BRIAN THOMAN | 2026 XLR TEAM SHOOTER

Hometown: Elizabeth, CO

Facebook: Brian Thoman

Instagram: @bthoman88

About: I live in Colorado and work in the tech industry. I love to fish, hunt and chase bird dogs around the western US. I started shooting PRS/NRL matches in 2020. I love the NRL Hunter format and have been focusing on that the last two years. The format tests a multitude of different skills and is directly relatable to hunting scenarios.


2026 Top Finishes

  • Dust Devil Duel - 1st Factory, Top Senior
  • Foundation Hybrid Hunter - 3rd Open Light, Top Senior
  • Hornady Husker Hunter - 1st Teams
  • Burning Mountain Hunter Challenge - 5th Open Light, Top Senior

2025 Top Finishes

  • Hunter's Coalition - 2nd Open Light, 7th overall
  • Prairie Stampede - 2nd Factory, 3rd overall
  • Battle of Rattlesnake Butte - 1st Factory
  • Steel City - 3rd Open Light

2024 Top Finishes: 

  • Ghost Hunter NRL Hunter - 4th Overall
  • Colorado Extreme Hunter - 5th Open Heavy
  • Buffalo Bill's Revenge - 6th Open Heavy
  • High Desert Hunter - 8th Open Light
  • Sheep Mountain Shootout - 9th Open Light
  • Hunters Coalition - 5th Open Light

2023 Top Finishes:

  • Rough Rider Rumble NRL Hunter - 1st Overall Team
  • Manners Elite Hunter NRL Hunter - 1st Overall Team
  • High Desert Hunter NRL Hunter - 2nd Overall Team
  • Burris Extreme Hunter NRL Hunter - 9th Open Heavy

2022 Top Finishes: 

  • Nightforce ELR - 28th Individual
  • Grand Slam NRL Hunter - 4th Overall Team

Rifle Configurations

Open Light

  • Chassis: XLR Element Mg
  • Buttstock: XLR Carbon
  • Action: Kelbly Prometheus
  • Brake: TMB
  • Scope: Nightforce NX8 4-32 F1 Mil-C
  • Bipod: Ckyepod Double

Open Heavy/Teams