August 24, 2022 Team USA wins Precision Rifle World Championship
Austin Buschman, IPRF Open Division champion, was from Team USA. The first ever International Precision Rifle Federation World Championship (IPRF), took place in France in mid August. 250 shooters came from 26 countries to France’s Militaire Camp de Bitche for the inaugural IPRF event. This event was hosted by the French Precision Rifle Association, which featured five days of competition. Team USA won the match by taking first place in the Open, Limited, Ladies and Mixed divisions. Team Great Britain and Northern Ireland won the Factory division. Team South Africa won Senior division. Team Norway took the Military & Law Enforcement section. The World Champion Trophy was presented to Austin Buschman, USA, highest scoring shooter. It was held at Bitche Military Camp, Bitche, France, August 6-12, 2022. Team USA competed with 25 other national squads in Open, Limited and Factory classes. These included Ladies, Junior and Senior divisions. Austin Buschman was the first IPRF World Champion. We also congratulate the USA Precision Rifle Team on winning the first ever Precision Rifle Team World Championship. American competitors shot Berger Bullets won the Open and Limited classes. Senior Open class winners were also awarded. Team USA members win big with Berger Bullets
Team USA’s Austin Buschman won the Open Class gold medal with 158 impacts. Austin used Berger 6mm 109gr Long Range Hybrid Target Bullets (LRHT). Team Berger member Morgunking, a fellow American, took second in Open Class with just 157 impacts. Team USA member Coulter Mariatt won first place in the Limited Class.
2nd Place Open – Morgun King, Berger 6.5mm 156gr Elite Hunter
1st Place Limited – Coulter Mariott and Berger 6mm, 105gr Hybrid Goal
1st Place Senior Open Rusty Ulmer and Berger 6mm 105gr Hybrid Target
2nd Place Senior Open – Paul Higley, Berger 6mm 109gr LRHT
3rd Place Ladies Open – Allison Zane, Berger 6mm. 109gr. LRHTOpen class Champion Austin Bushman commented: “Berger Hybrid Target bullets and 109gr.LRHT bullets have been what I use exclusively in PRS style competitions for the past three years. These 6mm Berger bullets are very consistent across many charge weights and seating depths. This has allowed me more time to improve my shooting skills than spend hours developing load development. Team Great Britain & Northern Ireland wins the Factory Division title at IPRF Championships. Team GB members placed 1st, 3rd and 5th in the factory division. Team GB’s combined score earned them 1st place in the factory division. Matt Rice, Team GB’s Facebook shooter, posted: “Huge congratulations [class winner] Lawrence Barnes for showing all of us how it should be done from the very beginning.” With an outstanding performance, Benjamin Mcilwaine finished in third place. Accuracy International Ltd. deserves a huge thank-you for supporting us all while we were using our AT-X rifles. Matt Rice of Team GB added that ZEISS Hunting, Andy Simpson and Precision Rifle Series UK were able to provide me with an absolutely stunning new ZEISS LRP riflescope. Never before had I seen such incredible glass. It has performed flawlessly in the most difficult conditions we’ve faced out here. “Similar Posts”:Tags: Berger Bullets. IPRF, IPRF World Champion, NRL. Precision Rifle. PRS. Sniper Competition. Team Great Britain.
