Daily Bulletin » Black Powder Target Rifle https://bulletin.accurateshooter.com from AccurateShooter.com Mon, 24 Aug 2026 05:33:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.26 Smoke and Thunder — Black Powder Championship at Raton, NM https://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2012/08/smoke-and-thunder-black-powder-championship-at-raton-nm/ https://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2012/08/smoke-and-thunder-black-powder-championship-at-raton-nm/#comments Tue, 21 Aug 2012 19:01:23 +0000 http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/?p=40664 NRA Black Powder Target Rifle Championship Raton NM
NRA Black Powder Target Rifle Championships Raton NM

This week the NRA Black Powder Target Rifle Championship is being held at the Whittington Center in Raton, NM. Top Black Powder Cartridge Rifle (BPCR) shooters from around the country have come to Raton to test their skills during a week-long event with targets set from 200 to 1000 yards. Today through Thursday, mid-range matches continue at 200 to 600 yards. On the firing line you’ll see many handsome, custom-built BPCRs (Sharps, Ballards, Browning High Walls, Rolling Blocks) with exquisite wood, hand-checkering, and color-case-hardened receivers.

NRA Black Powder Target Rifle Championships Raton NM

NRA Black Powder Target Rifle Championships Raton NM

The 800-1000 yard Creedmoor matches will be held Friday and Saturday, August 24-25. Interestingly, for safety reasons, there are minimum bullet weight and muzzle velocity requirements for the Creedmoor matches. These BPCR shooters launch some seriously heavy projectiles downrange:

Caliber Minimum Bullet Weight (Grains) Minimum Bullet Velocity (FPS)
.38 Cal 408 (375) 1300 (1375)
.40 Cal 408 1280
.44 Cal 450 1240
.45 Cal 510 1200
.50 Cal 600 1200

NRA Black Powder Target Rifle Championships Raton NM

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