Shooting classifications

[DanSavage]

How do they rank High Master, Master, and Sharp shooters? Assumming a guy could shoot in the 190's for 2-20 round match stings and 200 being a perfect score,, well actually a 200 40X would be the best possible, verse maybe a guy shooting 170's.

[earl39]

Dan i am not sure what the round count is but the total number of rounds fired also count in the mix. The 40 rounds you mention really are not enough to get a person classified at least in F-Class or Palma.

[Texas Solo]

You have to have 120 rounds downrange within a certain time period to get classified. (1 year?)
Classifications are done by percentages, not points, as follows:

For F-Class the classes are:
High Master . . . 98.00 and above
Master . . . . . . 96.50 to 97.99
Expert . . . . . . 94.00 to 96.49
Sharpshooter . . . 91.50 to 93.99
Marksman . . . . . Below 91.50

In your sample, 190/200 = 95% 170/200 = 85%
Just divide your score by the possible score to get your %.

The percentages are different for various shooting disciplines, F Class is noted above.

[DanSavage]

Thanks for the response guys, so once I shoot a season about 400 rounds I should get a fair estimate of qualification,, not that it would actually count, I only shoot club matches out to 300 yards.

[Texas Solo]

Thanks for the response guys, so once I shoot a season about 400 rounds I should get a fair estimate of qualification,, not that it would actually count, I only shoot club matches out to 300 yards.

NRA will classify you as soon as they receive the first 120 rounds, they don't wait too see how much you shoot.
If your match director is sending in the scores, you'll get classified for f-calss MID RANGE afetr 120 rounds. Mid range & long range require two different classifications.
I'm classified in mid-range, so if I attend a long range (1000yds) match, I have to shoot in Master class until I get a classification for that too.

When & if your average increases to the next level, NRA will automatically re-classify you and you'll receive a new card.