The box has an advantage as it can be used for storage at home. Eye and Ear Protection - These items are a must and should be the first accessories you purchase. If you normally wear glasses and they have hardened lenses, you are covered for eye protection. If not, you should acquire shooting glasses designed for that purpose. Ear plugs or muffs are necessary also.
Some shooters wear both.
As a new pistol competitor, you need to be familiar with what the proper targets are. NRA official targets are described in Section 4 in the NRA Rule Book. Sections 7 and 17 will give the ragets required for various courses fired. Course of Fire NRA conventional pistol competition consists of firing slow, timed, and rapid fire. This match consists of 90-shots for a possible aggregate total of 900 points.