Great to hear of your interest in becoming a member of the United States National Rifle Team (USNRT). Specifics about a tryout are as follows:

An individual who wishes to join must contact the USNRT.  The Body Governance (Competitions or Development Director) will assist with coordinating a tryout location and availability of the range and tryout coaches. 

Locations: Possible tryout locations are listed here.

Rifle and Equipment: Must meet current ICFRA rules; these are available here.  This includes, but is not limited to, sling width not exceeding 50mm; trigger weight at .5 Kg minimum, 156 grain bullet (for .308 caliber) or 91 grain bullets (for .223 caliber) maximum weight, and a front lens not greater than 0.50 magnification. 

Tryout Course of Fire: A tryout consists of a total of one hundred twenty (120) shots for record broken down into six (6) strings of twenty (20) shots each at 1000 yards on the LR (long range) target-face. All 6 strings must be fired under USNRT designated coach(es). The first string of the day will have unlimited sighters. Each subsequent string will have two sighting shots. The strings of fire must be shot consecutively. The shooter may not “cherry pick” the strings they wish to submit for consideration. 

If the tryout cannot be completed in consecutive days, all six strings must be completed within three months of the first string being fired.

Target Scoring System (Shooter): The target grading system uses horizontal lines drawn on the target above and below the X, 10, 9 and 8 rings. Shots are scored as a zero for the X ring elevation; one point for shots in the 10 ring elevations – either above or below the horizontal X ring line; three points for a 9 ring elevation; and five points for an 8 ring or beyond elevation. Points are not deducted for wind shots. For example: a nine o’clock shot in the 9 ring at X ring elevation is a zero point shot. If electronic targets are used, the electronic plot will be graded using the same technique.

Qualification Criteria:  An individual regardless of age-group category, must meet a qualifying score forty-eight (48) points or less over the 120 record shots. 

We look forward to hearing from you soon.  Again, please contact us if you are interested in trying out for Team.