Title 10

PART 73 APPENDIX H

Appendix H to Part 73 - Weapons Qualification Criteria

10:2.0.1.1.13.2.127.1.20 : Appendix H

Appendix H to Part 73 - Weapons Qualification Criteria

The B-27 Target or a target of equivalent difficulty will be used for all weapon qualification testing.

Table H-1 - Minimum Day Firing Criteria ¹

[see footnotes at end of Table H-1]

Weapon	Stage	String ²	Distance	Number of rounds	Timing ³	Position	Scoring
Handgun	1	1 2 3	3 yards	6	9 seconds	Draw and fire 2 rounds (repeat 2 times) 3 seconds each string	Minimum qualifying = 70%.
	2	1 2	7 yards	6	10 seconds	Draw and fire 2 rounds at center mass and 1 round at the head (repeat once) 5 seconds each string
	3	1 2 3	7 yards	6	12 seconds (4 seconds each string)	Using weaker hand only, from the low ready position, fire 2 rounds (repeat twice)
	4	1	10 yards	2	4 seconds	Draw and fire 2 rounds, come to low ready position
		2	10 yards	2	3 seconds	Fire 2 rounds from low ready position and reholster
		3	10 yards	4	12 seconds (revolver) 10 seconds (semiautomatic)	Draw and fire 2 rounds, reload, fire 2 rounds and reholster
		4	10 yards	2	4 seconds	Draw and fire 2 rounds, come to low ready position
		5	10 yards	2	3 seconds	Fire 2 rounds from low ready position and reholster
	5	1	15 yards	2	5 seconds	Standing, draw weapon, move to kneeling position, then fire 2 rounds and reholster
		2	15 yards	2	5 seconds	Standing, draw weapon, move to kneeling position, then fire 2 rounds and reholster
	5	3	15 yards	4	14 seconds (revolver) 12 seconds (semiautomatic)	Standing, draw weapon, fire 2 rounds, move to kneeling position and fire 2 rounds, reload and reholster	Minimum qualifying = 70%.
		4	15 yards	2	5 seconds	Draw weapon and fire 2 rounds standing, come to low ready position and...
		5	15 yards	2	3 seconds	Fire 2 rounds from low ready
	6	1	25 yards	2	5 seconds	Draw and fire 2 rounds, standing, left side of barricade
		2	25 yards	2	5 seconds	Draw and fire 2 rounds, right side of barricade (standing)
		3	25 yards	4	15 seconds (revolver) 12 seconds (semi-automatic)	Draw weapon and move from standing to kneeling position, fire 2 rounds, left side of barricade, reload, and from the kneeling position, fire 2 rounds, right side of barricade
		4	25 yards	2	10 seconds	Draw weapon and move from standing to prone, fire 2 rounds
		5	25 yards	2	10 seconds	Draw weapon and move from standing to prone, fire 2 rounds
	7	1	50 yards	2	8 seconds	Draw weapon and fire 2 rounds from a standing barricade position (right or left side, shooter's option)
		2	50 yards	2	10 seconds	Draw weapon and fire 2 rounds from a kneeling barricade position (right or left side, shooter's option)
		3	50 yards	2	12 seconds	Draw weapon and fire 2 rounds from prone position
Shotgun	1	1	7 yards	2 Double 0 buck-shot	4 seconds	At low ready position fire 2 rounds standing	Minimum qualifying = 70%.
	2	1 2	15 yards	4 Double 0 buck-shot	15 seconds	At low ready position fire 2 rounds standing, reload and fire 2 rounds
	3	1 2	25 yards	4 rifled slugs or 00 buck-shot	20 seconds	On command, load 4 rounds and fire 2 rounds standing and 2 rounds kneeling
Rifle	1	1 2 3	15 yards	6	10 seconds (4 seconds for 1st string, 3 seconds for each of 2nd and 3rd string)	Standing in low ready position, move to standing point shoulder position (1 magazine loaded with 6 rounds, weapon in half-load configuration), fire 2 rounds per string	Minimum qualifying = 70%.
	2	1 2 3	25 yards	6	11 seconds (5 seconds for 1st string, 3 seconds for each of 2nd and 3rd string)	Standing in low ready position, move to standing point shoulder position (1 magazine loaded with 6 rounds, weapon in half-load configuration), fire 2 rounds per string
	3	1 2 3	25 yards	6	17 seconds (7 seconds for 1st string, 5 seconds for each of 2nd and 3rd string)	Standing in low ready position, move to kneeling point shoulder position (1 magazine loaded with 6 rounds, weapon in half-load configuration), fire 2 rounds per string
	4	1 2	50 yards	4	16 seconds (9 seconds for 1st string, 7 second for 2nd string)	Standing in low ready position, move to kneeling point shoulder position (1 magazine loaded with 4 rounds, weapon in half-load configuration), fire 2 rounds per string
	⁴5	1	50 yards	4	20 seconds	Standing in low ready position, move to prone (weapon in half-load configuration) with two magazines each loaded with 2 rounds, fire 2 rounds, reload with 2nd magazine and fire 2 rounds	Minimum qualifying = 70%.
	⁴6	1	100 yards	4	25 seconds	Standing in low ready position, move to prone (weapon in half-load configuration) two magazines each loaded with 2 rounds, fire 2 rounds, reload with 2nd magazine and fire 2 rounds

Weapon	Stage	Distance	No. of rounds	Timing	Position	Scoring	Lighting
Handgun (Rev.)	1	7 yds	12	35 seconds	Standing-no artificial support	Minimum qualifying = 70%	For all courses 0.2 footcandles at center mass of target area.
	2	15 yds	12	45 seconds
Handgun (Semi-)	1	7 yds	2 + clip	30 seconds	Standing-no artificial support
	2	15 yds	2 + clip	40 seconds
Shotgun	1	25 yds	2 rifled slugs	30 seconds (Load 2 slugs - chamber empty - Time starts - Commence firing)	Standing-strong shoulder	Rifled slug hits = strike area on target (10, 9, 7)
	1	15 yds	5 Double 0 buckshot	10 seconds (Load 5rds Buckshot - chamber, empty - Time starts - Commence firing)	Standing-strong shoulder	Double 0 Buckshot: Hits in black = 2 pts (5rds × 9 pellets/rd × 2 pts = 90) Minimum qualifying = 70%
Rifle	1	25 yds	1-5rd mag	45 sec	Standing-barricade	Minimum qualifying = 70%
	2	25 yds	1-5rd mag	45 sec	Standing
	3	25 yds	1-5rd mag	45 sec	Kneeling
	4	25 yds	1-5rd mag	45 sec	Prone