Match Terminology -- High Power vs. Long Range?

[fgcook]

What is the difference between the Long Range Match and a High Power Match?

 

[Ringostar]

High Power is a term usually used with Across the Course. Standing off hand, sitting position and prone at 200,300 and 600 yards. Long range is Palma course at 800, 900 and 1000 yards, or strictly 1000 yards.

 

[swd]

High Power is a discipline with many sub classes such and sling and its sub classes along with F Open and FTR. Long Range is a descriptive term, in High Power it is any Match beyond 600 yards. In other disciplines Long Range could have a different definition.

 

[Turbulent Turtle]

I believe High Power was used to distinguish from Rimfire, and pistols. In olden days, when High Power was shot mainly with 30-06, then .308, that was fine. We did get a case of the giggles, when High Power was dominated by .223/5.56 in the late 90s. The NRA High Power rulebook covers the various disciplines or rifle shooting and the different distances. In 2007, when the NRA sanctioned F-Class, those disciplines (F-Open and F-TR) were under the High Power Rules and got their own section for equipment, targets, classifications, etc, but the venues and rules were all High Power.

Palma was its own thing and has since morphed into ICFRA.