NRA USAS-50 50ft Rifle target
The NRA/USAS-50 is the international smallbore rifle target reduced for the shorter indoor range, used for NRA Metric Position: prone, standing and kneeling, one shot on each of ten record bulls. Close shots from the 10 down to the 6 are valued with an outward gauge, and juniors scoring 570 or more in registered Metric Position tournaments qualify for the NRA's 570 Club.
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Courses of fire
30 shots
| Course | Shots | Maximum |
|---|---|---|
| Indoor 3×103 × 10 · 10 min / 20 min / 15 min per series | 30 | 300 |
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 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”
Smallbore Rifle 3-Position Qualification
NRA
Course of fire10, 20 or 40 shots each prone, standing and kneeling; up to Sharpshooter also a 5-shot bull or a 10-shot card
Aggregate Course: 10 shots in each position
| Rating | Pointsof 300 | Times |
|---|---|---|
| Pro-Marksman | 120 | 2 |
| Marksman | 170 | 4 |
| Sharpshooter | 220 | 6 |
| Expert | 250 | 8 |
| Distinguished Expert | 273 | 10 |
| Distinguished ExpertAt a 3-Position NRA Postal | 273 | 4 |
Stage Skill Course
| Rating | Shots | Points | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pro-MarksmanProne | 5 on a bull | 20 | 10 |
| MarksmanProne | 5 on a bull | 25 | 10 |
| SharpshooterKneeling | 5 on a bull | 15 | 10 |
| SharpshooterProne | 10, one a bull | 75 | 3 |
| SharpshooterStanding | 10, one a bull | 40 | 3 |
| SharpshooterKneeling | 10, one a bull | 50 | 3 |
Stage Skill Course: Expert and Distinguished Expert aggregates
| Rating | 30 shots | 60 shots | 120 shots | Times |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ExpertLine 1 | 230 | 460 | – | 1 |
| ExpertLine 2 | 240 | 248 | – | 1 |
| ExpertLine 3 | 250 | 500 | – | 1 |
| Distinguished Expert | – | 540 | 1080 | 10 |
- Aggregates: points over 10, 20 or 40 shots in each of prone, standing and kneeling.
- Stage course up to Sharpshooter: points on one 5-shot bull (of 50) or on a 10-shot card, one shot a bull (of 100).
- Times is how many such scores.
- Expert’s three stage lines are printed one time each, the second as "248/600" (as printed).
- Distinguished Expert also counts with a 60- or 120-shot aggregate four times at 3-position NRA Postal matches.
- Any .22 rimfire rifle with iron sights; the A-17 or NRA-USAS 50 at 50 feet, the A-23 at 50 yards, the A-25 at 100 yards.
- 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. 24–25
Smallbore Rifle Prone Qualification
NRA
Course of fireProne, one card: one shot a bull at 50 ft, or 20 shots at 50 to 200 yd; or the Dewar, 20 at 50 yd and 20 at 100 yd
| Rating | Distance | Target | Points | Times |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pro-Marksman | 50 ft | NRA-USAS 50 | 40 | 10 |
| Marksman | 50 ft | NRA-USAS 50 | 55 | 10 |
| Sharpshooter | 50 ft | NRA-USAS 50 | 70 | 10 |
| Sharpshooter | 50 yd | A-23 | 140 | 5 |
| Sharpshooter | 50 yd | A-23 | 180 | 5 |
| Sharpshooter | 50 yd | A-27 | 165 | 5 |
| Sharpshooter | 100 yd | A-27 | 175 | 5 |
| Sharpshooter | 100 yd | A-25 | 170 | 5 |
| Sharpshooter | 200 yd | A-25 | 180 | 5 |
| SharpshooterDewar course | 50 and 100 yd | A-23, A-25 | 370 | 5 |
| ExpertDewar course | 50 and 100 yd | A-23, A-25 | 376 | 5 |
| Distinguished Expert40-shot aggregate | – | – | 385 | 10 |
| Distinguished ExpertIn Dewar competition, iron sights only | 50 and 100 yd | A-23, A-25 | 385 | 2 |
- Points on one card: of 100 for the NRA-USAS 50 at 50 feet (one shot a bull), of 200 for 20 shots on the A-23 or A-27 (five a bull) or the A-25 (ten a bull).
- The Dewar course is 20 shots at 50 yards on the A-23 and 20 at 100 yards on the A-25, of 400 — the course of the NRA National Smallbore Championships.
- Times is how many such scores.
- Any .22 rimfire rifle with iron sights, fired prone.
- 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. 24–25
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
Course · Time · Rifle · Sighters · National records · Gauging · Ties
- Course
- It is the 50 ft card of the NRA Metric Position course: 10, 20 or 40 shots in each of prone, standing and kneeling, one to a bull; a Junior Sectional fires 20 a position, an open Sectional 40.NRA rule 7.5
- Time
- Time is one minute per record shot prone, 1½ minutes kneeling and 2 minutes standing, with at least five more minutes for each change of position.NRA rule 8.2(c)
- Rifle
- Metric Position is shot under the Any Rifle rule, which a sponsor may not waive: any safe trigger, nothing more than 3 in behind the shoulder, and no hooks around the body or shoulder.NRA rule 3.2
- Sighters
- Sighters may be fired at any time after COMMENCE FIRING unless the program forbids it. A first sighter wholly outside the sighting bull's guard ring is reported to the range officer before a second shot on the card; later misplaced sighters score as record shots.NRA rules 9.2 and 9.2.1(a)
- National records
- Indoor NRA Metric Position national records are kept on this card, but no prone records are kept at 50 ft.NRA rule 17.5(i)
- Gauging
- Close shots from 10 down to 6 are valued with an outward gauge, which scores away from the centre; close 5s, 4s and 3s are valued with the inward gauge.NRA rule 14.3(b)
- Ties
- Centre shots are not scored on this card. Ties in a multi-position match go to the higher standing score, then kneeling and prone, then stage by stage and bull by bull from the last, standing first.NRA rules 14.3(f) and 15.7.2(b)
Dimensions
8 rings · 33.4 mm
5.6 mm scoring gauge (.22)
| Ring | Colour | Diameter | Centre within |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Black | 0.76 mm0.03 in | 2.42 mm |
| 9 | Black | 4.12 mm0.16 in | 4.86 mm |
| 8 | Black | 9 mm0.35 in | 7.3 mm |
| 7 | Black | 13.87 mm0.55 in | 9.74 mm |
| 6 | Black | 18.75 mm0.74 in | 12.18 mm |
| 5 | Black | 23.63 mm0.93 in | 14.62 mm |
| 4 | Black | 28.5 mm1.1 in | 17.05 mm |
| 3 | Black | 33.38 mm1.3 in | 19.49 mm |
Under the NRA rules, the 10 ring counts only when the hole covers it completely.
The card
- Card
- The card is the 50 m international smallbore rifle target reduced for 50 ft, with twelve bulls: ten for record and two for sighting.NRA rule 4.3
Source: NRA Smallbore Rifle Rules, Revised February 2026, rule 4.3. Sizes are nominal. Dimensions checked ; page updated .
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