Austrian Marksmanship — November 2026

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Only after your shooting is complete — scores and target photos are submitted with your registration.

Earned on the range, not the road. In November, the Austrian Marksmanship badges — and the Polish Sniper badge — open to individual shooters. Registration is individual only — one shooter per registration. There are no group submissions on this registration: no unit rosters, no registering for someone else, no one person submitting for a group. If your unit or group shoots together, every shooter still registers here themselves, with their own scores, their own target photo, and their own mailing address. This page lays out the full standard, the scoring, and the exact steps, so there are no questions before you register.

Registration is open now to the public.

Step by Step — Exactly What To Do

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The Rules and Regulations — Full Standard

These are the Austrian military standards from the Austrian qualification CONOP. There are no alternate standards, no rounding, and no exceptions built into registration — if it was not shot to this standard, it does not qualify.

General rules — every shooter, every weapon

• Target: a 10-ring target, 550 × 520 mm (21.6″ × 20.5″), rings of equal spacing with an inner black area of roughly the same size. A suitable equivalent scaled by size may be used — the CONOP's likely equivalent is the NRA B-19, 21″ × 24″, black area 7 3/16″ diameter.
• Rounds: 10 rounds per iteration.
• Time limit: 5 minutes per iteration. The number of iterations is limited — for this registration, enter up to three attempts per weapon.
• Scoring: each round scores the number of the ring it hit. If a round broke the line of a ring, the score goes to the higher number. All 10 rounds are added — maximum 100 per weapon.
• Best score counts: if you shoot more than one iteration, your highest score is the one that is scored for the badge.
• Range setup: a stationary, designated firing line — 15-meter lanes for pistol, 100-meter lanes for rifle — with the target line established before firing. Follow your range's safety briefing and range cadre at all times.
• Target identification: every submitted target carries the shooter's name, birthday, and total score, written on the target itself, with a clear photo of the whole target submitted for verification. Name and birthday match the target to the registration; the total score on the target must match the score entered. Nothing else goes on a target — no DoD ID number, no Social Security number, no other identifying number.
• Verification: scores and target images go on the final roster — name, weapon system(s), score(s), badge type (single or combined), and level acquired (Bronze, Silver, Gold) — which is uploaded for submission and verification by the badge issuing authority.
• Individual registration only: one shooter per registration — your own name, your own scores, your own target photo(s), your own mailing address. No group submissions, no roster submissions, and no registering on behalf of another shooter.
• Below the standard = no badge: a score below the Bronze band for a weapon earns no badge for that weapon. There is no partial credit.

Pistol — 15 Meter Free Standing Qualification

• Distance: 15 meters from the target
• Position: free standing
• Weapon: your assigned (issued) service pistol. The CONOP standard is the M17, but the exact model is not required — any assigned service pistol of the same kind qualifies.
• Rounds: 10 · Time: 5 minutes per iteration · Target: 10-ring target above
• Gold: 96–100  ·  Silver: 90–95  ·  Bronze: 85–89  ·  Below 85: No Badge

Rifle — 100 Meter Prone Qualification

• Distance: 100 meters from the target
• Position: prone
• Weapon: your assigned (issued) service rifle. The CONOP standard is the M4, but the exact model is not required — any assigned service rifle of the same kind qualifies.
• Rounds: 10 · Time: 5 minutes per iteration · Target: 10-ring target above
• Gold: 96–100  ·  Silver: 90–95  ·  Bronze: 85–89  ·  Below 85: No Badge

Kombination — Rifle + Pistol Combined

• What it is: one combined badge earned from both qualifications — the same 15-meter pistol and 100-meter rifle standards above, with no difference in range setup.
• You must declare it: select Kombination on the registration so your scores are applied to the combined qualification instead of only the individual qualifications.
• How it is scored: your best rifle score + your best pistol score are added together — 200 points possible.
• Gold: 180–200  ·  Silver: 160–179  ·  Bronze: 140–159  ·  Below 140: No Badge
• Extra badges: Kombination entrants may add the individual Rifle and/or Pistol badges they also earned, $50 each.

Polish Sniper Badge

• What it is: a separate Polish badge offered on this same registration — it is not an Austrian badge and it has no Bronze / Silver / Gold tiers. One tier only.
• Distance: 200 meters, prone supported. On a range measured in yards, 200 yards is accepted.
• Target: the same target used for EIC matches and the President's 100 at 200 yards — a 10-ring target, scored the same way: a round breaking a ring line scores the higher number.
• The standard for this registration: a score of 94–100 qualifies for the badge. Below 94 does not qualify.
• Attempts: enter up to three attempts — your best score counts.
• Proof: the same rule as every weapon here — your name, birthday, and total score written on the target, a clear photo of the whole target, uploaded at registration. Required — the form cannot be submitted without it.
• Result: the form shows Qualified at 94 or higher, Not Qualified below 94.

What You Earn — and What It Costs

Every badge registration includes the badge, certificate, and packet for the badge(s) earned.

• Kombination — $85
• Rifle — $70
• Pistol — $70
• Polish Sniper — $85
• Extra Rifle badge (Kombination entrants, if earned) — $50
• Extra Pistol badge (Kombination entrants, if earned) — $50
• Austrian Marksmanship cloth patch (optional add-on) — $15

Payment is at registration. You pay for the badge(s) you are registering for — shoot to the standard first, then register for what you earned.

The Timeline — Read This Before You Ask Where Your Badge Is

Questions

Can I register now and shoot later? No. This registration is only for shooters whose shooting is complete. Scores and target photos are submitted with the registration — there is no later proof submission.

Can I register now and add another attempt later? No. Enter up to three attempts per weapon on one registration, after all your shooting is finished. A submitted registration is final.

Is the Virtuelle ruck on this registration? No — deliberately. This form is shooting badges only. The Austrian Virtuelle is a separate December 2026 ruck with its own pre-registration at $69, and proof for that one is submitted after the December ruck. Pre-register for the December Virtuelle →

I shot with my unit or group — how do we register? Individually. You can absolutely shoot together on the range, but this registration takes no group submissions — each shooter registers themselves, with their own scores, target photo, and mailing address. One registration = one shooter = one spot in the 300.

Are these authentic, verified international awards? Yes. These are genuine international awards, earned by shooting to each nation's own standard. The Austrian badges are issued through the Austrian issuing authority after the roster, scores, and target images are verified. The Polish Sniper badge follows the same verified process through its authority.

Can I wear the badge on my uniform? Wear of foreign awards is governed by your service's regulations and your chain of command — Rucking Tough does not authorize uniform wear. The Foreign Badges page walks through the approval process.

What if my address is wrong? Your badge ships to the address on your registration, exactly as written. Check it before you submit — returned packages are handled under Rucking Tough's published shipping policy.