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Team Berger’s James Fox Wins Oregon State Highpower Championships

Fresh off his victory at the Washington State Highpower Championship, James Fox of Team Berger continued his dominant performance, securing another win at the Oregon State Highpower Championship held the weekend of June 28-29. The Oregon State Highpower Championship, hosted by the Oregon State Shooting Association at the Douglas Ridge Rifle Club in Eagle Creek, draws top Highpower shooters from across the nation. This year's event featured a unique two-day format, challenging competitors with two 800-point regional course-of-fire matches and a Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) Excellence-in-Competition (EIC) match. "The unconventional format has competitors shooting all the standing slow fire, sitting rapid fire, and prone rapid-fire [...]

Team Berger’s Morgun King Wins Thunderbeast Arms Co King of Coal Canyon

Congratulations to Team Berger’s Morgun King on claiming the top spot at the 2025 Thunderbeast Arms Co King of Coal Canyon Precision Rifle Series (PRS) match with an impressive score of 179. The 2025 Thunderbeast Arms Co King of Coal Canyon was held May 31st at the NRA Whittington Center in Raton, New Mexico, this year's match was hosted by the Severance Training Center. The challenging 20-stage course pushed competitors to rely on precision, skill, and adaptability as they tackled rugged natural terrain and engaged targets ranging from 300 to 1,100 yards. “King of Coal Canyon in Raton, NM is one of the best [...]

Berger’s James Fox Continues Washington State Highpower Championships Dominance

Team Berger’s James Fox completed a first-place finish with a record setting score of 1594-93x earning him the championship title for an unprecedented 7th time and a full sweep of titles including the standing, sitting, 300-yard, 600-yard aggregates and the CMP EIC match victory. The Washington State Highpower Championships were held May 31st – June1st at the Paul Bunyan Rifle & Sportsman’s Club in Puyallup Washington. Hosted by the Civilian Marksmanship Program, shooters competed in 80-round XTC aggregates each day. “This was my 5th win in a row, and 7th in the last 8 years (I did not attend the 2020 championships since it [...]

Berger’s Dustin Flint Wins TSRA Smallbore Silhouette Championship

Dustin Flint of Team Berger has won the 2024 Texas State Rifle Association Smallbore Silhouette Championship for an unprecedented sixth time with a score of 146/160. The 2024 Texas State Rifle Association Smallbore Silhouette Championship was held on November 9th and 10th on the Addicks Range at Bayou Rifles in Houston, TX. The two-day match featured two 40-shot stages for Standard Rifle and two 40-shot stages for Hunter. Flint, competing with Lapua Super Long Range ammunition, brought home a third-place finish on Saturday in Standard Rifle. On Sunday, he finished first with a score of 74/80 and secured the win. Smallbore Silhouette shooting is [...]

Berger’s James Fox Wins Washington State High Power Championship

Team Berger member James Fox won the Washington State High Power Championship for a third consecutive year competing with factory Berger ammunition. Before Berger ammunition became available in the marketplace just a few years ago, handloading your ammunition was considered “necessary” for competitors to win a High Power Championship. Fox, secured first place in standing, rapid fire sitting, and rapid fire prone disciplines, all with Berger ammo, to win the Championship Aggregate for Across-the-Course (XTC). The 2024 Washington State High Power Rifle Championship was held June 1-2nd in Puyallup, WA. Hosted by the Paul Bunyan Rifle & Sportsman’s Club. 80-round XTC aggregates were fired [...]

Berger’s John Mullins Win Conard Bernhardt Cup

The highly anticipated 32nd annual championship was hosted by the Pe Ell Sportsmen’s Club. The NRA registered championship had competitors from both Canada and the United States, shooting (2) 40-shot smallbore matches on Saturday and Sunday. Both days started with the Standard Rifle discipline and concluded with Hunter Rifle in the afternoon. Mullins, who scored a 150/160, commented, “The Conard Bernhardt Cup was its usual 40 degrees and raining, yet my Lapua rimfire ammunition was very consistent in the conditions helping me win a second cup.” Mullins competes with Lapua Midas+ .22LR ammunition, which is matched to his firearms at Lapua’s Rimfire Performance Center. Unique [...]

Berger’s Justin Skaret Places at the 2024 Southwest Nationals

The 2024 Southwest Nationals were held February 14-18 at the Ben Avery Shooting Facility in Phoenix, AZ. Hosted by the Desert Sharpshooters Rifle Club, the prestigious Southwest Nationals is the “must-attend” event for competitive long-range shooters around the world. The Southwest Nationals features F-Open, F-TR, and Sling disciplines. Competitors from over 5 different countries were in attendance. Skaret competed with rifles chambered in a 308 Winchester and 6.5 Creedmoor to score a grand aggregate of 1242-74X. Skaret commented, “With the Berger 153.5gr LR Hybrid paired with Vihtavuori N160 and a Lapua 6.5 Creedmoor SRP Case, I was able to shoot an 200-18x in the first [...]

David Gosnell Brings Home F-Class Nationals Win for Team Berger

Team Berger’s David Gosnell finished High Senior in the F-Open Division at the 2023 F-Class National Championships. Gosnell, competing with Berger 7mm 180 Grain Hybrid Target bullets, Lapua 284 Brass, and Vihtavuori N555 powder, scored a 1590-74X for a 6th place finish overall. Additionally, Gosnell competed in both Mid-Range and Long-Range team events as a member of The Long Shots. The Long Shots fired their way to both Gold and Silver medal finishes respectively. Long Shot team members winning Gold with Gosnell were Keith Weil, Robert Spencer, Ken Dickerman, and Pat Scully, with Dan Bramley as Captain, and Michelle Gallagher as coach. The 2023 US [...]

Team Berger’s Amanda Elsenboss Wins 2023 NRA National Rifle Championships

Berger’s Amanda Elsenboss has won the 2023 NRA National High Power Rifle (Mumma Trophy) and Service Rifle (Dupont Trophy) Championships. With a grand aggregate score of 2387-113X, Elsenboss set a new Service Rifle record and was crowned High Woman and High National Guard. Elsenboss’ individual accomplishments and scores are as follows: Erdman Trophy - 594-21X Centenary Trophy - 596-28X Nevada Trophy - 795-34X Scott Trophy - 200-15X Crescent Cup - 199-5X Crowell Trophy - 199-11X Marine Gunner DI Boyd II Memorial Trophy - 1190-49X Vandenberg Cup - 796-40X Clarke Trophy - 796-39X In addition, Elsenboss was a member of the Veteran’s Family Brigade Anderson [...]

Dustin Flint Wins the 2023 Louisiana Silhouette Championship

Team Berger member Dustin Flint won the 2023 Louisiana Silhouette Championship for the fifth straight year, compiling a Grand Aggregate score of 181/200. The 2023 Louisiana Silhouette Championship was held May 6-7 at the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Range in Gonzales, LA. The two-day match had shooters competing in Smallbore Silhouette on Saturday and Air Rifle Silhouette on Sunday. In Silhouette competition, shooters engage ten chickens at 40 meters, ten pigs at 60 meters, ten turkeys at 77 meters, and ten rams at 100 meters for each 40-shot relay. On Saturday, Flint scored a 54/80 in smallbore standard and 55/80 in hunter rifle, good for second [...]