Bernosky wins 2011 NRA National High Power Rifle Championship

(GunReports.com) -– Carl Bernosky of Ashland, Pennsylvania, won the National Rifle Association's 2011 High Power Rifle Championship in Camp Perry, Ohio. Shot August 7-12, this year's win marked Bernosky's ninth National High Power title.

"It's just a matter of getting your mind ready to shoot the shot when it's there and tweaking everything a little," said Bernosky. "You don't think about what you're doing, it just happens."

Bernosky entered the final day of competition tied with Rodrigo Rosa until firing a national record-tying 200-15x in the Crescent Cup. Shooting the remaining matches with exemplary marksmanship, Bernosky finished the championship with a final aggregate score of 2393-160x.

The national record, set by Gary Anderson in 1971 during the Navy Cup, is for slow fire shots in the standing position from 200 yards with metallic sights.

"Every time I shoot (from the) standing position, whether in practice or in a match, I thought about that record," Bernosky explained. "I always thought I could shoot that well. It was tough to do and it feels great to accomplish it.”

In addition to winning the overall high power rifle championship, Bernosky also took top honors in the following matches: the Erdman Trophy Match (596-31x); the Nevada Trophy Match (798-42x); the Clarke Trophy Match (799-63x); the Marine Gunner D.I. Boyd II Memorial Trophy Match (1195-76x); the Scott Trophy Match (200-15x); the Appreciation Cup Match (200-18x); the Crescent Cup Match (200-15x) and the Crowell Trophy Match (200-17x).

Rodrigo Rosa, who managed a second overall finish with an aggregate of 2390-132x, also won the Vandenberg Cup Match (798-43x); Members Trophy Match (199-7x) and Army Cup Match (200-12x). Staff Sergeant Brandon K. Green of the U.S. Army, placed third overall and won the Centenary Trophy and the Air Force Cup Match.

The NRA High Power Rifle Championship is a 2400-point aggregate of the Vandenberg Cup, Nevada Trophy and Clarke Trophy. Each sub-aggregate consists of four matches shot at distances 200, 300 or 600 yards at Camp Perry, a National Guard training facility located on the shore of Lake Erie. Camp Perry is notorious for its hot and humid weather conditions that can quickly shower the competitors with rain.

A summary of the awards for the NRA High Power Rifle Championships follows:

National Champion:

• First Place: Carl R. Bernosky, Ashland, PA, 2393-160x
• Second Place: Rodrigo Rosa, Auburn, NH, 2390-132x

National NRA Service Rifle Championship

• First Place: SSG Tyrel Cooper – 2376-111x
• Second Place: Cody Shields – 2365-98x
• Third Place: SFC Lance Dement – 2365-93x
• High Civilian: Jeffrey Lindblom - 2359-85x
• High Ohio Civilian Resident: Sara Rozanski - 2335-64x
• High Woman: Sara Rozanski - 2335-64x
• High Senior: Glenn Edgard - 2295-44x
• High Grand Senior: Albin Sandgren - 2154-30x
• High Collegiate: Cody Shields - 2365-98x
• High Overall Junior: Sagen Maddalena - 2324-70x
• High Junior: Sagen Maddalena - 2324-70x
• High Intermediate Junior: Nash Neubauer - 2320-52x
• High Sub-Junior: Jason Williams - 2234-34x
• High National Guard: Cody Shields - 2365-98x
• High Reserve: CPT Samuel Freeman, USA - 2358-89x
• High Army Reserve: CPT Samuel Freeman, USA - 2358-89x
• High Marine: SSGT Daniel Duitsman, USMC - 2359-91x
• High Regular Service: SSG Tyrel Cooper, USA - 2376-111x
• High Police: Clifton Greenwood - 2279-61x

National NRA Match Rifle Championship

• First Place: Carl R. Bernosky – 2393-160x
• Second Place: Rodrigo Rosa – 2390-132x
• Third Place: SSG Brandon K. Green – 2385-126x
• High Woman: SGT Sherri Gallagher, USA - 2383-146x
• High Senior: Jon Howell - 2347-88x
• High Grand Senior: Charles Roubal - 2266-34x
• High Overall Junior: Waylon Burbach - 2336-67x
• High Junior: Dalton Burbach - 2309-59x
• High Intermediate Junior - Waylon Burbach - 2336-34x
• High Sub-Junior: Jonathan Howell - 1985-24x
• High Service: SSG Brandon Green, USA - 2385-126x
• High Police: Harry Harrison - 2356-100x
• Winner Anysight/Tactical Rifle: Kenneth Lankford - 2358-107x /li>

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Reader Comments

What rifle did Mr. Bernosky use??

Comment by: Larry Bob | August 28, 2011

What rifle did Mr. Bernosky use??

Comment by: relictrader | August 28, 2011