Canada takes second in the America Match

Precision. Canada was one point behind the United States after 900 yards in the America Match at Borden. The final row put Canada second.

Great Britain Rifle Team's completed public table lists Great Britain first on 2348.254, Canada second on 2341.240, and the United States third on 2332.245. The order matters. Canada finished nine points ahead of the Americans after trailing them through the first three distances.

That is a better read than a podium line. It tells you where the match moved.

The last range changed the order

The America Match ran through 300, 600, 900, and 1,000 yards. Great Britain led after every distance. Canada and the United States traded pressure behind them.

Canada opened with 595.72 at 300 yards. The United States had 591.76. At 600, Canada added 597.73 while the Americans added 594.71. The gap stayed close as the teams moved to 900 yards: the U.S. recorded 593.56 and Canada 585.57.

At that point the points-dropped line gave the cleaner picture. The U.S. had dropped 22. Canada had dropped 23. One point separated the teams with the long range still waiting.

Canada then posted 564.38 at 1,000 yards. The United States put up 554.42. Canada gained nine points in that final row and closed on 2341.240. The U.S. finished on 2332.245.

Scores like these reward a reader who keeps the four rows in view. The final total gives you the finish. The distance columns show the work that earned it.

The rain made every range task slower

Great Britain Rifle Team's same-day diary describes a difficult last half of the match at Mons Range. Rain arrived at 900 yards, visibility fell, and the range called a ceasefire while the targets disappeared. When shooting resumed, the diary says the flags stayed soaked enough to give a weak picture of the wind. Another heavy band reached the range as the teams prepared for 1,000.

Canada's final score came through that sequence. The diary records Canada waiting at the start of the last distance while conditions moved across the range. It also records a Canadian rifle mechanical issue at 900 yards that the team corrected behind the firing line. Those details come from a participating team's report, so they belong in the record as context rather than a full organizer account of every firing point.

I have spent enough wet range days trying to keep a notebook readable to know how quickly a small job expands. Canvas gets heavy. Paper gets soft. A person who is trying to keep gear and score notes useful can feel as if the weather has made a second sport beside the shooting. The last row of a match carries all of that ordinary work with it.

Second place has a precise shape

Canada's second-place finish has a complete story in the table.

After 900 yards, Canada trailed the United States by one point. At 1,000 yards, Canada gained 10 scoring points and yielded four V-bulls, then finished nine points ahead on the dropped-points count. The match gave Canada a late, visible move past its closest rival.

Great Britain held the top spot with a 566.42 final-range score and won by seven points. Canada's 564.38 kept the team close enough to protect second. The U.S. lost more ground at the same distance with 554.42.

That leaves a useful scoreboard lesson for shooters who follow full-bore team results: check the range rows before explaining the podium. The final distance can change the order while the discipline stays the same. Teams still have to make the ordinary calls, keep equipment working, and hold a position through the last available conditions.

Keep the table close

The America Match table gives Canada a clear August result at Borden: second place, 2341.240, and a final-range pass of the United States.

Great Britain Rifle Team's record gives us the live score detail and its own view of the day. DCRA's full organizer record can add another layer when it is available. The final four rows already establish the finishing order.

Canada took second at 1,000 yards. The scorebook earned the sentence.

Sources

• Great Britain Rifle Team, America Match result table, August 23, 2026. Source of team standings, range scores, and points-dropped totals. Retrieved August 26, 2026.
• Sasha Radkovskii, Three from three (Day 23), Great Britain Rifle Team, August 23, 2026. Participating-team account of weather interruptions and final-range sequence. Retrieved August 26, 2026.
• Dominion of Canada Rifle Association, Target Rifle, accessed August 26, 2026. Broad discipline context only.

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