NRA conventional pistol competition consists of firing slow, timed, and rapid fire. This is done usually at 50 and 25 yards. Generally a match will consist of 20 shots, slow fire at 50 yards (2 10-shot strings, 10 minutes per string), 20 shots, timed fire at 25 yards (4 5-shot strings, 20 seconds per string), 20 shots, rapid fire at 25 yards (4 5-shot strings, 10 seconds per string), and the National Match Course (10-shots, slow fire at 50 yards, 10-shots timed fire, and 10-shots rapid fire).
For a 2700 aggregate this match is fired once with each gun; .22 caliber rimfire, centerfire (.32-.45), and .45 caliber will fire 90 rounds. Red dot sights are allowed.
The CMP EIC National Match Course (10-shots, slow fire at 50 yards, 10-shots timed fire, and 10-shots rapid fire) is limited to Service Pistol M1911A1 and M9 with iron sights only.