This is an official NRA 50 foot smallbore rifle target.
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Go out and buy some, or order some from these guys, and take out your best 22 rifle and practice. For the record, it is an A-36.

The NRA conducts “Postal matches”. They have nothing to do with going postal. They involve shooting at your local range, and mailing targets to a specific location for scoring.

The NRA requires registration etc, but here, i will rely on trust.

Get some targets and practice. The rules are simple: iron sights, sporter rifle only, 22 long rifle. Fifty feet. Forty shots, 10 shots per target, one shot fired at each bull on the a-36 target. Four practice shots will be allowed, two at each of the center two bulls. Offhand only, standing, sling allowed but no rests.

Entries must be emailed to me, mhardig-at-aol-dot-com by August 1. When you email me I will give you a snail mail address to mail your targets, which must arrive by August 15. Scoring will be by me. Anyone can enter. People in the Chicago area who wish to enter may meet me at the range, and I will supply a rifle and ammunition with pleasure. Others may contact local bloggers in their area for help if required.

I don’t want the best target you can come up with in the course of several weeks, I want you to practice until you’re happy, then take a day, shoot forty shots in under one hour, and send those four targets to me. ONLY actual NRA a-36 targets will be accepted. You can practice on anything, but you MUST submit four A-36 targets.

Results will be posted here, I will use whatever means you prefer to identify you. Scoring will be by me. I am the ultimate authority, but in the event of a disagreement on scoring (if you think your score should be higher than I say it is) the targets will be mailed to Kim Du Toit for confirmation of score, if he is amenable to that.