1. NRA COMPETITION

1.0 NRA Competition-Competition that is authorized in advance of
firing by the National Rifle Association. The program, range facilities and
officials must comply with standards established by the NRA. The types of
tournaments which are Sanctioned are listed in Rule 1.6.

1.1 Sanctioned Tournament-A series of matches covered by an Official
Program. Such matches may be all individual matches, all team matches, or a
combination of both, which must be conducted by an NRA affiliated club or
organization. They may be all fired matches or a combination of fired and
aggregate matches. A tournament may be conducted on one day, or successive
days, or may provide for intervening days between portions of the tournament,
such as tournaments programmed to be conducted over more than one
weekend.

1.2 Authorization-Before being publicized in programs or otherwise, the
sponsoring organization of each type of competition mentioned in Rule 1.6
shall have agreed to comply with the current regulations for such competition
and shall have received notice from the NRA that the competition applied for
has been authorized.

1.3 Rules-The local sponsor of each type of competition must agree to
conduct the authorized competition according to NRA Rules, except as these
Rules have been modified by the NRA in the General Regulations for that type
of competition.

1.4 General Regulations-The local sponsor of each type of competition
must agree to comply with the General Regulations published by the NRA for
the competition concerned. See Appendix in back of this rule book.

1.5 Refusal or Withdrawal of NRA Authorization-The NRA may
refuse to authorize or may withdraw its authorization for any competition that
cannot, or does not, comply with the requirements for that competition

1.6 Types of Tournaments.-The types of tournaments listed below are
those that are Sanctioned by NRA in its competitive shooting program.

(a) International Matches-Arranged by the NRA with the recognized
national shooting organization(s) of the countries concerned. The
officials thereof are appointed by the NRA.

(b) International Team Tryouts-U.S. tournaments conducted under
NRA Rules organized or authorized by the NRA as preliminary or
final tryouts for the selection of International Team members. The
officials thereof are appointed by the NRA.

(c) National Championships-Organized by the NRA, and in some cases
in conjunction with the Corporation for the Promotion of Rifle
Practice and Firearms Safety, to form the National Matches. The
officials thereof are appointed by the NRA, in some circumstances in
cooperation with the CPRPFS. These tournaments will be Registered.

(d) Regional and Sectional Championships-Arranged between the NRA
and a local sponsoring organization. These tournaments will be Registered.

(e) State Championships-Annual tournaments authorized and/or con-
ducted by State Rifle and/or Pistol Associations, affiliated with the
NRA. Such State Associations may if desired, authorize local organizations 
to sponsor and conduct State Championships. In states
where there is no NRA affiliated State Association the NRA may
authorize a local organization to sponsor and conduct the State
Championship. State Championships will be Registered Tournaments.

(f) Registered Tournaments-May be authorized by the NRA after
application has been filed by the local NRA affiliated member
organization that will act as the sponsor. Application forms are
available from NRA on request, National Records may only be
established in Registered Tournaments (Rule 17. 1). All competitors
in Registered Tournaments must be individual members of NRA,
except Juniors (Rules 2.3, 2.3.1, and 2.3.2), who may be either
members of NRA Affiliated Junior Clubs or individual members of
NRA, except in the outdoor National Championships, where all
competitors, junior or adult, must be individual members of NRA.

(g) Approved Tournaments-May be authorized by the NRA after application 
has been filed by the local NRA affiliated member organization
that will act as the sponsor. Application forms are available from
NRA on request.

(h) Sanctioned Leagues (shoulder-to-shoulder or postal)-May be
authorized by the NRA after application has been filed by a local
group or organization. Application forms are available from NRA on
request. Sanctioned League scores are used for classification. A
League need not be operated by an Affiliated Club or Organization.

(i) Postal Matches-Organized by the NRA and publicized to groups
concerned through the Shooting Sports USA, announcements and/or
special mailings.

(j) Special Tournaments- May be sanctioned by NRA for types of
shooting not otherwise a part of the NRA program.

(k) State and Senior Games-Tournaments that are part of the State and
Senior Game program. Such tournaments are not charged fees, nor
will any scores fired be used for classification. A simplified sanctioning 
procedure may be used, and they will be listed in Coming Events
with the only contact being the State Coordinator.

1.7 Types of matches-

(a) Match-A complete event as indicated in the program for the awarding of certain specific prizes. A match may consist of one or of several
stages. It may, in the case of aggregate matches, include the scores fired in several subsidiary matches.

(b) Stage-A portion of a match that consists of one or more strings fired
in one position, distance, time allowance (slow or rapid fire, for
example), or target.

(c) Open Match-A match open to anyone, except that if so stated in the
program an open match may be limited to one or any combination of
the following: (a) United States citizens; (b) members of the National
Rifle Association of America; and/or (c) with respect to non-U.S.
citizens, (d) persons who are members in good standing of their
respective National Shooting Federations or Associations.

(d) CPRPFS (''Leg'') Matches-The Corporation for the Promotion of
Rifle Practice and Firearms Safety sponsors Excellence in Competition 
(''Leg'') Matches that are organized and conducted under the
direction and rules of the CPRPFS in conjunction with NRA Regional
and State Championships. In addition, the CPRPFS authorizes the
NRA to conduct the National Trophy Matches in conjunction with the
NRA National Championships. The combined events are titled ''The
National Matches''.
All CPRPFS matches are conducted in accordance with rules and regula-
tions contained in CMP Competition Rules & Regulations in its current form.
They are not NRA Sanctioned Matches, and scores are not used for classification.

(e) Restricted Match-A match in which competition is limited to
specified groups, i.e.,juniors, women, police, civilians, veterans etc.;
or to specific classes, i.e., High masters, Masters, Experts, Sharpshooters, Marksmen, etc.

(f) Classified Match-A match in which awards are given to the winners 3
and to the highest competitors in several specified classes such as
High Masters, Masters, Experts, Sharpshooters, Marksmen. The
classification of competitors may be accomplished by the National
Classification System (Sec. 19) or by other means. The program for
classified matches must specify the groups or classes in which awards
will be made.

(g) Invitational Match-A match in which participation is limited to
those who have been invited to compete.

(h) Squadded Individual Match-A match in which each competitor is
assigned a definite relay and target by the Statistical Office. Failure
to report on the proper relay or firing point forfeits the right to fire. All
entries must be made before firing commences in that match, except
when otherwise stated in the tournament program.

(i) Unsquadded Individual Match-A match in which the competitor is
not assigned a definite relay or target by the Statistical Office. The
competitor reports to the Range Officer within the time limits speci-
fied in the program and is then assigned to a target and a relay in which
to fire.

(j) Re-Entry Match-A match in which the competitor is permitted to
fire more than one score for record; one or more of the highest scores
being considered to determine the relative rank of competitors. The
number of scores that may be fired, and the number of high scores to
be considered in deciding the relative rank of competitors must be
specified in the program. Scores fired in these matches shall not be
used for classification purposes.

(k) Squadded Team March-A match in which the teams are assigned a
definite time to fire. Teams may be assigned one or more adjacent
targets. All entries must be made before firing commences in that
match. The entire team must report and fire as a unit.

(l) Unsquadded Team Match-A match in which the teams may report
to the firing line any time within the limits specified in the program,
targets being assigned by the Range Officer. The entire team must
report and fire as a unit, unless the program provides otherwise.

(m) Aggregate Match-An aggregate of the scores from two or more
matches. This may be an aggregate of match stages, individual
matches, team matches, or any combination, provided the tournament
program clearly states the matches that will comprise the aggregate.
Entries in aggregate matches must be made before the competitor
commences firing in any of the matches making up the aggregate
match.