ISSF 10m Air Pistol target
The ISSF air pistol card, used for the Olympic air pistol event for men and for women, and for the mixed team event. Qualification is 60 shots in whole rings; the best eight then start a final from zero, scored in tenths, in which the lowest-ranked finalist leaves after the 12th shot and another after every second shot. The same card is also used as the DSB Nr.7 10m Air Pistol (DSB, Germany), the NRA B-40 10m Air Pistol (NRA, United States) and the SPSF 10m Air Pistol (SPSF, Sweden).
Shot one? Score it from a photo
Courses of fire
60 or 40 shots
| Course | Shots | Maximum |
|---|---|---|
| 60 shots (AP60)6 × 10 · 75 min (90 on paper) | 60 | 600 |
| 40 shots (AP40)Not an ISSF match · 4 × 10 | 40 | 400 |
Same event elsewhere
| Event | Compared with ISSF 10m Air Pistol |
|---|---|
| SPSF 10m Air Pistol | The same course |
| NRA B-40 10m Air Pistol | The same course |
Badges
8 countries
GermanyDSB and KB
Leistungs- und Meisterschützenabzeichen des DSB
DSB proficiency and master marksman badges
The DSB gives its performance badges each year to reward results and to encourage shooting for performance. A badge result can also count as the coordination test of the German Sports Badge (Deutsches Sportabzeichen) the same year. Clubs order the badges on a form at the end of each quarter, through their district, from their state association; in 2026 a small badge cost €4.00, a large one €4.50 and the master marksman badge €6.50.
Age classes go by the age reached in the calendar year, the DSB’s sport year.
DSB, “Leistungsabzeichen”, Ausschreibungen 2026, rules 1, 4, 11 and 13; DSB, “Meisterschützenabzeichen”, Ausschreibungen 2026, rule 5; DSB, “Sportliche Auszeichnungen”
Leistungsabzeichen des DSB
DSBDSB Performance Badge
Course of fireAir pistol, 40 shots (Schüler 20); LP-Mehrkampf and LP Standard, 40; rested, 30
Junioren, Herren and Damen
| Class | Bronze | Silver | Gold |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10m Luftpistole (2.10), 40 shots | |||
| Junioren I–II17–20 | 283 | 301 | 318 |
| Herren I21–40 | 298 | 317 | 335 |
| Herren II41–50 | 297 | 315 | 333 |
| Herren III51–60 | 294 | 312 | 330 |
| Herren IV–V61 and over | 288 | 306 | 324 |
| Damen I–II21–50 | 290 | 308 | 325 |
| Damen III51–60 | 282 | 299 | 316 |
| Damen IV–V61 and over | 268 | 285 | 301 |
| 10m LP Mehrkampf (2.17) and 10m LP Standard (2.18), 40 shots | |||
| Every class17 and over | 288 | 306 | 324 |
Junioren weiblich: the junior numbers less 5 rings, as the footnote says
| Event | Bronze | Silver | Gold |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10m Luftpistole (2.10)Junioren I–II weiblich, 17–20 | 278 | 296 | 313 |
| 10m LP Mehrkampf (2.17) and LP Standard (2.18)Junioren I–II weiblich, 17–20 | 283 | 301 | 319 |
Schüler and Jugend
| Class | Bronze | Silver | Gold |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10m Luftpistole (2.10) | |||
| SchülerUp to 14; 20 shots | 110 | 130 | 150 |
| Jugend15–16; 40 shots | 240 | 280 | 310 |
| 10m LP Mehrkampf (2.17), 40 shots | |||
| SchülerUp to 14 | 240 | 270 | 290 |
| Jugend15–16 | 250 | 290 | 310 |
| 10m LP Standard (2.18), 40 shots | |||
| SchülerUp to 14 | 230 | 260 | 280 |
| Jugend15–16 | 240 | 280 | 300 |
Auflage (rested), Senioren
| Class | Bronze | Silver | Gold |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luftpistole Auflage (2.11), 30 shots, in tenths | |||
| Senioren 151–60 | 236 | 251 | 265 |
| Senioren 261–65 | 236 | 248 | 262 |
| Senioren 366–70 | 231 | 245 | 260 |
| Senioren 471–75 | 229 | 243 | 258 |
| Senioren 576–80 | 226 | 240 | 254 |
| Senioren 681 and over | 222 | 236 | 250 |
Para classes
| Class | Bronze | Silver | Gold |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10m Luftpistole (2.10), 40 shots | |||
| 92 and 93SH1/AB1 m and w ohne HM: holding free | 218 | 232 | 245 |
| 10m LP Standard (2.18), 40 shots | |||
| 92 and 93SH1/AB1 m and w ohne HM: holding free | 253 | 269 | 284 |
- Rings in one match of the shots given, at a club shooting day or any DSB competition, announced to the range officer before the start and shot under supervision; one condition a day, no second try that day.
- The small badge takes the score once; the large badge, after the small one of the same colour, five times within a year.
- Only DSB-approved cards count.
- Female juniors take 5 rings off the junior numbers, as the table’s footnote says (worked out in the Junioren weiblich table); a class with no number may shoot the next stronger class’s.
- The LP-Mehrkampf shoots its rapid-fire half on Nr. 8.
- Damen III’s Luftpistole bronze is printed 382, above its silver; read 282.
DSB, Tabelle Leistungsabzeichen gesamt (Stand April 2025), pp. 1–3; Leistungsabzeichen rules 1–13, Ausschreibungen 2026 (Stand 30.12.2025)
Meisterschützenabzeichen
DSBMaster Marksman Badge
Course of fireAir pistol, 40 or 60 shots (Jugend 40, Schüler 20); rested, 30
| Event | Shots | Rings | TenthsDecimal scoring |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schüler, born 2012–2014 | |||
| Luftpistole (2.10) | 20 | 160 | – |
| Jugend, born 2009–2011 | |||
| Luftpistole (2.10) | 40 | 340 | – |
| Junioren and adults, born 2008 or earlier | |||
| Luftpistole (2.10) | 40 | 360 | – |
| Luftpistole (2.10) | 60 | 540 | – |
| Auflage (rested), Senioren | |||
| Luftpistole (2.11)Senioren I und 2 | 30 | 270 | 183.0 |
| Luftpistole (2.11)Senioren 3 und 5 | 30 | 265 | 278.5 |
- Totals at championships — Kreis or Gau, Bezirk, Land and German championships, Regional- and Bundesliga matches, European and World Championships, Olympic Games — reached three times within one sport year (Schüler and Jugend: twice), in any mix of events and championships.
- Awarded once a sport year, on the Landesverband’s application.
- The rested columns are printed “Senioren I und 2” and “Senioren 3 und 5”; Senioren 4 and 6 are not named.
- Luftpistole’s tenths for Senioren I und 2 are printed 183.0, evidently a misprint.
DSB, Meisterschützenabzeichen, Ausschreibungen 2026 (Stand 21.01.2026), rules 1–6
Schießauszeichnungen des KB
KB shooting awards
The KB’s awards share one design in every weapon type but the English Match, and are told apart by size, colour and inscription. Its Schießsportordnung doubles as the shooter’s record book, in which the club’s shooting officer signs off each award with its score and date. Claims are checked by the district shooting officer and passed on to the state’s; an award won against the rules is withdrawn. The Silbernes Gewehr was first awarded for the 1967 season.
Classes go by the age reached in the calendar year: Schüler up to 14 (Schüler I 10–11, II 12–14); J Sch / Jun, Jungschützen 15–17 and Junioren 18–20, M girls and J boys; Damen and Schützen 21–40; Damen Alt(ers) and Alters 41–50; Damen Sen(ioren) and Senioren 51–60; Sen(ioren) I 61–70 and II 71 and over, with their Damen classes; Behinderte I 18–50, II 51 and over. Klasse I–IV, as the KB defines them for its service arms: I 18–40, II 41–60, III 61–70, IV 71 and over.
Schießsportordnung des Kyffhäuserbundes (28.02.2023), XI 3, 10 and 12, pp. 47–49; Schießbuch, pp. 39 a, 62 a and 69–78 a; Silbernes Gewehr rule 8, p. 82
Schießleistungsnadeln
KBShooting Proficiency Pins
Course of fireOne 15-shot series, or 30 for the 30-shot pin; air pistol (Schüler 10 or 20) or rested
Kleine Leistungsnadeln (small pins)
| Class | Bronze | Silver | Gold |
|---|---|---|---|
| LP, air pistol | |||
| Schüler | 57 | 60 | 63 |
| J Sch / Jun M | 95 | 100 | 105 |
| J Sch / Jun J | 100 | 105 | 110 |
| Damen | 100 | 105 | 110 |
| Schützen | 105 | 110 | 115 |
| Damen Alt | 95 | 100 | 105 |
| Alters | 100 | 105 | 110 |
| Damen Sen | 85 | 90 | 95 |
| Senioren | 90 | 95 | 100 |
| Damen Sen I + II | 85 | 90 | 95 |
| Sen I + II | 85 | 90 | 95 |
| LP Auflage, air pistol rested | |||
| Damen Sen I + II | 95 | 100 | 105 |
| Sen I + II | 100 | 105 | 110 |
Große Leistungsnadeln (large pins)
| Class | Bronze | Silver | Gold |
|---|---|---|---|
| LP, air pistol | |||
| Schüler | 65 | 69 | 73 |
| J Sch / Jun M | 107 | 111 | 115 |
| J Sch / Jun J | 112 | 116 | 120 |
| Damen | 112 | 116 | 120 |
| Schützen | 117 | 121 | 125 |
| Damen Alt | 107 | 111 | 115 |
| Alters | 112 | 116 | 120 |
| Damen Sen | 97 | 101 | 105 |
| Senioren | 102 | 106 | 110 |
| Damen Sen I + II | 95 | 99 | 103 |
| Sen I + II | 97 | 101 | 105 |
| LP Auflage, air pistol rested | |||
| Damen Sen I + II | 105 | 109 | 113 |
| Sen I + II | 110 | 114 | 118 |
Große Schießspange and goldene Eichel
| Class | Schießspange | Goldene Eichel |
|---|---|---|
| LP, air pistol | ||
| Schüler | 77 | 75 |
| J Sch / Jun M | 119 | 117 |
| J Sch / Jun J | 124 | 122 |
| Damen | 124 | 122 |
| Schützen | 129 | 127 |
| Damen Alt | 119 | 117 |
| Alters | 124 | 122 |
| Damen Sen | 109 | 107 |
| Senioren | 114 | 112 |
| Damen Sen I + II | 107 | 105 |
| Sen I + II | 109 | 107 |
| LP Auflage, air pistol rested | ||
| Damen Sen I + II | 109 | 107 |
| Sen I + II | 114 | 112 |
- Rings in one series of 15 shots (Schüler with LG and LP: 10); a 30-shot pin (Schüler 20) takes twice the number, and the 15-shot pin first.
- Shot at the club on a day the Schießleitung sets, announced beforehand, before the Schießwart and a witness, who sign the numbered cards; one attempt per weapon type a day, and championship results count too.
- In order: bronze, silver, gold; small pins, large pins, Schießspange, Eichel.
- The small pins may all come in one year, on different days; after the small gold, one award per weapon type a year, from the next year (the Senioren classes may take the three large pins in one year).
- Behinderte: their age class, 5 rings less.
Schießsportordnung des KB (Stand 28.02.2023), XI, pp. 47–49, and pp. 62 a–65 a
Leistungsabzeichen in Gold
KBGold Performance Badge
Course of fireChampionship matches: air pistol, or air pistol rested
| Class | LP |
|---|---|
| Schüler I Mädchen | 150 |
| Schüler I Jungen | 155 |
| Schüler II Mädchen | 150 |
| Schüler II Jungen | 155 |
| Jungsch. Mädchen | 245 |
| Jungsch. Jungen | 250 |
| Junioren Mädchen | 245 |
| Junioren Jungen | 250 |
| Damen | 255 |
| Schützen | 270 |
| Damen Alt | 245 |
| Alt | 265 |
| Damen Senioren | 235 |
| Senioren | 255 |
| Damen Senioren I | 215 |
| Senioren I | 245 |
| Damen Senioren II | 210 |
| Senioren II | 225 |
| Behinderte I | 240 |
| Behinderte II | 235 |
LP Auflage / 5
| Class | LP Auflage |
|---|---|
| Damen Sen I + II | 230 |
| Sen I + II | 240 |
- Championship totals, at the Kreis, Landes and Bundes championships of one sport year: three results reaching these, in the prescribed positions, or their average reaching them; from different weapon types, the summed minimums are set against the summed results.
- Awarded once a year, on the Landesschießwart’s application.
- The numbers are for the closed oak wreath; the half wreath takes 5 rings less in each.
- The table prints “/ 5” after LP Auflage, GK K and FP without saying what it means.
Schießsportordnung des KB (Stand 28.02.2023), pp. 79–80 a
Silbernes Gewehr
KBSilver Rifle
Course of fireEach practice day’s first series of 15 shots, the best 10 days averaged; air pistol (Schüler 10) or rested
Hangers: the yearly average
| Class | Bronze | Silver | Gold |
|---|---|---|---|
| LP, air pistol: at least 10 days | |||
| Schüler | 45 | 50 | 60 |
| J Sch / Jun M | 95 | 100 | 105 |
| J Sch / Jun J | 98 | 103 | 108 |
| Damen | 95 | 100 | 105 |
| Schützen | 100 | 105 | 110 |
| Damen Alt | 90 | 95 | 100 |
| Alters | 95 | 100 | 105 |
| Damen Sen | 85 | 90 | 95 |
| Senioren | 90 | 95 | 100 |
| Damen Sen I + II | 80 | 85 | 90 |
| Sen I + II | 85 | 90 | 95 |
| LP Auflage, air pistol rested: at least 10 days | |||
| Damen Sen I + II | 85 | 90 | 95 |
| Sen I + II | 90 | 95 | 100 |
- A yearly average: the first series of each practice day, 15 shots (Schüler with LG and LP 10, GK L 10, EM 60), competitions included; the worst days are struck down to the minimum printed with the weapon type, and the total is divided by that minimum.
- The base badge comes with the first hanger; then one hanger, bronze, silver or gold, per weapon type and year.
- Open also to Bundeswehr and police members who are not in the KB.
Schießsportordnung des KB (Stand 28.02.2023), pp. 82–84 a
Bundes-Sportschützenabzeichen
KBFederal Sport Shooter Badge
Course of fireEach shooting day’s first series of 30 shots, on at least 10 days (rested 5); air pistol (Schüler 20) or rested
Every series, and the average
| Class | Silver | Gold |
|---|---|---|
| LP, air pistol: at least 10 days | ||
| Schüler | 120 | 130 |
| J Sch / Jun M | 215 | 225 |
| J Sch / Jun J | 220 | 230 |
| Damen | 220 | 230 |
| Schützen | 240 | 250 |
| Damen Alt | 190 | 200 |
| Alters | 230 | 240 |
| Damen Sen | 180 | 190 |
| Senioren | 190 | 200 |
| Damen Sen I + II | 170 | 180 |
| Sen I + II | 180 | 190 |
| LP Auflage, air pistol rested: at least 5 days | ||
| Damen Sen I + II | 180 | 190 |
| Sen I + II | 190 | 200 |
- Series of 30 shots (Schüler with LG and LP 20, GK L 20, EM 60), the first of each shooting day, every one reaching the number, on at least the days printed with the weapon type; the average over those days decides.
- The text names 10 days for LG and LP and 5 for KK, the table 10 for KK.
- One pin a year, silver first.
- Open also to Bundeswehr and police members who are not in the KB.
- Behinderte: their age class, 5 rings less.
Schießsportordnung des KB (Stand 28.02.2023), pp. 90 a–91 a
Bundes-Lorbeerspange
KBFederal Laurel Clasp
Course of fireEach shooting day’s first series of 30 shots, on at least 10 days; air pistol (Schüler 20) or rested
Every series
| Class | Bronze | Silver | Gold |
|---|---|---|---|
| LP, air pistol: at least 10 days | |||
| Schüler | 112 | 122 | 132 |
| J Sch / Jun M | 207 | 217 | 227 |
| J Sch / Jun J | 212 | 222 | 232 |
| Damen | 212 | 222 | 232 |
| Schützen | 222 | 242 | 252 |
| Damen Alt | 182 | 192 | 202 |
| Alters | 212 | 232 | 242 |
| Damen Sen | 172 | 182 | 192 |
| Senioren | 182 | 192 | 202 |
| Damen Sen I + II | 172 | 182 | 192 |
| Sen I + II | 182 | 192 | 202 |
| LP Auflage, air pistol rested: at least 10 days | |||
| Damen Sen I + II | 173 | 183 | 193 |
| Sen I + II | 183 | 193 | 203 |
- From the year after the gold Bundes-Sportschützenabzeichen: bronze, silver, gold, one a year, in that order.
- Series of 30 shots (Schüler with LG and LP 20, GK L 20, EM 60), the first of each shooting day, every one reaching the number, on at least the days printed with the weapon type; competition results count.
- Open also to Bundeswehr and police members who are not in the KB.
- Behinderte: their age class, 5 rings less.
Schießsportordnung des KB (Stand 28.02.2023), pp. 93 a–94 a
JapanJRSF
日本ライフル射撃協会 段級審査
JRSF dan and kyu grading
The JRSF’s regulations govern all dan and kyu grading in Japanese rifle and pistol shooting, from beam rifle and air guns to big-bore rifle and matchlock muzzle-loaders, to encourage shooters and develop the sport. A candidate applies with a fee before the match, sits a written test at 5th kyu, 1st dan and 6th dan, and after passing pays a registration fee for an electronic certificate. A grade in one discipline lets a shooter start higher in another.
JRSF 段級審査規程 (in force 21 February 2026), arts. 1–2 and 15–17; 付表1; JRSF, 「段級制度」
10mエアピストル (AP60)
JRSF10m Air Pistol (AP60)
Course of fireOne 60-shot 10 m air pistol match (AP60)
| Grade | Points60 shots |
|---|---|
| 5th kyu5級 | 390 |
| 4th kyu4級 | 420 |
| 3rd kyu3級 | 450 |
| 2nd kyu2級 | 470 |
| 1st kyu1級 | 495 |
| 1st dan初段 | 510 |
| 2nd dan2段 | 525 |
| 3rd dan3段 | 540 |
| 4th dan4段 | 555 |
| 5th dan5段 | 564 |
| 6th dan6段 | 570 |
| 7th dan7段 | 575 |
| 8th dan8段 | 580 |
- The total of one 60-shot 10 m air pistol match (AP60, max 600), shot at a sanctioned competition or at a grading session of at least three participants held apart from one, before two examiners; 6th dan and above only at G1 and G2 events.
- Grades are taken in order from the bottom and held for life.
- The same table also grades the 40-shot match (AP40), from 260 to 386.
JRSF 段級審査規程, in force 21 February 2026, art. 11 and 付表5 (pistol, rev. 3 December 2022), riflesports.jp
NetherlandsKNSA
KNSA-vaardigheidskruis
KNSA proficiency cross
The KNSA set up its proficiency tests for master marksmen, with the cross as their award; its general board changes the requirements, yearly where needed, on the national technical committees’ proposal. The vaardigheidskruis is an enamelled gilt cross on a 27 mm red, white and blue ribbon, and each clasp costs a fee the board sets. The KNSA keeps a numbered register of every test taken, open to any shooter, and sends out the awards itself.
Shot at a KNSA classification match, a district, regional or national championship or an international match, before an authorised KNSA official, and announced before the series with an entry fee; a proef is awarded once a year. The first pass brings the cross, each later one a numbered clasp; 25 passes in all bring a silvered pin, 50 a gilt one. Categories by the age reached in the season, 1 October to 30 September: senioren 21–54, junioren-A 18–20, -B 15–17, -C 13–14, veteranen 55 and over.
KNSA Schiet- en Wedstrijdreglement, deel I (01-10-2026), 20.1, 20.3, 20.5 and 20.6, pp. 30–32
Vaardigheidskruis
KNSAProficiency Cross
Course of fireAir pistol, 60 shots (veteranen, junioren-B and -C 40); .22 Meesterkaart, 40 in 5-shot series, 50 min
| Proef | Shots | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Luchtpistool (4.08)Senioren heren, junioren-A heren | 60 | 536 |
| Luchtpistool (4.08)Senioren dames, junioren-A dames | 60 | 520 |
| Luchtpistool (4.08)Veteranen heren and dames | 40 | 357 |
| Luchtpistool (4.08)Junioren-B | 40 | 340 |
| Luchtpistool (4.08)Junioren-C | 40 | 323 |
| Meesterkaart KKP 10 meter (4.13).22 pistol. Senioren, veteranen, junioren-A | 40 | 352 |
- The score is the match total, on the ISSF air-pistol card.
- The Meesterkaart KKP is the .22 pistol on the same card at 10 m: 40 shots in 5-shot series, 50 minutes.
KNSA, Overzicht klasseringseisen seizoen 2026/2027 (14 Sept. 2026), 4.08, 4.13; SWR deel VI (01-10-2026), 6.2, p. 16, and 6.6, p. 17; SWR deel I (01-10-2026), H20, pp. 30–32
NorwayNSF
NAIS-medaljen (NSF)
NAIS medal (NSF)
The NAIS medal was instituted in 1939 as the army-rifle medal of NAIS, the Norwegian branch of the International Shooting Union. Its rules were much simplified in 1990, with slightly higher scores for the better precision rifles, and pistol, clay and running target joined the programme in 1994. NAIS results are not reported to NSF: the organiser records and keeps them on trust.
Shot as a NAIS shoot of its own, run by a Forsvaret unit or a DFS or NSF club; the organiser’s signed result counts. The badges may be won in any order; the medals from the year after the gilt-badge score, the gilt medal after the silver, with one counting result per medal level a year. The recruit badge, for shooters who turn 16 or younger in the year, is won once. Bronze, silver and gilt enamel stars follow the gilt medal, each for its score in three different years, then a statuette.
Norges Sportsskytterforbund, Reglement for NAIS og Kvartmatch (2021, updated 2025), NAIS: Historikk, p. 2; Administrative bestemmelser, p. 6; Norges Sportsskytterforbund, “NAIS-skyting”
NAIS 10 m luftpistol
NSFNAIS 10 m air pistol
Course of fire30 shots in 45 min, sighters included
| Level | Points30 shots |
|---|---|
| Recruit badge | 160 |
| Bronze badge | 180 |
| Silver badge | 190 |
| Gilt badge | 200 |
| Bronze medal | 220 |
| Silver medal | 230 |
| Gilt medal | 240 |
Points in 30 shots in 45 minutes, free sighters included, under ISSF’s 10 m pistol rules, on the ISSF air pistol card.
NSF, Reglement for NAIS (2021, updated 2025), §§ 2–6, pp. 2–5, and Nasjonale pistolregler 2026, 8.31, p. 6
NSF ferdighetsmerke og Kvartmatch
NSF skill badge and Quarter Match
NSF’s skill badge, in gold, silver and bronze, is awarded in chosen events in every branch, at scores its committee for grassroots sport sets. In NSF’s 10, 25 and 50 m pistol events, the skill badge’s silver score is also the score for promotion to class A. The Kvartmatch rules, adopted by NSF’s board, have been in force since 1991.
Norges Sportsskytterforbund, Fellesreglement (June 2026), Del II, 2.3.2.1–2.3.2.3, p. 18; Norges Sportsskytterforbund, Tabell 5, Merke- og opprykkskrav (2026); Norges Sportsskytterforbund, Reglement for NAIS og Kvartmatch (2021, updated 2025), Kvartmatch, p. 8
Sportsskytterforbundets ferdighetsmerke
NSFNSF Skill Badge
Course of fireThe event’s full match, 60 or 40 shots
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m air pistol, 60 shots10m Luftpistol, 3A | 576 | 565 | 535 |
| 10 m air pistol, 40 shots10m Luftpistol, 3A | 383 | 375 | 355 |
- Points for the event’s full course at a meet; the meet’s organiser or the shooter’s club issues the requisition, giving the result and the date.
- No order, period or limit on repeats is printed, and the requirements do not apply to classes SH1–SH3.
NSF Tabell 5, Merke- og opprykkskrav (valid from 2026); Fellesreglement (June 2026), 2.3.2, p. 18
SwedenSPSF and SvSF
SPSF förbundsmärken
SPSF federation badges
An SPSF club may back a member’s application for a handgun licence only once the member has met the Pistolskyttemärket’s gold requirements, or, holding gold, those of a year badge (årtalsmärke) in either of the last 2 years. Badges are bought at set prices through SPSF’s member system by 31 January of the year after the test. The Pistolskyttemärket shows crossed wheel-lock pistols from Gustav II Adolf’s armoury, now in the Royal Armoury in Stockholm.
Weapon groups: A service-type large-calibre pistols, B other large-calibre pistols and revolvers, C .22 pistols and revolvers, R large-calibre revolvers.
Svenska Pistolskytteförbundet, Skjuthandbok, 21st edition (2026), Bilaga 1, 1.1 and 5.1.1; Bilaga 8, rule 9; Svenska Pistolskytteförbundet, “Pistolskyttemärken”
Luftpistolmärket
SPSFAir Pistol Badge
Course of fire5 × 10 shots, 15 min a series, standing without support
| Level | Points |
|---|---|
| Bronze | 66 |
| Silver | 76 |
| Gold | 88 |
- Points in each of five 10-shot series, 15 minutes each, standing without support, within one calendar year.
- Any level may be won first, and several in the same year; bronze and silver are open to non-members when an official of an SPSF club runs the test.
Skjuthandboken 2026 (21st ed.), P 5.11.1, p. 467
Luftpistolmärke för ungdom
SPSFYouth Air Pistol Badge
Course of fire5 × 10 shots, 15 min a series; standing with a support hand (up to 13 also seated with a rest)
| Level | Up to 13 | Up to 15 |
|---|---|---|
| Bronze | 76 | 76 |
| Silver | 82 | 80 |
| Gold | 88 | 84 |
| Gold, one star | 92 | 88 |
| Gold, two stars | 94 | 90 |
| Gold, three stars | 97 | 93 |
Up to 13: Seated with a rest, or standing with a support hand · Up to 15: Standing with a support hand
- Points in each of five 10-shot series, 15 minutes each, for young shooters up to the year they turn 13 or 15; a club official supervises every test.
- Bronze to gold may be won in the same year, each level after the one below; the starred levels need membership of an SPSF or SvSF club.
Skjuthandboken 2026 (21st ed.), P 5.11.3, p. 468
SvSF skyttemärken
SvSF shooting badges
SvSF’s rulebook dates its submachine-gun badge to 1946, its smallbore badge to 1971 and its first air-rifle badge to 1973. An SvSF club may back a member’s application for a handgun licence only once the member has met the silver requirements in sport, centre-fire or free pistol within the last 2 years, or SPSF’s gold. For a submachine-gun licence, SvSF asks for 3 years as an active shooter at gold level.
Svenska Skyttesportförbundet, Regelbok Nationellt skytte (2026-03-02), 13.13, pp. 90 and 92; Svenska Skyttesportförbundet, handlingsregler för föreningsintyg för vapenlicens (2025-05-14), rule 10 for handguns, and for rifles
Luftpistol 10 m
SvSFAir Pistol Badges, 10 m
Course of fire10 × 5 shots or 5 × 10 shots
| Level | 5-shot series×10 | 10-shot series×5 |
|---|---|---|
| Propagandamärke (promotion badge) | ||
| Bronze | 36 | 72 |
| Silver | 38 | 76 |
| Gold | 40 | 80 |
| Påbyggnadsmärke (advanced badge) | ||
| Bronze | 40 | 80 |
| Silver | 44 | 88 |
| Gold | 47 | 94 |
- Points in each of ten 5-shot series or five 10-shot series.
- The promotion badges may all be won in one calendar year, in order; the advanced badge needs promotion-badge gold in an earlier year and then climbs a level a year at most, and gold with one, two or three stars follows for its gold scores met in three more years each.
- Members of SvSF clubs only; a level is won when its scores are met and the badge is bought.
Skyttemärken SvSF (2023-01-12), pp. 3 and 7
SwitzerlandSSV
SSV-Auszeichnungen
SSV awards
The SSV’s Volksschiessen is meant to bring people to sport shooting, and most who shoot it hold no licence: in 2025, 7,868 of the 10,835 shooters in its 50 m edition. Most awards in the 300 m Einzelwettschiessen are Kranzkarten rather than badges, 92 percent of them in 2025. The Sportschützenauszeichnung is there to draw more shooters to club and popular shoots.
Classes go by birth year, as the age reached in the year the season ends. A Kranzkarte (wreath card) is a card worth the francs shown, given as, or instead of, a wreath badge.
SSV, Reglement Schweizer Volksschiessen Gewehr 50m (2016), 1.1; SSV, Jahresbericht 2025 Schweizer Volksschiessen Gewehr 50m, pp. 2 and 20; SSV, Auszeichnungsquoten EWS-G300 2025; SSV, Reglement Sportschützenauszeichnung Gewehr 10m und 50m (2011), 1 and 6
Einzelwettkampf Pistole 10m (EW-P10)
SSVIndividual Match, 10 m air pistol
Course of fireBest two of three 20-shot parts, each untimed, after unlimited sighters; U13 from a fixed rest, U15 a moving one
| Class | Points40 shots |
|---|---|
| Bis U17Juniors, to 16 | 290 |
| U19 / SVJuniors 17–18, senior veterans 70 and over | 310 |
| U21 / VJuniors 19–20, veterans 60–69 | 330 |
| E/SElite and seniors, 21–59 | 350 |
- Points for the best two of three 20-shot parts, on the SSV’s numbered 10 m pistol cards; each part untimed and unbroken after as many sighters as one likes, the parts on different days if one likes.
- Licensed shooters, under supervision, once a season, 15 October to 31 March.
- The limit gives a Kranzkarte worth Fr. 8.
- U13 may shoot from a fixed rest, U15 from a moving one.
AFB EW-P10, Ausgabe 2026/2027 (Reg.-Nr. 4.72.02), §§ 2–4 and 6, pp. 1–2; Reglement EW-P10, Ausgabe 2015, § 3
Nadelstich Pistole 10m (NS-P10)
SSVPin Match, 10 m air pistol
Course of firePart 1, 10 shots; part 2, 20 shots (U10 to U17, 10)
| Level | Part 110 shots, none below | Part 220 shots, none below |
|---|---|---|
| Bronze pinBronzenadel | 5 | 6 |
| Silver pinSilbernadel | 6 | 7 |
| Gold pinGoldnadel | 7 | 8 |
- No shot of a part may score below the value shown; U10 to U17 shoot 10 shots in part 2.
- Part 1 opens part 2, and part 2 the next level: the levels are taken in order, each repeated until passed, and gold ends the season’s levels.
- Each level passed gives its pin or, instead, credit points — 2, 2 and 3, at most 7 a season — and 35 points give a special pin.
- A licence is needed except for juniors to U21; under supervision, 15 October to 31 March.
Reglement NS-P10, Ausgabe 2018 (DOK 4.04.4203), Art. 4 and 8–13, pp. 1–3; AFB NS-P10, Ausgabe 2026/2027 (Reg.-Nr. 4.71.02), §§ 2, 3 and 6, pp. 1–3
United KingdomNSRA
NSRA Proficiency Badges
The NSRA’s proficiency scheme covers 11 disciplines, from air pistol to benchrest rifle and sport crossbow, and a shooter may enter as often as they like. A claim should say whether a lower award would be accepted, in case the score claimed is not confirmed. The numbered NSRA card stickers cost £3.00 for a set of 12, at least 5 sets an order, and unused sets stay valid in later years; the badge is bought separately.
Open to all; NSRA membership is not needed. Each card carries an NSRA sticker put on before shooting, a discipline’s set of cards is shot within four weeks (or within the NSRA postal competition it is shot alongside), and the cards go to the NSRA to be scored. A badge is claimed for the class the score reaches, by 31 January the following year. Juniors must be under the age on the day they shoot, and may also claim senior classes. (Booklet pp. 2–3.)
NSRA Proficiency Badges booklet, V04 (January 2026), General Conditions, and Prizes & Awards, pp. 2–3; NSRA Proficiency Badge Competitions, Sticker Order Form, v4; NSRA, “NSRA Proficiency Badge Scheme & Competition”
10 Metre / 6 Yard Air Pistol
NSRA
Course of fire40 shots at 10 m or 6 yd; no sighters once the first competition shot is fired
| Award | Points40 shots |
|---|---|
| Mastershot | 375 |
| Expert | 365 |
| Class A | 353 |
| Class B | 340 |
| Class C | 320 |
| Class D | 300 |
| Class A JuniorUnder 18 | 290 |
| Class B JuniorUnder 18 | 260 |
| Class C JuniorUnder 14, out of 200 | 125 |
- Minimum scores for 40 shots at 10 metres on the ISSF card, or at 6 yards on the NSRA Air 8 card: one table for both courses.
- No sighters once the first competition shot is fired.
NSRA Proficiency Badges booklet, V04 (January 2026), p. 4
United StatesCMP and NRA
CMP Achievement Awards
Every CMP rulebook, from air gun and smallbore to service rifle, pistol and the CMP Games, sets achievement awards as an incentive to take part and improve. In EIC matches, shooters already Distinguished, who earn no more credit points, still compete for achievement pins. If extreme weather lowers every score in a CMP Games match, or many competitors are new, the match director may lower the bronze score, but not below the 40th-percentile competitor.
Gold, silver or bronze for equalling or exceeding the cut score in one match at a CMP-sanctioned or CMP-run competition. The cut scores come from earlier national championship scores, set so that roughly the top 40 percent of competitors earn an award: the top sixth of them gold, the next two sixths silver, the rest bronze.
CMP Air Rifle and Air Pistol Competition Rules, 5th ed. (2026), rule 11.1; CMP Highpower Rifle Competition Rules, 29th ed. (2026), rules 4.11.3, 9.3.9–9.3.10 and 10.3.3; CMP Games Rifle and Pistol Competition Rules, 13th ed. (2026), rules 4.8 and 4.8.4
Air Pistol Achievement Award
CMP
Course of fireOne 60-shot 10 m air pistol match (AP60)
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pistol, 60 shotsInteger scoring | ≥564 | 550–563 | 534–549 |
Whole-ring points over one 60-shot 10 m air pistol match (AP60) on the ISSF 10 m air pistol target, at a CMP-sanctioned competition — at competitions only; the CMP provides the pins.
CMP Air Rifle and Air Pistol Competition Rules, 5th ed. (2026), rules 6.4.3 and 11.1, Table 4, pp. 28, 52–53
NRA Marksmanship Qualification Program
The NRA dates the programme to 1903 and measures shooters against par scores in 23 qualifications, from BB gun to shotgun and multi-gun. Awards are ordered from the NRA’s Program Materials Center: the discipline’s patch at the start, then a rocker, medal, pin and certificate for each rating. NRA members who reach Distinguished Expert get its packet free, and those who earn it in 2 or 3 of rifle, pistol and shotgun become Double or Triple Distinguished.
Ratings are earned in order, from Pro-Marksman up, at the shooter’s own pace; a score counts only toward the rating being worked on and cannot be held for a higher one, and the repetitions need not be fired in a row or in one session. Distinguished Expert firing is witnessed by an NRA member, instructor or coach, unless it is shot in competition.
NRA Marksmanship Qualification Program guide book, 11th ed. (January 2021), pp. 1–3 and 53–54; NRA Marksmanship Qualification Program, “Courses of Fire” and “FAQs”
Air Pistol Qualification
NRA
Course of fireAt 10 m: 10 shots supported at a bench, 20 standing supported, then 40 or 60 standing one-handed
| Rating | Shots | Points | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pro-MarksmanBasic supported bench | 10 | 40 | 4 |
| MarksmanStanding supported | 20 | 100 | 4 |
| SharpshooterStanding one-handed | 40 | 280 | 4 |
| ExpertStanding one-handed | 40 | 316 | 4 |
| Distinguished Expert | 40 | 348 | 10 |
| Distinguished ExpertAt two NRA sanctioned competitions | 40 | 335 | 2 |
Or, from Sharpshooter on, 60 shots
| Rating | Points | Times |
|---|---|---|
| Sharpshooter | 420 | 6 |
| Expert | 474 | 6 |
| Distinguished Expert | 522 | 10 |
| Distinguished ExpertAt two NRA sanctioned competitions | 503 | 2 |
- Points over the shots given (10 a shot at most); Times is how many such scores the rating takes.
- Any .177 spring, pneumatic or CO2 pistol or revolver, on the B-40 at 10 metres; the course starts supported at a bench, then standing with a support such as a T-stand, then standing one-handed in the international style.
- Open to everyone, NRA members or not; practice, league and match scores all count.
- The program runs on the honor system and NRA does not track ratings.
NRA Marksmanship Qualification Program guide book, 11th ed. (January 2021), pp. 12–13
International Air Pistol Qualification
NRA
Course of fireAt 10 m: 20 or 30 shots standing two-handed, then 40 (from Expert also 60) standing one-handed
| Rating | Shots | Points | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pro-Marksman | 20 | 100 | 4 |
| Marksman | 30 | 180 | 4 |
| Sharpshooter | 40 | 299 | 6 |
| Expert | 40 | 326 | 6 |
| Distinguished Expert | 40 | 348 | 10 |
| Distinguished ExpertAt two NRA sanctioned competitions | 40 | 335 | 2 |
Or, for Expert and Distinguished Expert, 60 shots
| Rating | Points | Times |
|---|---|---|
| Expert | 485 | 4 |
| Distinguished Expert | 522 | 10 |
| Distinguished ExpertAt two NRA sanctioned competitions | 503 | 2 |
- Points over the shots given (10 a shot at most); Times is how many such scores the rating takes.
- Any .177 spring, pneumatic or CO2 pistol or revolver with open sights, on the B-40 at 10 metres.
- Pro-Marksman and Marksman are shot standing with both hands, arm extended and no other support; from Sharpshooter on, one hand without support, as the course text says — the table prints "Standing two handed" for every rating (as printed).
- Open to everyone, NRA members or not; practice, league and match scores all count.
NRA Marksmanship Qualification Program guide book, 11th ed. (January 2021), pp. 14–15
How it is shot
Target height · Sighters · Course · Final · Teams · Pistol · Decimals · Ties
- Target height
- The target centre hangs 1.40 m above the firing point floor, give or take 0.05 m.ISSF rule 6.4.6.1
- Sighters
- The match opens with 15 minutes of preparation and sighting time, with unlimited sighting shots.ISSF rules 6.11.1.1 and 8.11
- Course
- The qualification is 60 shots in 75 minutes, or in 90 minutes where electronic scoring targets are not available. On paper, every competition card takes one shot, and there are four sighting cards.ISSF rule 8.11
- Final
- The best eight go through to the final and start again from zero: two series of 5 shots in 250 seconds each, then 14 single shots in 50 seconds each, 24 shots in all. The lowest-ranked finalist leaves after the 12th shot, and another after every second shot from then on.ISSF rules 6.11.9.1 and 6.17.2
- Teams
- In the mixed team event, each athlete fires 30 shots in 40 minutes, or in 60 minutes where electronic scoring targets are not available.ISSF rule 8.11
- Pistol
- Any 4.5 mm (.177) compressed-air, CO2 or pneumatic air pistol may be used, if it conforms to the ISSF Pistol Specification Table and configuration drawing.ISSF rule 8.4.3.5
- Decimals
- Qualification is scored in whole rings. Finals are scored in decimals: each ring is divided into ten equal parts, so a ten scores from 10.0 to 10.9.ISSF rules 6.3.3.1 to 6.3.3.3
- Ties
- Tied scores are broken by the most inner tens, then by the last 10-shot series counting back, then shot by shot from the last, where an inner ten outranks a ten.ISSF rule 6.15.1
Dimensions
10 rings · 155.5 mm
Card 170 × 170 mm or larger · 4.5 mm scoring gauge (.177)
| Ring | Colour | Diameter | Centre within |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inner ten | Black | 5 mm0.20 in | 4.75 mm |
| 10 | Black | 11.5 mm0.45 in | 8 mm |
| 9 | Black | 27.5 mm1.1 in | 16 mm |
| 8 | Black | 43.5 mm1.7 in | 24 mm |
| 7 | Black | 59.5 mm2.3 in | 32 mm |
| 6 | White | 75.5 mm3.0 in | 40 mm |
| 5 | White | 91.5 mm3.6 in | 48 mm |
| 4 | White | 107.5 mm4.2 in | 56 mm |
| 3 | White | 123.5 mm4.9 in | 64 mm |
| 2 | White | 139.5 mm5.5 in | 72 mm |
| 1 | White | 155.5 mm6.1 in | 80 mm |
Source: ISSF Rule Book, Edition 2025 (Second Print 07/2026), effective 1 July 2026, rule 6.3.4.6. Sizes are nominal. Dimensions checked ; page updated .
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