Standard Pistol

Background

At International level, this match is shot by men at ISSF World Cups. In Australia, this match is shot by men, women and juniors at National, State, Regional and club level.

The pistols

Standard pistols shoot .22 calibre ammunition from a five-shot magazine and must be capable of fitting within the standard competition box. The trigger weight can be no lighter than 1000 grams.

Course of fire

Standard Pistol is a combination of slow fire and rapid fire shooting. Competitors shoot .22 calibre pistols from 25 metres at precision targets with a 5cm 10 ring.

Preparation time is 5 minutes. Competitors fire 60 shots in three timed series. The first series is shooting 5 shots in 150 seconds. This is repeated until a series of 20 shots has been fired. The second series is shooting 5 shots in 20 seconds. This is repeated until a total of 20 shots has been fired. The third series is shooting 5 shots in 10 seconds. Again, this is repeated until a total of 20 shots has been fired. 

Perfect match score

600 is a perfect score, and 570 is an excellent score.

Schedule

Shot every Saturday afternoon at 12.00pm and 2.00pm, and also on Wednesday evenings at 7.00pm