NRA A-50 50m Rifle target
The A-50 is the ISSF smallbore rifle target as the NRA prints it, for NRA Metric Prone and Metric Position matches, shot five to a bull. With no X ring, centre shots that touch the inner ten break ties, and juniors who score 570 or more in a registered Metric Position tournament join the NRA’s 570 Club. The same card is also used as the BDS Nr.3 50m Rifle (BDS, Germany), the DSB Nr.3 50m Rifle (DSB, Germany), the FFTir 50m Rifle (FFTir, France), the ISSF 50m Rifle (ISSF) and the KNSA 50m Rifle (KNSA, Netherlands).
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Courses of fire
20 to 120 shots
| Course | Shots | Maximum |
|---|---|---|
| Metric prone2 × 20 · 20 min per series | 40 | 400 |
| Metric 3×203 × 20 · 20 min / 40 min / 30 min per series | 60 | 600 |
| Metric 3×403 × 40 · 40 min / 80 min / 60 min per series | 120 | 1200 |
| Metric prone 603 × 20 · 20 min per series | 60 | 600 |
| Metric prone 2020 min | 20 | 200 |
| Metric 3×103 × 10 · 10 min / 20 min / 15 min per series | 30 | 300 |
| Metric Dewar (50 m)20 min | 20 | 200 |
Badges
United States · CMP 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
Smallbore Rifle Three-Position Achievement Pin
CMP
Course of fire3 × 20 shots: 20 each kneeling, prone and standing, in that order, at 50 m, 50 yd or 50 ft
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three-Position, 3×20 shots50 m, 50 yd or 50 ft | 575+ | 562–574 | 548–561 |
Points over one 3×20 match — 20 shots each kneeling, prone and standing, in that order — on the 50 m ISSF target (A-50), its 50-yard reduction (A-51) or the 50-foot USAS-50, at a CMP-sanctioned smallbore competition; at competitions only.
CMP Smallbore Rifle Competition Rules, 8th ed. (2026), rules 6.4.1 and 11.1, Table 6, pp. 31, 59
NRA Honorary Clubs
NRA smallbore rifle has the 400, 570, 800, 1600 and 3200 Clubs, high power rifle the 448, 495, 792 and 990 Clubs, and precision pistol the 2600, 2650 and 2670 Clubs. The 400 Club was organised at Camp Perry in 1933 with 12 charter members, for 400 over the Dewar course with metallic sights at the National Matches; since 1951 it has also taken such scores from the Smallbore Rifle Regionals.
Membership for equalling or surpassing the club’s score in an NRA sanctioned tournament, at competitions only; the competitor or the tournament sponsor sends NRA the score with a copy of the official bulletin, and a memento is awarded.
NRA Smallbore Rifle Rules (February 2026), NRA Honorary Clubs, p. 77; NRA High Power Rifle Rules (January 2026), NRA Honorary Clubs, pp. 83–84; NRA Precision Pistol Rules (February 2026), NRA Honorary Clubs, p. 63
The 570 Club
NRA
Course of fireMetric position: 10, 20 or 40 shots each prone, standing and kneeling, at 50 ft, 50 m or 50 yd
| Course | Score |
|---|---|
| Metric positionJunior shooters | 570 |
- For NRA junior shooters who equal or surpass 570 in an NRA registered metric position smallbore rifle tournament, at competitions only.
- Metric position matches are 10, 20 or 40 shots in each of prone, standing and kneeling, on the NRA/USAS-50 at 50 feet or on the A-50 or A-51 at 50 metres or yards (Rule 7.5).
- The club dates from 1 January 1976.
NRA Smallbore Rifle Rules (revised February 2026), NRA Honorary Clubs, p. 77, and Rule 7.5, p. 18
How it is shot
Metric Prone · Metric Position · Sighters · National records · Gauging · Ties
- Metric Prone
- Metric Prone on this card is a 40- or 60-shot match, or a 20-shot one, at five shots to a bull, with one minute allowed per record shot.NRA rules 7.4, 7.4.1 and 8.2(b)
- Metric Position
- NRA Metric Position is 10, 20 or 40 shots in each of prone, standing and kneeling, five to a bull, with one minute per record shot prone, 1½ kneeling and 2 standing, plus at least 5 more minutes for each position change.NRA rules 7.5 and 8.2(c)
- Sighters
- Fouling and sighting shots are permitted at any time unless the program prohibits them, but only after the command COMMENCE FIRING.NRA rule 9.2
- National records
- For national records, 40 or 60 metric prone shots on the A-50 at 50 m and on the A-51 at 50 yd count as one course; Metric Position records may be set on either card, each fired at its stated distance.NRA rules 17.5(g) and 17.5(i)
- Gauging
- A shot hole whose leaded edge touches a ring scores the higher value; close shots are decided with an inward .22 gauge of .2225 to .2240 in (5.65 to 5.69 mm).NRA rules 14.3 and 14.3(a)
- Ties
- The card has no X ring: ties go first to centre shots, holes touching the inner ten ring; in matches over several positions, then to the higher standing score, then kneeling and prone.NRA rules 14.3(f)(3) and 15.7.2(b)
Dimensions
10 rings · 154.4 mm
5.6 mm scoring gauge (.22)
| Ring | Colour | Diameter | Centre within |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inner ten | Black | 5 mm0.20 in | 5.3 mm |
| 10 | Black | 10.4 mm0.41 in | 8 mm |
| 9 | Black | 26.4 mm1.0 in | 16 mm |
| 8 | Black | 42.4 mm1.7 in | 24 mm |
| 7 | Black | 58.4 mm2.3 in | 32 mm |
| 6 | Black | 74.4 mm2.9 in | 40 mm |
| 5 | Black | 90.4 mm3.6 in | 48 mm |
| 4 | Black | 106.4 mm4.2 in | 56 mm |
| 3 | White | 122.4 mm4.8 in | 64 mm |
| 2 | White | 138.4 mm5.4 in | 72 mm |
| 1 | White | 154.4 mm6.1 in | 80 mm |
The card
- Card
- The A-50 carries the ISSF 50 m target as an NRA card with six bulls, for NRA Metric Position and Metric Prone competition.NRA rule 4.10
- Approved cards
- In NRA sanctioned competition only targets printed by NRA licensed manufacturers with the Official Competition target seal, or military targets, may be used, unmodified unless NRA authorises it; they hang vertically with the highest-numbered bull at the bottom.NRA rule 4.1
Source: NRA Smallbore Rifle Rules, Revised February 2026, rule 4.10. Sizes are nominal. Dimensions checked ; page updated .
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