Who is Nancy Tompkins?

[shanneba]

"Nancy Tompkins-Gallagher’s place in shooting history was set in 1998 when she became the first woman to win the U.S. National High Power Championship. She has been the National High Power Women’s Champion 13 times. She has been a member of the International Palma Team four times, Tompkins-Gallagher, who lives in Prescott, AZ, currently holds 28 national shooting records and has set a total of 54 records during her career."

50 Great Competitive Shooters of the 20th Century

She has won the Leech Cup 7 times.
(Her daughter also won the Leech Cup in 2013)

The Leech Cup is the oldest trophy offered today in competitive target shooting in the United States.
The Leech Cup was presented to the NRA in 1901 by the Amateur Rifle Club of New York.

Since 1979 the winner is determined by a shoot-off of the highest-scoring competitor from each relay.
10 shots slow fire, prone, at 1000 yards for the shoot-off.

More Leech Cup info and list of winners : https://competitions.nra.org/documents/pdf/compete/nat-trophy/tro-079.pdf

What’s In Your Range Bag, Nancy Tompkins?

 

[shanneba]

She also wrote a book on long range rifle shooting-

Prone and Long-Range Rifle Shooting By Nancy Tompkins

" An introduction to long-range targets is used to set the stage for an extensive chapter on wind of some 55 pages, which are chock full of photos and sage advice on how to deal with, and shoot successfully, in various wind conditions. "

 

[somorris]

Thanks for the link, Shanneba! I was totally unaware of her somehow. What an amazing woman!

 

[Ranger715]

Just look at those nasty people and their evil assault weapons. They have "no legitimate sporting purpose..." oh, wait. But guns are for the evil patriarchy... oh, wait. But gun owners are all male chauvinist... oh, wait.

One woman blowing away anti-gun stereotypes. I wonder if we'll ever hear about her during Women's History Month?

 

[Annihilator]

"Nancy Tompkins-Gallagher’s place in shooting history was set in 1998 when she became the first woman to win the U.S. National High Power Championship. She has been the National High Power Women’s Champion 13 times. She has been a member of the International Palma Team four times, Tompkins-Gallagher, who lives in Prescott, AZ, currently holds 28 national shooting records and has set a total of 54 records during her career."

50 Great Competitive Shooters of the 20th Century

She has won the Leech Cup 7 times.
(Her daughter also won the Leech Cup in 2013)

The Leech Cup is the oldest trophy offered today in competitive target shooting in the United States.
The Leech Cup was presented to the NRA in 1901 by the Amateur Rifle Club of New York.

Since 1979 the winner is determined by a shoot-off of the highest-scoring competitor from each relay.
10 shots slow fire, prone, at 1000 yards for the shoot-off.

More Leech Cup info and list of winners : https://competitions.nra.org/documents/pdf/compete/nat-trophy/tro-079.pdf

What’s In Your Range Bag, Nancy Tompkins?

Very good read, thanks for sharing