Upcoming Matches

The Arizona Benchrest Shooters host seven bench rest matches per shooting season. The AZBRS season begins in October and ends in April of the following year. Below is a list of upcoming matches for this season.

2024-2025 Season

October 2024

2024 LV-HV AZ State Championship

October 5 – 6, 2024
Practice days will be held on October 3 – 4, 2024.

This Arizona State Championship Match consists of 20 matches total:

  • Five 5-shot 100yd Light Varmint Matches
  • Five 5-shot 100yd Heavy Varmint Matches
  • Five 5-shot 200yd Light Varmint Matches
  • Five 5-shot 200yd Heavy Varmint Matches

These matches will be combined into a Light Varmint Grand Aggregate, Heavy Varmint Grand Aggregate and a 2-Gun Grand Aggregate.

These aggregates will be combined with the Aggregates from the 2025 SP-Unl5 AZ State Championship to create a 3-Gun Grand Aggregate and a 4-Gun Grand Aggregate.

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November 2024

2024 NBRSA Group Nationals

October 28 – November 13, 2024
Practice days will be held on October 22 – 27, 2024.

This Arizona State Championship Match consists of 20 matches total:

  • Eight 10-shot 100yd Unl5 Matches
  • Five 5-shot 100yd Sporter Matches
  • Five 5-shot 100yd Light Varmint Matches
  • Five 5-shot 100yd Heavy Varmint Matches
  • Eight 10-shot 200yd Unl5 Matches
  • Five 5-shot 200yd Sporter Matches
  • Five 5-shot 200yd Light Varmint Matches
  • Five 5-shot 200yd Heavy Varmint Matches

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December 2024

2024 Unl5-Unl5 Invitational

December 14 – December 15, 2024
Practice days will be held on December 12 – 13, 2024.

This Invitational Match consists of 20 matches total:

  • Ten 5-shot 100yd Unl5 Matches
  • Ten 5-shot 200yd Unl5 Matches

These matches will be combined into a Unl5 Grand Aggregate. These scores will combine with the 2024 Visalia Invitational to create a Grand Aggregate.

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January 2025

2025 SP-Unl5 AZ State Championship

January 4 – 5, 2025
Practice days will be held on January 2 – 3, 2025.

This Arizona State Championship Match consists of 20 matches total:

  • Five 5-shot 100yd Sporter Matches
  • Five 5-shot 100yd Unl5 Matches
  • Five 5-shot 200yd Sporter Matches
  • Five 5-shot 200yd Unl5 Matches

These matches will be combined into a Sporter Grand Aggregate, Unl5 Grand Aggregate and a 2-Gun Grand Aggregate.

These aggregates will be combined with the Aggregates from the 2024 LV-HV AZ State Championship to create a 3-Gun Grand Aggregate and a 4-Gun Grand Aggregate.

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February 2025

2025 Walt Berger Memorial Match

January 31 – February 2, 2025
Practice days will be held on January 2 – 30, 2025.

This Championship consists of 30 matches total:

Five 5-shot 100yd Unlimited Matches
Five 5-shot 100yd Light Varmint Matches
Five 5-shot 100yd Heavy Varmint Matches
Five 5-shot 200yd Unlimited Matches
Five 5-shot 200yd Light Varmint Matches
Five 5-shot 200yd Heavy Varmint Matches

This match will be an NBRSA Short Range Group 3-Gun Match (Light Varmint, Heavy Varmint and Unlimited). The match will consist of two parts. There will be awards for the individual portions, as well as awards for a 2-man team event. The team match partners will be decided by drawing names out of a hat.

The range will be divided. Half the range will shoot 100 yds in the morning, while the other half shoots 200 yards. After lunch, the shooters will swap benches with their team member and shoot the other yard line.

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March 2025
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2025 LV-HV Cactus Classic

March 8 – 9, 2025
Practice days will be held on March 4 – 7, 2025.

The Cactus Classic Consists of 20 Matches total:

  • Five 5-shot 100yd Light Varmint Matches
  • Five 5-shot 100yd Heavy Varmint Matches
  • Five 5-shot 200yd Light Varmint Matches
  • Five 5-shot 200yd Heavy Varmint Matches

These matches will be combined into a Light Varmint Grand Aggregate, Heavy Varmint Grand Aggregate and a 2-Gun Grand Aggregate.

We highly encourage shooters that would like extra practice to attend the 2025 Walt Berger Memorial Match.

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April 2025

2025 Unl5-Unl5 Season Closing Match

April 5 – 6, 2025
Practice days will be held on April 3 – 4, 2023.

This Season Closing Match consists of 20 matches total:

  • Five 5-shot 100yd Unl5 Matches
  • Five 5-shot 100yd Unl5 Matches
  • Five 5-shot 200yd Unl5 Matches
  • Five 5-shot 200yd Unl5 Matches

These matches will be combined into a Unl5 Grand Aggregate.

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More 2025-2026 Season Match Dates Coming Soon!
October 4-5, 2025 – LV-HV State Championship
November 1-2, 2025 – SP-UNL State Championship
December 13-14, 2025 – AZ-CA UNL Invitational