Shoot for $25,000 in cash and prizes donated by Springfield Armory, Inc. August 3, 2008 - Camp Perry, Ohio

Fired: Sunday, August 3 (Not part of the NRA National Championships Aggregate)

Entry Fee:

Adult $50.00
Junior (See eligibility requirements below) $25.00

Firearms Allowed: M1A semi-automatic rifle of traditional Springfield design (including SOCOM), caliber .308/7.62 mm, metallic sights. No bipods, adjustable stocks, or artificial support allowed. Slings permitted.

Sharing Equipment: All special squadding requests must be received by Friday, August 1, 2008 from competitors sharing equipment with another competitors firing the M1A match.

Course of Fire: 5 sighters from any position and 20 rounds, slow fire, prone; 25 minutes: 10 rounds rapid fire sitting or kneeling; 60 seconds: 10 rounds rapid fire prone; 70 seconds: 10 rounds slow fire standing; 10 minutes All fired at 300 yards. No alibis will be allowed.

All competitors will start in position for both rapid fire stages.

Target: Target MR-65FC

Loading Procedures:

Slow Fire - Competitors must load and fire one round at a time.

Rapid Fire - Two magazines are required. At the command “Load”, competitors will insert one magazine with five (5) rounds and reload with a second magazine of five (5) rounds to complete the 10 shot stage within the time limit.

*Awards: All awards provided by Springfield Armory.

MATCH WINNER - $2,000
1ST PLACE CIVILIAN - $1,500
2ND PLACE CIVILIAN - $1,000
3RD PLACE CIVILIAN - Springfield M1A Rifle
HIGH SERVICE - $500 & Springfield Pistol
HIGH WOMAN - $500 & Springfield Pistol
HIGH SENIOR - $500 & Springfield Pistol
HIGH JUNIOR - $500 and $500 to the winner’s Junior Club

Remaining Competitors’ who have not received awards listed above - Using the Lewis Class system, 20 competitors will receive $200 each.

The top 50 competitors will receive a Springfield M1A medallion.

In order to spread the awards, competitors will be limited to one award only. The match winner will be removed from their selected category and the award for that category will be given to the next high scoring competitor in that category. Competitors will be eligible only for an award in the one category they select.

For "Frequently Asked Questions" regarding the NRA-Springfield M1A Match, click here. (Adobe Acrobat Reader required)