I guess extreme 'gamesmanship' is the American way. As originally intended, NRA Sporting Rifle High Power was intended to get us hunters off our asses and get some fun practice. When first instituted, most clubs scheduled their matches a week or two before deer season. Average Joe's participated, it was a success, out came the deer rifles. In about 6 short years the purpose built rifles started showing up, built to just pass weigh in, in cartridges like the .222 and .221 Fireball. Pretty soon, Joe and his '06 or .270 were beaten so badly, it was no longer fun. So in another 5 years, Joe, predictably stayed home...and the game died. We as hunters owe a lot to the BR community in the way of knowledge and equipment...but it came with a price.
