what allows you to rapidly place multiple shots onto a target. Plus learning to breath properly in competition will help you breath correctly when the stress level is through the roof in a life and death situation. Shooting at 600 yards will teach you proper sight alignment, how to read and adjust for environmental conditions, how to correctly adjust your sights, the value of a sling, and will greatly boost your confidence. Once you are used to consistently hitting at 600 yards with a sling and iron sights, shooting at 200 or 300 yards off a magazine with a Red Dot seems easy.While a few criticize High Power concerning the competition geared equipment some competitors utilize, I feel they do so in error. Yes, some competitors are there to score well and will use every gadget they can to gain a few points.
If you're interested in improving your performance who cares what someone else does. There's nothing in the NRA rules which states you must use a shooting jacket, a padded glove, or yellow shooting glasses.
Understand, it's permissible to show up in BDU's, ALICE gear, and Wiley X shades, or any other way you wish to train. You can do all the reloads from a military magazine pouch if you so desire. The sport was intended to be practical, so bring your fighting gear.Some are derogatory about shooting on bullseye targets, and they have their points. That said, High Power is intended to teach shooting fundamentals, and the goal is not to simply hit the target but to learn how to place your rounds where you want them to go.
So a bullseye target with scoring rings is utilized. Due to High Power being designed for the military though, the targets are not totally without practical use.
The black of the 200 yard target is 13 inches, and it's 19 inches in diameter for the 300 yard target. So if you can simply keep your shots in the black, they will easily stay on a man sized target at these distances. The 9-ring of the 600 yard target is 18 inches, so again, any shot at 600 yards which scores a 9 or better would stay on a man sized target. With practice though, you quickly move from simply trying to stay in the black to clustering them all in the center.What about rifles? To shoot in the Service Rifle class you must have a M1, M14/M1A, or M16A2/AR-15 in service rifle format. Currently AR's dominate with M1A's a distant second. But, what if you have a tricked out M4 carbine clone, FAL, or G3?
Not a problem, but you will have to shoot in the Match rifle class (same course of fire just a different category) and you MUST use iron sights (sorry no Red Dots or ACOGs). So yes, you can still participate in High Power, you just have to do it in the Match rifle class.I've seen a number of shooters who thought they were pretty studly try High Power only to find their fundamental skills lacking. While hard on their egos, they dramatically improved their practical abilities once their eyes were opened and they got to work. Do I feel shooting High Power is the end all to being able to effectively fight with a rifle?
No, of course not, it's merely a step in the process of becoming a well rounded rifleman. What it will do though is hone your marksmanship skills. Then, professional training at a quality shooting school can teach you how to properly employ your skills in a fight.Tactical lights, vertical foregrips, magnified optical gunsights, lasers and the rest are neat.
But when push comes to shove, it's much better to be truly proficient with a weapon than to have a lot of cool widgets strapped to it. So grab your social rifle and a friend, then hit a High Power match, you'll be glad you did.5 Reasons to compete in High Power1. Those 'old guys' who have shot High Power for decades have a lot of knowledge to share.2. You will gain a greater appreciation for the capabilities of a service rifle, especially at 600 yards.3.
The pressure of competition will help teach you how to function under stress.4. You will quickly learn your strengths and weaknesses as a rifleman.5. With work, you will steadily improve your real world performance with a rifle.In regards to the practical applications of what one learns in High Power Rifle shooting, it should be noted that Vice Admiral Willis A.
Lee actually used the skills he learned competing in High Power Rifle shooting (where he won many times, including achieving some firsts for a military man, and eventually went to win 7 Olympic medals in marksmanship, 5 of them gold) on the battlefield, using his skills with the M1903/06 rifle to engage in countersniping during the invasion and occupation of Veracruz. He'd flush out the Mexican snipers by drawing their fire and would then engage them with is service rifle, irons only of course, at extended ranges, killing them with single shots.
Originally Posted By Gunwritr:Here's an article I wrote a while back.Is NRA High Power useful for the Tactical shooter?ByDavid M. FortierThere was a time not so very long ago when if you were a serious rifleman, whether military or civilian, you shot NRA High Power. You competed with a service rifle, similar or virtually identical to a US issue combat rifle, at 200, 300, and 600 yards. Doing so taught you proper trigger control, breathing, position, rhythm, how to correctly adjust your sights, and how to read, and adjust for, environmental conditions. The result was a rifleman who was confident he could hit offhand at 200 yards and prone at 600+ yards.Today, to be blunt, High Power is often looked upon as a sport for 'old guys'. Many who have never tried it consider it nothing more than a form of recreation, a day spent shooting at polka-dots.
The modern 'Tactical' crowd tend to look down their noses at High Power, as being unrealistic and of no value. They murmur the round bullseye targets have nothing in common with the figure of a man, and the gear is for play not for fighting.I feel somewhat different. In my mind, if you want to truly learn the foundational skills of being a rifleman, you should compete in High Power.
I feel this is especially true if you're interested in learning how to fight with a rifle. While High Power is NOT designed or intended to teach you how to fight, it IS designed to teach you the fundamental skills required to properly employ a rifle. It's this all important basic foundation which most shooters lack. The sad part is that the majority have no clue even of their shortcomings. Instead of expending the required sweat and hard work mastering the basics most attempt to improve their performance by adding widgets to their 'tactical' carbine.
This results in a shooter limited in his ability to improve his overall performance.For the shooter with a positive attitude looking to improve his ability with a rifle High Power competition can be an invaluable training aid. The course of fire consists of shooting slow fire both offhand at 200 yards and prone at 600 yards, as well as rapid fire sitting (or kneeling) at 200 yards and prone at 300 yards. Only iron sights are allowed, and a sling may be used for support (except when shooting offhand).
While at first the course of fire may seem somewhat daunting, you quickly come to realize that each course of fire is specifically designed to improve your overall performance.What are some of the things High Power will teach you? Well, to just skim the surface shooting offhand at 200 yards will teach you proper trigger control, and give you confidence.
This will greatly improve your snap shooting performance at closer distances. The rapid fire events will teach you the importance of having a proper shooting position and proper breathing. A good position is what allows you to rapidly place multiple shots onto a target. Plus learning to breath properly in competition will help you breath correctly when the stress level is through the roof in a life and death situation.
Shooting at 600 yards will teach you proper sight alignment, how to read and adjust for environmental conditions, how to correctly adjust your sights, the value of a sling, and will greatly boost your confidence. Once you are used to consistently hitting at 600 yards with a sling and iron sights, shooting at 200 or 300 yards off a magazine with a Red Dot seems easy.While a few criticize High Power concerning the competition geared equipment some competitors utilize, I feel they do so in error. Yes, some competitors are there to score well and will use every gadget they can to gain a few points.
If you're interested in improving your performance who cares what someone else does. There's nothing in the NRA rules which states you must use a shooting jacket, a padded glove, or yellow shooting glasses. Understand, it's permissible to show up in BDU's, ALICE gear, and Wiley X shades, or any other way you wish to train.
You can do all the reloads from a military magazine pouch if you so desire. The sport was intended to be practical, so bring your fighting gear.Some are derogatory about shooting on bullseye targets, and they have their points. That said, High Power is intended to teach shooting fundamentals, and the goal is not to simply hit the target but to learn how to place your rounds where you want them to go. So a bullseye target with scoring rings is utilized. Due to High Power being designed for the military though, the targets are not totally without practical use. The black of the 200 yard target is 13 inches, and it's 19 inches in diameter for the 300 yard target.
So if you can simply keep your shots in the black, they will easily stay on a man sized target at these distances. The 9-ring of the 600 yard target is 18 inches, so again, any shot at 600 yards which scores a 9 or better would stay on a man sized target. With practice though, you quickly move from simply trying to stay in the black to clustering them all in the center.What about rifles?
To shoot in the Service Rifle class you must have a M1, M14/M1A, or M16A2/AR-15 in service rifle format. Currently AR's dominate with M1A's a distant second. But, what if you have a tricked out M4 carbine clone, FAL, or G3? Not a problem, but you will have to shoot in the Match rifle class (same course of fire just a different category) and you MUST use iron sights (sorry no Red Dots or ACOGs).
So yes, you can still participate in High Power, you just have to do it in the Match rifle class.I've seen a number of shooters who thought they were pretty studly try High Power only to find their fundamental skills lacking. While hard on their egos, they dramatically improved their practical abilities once their eyes were opened and they got to work. Do I feel shooting High Power is the end all to being able to effectively fight with a rifle?
No, of course not, it's merely a step in the process of becoming a well rounded rifleman. What it will do though is hone your marksmanship skills. Then, professional training at a quality shooting school can teach you how to properly employ your skills in a fight.Tactical lights, vertical foregrips, magnified optical gunsights, lasers and the rest are neat. But when push comes to shove, it's much better to be truly proficient with a weapon than to have a lot of cool widgets strapped to it.
So grab your social rifle and a friend, then hit a High Power match, you'll be glad you did.5 Reasons to compete in High Power1. Those 'old guys' who have shot High Power for decades have a lot of knowledge to share.2.
You will gain a greater appreciation for the capabilities of a service rifle, especially at 600 yards.3. The pressure of competition will help teach you how to function under stress.4. You will quickly learn your strengths and weaknesses as a rifleman.5. With work, you will steadily improve your real world performance with a rifle.In regards to the practical applications of what one learns in High Power Rifle shooting, it should be noted that Vice Admiral Willis A. Lee actually used the skills he learned competing in High Power Rifle shooting (where he won many times, including achieving some firsts for a military man, and eventually went to win 7 Olympic medals in marksmanship, 5 of them gold) on the battlefield, using his skills with the M1903/06 rifle to engage in countersniping during the invasion and occupation of Veracruz. Originally Posted By Gunwritr:Here's an article I wrote a while back.Is NRA High Power useful for the Tactical shooter?ByDavid M.
FortierThere was a time not so very long ago when if you were a serious rifleman, whether military or civilian, you shot NRA High Power. You competed with a service rifle, similar or virtually identical to a US issue combat rifle, at 200, 300, and 600 yards. Doing so taught you proper trigger control, breathing, position, rhythm, how to correctly adjust your sights, and how to read, and adjust for, environmental conditions. The result was a rifleman who was confident he could hit offhand at 200 yards and prone at 600+ yards.Today, to be blunt, High Power is often looked upon as a sport for 'old guys'.
Many who have never tried it consider it nothing more than a form of recreation, a day spent shooting at polka-dots. The modern 'Tactical' crowd tend to look down their noses at High Power, as being unrealistic and of no value.
They murmur the round bullseye targets have nothing in common with the figure of a man, and the gear is for play not for fighting.I feel somewhat different. In my mind, if you want to truly learn the foundational skills of being a rifleman, you should compete in High Power. I feel this is especially true if you're interested in learning how to fight with a rifle. While High Power is NOT designed or intended to teach you how to fight, it IS designed to teach you the fundamental skills required to properly employ a rifle. It's this all important basic foundation which most shooters lack.
The sad part is that the majority have no clue even of their shortcomings. Instead of expending the required sweat and hard work mastering the basics most attempt to improve their performance by adding widgets to their 'tactical' carbine. This results in a shooter limited in his ability to improve his overall performance.For the shooter with a positive attitude looking to improve his ability with a rifle High Power competition can be an invaluable training aid. The course of fire consists of shooting slow fire both offhand at 200 yards and prone at 600 yards, as well as rapid fire sitting (or kneeling) at 200 yards and prone at 300 yards. Only iron sights are allowed, and a sling may be used for support (except when shooting offhand). While at first the course of fire may seem somewhat daunting, you quickly come to realize that each course of fire is specifically designed to improve your overall performance.What are some of the things High Power will teach you? Well, to just skim the surface shooting offhand at 200 yards will teach you proper trigger control, and give you confidence.
This will greatly improve your snap shooting performance at closer distances. The rapid fire events will teach you the importance of having a proper shooting position and proper breathing. A good position is what allows you to rapidly place multiple shots onto a target. Plus learning to breath properly in competition will help you breath correctly when the stress level is through the roof in a life and death situation. Shooting at 600 yards will teach you proper sight alignment, how to read and adjust for environmental conditions, how to correctly adjust your sights, the value of a sling, and will greatly boost your confidence. Once you are used to consistently hitting at 600 yards with a sling and iron sights, shooting at 200 or 300 yards off a magazine with a Red Dot seems easy.While a few criticize High Power concerning the competition geared equipment some competitors utilize, I feel they do so in error. Yes, some competitors are there to score well and will use every gadget they can to gain a few points.
If you're interested in improving your performance who cares what someone else does. There's nothing in the NRA rules which states you must use a shooting jacket, a padded glove, or yellow shooting glasses.
Understand, it's permissible to show up in BDU's, ALICE gear, and Wiley X shades, or any other way you wish to train. You can do all the reloads from a military magazine pouch if you so desire. The sport was intended to be practical, so bring your fighting gear.Some are derogatory about shooting on bullseye targets, and they have their points. That said, High Power is intended to teach shooting fundamentals, and the goal is not to simply hit the target but to learn how to place your rounds where you want them to go. So a bullseye target with scoring rings is utilized. Due to High Power being designed for the military though, the targets are not totally without practical use.
The black of the 200 yard target is 13 inches, and it's 19 inches in diameter for the 300 yard target. So if you can simply keep your shots in the black, they will easily stay on a man sized target at these distances. The 9-ring of the 600 yard target is 18 inches, so again, any shot at 600 yards which scores a 9 or better would stay on a man sized target. With practice though, you quickly move from simply trying to stay in the black to clustering them all in the center.What about rifles? To shoot in the Service Rifle class you must have a M1, M14/M1A, or M16A2/AR-15 in service rifle format. Currently AR's dominate with M1A's a distant second.
But, what if you have a tricked out M4 carbine clone, FAL, or G3? Not a problem, but you will have to shoot in the Match rifle class (same course of fire just a different category) and you MUST use iron sights (sorry no Red Dots or ACOGs). So yes, you can still participate in High Power, you just have to do it in the Match rifle class.I've seen a number of shooters who thought they were pretty studly try High Power only to find their fundamental skills lacking. While hard on their egos, they dramatically improved their practical abilities once their eyes were opened and they got to work. Do I feel shooting High Power is the end all to being able to effectively fight with a rifle? No, of course not, it's merely a step in the process of becoming a well rounded rifleman. What it will do though is hone your marksmanship skills.
Then, professional training at a quality shooting school can teach you how to properly employ your skills in a fight.Tactical lights, vertical foregrips, magnified optical gunsights, lasers and the rest are neat. But when push comes to shove, it's much better to be truly proficient with a weapon than to have a lot of cool widgets strapped to it. So grab your social rifle and a friend, then hit a High Power match, you'll be glad you did.5 Reasons to compete in High Power1.
Those 'old guys' who have shot High Power for decades have a lot of knowledge to share.2. You will gain a greater appreciation for the capabilities of a service rifle, especially at 600 yards.3. The pressure of competition will help teach you how to function under stress.4. You will quickly learn your strengths and weaknesses as a rifleman.5. With work, you will steadily improve your real world performance with a rifle.Good writeup Sir! I shot two seasons of High Power before I enlisted. What I learned helped me immensely.
And I was certainly confident when I hit the ranges at Benning. Go to training section, scroll to the bottom. There is a forum.I'm going to a match tomorrow. If you get good at high power, you'll never miss a shot in normal shooting, hunting, etc.The forum will advise you on rifles. Almost everyone uses an AR15. An AR15 costs half as much to build, half as much to shoot, and will be superior in nearly every way to a well set up M1 Garand or M14. This is why nearly everyone shoots AR15's now adays.ETA: Here's what the suggested path is.
Buy a white oak upper. They're around 700. Build a lower with a Geissele trigger. Get a cotton sling or a good leather one.
Cotton is easier to use, and some prefer it. This should cost around 1200 total and will be perfectly capable of first place in the hands of an excellent shooter.I use prvi partizan 75 grain ammo since I don't reload and am not that good. It's good 2 minute ammo. Most reload and use 77 grain sierra match kings. Time and life got in the way of me shooting high power. I miss it, and once I get everything in order, I'll do it again.You can take comfort in knowing that high power shooters are some of the finest folks on the planet.
They'll fall over themselves trying to help you and get you set up and squared away. Great folks, they are.As far as rifles, a Garand will get you going, but M1s and M1As are too expensive and too hard to shoot well, so if you get serious and really get hooked, you'll want to shoot an AR15.Before buying anything, I'd check around, find a club and get in touch with the match director (I saw earlier another member PM'd you about getting started - see what I told you about those high power guys?).
Let them know you're new, you wanna shoot, and they'll get you hooked up.