NRA SR-1 Rifle target
The SR-1 is the military Short Range target scaled down so that the standing and sitting stages of NRA High Power’s National Match Course can be fired at a reduced distance. With the SR-21 and MR-31 the whole 50-shot course can be shot at one distance, and NRA keeps national records for it — but reduced-distance scores do not count for the 495 Club.
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Courses of fire
10 or 20 shots
| Course | Shots | Maximum |
|---|---|---|
| NMC offhand slow12 min | 10 | 100 |
| NMC rapid fire 1060 s | 10 | 100 |
| Standing slow 2022 min | 20 | 200 |
| Rapid fire 202 × 10 · 60 s per series | 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
As-Issued and Special Military Rifle Matches
CMP
Course of fire10 prone slow (Course B 20), 10 prone rapid (A in 80 s), 10 standing; B adds 10 sitting or kneeling rapid in 70 s
| Match | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course A: 30 shots | |||
| M1 Garand Rifle Match | 278+ | 269–277 | 258–268 |
| Springfield Rifle Match | 278+ | 270–277 | 260–269 |
| Vintage Military Rifle Match | 277+ | 266–276 | 253–265 |
| Modern Military Rifle Match | 285+ | 277–284 | 268–276 |
| Unlimited Modern Military | 291+ | 284–290 | 274–283 |
| Unlimited Garand Rifle Match | 285+ | 279–284 | 263–278 |
| Course B: 50 shots | |||
| M1 Garand Rifle Match | 464+ | 451–463 | 430–450 |
| Springfield Rifle Match | 464+ | 451–463 | 430–450 |
| Vintage Military Rifle Match | 463+ | 448–462 | 425–447 |
| Modern Military Rifle Match | 464+ | 445–463 | 425–444 |
| Unlimited Modern Military | 475+ | 455–474 | 433–454 |
| Unlimited Garand Rifle Match | 475+ | 465–474 | 445–464 |
- Points over one match at 200 yards on the SR target, or all of it at 100 yards on the SR-1.
- Course A: 10 shots prone slow fire, 10 prone rapid fire from standing in 80 seconds, 10 standing slow fire; Course B: 20 prone slow fire, 10 prone rapid, 10 sitting or kneeling rapid in 70 seconds, 10 standing.
- Each match has its own rifles: as-issued M1 Garands, M1903 Springfields, other vintage military rifles, modern military rifles, and the unlimited classes.
- At competitions only: medals at the National Matches and CMP Competition Games, pins that clubs order for their CMP-sanctioned matches.
CMP Games Rifle and Pistol Competition Rules, 13th ed. (2026), rules 4.8, 5.5–5.6 and 6.6, Tables 3 and 4, pp. 39–40, 49–52, 62–63; Annex A, p. 104
M1 Carbine Match
CMP
Course of fire40 shots at 100 yd: 10 prone slow, 10 prone and 10 sitting or kneeling rapid in 60 s each, 10 standing slow
| Match | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| M1 Carbine Match40 shots | 348+ | 330–347 | 310–329 |
- Points over 40 shots at 100 yards on the SR-1 target with an as-issued M1 Carbine: 10 prone slow fire, 10 prone and 10 sitting or kneeling rapid fire from standing in 60 seconds each, and 10 standing slow fire.
- At competitions only: medals at the National Matches and CMP Competition Games, pins that clubs order for their CMP-sanctioned matches.
CMP Games Rifle and Pistol Competition Rules, 13th ed. (2026), rules 4.8, 6.5.1 and 6.6.1, Table 5, pp. 39–40, 61–62; Annex A, p. 104
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”
High Power Rifle Qualification
NRA
Course of fire50, 80 or 100 shots: 200 yd standing slow, sitting or kneeling rapid, 60 s; 300 prone rapid, 70 s; 500–600 prone slow
| Rating | Scoreof the possible | Times |
|---|---|---|
| Pro-Marksman | 40% | 2 |
| Marksman | 55% | 2 |
| Sharpshooter | 70% | 3 |
| Expert | 80% | 3 |
| Distinguished Expert | 88% | 10 |
| Distinguished ExpertAt two NRA sanctioned high power competitions | 84% | 2 |
- Percent of the possible score over a 50-, 80- or 100-shot course, any of them at any rating, its four stages fired in one session: standing slow fire at 200 yards, sitting or kneeling rapid fire at 200 (60 seconds), prone rapid fire at 300 (70 seconds), prone slow fire at 500 or 600.
- Times is how many such scores.
- Any U.S. service rifle or centrefire rifle with metallic sights; a sling in every position but standing.
- Cards by range length: 600 yards SR, SR-3 and MR-1; 300 yards SR, SR-3 and MR-63; 200 yards SR, SR-42 and MR-52; 100 yards SR-1, SR-21 and MR-31.
- 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. 26–27
How it is shot
Course · National Match · National records · Time · Reloading · Gauging
- Course
- On its own it carries 10- or 20-shot matches at 100 yd, standing in slow fire or sitting or kneeling in rapid fire; NRA marks both as reduced target and distance courses.NRA rules 7.1 and 7.2
- National Match
- At 100 yd the whole 50-shot National Match Course can be fired on reduced cards: the SR-1 for standing and sitting or kneeling, the SR-21 for prone rapid fire and the MR-31 for prone slow fire.NRA rule 7.14
- National records
- NRA recognises national records for 20 shots standing and 20 shots sitting or kneeling on the SR-1, and two sighters are fired and recorded in each stage of those courses.NRA rule 17.5
- Time
- Slow fire allows one minute per shot, sighters included when they are specified; a 10-shot rapid-fire string sitting or kneeling allows 60 seconds.NRA rules 8.1, 8.2(a) and 8.2(b)
- Reloading
- In rapid fire the shooter loads 2 or 5 rounds when the targets appear and, after firing them, reloads 8 or 5. Reloading before the 2nd or 5th shot is fired scores zero for the whole 10-shot string.NRA rule 10.1.7
- Gauging
- Hits are scored on the diameter of the bullet actually fired, with a gauge flange from .224 in (5.56 mm) to .308 in (7.62 mm); electronic targets are set to the shooter’s bullet diameter where possible, otherwise .308.NRA rules 10.17 and 14.3
Dimensions
6 rings · 466.1 mm
7.82 mm scoring gauge
| Ring | Colour | Diameter | Centre within |
|---|---|---|---|
| X ring | Black | 34.29 mm1.4 in | 21.06 mm |
| 10 | Black | 85.09 mm3.4 in | 46.46 mm |
| 9 | Black | 161.29 mm6.3 in | 84.56 mm |
| 8 | White | 237.49 mm9.4 in | 122.66 mm |
| 7 | White | 313.69 mm12.4 in | 160.76 mm |
| 6 | White | 389.89 mm15.3 in | 198.86 mm |
| 5 | White | 466.09 mm18.4 in | 236.96 mm |
The card
- X ring
- The X is an inner circle that breaks ties without changing the total: the highest value on an NRA high power target is 10, so the inner circle is marked X, the Roman numeral ten.NRA Glossary, “X” Ring
Source: NRA High Power Rifle Rules, Revised January 2026, rule 4.2(a). Sizes are nominal. Dimensions checked ; page updated .
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