Rob Nabower, Berger Bullets & Ammunition’s Ballistics Manager, just etched his name into Arizona shooting sports history by clinching the Arizona State Smallbore Prone Championship at the Ben Avery Shooting Complex. This isn’t some weekend plinker fest—smallbore prone is the rifle discipline’s sniper school, demanding sub-MOA precision from .22LR rifles over 100-200 yard distances, where wind calls, trigger control, and bullet consistency separate the elite from the also-rans. Nabower’s victory underscores Berger’s deep bench in precision ballistics; as their in-house wizard tweaking loads for everything from benchrest to long-range hunting, his real-world win validates the company’s tech like their hybrid ogive bullets, proving that factory ammo can hang with custom handloads in the pressure cooker of state-level comps.

For the 2A community, this triumph is pure rocket fuel. In an era where anti-gunners paint precision shooters as outliers or worse, Nabower—a industry pro whose day job advances bullet tech for everyday defenders and hunters—shows competitive marksmanship as the ultimate rebuttal: disciplined, skill-based excellence accessible to any law-abiding enthusiast. Berger’s stable of champs (remember their past NRAs and nationals nods?) bolsters the narrative that Second Amendment rights fuel innovation, not chaos. Expect ripple effects: more shooters eyeing Berger .22LR for training, tighter groups in your next match, and a subtle boost to pro-2A lobbying as states like Arizona shine as bastions of shooting freedom. If you’re not stacking brass at Ben Avery yet, Nabower’s just raised the bar—time to dry-fire and dial in.