Scoring targets

[CLP]

Can anyone help me with finding an online resource that can teach me how to score NRA high power targets. I'm trying to practice a bit on my own before I sign up for a match using a service rifle (not trying to win my first match, just not look too terrible). Anyway, I bought some NRA 100yd targets (I think one was the 200yd reduced and the other was the 100yd rapid fire if I remember correctly). Anyway, I see guys report their scores all the time, usually a 3 digit number followed by an X. But I don't know how they arrive at that score. Plus, I think I'll need to know how to score targets if I participate in a match.

 

[Jeff82]

Go to the match and volunteer to score. They'll break you in! (Always a need for scorers!)

 

[Jim Watson]

Yup.
Short answer is that a standard stage in NRA shooting is 20 shots worth a maximum of 10 points each. Therefore 200 possible. Inside the ten ring is the X ring. It counts 10 on your basic score but is listed separately for tie breaking only.
So a score of 197 12X beats 197 10x. But does NOT beat 198 7X.

 

[MutinousDoug]

Additionally, if your shot touches the line of the next higher scoring ring, it is scored the higher value. Sometimes a .30 or .22 scoring plug or clear circle is used to determine the score because the hole usually closes up a bit on a pointed bullet.
For me? If I have any doubt when scoring, the higher score goes to the shooter. If you have any doubt, call the pit boss for his judgment.
Doug

 

[35 Whelen]

First, if you're shooting the reduced, 100 yd. course, here are the targets:


SR-1: This target is used for the 20-shot Offhand portion (two strings of 10 shots each), and 20-shot Rapid Sitting portion(also two strings of 10 shots each)


SR-21: This target is used for the 20-shot Rapid Prone portion (two strings of 10 shots each)


MR-31: This target is used for the 20-shot Slow Prone portion (two strings of 10 shots each)


Incidently, these targets can be downloaded from here: Free Targets. At this site, the SR-1 is called "200 Reduced for 100", the SR-21 "300 Reduced for 200", and the MR-31 "600 Reduced for 100". Just click on these links to pull up the targets. Then you can save them to your computer and print them out.

Here's a sample of a couple of my targets from an actual match and how they're scored:


The first thing to do when you look at the target is carefully count the number of holes in the target. There should be exactly ten holes. Any MORE than ten, and the competitor must give up his highest scoring shot for each shot over ten. Any LESS than ten, then each missing shot counts as a miss. Remember: if the shot touches the scoring ring, it recieves the next higher value on the target. So, if a shot is in the 9-ring, but touches the line between the 9 and 10 ring, then it recieves a score of 10. X's count as 10 points. Misses are recorded as "M"'s on the scorecard and count as 0 points.

On the scorecard there is a box to write the score for each shot. So this target and its shots would have been recorded as follows (I record them highest to lowest):

X X X X 10 10 10 9 9 9 Total: 97-4X

After the next string of ten, you record those shots under the first ten, then total all 20 shots and the X count.

Instead of adding all the shots to come up with the score, the easiest way to do it is backwards. For example, on the above score, I would have assigned a "1" for each "9". Since there are three 9's, there are three one's and 1+1+1=3, and 100 (the maximum possible score) minus 3 = 97.

Another:


So this target would be recorded on the scorecard as follows:

X 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 6 6

To add it up, each "6" gets a 4 and each "9" gets a 1. So 4+4+1+1+1+1= 12. 100 (Again the maximum possible score) minus 12 = 88. So the target scores 88-1X.

Hope this isn't too confusing. Let us know if you have more questions.

35W

 

[CLP]

"Hope this isn't too confusing. Let us know if you have more questions.

35W"


Thanks- these have been really helpful

 

[dzelenka]

Very nice job.

 

[Howard Roark]

Nice job 35, except for one thing.

If there are 11 shots on the target and the shooter didn't fire the extra shot they get the High 10 shots.

If there are 12 or more shots on the target the shooter must either accept the Low 10 or refire.

If the shooter fires more than 10 shots as verified by the scorer and there are not insufficient hits on two targets on either side then they get a zero for score on that string. NRA Rule 14.10 C 1-4.

How do I know this you ask. In the last LEG match I shot there was a yahoo next to me that fired his entire mag change on my target for a total of 18 hits. The score was a 97-?. I didn't accept that and refired a 98.

 

[35 Whelen]

If there are 11 shots on the target and the shooter didn't fire the extra shot they get the High 10 shots.

You are correct. I didn't mention cross-fires. My mistake.

35W