ISSF 25m Sport Pistol

Sighters

Each stage opens with 3 minutes of preparation, after which the athlete may fire one 5-shot sighting series; all athletes fire every series together, on the same commands.ISSF rules 8.7.6.1 and 8.7.6.4

Position and height

The athlete stands free, without support, and holds and fires the pistol with one hand only, wrist visibly free of support. The target centre is 1.40 m above the firing point floor, up to 0.10 m higher or 0.20 m lower.ISSF rules 8.7.1 and 6.4.6.1

Rapid-fire stage

In the rapid-fire stage of 25m Pistol and 25m Centre Fire Pistol, six 5-shot series, the target appears five times a series for 3 seconds, one shot each time, 7 seconds apart, the arm going back to READY before every shot.ISSF rule 8.7.6.4

Final

The best eight start the final from zero, scoring hit or miss. Rapid Fire Pistol Men: eight 5-shot series in 4 seconds, a hit being 9.7 or better. 25m Pistol Women: ten 5-shot rapid-fire series, a hit being 10.2 or better.ISSF rules 6.17.1.1, 6.17.1.5, 6.17.4 and 6.17.5

Shots while turning

On paper, a shot fired while the target is turning counts as a hit only if its hole, ignoring lead marks, is less than 7.0 mm wide in .22 events or 11.0 mm in Centre Fire Pistol; a skid gauge measures it.ISSF Rules for Paper Target Scoring, rule 5.3.1

Ties

Qualification is scored in whole rings. Ties are broken by the most inner tens, then the last 10-shot series counting back, then shot by shot from the last, an inner ten beating a ten.ISSF rules 6.3.3.2 and 6.15.1

• ISSF 25m Precision Pistol500 mm across · 200 mm aiming mark
• ISSF 25m Rapid Fire Pistol500 mm across · 500 mm aiming mark

Each target’s page has its ring dimensions, a drawing to scale and its other events.