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ISSF Disciplins

25m Standard Pistol

25m Standard Pistol is a ISSF .22 caliber 60 shot competition, fired as four stages of 20 shots.

The 60-shot match is divided into 5-shot series with different timings:

  • 4 series of 5 shots within 150 seconds for each series
  • 4 series of 5 shots within 20 seconds for each series
  • 4 series of 5 shots within 10 seconds for each series

25m Rapid Fire Pistol

25m Rapid Fire Pistol competitors use semi-automatic pistols in .22 calibre. A series consists of five (5) shots fired, one at each of five target within a limited time.

Five targets stand next to each other at a 25m distance from the shooter. When the targets appear, the competitor must raise his/her arm from a 45 degree angle and fire five shots. If a shot is too late, it will score as a miss.

The match consists of 60 shots, fired as two stages of 30.

There are three different time limits: 8 seconds, 6 seconds and 4 seconds for the series.

A stage consists of two series in each time, and a full course of fire comprises two such stages.

25m Pistol (Sport Pistol)

Internationally 25m Pistol is only shot up to and including the Olympics by women, and up to and including the Paralympics by men and women, and by juniors at the World Championships, In Australia the event is also shot by men at many State & Club competitions.

25m Pistol combines both precision and rapid-fire, in two stages each of 30 shots

Precision Stage

30 shots, in six series of 5 shots, each series is 5 minutes

After all competitors have completed the Precision Stage, they then fire the Rapid Fire Stage.

Rapid Fire Stage

30 shots, in six series of 5 shots

Each series consists of 5 exposures of the target, each exposure is for 3 seconds; the shooter fires one shot per exposure. 

25m Center Fire Pistol

Other than the caliber used, the Center Fire event is exactly the same as the 25m Pistol

The 25m Center Fire match is shot with a handgun of any caliber between 7.62 mm (.30”) and 9.65 mm (.38”). The most popular choices by far are specially designed sport pistols and revolvers in .32 caliber. Using a revolver is not a disadvantage because there are no speedy series of shots involved.

10m Air Pistol

10m Air pistol are ISSF events shot by both men and women using .177”, 4.5 mm air pistol – compressed air or gas or spring operated.

Men & Junior Men - 60 shots in 105 minutes

Women & Junior Women - 40 shots in 75 minutes

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