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Referred to as the sport's resident heavyweight by Sports Illustrated, 2011 is Tubbs sixth national Long Range High Power Rifle title in twenty-four years.
Tubb wins 6th National Long Range High Power Championship
August 22, 2011Printer Friendly | Email |
(GunReports.com) -- David Tubb of Canadian, Texas won the NRA's 2011 National Long Range High Power Rifle Championship held from August 13-17 in Camp Perry, Ohio. Also winner of the Wimbledon Cup, Tubbs dominant performance throughout the week concluded with a national record setting score of 1249-68X.
Honestly, my wind reading is the best it's ever been and my prone skills are coming around, said Tubb. Im very pleased with the results.
Referred to as the sport's resident heavyweight by Sports Illustrated, 2011 is Tubbs sixth national Long Range High Power Rifle title in twenty-four years, his most recent coming in 2004. His success caught some competitors by surprise when they learned of his preparation heading into Camp Perry.
Usually I shoot a few tournaments before Perry, but this is my first one of the year, said Tubb. Ive been coaching a lot on across the course and steel, so Ive had some time behind the scope, just not behind the trigger.
With a final score of 1247-68X, defending champion John Whidden finished second overall while Rodrigo Rosa took third with a 1244-33x. Also a multiple Long Range title holder, Whidden shot side-by-side with Tubb on the final day of competition.
I finished two or three shots ahead of David on the final relay, said Whidden. I had a chance, but he was shooting too well. He wasnt giving anything away.
Michelle Gallagher of Phoenix, Arizona was named Women's Champion after firing an aggregate count of 1240-60X. Robert Skeketee won the Senior Championship with a total score of 1243-48X while Brianna Rachinski of Ferndale, Washington notched a 1224-38X to take home the Junior title.
The National Rifle Association and the Civilian Marksmanship Program conduct the National Matches at Camp Perry each summer, considered to be the World Series of the shooting sports. Participants range from novices to Olympic-level shooters, and include civilians, military personnel, and law enforcement officers. The NRA National Rifle and Pistol Championships are open to everyone; NRA membership is not required.
For more information about the National Rifle and Pistol Championships at Camp Perry or other competitive shooting events or programs, visit www.NRAHQ.org or call (703) 267-1450.
What rifle did Tubb use? What cartridge? What is the course of fire? I am very interested in long range shooting. What rifle did Tubb use? What cartridge? What is the course of fire? I am very interested in long range shooting. What rifle did Tubb use? What cartridge? What is the course of fire? I am very interested in long range shooting. When you share these reports, PLEASE tell about the equipment the people use. That makes it much more interesting. David Tubb shot a rifle of his and Rock McMillan's design, the Tubb 2000 or T2K in 6XC, a cartridge also designed by Tubb. He was using a Sierra 115gr 6mm bullet that he designed with Sierra. The bullets are Boron Nitride coated. To read about these and other products used by David Tubb, go to www.davidtubb.com An Important Note for GunReports.Com Readers: Our goal on this website is to foster a free expression of views while reining in language that crosses the line of civil discourse. Accordingly, the comments areas are intended to expand the knowledge of all users of this site. But site administrators wish to discourage the use of profanity, insults, disrespect, the advocacy of lawlessness, violence or sedition, or attempts to impinge on the rights of others. While GunReports.Com encourages robust discourse that furthers our understanding of all the issues affecting gun owners, comments that break GunReports.Com’s rules will be removed. In addition, we reserve the right to edit or delete individual comments, and in extreme cases, to ban commenters at our discretion. --Tim Cole To post a comment you must be a registered user of gunreports.com and be logged in. Use one of the forms below to login or register for FREE to gunreports.com
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