The Winchester/NRA Marksmanship Qualification Program is a skill development program.
It has been the flagship of NRA’s training development programs for over 80 years.
Instructors and coaches use the qualification program as a guideline to train new shooters, both juniors and adults, in their clubs.
Individuals who are not involved in organized programs also use the qualification program as a tool to develop their own shooting skills.
Qualification shooting is a year­round shooting activity that provides incentive awards for developing and improving marksmanship skills.
Progression is self­paced and scores are challenging but attainable. Performance is measured against established par scores and any shooter who meets or exceeds those scores is entitled to the corresponding recognition awards for that rating.
It’s on the honor system! Shooters acquire the large discipline patch at the onset of the program and as each rating is earned, they are entitled to all of the corresponding awards for that rating.
Each rating level has a skill rocker, medal, pin, and certificate award that recognizes and highlights the achievement.
The courses of fire in the qualification program are designed to take shooters from beginning skill levels (ProMarksman and Marksman) through intermediate levels (Marksman 1st Class, Sharpshooter, and Expert) up to the nationally recognized skill level – Distinguished Expert, the pinnacle of the program.
By the time a shooter completes the Distinguished Expert rating, he or she has attained a proficiency level paralleling that of a competitively classified Sharpshooter.
Qualification shooting can be conducted anywhere – on public ranges, at your favorite club range, even on your own home range.
BB and pellet gun shooters will find air gun qualification courses especially suited for home air gun ranges and family learning environments.
Parents can shoot side by side with their children or start a neighborhood air gun shooting sports program for their children and their friends.