NRA B-19 Pistol target
The B-19 is the NRA’s reduced version of the international precision pistol target for yard ranges, under rules written for ISSF-type events. It carries the Free Pistol course and, at the shorter yard distance, Standard Pistol and the precision stage of Sport and Center Fire Pistol, all fired standing with one hand.
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Courses of fire
30 or 60 shots
| Course | Shots | Maximum |
|---|---|---|
| Sport precision6 × 5 · 5 min per series | 30 | 300 |
| CF precision6 × 5 · 5 min per series | 30 | 300 |
| Standard Pistol12 × 5 · 150 s / 20 s / 10 s per series | 60 | 600 |
Badges
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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”
Muzzle Loading Qualification
NRA
Course of fireStages of 13 shots, the best 10 counting, untimed: rifle at 25 to 100 yd, bench to standing; pistol at 25 and 50 yd
Rifle and Musket Course
| Rating | Points | Times |
|---|---|---|
| Pro-MarksmanBenchrest or cross-sticks, 25 yd | 40 | 2 |
| MarksmanProne or benchrest, 50 yd | 45 | 2 |
| SharpshooterStanding, 50 yd | – | – |
| ExpertStanding and cross-sticks at 50 yd, standing and prone or benchrest at 100 yd | 240 | 2 |
| Distinguished ExpertStanding and prone or benchrest, at 50 and at 100 yd | 265 | 6 |
| Distinguished ExpertAt two NRA or NMLRA sanctioned competitions | 63% | 2 |
Pistol and Revolver Course
| Rating | Points | Times |
|---|---|---|
| Pro-MarksmanBenchrest, 25 yd | 35 | 2 |
| MarksmanStanding, 25 yd | 45 | 2 |
| Marksman 1st ClassStanding, 25 and 50 yd | 110 | 2 |
| SharpshooterStanding, 25 and 50 yd | 130 | 2 |
| ExpertStanding, 25 and 50 yd | 150 | 3 |
| Distinguished ExpertStanding, 25 and 50 yd | 165 | 5 |
| Distinguished ExpertAt two NRA or NMLRA sanctioned competitions | 79% | 2 |
- Every stage is the best 10 of 13 shots, of 100, scored from the centre of the hole, with no time limit.
- The rifle Expert and Distinguished Expert stages add up as one aggregate fired in one session, refired whole if short; from Marksman 1st Class the pistol course is a 25-yard and a 50-yard stage.
- The guide prints no score for rifle Sharpshooter (as printed).
- Any safe muzzle-loading rifle, military musket, pistol or cap-and-ball revolver, with black powder or an approved substitute; pistols one-handed under 50 yards.
- Cards: the B-19 at 25 yards (or the B-17), the B-6 at 50 and 100.
- 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. 42–45
How it is shot
Precision course · Standard pistol · Ready position · Free pistol · Positions · Gauging · Shoot-off
- Precision course
- In Sport and Center Fire Pistol, the precision course is 30 shots in six series of 5, each series in 5 minutes, after 5 minutes of preparation and an optional 5-shot sighting series, also in 5 minutes.NRA rule 7.2(a)
- Standard pistol
- Standard Pistol is 60 shots in three courses of four 5-shot series: 150 seconds a series, then 20 seconds, then 10 seconds, after 5 minutes of preparation and an optional 5-shot sighting series in 150 seconds.NRA rule 7.3(a)
- Ready position
- In Standard Pistol’s 20- and 10-second series, shooting starts from the Ready position: arm pointing down at no more than 45 degrees from vertical, not at the ground inside the firing point, and still until the target appears or the green light comes on.NRA rule 5.3(c)
- Free pistol
- A full Free Pistol course is 60 shots, at most ten to a competition target, in 1 hour 45 minutes on paper (1 hour 30 electronic), after 15 minutes of preparation and unlimited sighters; a program may set less, down to 1.5 minutes a shot.NRA rule 10.14
- Positions
- The firing position is standing free, without support and completely within the firing point, with the whole pistol held in one hand; the wrist must be visibly free of support, and bracelets, watches or bands that might support it are banned on that arm.NRA rule 5.12
- Gauging
- A shot hole whose edge touches the outside of a ring scores the higher value. Close shots are measured with a .22 gauge, or for centre fire a 9.65 to 9.70 mm (.380 to .382 in) gauge.NRA rule 14.3
- Shoot-off
- Ties for the first three places in Standard, Sport and Center Fire Pistol are shot off: three 5-shot rapid fire series in Sport and Center Fire, three 5-shot 10-second series in Standard Pistol, each after an optional sighting series.NRA rule 15.4
Dimensions
10 rings · 456.7 mm
5.6 mm scoring gauge (.22)
| Ring | Colour | Diameter | Centre within |
|---|---|---|---|
| X ring | Black | 22.352 mm0.88 in | 13.98 mm |
| 10 | Black | 45.2 mm1.8 in | 25.4 mm |
| 9 | Black | 90.9 mm3.6 in | 48.25 mm |
| 8 | Black | 136.7 mm5.4 in | 71.15 mm |
| 7 | Black | 182.4 mm7.2 in | 94 mm |
| 6 | White | 228.1 mm9.0 in | 116.85 mm |
| 5 | White | 273.8 mm10.8 in | 139.7 mm |
| 4 | White | 319.5 mm12.6 in | 162.55 mm |
| 3 | White | 365.3 mm14.4 in | 185.45 mm |
| 2 | White | 411 mm16.2 in | 208.3 mm |
| 1 | White | 456.7 mm18.0 in | 231.15 mm |
Source: NRA International Style Pistol Rules, Revised February 2025, rule 4.1(c). Sizes are nominal. Dimensions checked ; page updated .
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