Winchester/NRA Marksmanship Qualification Program

1 Winchester/NRA . Marksmanship Qualification Program Table of Contents Winchester/NRA Marksmanship Qualification pistol Qualification ..4. Defensive pistol Conventional Bullseye pistol Qualification ..8. Air pistol Qualification ..10. International Air pistol International Air Rifle Qualification ..13. Air Rifle Qualification ..14. Smallbore Rimfire Rifle 4-Position Rifle Qualification ..20. High Power Rifle Winchester Ballistics Calculator ..25. Tactical Rifle Qualification ..26. Shotgun Qualification : Recreational Clay Target Shotgun Qualification : Trap, Skeet, Sporting Clays and Muzzle Loading Hunter Marksmanship Qualification ..36. Brownells/NRA Day and Brownells/NRA Outstanding Achievement Youth Qualification Awards ..39. NRA Reference You've Qualified: What's Next?..43. NRA Programs and Ensuring the Future ..46. Join the NRA ..46. Score Produced by the Education and Training Division of the National Rifle Association of America Winchester/NRA .

2 Marksmanship Qualification Program T he Winchester/NRA . Marksmanship Qualification Program is a skill development pro- ducted anywhere including public ranges, at your favorite club range, or even on your own home range. BB. Eligibility Qualification courses of fire are open gram. It has been the flagship of and pellet gun shooters will find air to everyone men and women, adults NRA's training development programs gun Qualification courses especially and youth. since 1903. Instructors and coaches suited for home air gun ranges and Administration use the Qualification Program as a family learning environments. Parents Qualification shooting is based on the guideline to train new shooters of all can shoot with their children or start honor system. It can be a self-admin- ages in their clubs. Individuals who a neighborhood air gun shooting istered activity or it can be adminis- are not involved in organized clubs sports Program for their children and tered by parents, club leaders, coach- also use the Qualification Program as their friends.

3 Es, or instructors as part of a family, a tool to develop their own shooting club, or group Program . The following information skills. applies to the overall qualifica- Disabled Shooters Qualification shooting is a year-round tion Program all disciplines, all Persons with physical disabilities are shooting activity that provides incen- courses of fire. welcome to participate in the tive awards for developing and Marksmanship Qualification Program . improving Marksmanship skills. Safety When firing for Qualification ratings, A physical disability may result in a Progression is self-paced and scores are always follow the NRA safe gun handling marksman having to assume a non- challenging but attainable! Performance is rules: traditional, adaptive shooting position. measured against established par scores; ALWAYS keep the gun pointed in Targets any shooter who meets or exceeds a safe direction.

4 Target designations are listed under ALWAYS keep your finger off the those scores is entitled to the correspon- each with TQ desig- ding recognition awards for that rating. trigger until ready to shoot. nations are training and Qualification tar- ALWAYS keep the gun unloaded Based on the honor system, shooters targets usually have larger acquire the large discipline patch at bullseyes and scoring areas than compe- the onset of the Program and, as each until ready to use. tition targets. Alpha series targets, such rating is earned, they are entitled to For more information on safety, order as A (smallbore rifle), B ( pistol ), and all of the corresponding awards for the NRA Gun Safety Rules or Smart AR (air rifle), are official competition that rating. Each rating level has a skill and Safe brochures (see page 42 for series targets are used for rocker, medal, pin, and certificate ordering information).

5 Most all other formal shooting activi- award that recognizes and highlights Guidelines ties postal matches, leagues, and com- the achievement. Discipline-specific standards are listed number appearing after a with each course of fire. If specific / in any target designation (AR-5/10, The courses of fire in the Qualification TQ-1/1), indicates the number of Program are designed to take shoot- exceptions are not made, the official NRA Rules apply. Shooters who are bullseyes that are on the paper target. ers from beginning skill levels (Pro- Marksman and Marksman) through not familiar with shooting Target Manufacturers intermediate levels (Marksman 1st terms targets, equipment, positions, Targets are available at most sporting Class, Sharpshooter, and Expert) up scoring procedures, etc. should goods stores. If you cannot find them to the nationally recognized skill level attend an NRA Basic Firearm Training locally, contact one of the NRA's and pinnacle of the Program , course and obtain a copy of the licensed following Distinguished Expert.

6 By the time a appropriate rule book for a greater manufacturers sell a full line of targets shooter completes the Distinguished understanding of the discipline before and offer quantity and/or NRA. Expert rating in rifle, pistol and shot- firing for Qualification . For a list of instructor discounts: gun, he/she has attained a proficiency rule books to purchase, please refer to the NRA Materials section on Alco Target Company, California level paralleling that of a competitive- page 42 or visit the web site at (888) 258-4814; ly classified Sharpshooter. Qualification shooting can be con- for PDF versions. 2 Winchester/NRA Marksmanship Qualification Program American Target Company, Colorado Records handbooks (see list on page 42).They (877) 733-0433; A record of the date when each rating contain a wealth of information that was achieved and the awards that were will help improve your shooting.

7 Acquired should be kept by the shooter National Target Company, Maryland Basic Practical Rating (800) 827-7060; or the Program administrator. The Basic Practical Rocker is not a part Two record charts are available at the of the Winchester/NRA Marksmanship Target Company, Michigan end of this book for use with record- Qualification Basic (800) 746-6836; keeping. Practical skill rocker is awarded if you For a list of NRA licensed target manu- complete the basic practical rocker facturers, please visit our web site: Distinguished Expert exercises provided as an option in an Rating NRA Basic Firearms Training course . If In order to encourage completion of you have completed a Basic Firearms Awards the Winchester/NRA Marksmanship Training course , you may wear your All awards Pro-Marksman through Qualification Program through the Basic Practical skill rocker with the Distinguished Expert are ordered directly highest rating, shooters have the option Qualification Program patch.

8 From the NRA Program Materials Center of qualifying for the Distinguished by the shooter or the Program administra- Expert rating by participating in formal NRA Member Recognition tor. Program administrators should order competition using a lower score for Distinguished Expert awards in advance so they are available as requirement, or outside of formal com- NRA members who have completed all soon as the rating is earned. In this way the petition using a higher score require- the lower ratings and the requirements student receives instant recognition. ment. Shooters may also qualify for for Distinguished Expert should con- Individual shooters can order awards as Double and Triple Distinguished Expert tact the National Rifle each skill level is attained. Refer to pages ratings by completing one rating per NRA provides national recognition for 39-41 for award descriptions and item discipline of rifle, pistol , or shotgun.

9 All members who reach this prestigious numbers for ordering. level of accomplishment provided they: Witness Requirement Ratings All firing for the Distinguished Expert have fired the required scores Ratings in the Qualification Program rating must be witnessed by an NRA have acquired awards at the must be earned in sequence from the member (with current ID number), lower ratings beginning ratings may or an NRA instructor or coach (with provide a current NRA member ID. be relatively easy for some shooters to current ID number). Exception: shoot- number obtain, these ratings and the recogni- ers who fire scores in formal competi- complete the Distinguished Expert tion shooters receive keep interest tion use the tournament results bul- (DE) Recognition Report form high and help sustain shooters when letin from the required number of located on the NRA web site at ratings become much more difficult to matches as validation.

10 Shotgun shooters obtain. NRA does not track earned rat- must save their shooting receipt and ings. score record from each round Paid membership application or renew- required. al may be submitted with the Scores Distinguished Expert report form, or In all cases, scores fired for Qualification NRA Basic Courses receive a $10 discount on a regular must be applied to the rating on which New shooters are encouraged to con- one year membership by renewing the shooter is currently working. tact a local NRA instructor to enroll in online at and Scores may not be held and used for a basic course . Basic firearm training click on Join the NRA Today. Upon higher ratings. In most cases, each skill courses are fun, informative, and pro- completion of the Distinguished Expert level requires that you achieve a score vide a good foundation of knowledge rating, download the report form listed a particular number of times to com- that can be applied to all shooting above, and return to the NRA.