ISSF 25m Rapid Fire Pistol target

The card for the Olympic Rapid Fire Pistol event and for the rapid-fire stages of Centre Fire Pistol and 25m Pistol. Rapid Fire is shot at five targets, one shot at each, in series of 8, 6 and then 4 seconds; in the finals, a shot is simply a hit or a miss. The same card is also used as the DSB Nr.10 25m RF Pistol (DSB, Germany) and the FFTir 25m RF Pistol (FFTir, France).

Shot one? Score it from a photo

The ISSF 25m Rapid Fire Pistol target, drawn to scale: 500 mm across, with the 500 mm black over rings 5 to 10

Courses of fire

60 or 30 shots
CourseShotsMaximum
Rapid Fire 6012 × 5 · 8 s / 6 s / 4 s per series60600
Sport Pistol duel6 × 530300
Center Fire duel6 × 530300

Events shot on two targets

EventStagesShots
ISSF 25m Sport PistolPrecision, duel60
ISSF 25m Center-fire PistolPrecision, duel60

Badges

5 countries
GermanyDSB and KB

Leistungs- und Meisterschützenabzeichen des DSB

DSB proficiency and master marksman badges

The DSB gives its performance badges each year to reward results and to encourage shooting for performance. A badge result can also count as the coordination test of the German Sports Badge (Deutsches Sportabzeichen) the same year. Clubs order the badges on a form at the end of each quarter, through their district, from their state association; in 2026 a small badge cost €4.00, a large one €4.50 and the master marksman badge €6.50.

Age classes go by the age reached in the calendar year, the DSB’s sport year.

DSB, “Leistungsabzeichen”, Ausschreibungen 2026, rules 1, 4, 11 and 13; DSB, “Meisterschützenabzeichen”, Ausschreibungen 2026, rule 5; DSB, “Sportliche Auszeichnungen”

Leistungsabzeichen des DSB

DSBDSB Performance Badge

Course of fireRapid fire pistol, 60 shots; 25 m pistols, 40 or 60 (Jugend 30), half precision on Nr. 4 and half duel

Junioren, Herren and Damen

ClassBronzeSilverGold
25m Schnellfeuerpistole (2.30), 60 shots
Junioren I–II17–20368391414
Herren and Damen I–III21–60418444469
Herren and Damen IV–V61 and over392417441
25m Pistole (2.40), 60 shots
Junioren I–II17–20430457484
Herren I–III21–60443471498
Damen I–III21–60434461487
Herren and Damen IV–V61 and over430457484
25m Zentralfeuerpistole (2.45): 40 shots as printed, 60 in the Sportordnung
Junioren I; Herren and Damen I–III19–60429456482
Herren and Damen IV–V61 and over422449475
25m Pistole 9x19, Revolver .357 and .44 Magn., Pistole .45 ACP (2.53, 2.55, 2.58, 2.59), 40 shots
Junioren I; Herren and Damen I–III19–60302320339
Herren and Damen IV–V61 and over288306324

Junioren weiblich: the junior numbers less 5 rings, as the footnote says

EventBronzeSilverGold
25m Schnellfeuerpistole (2.30)Junioren I–II weiblich, 17–20363386409
25m Pistole (2.40)Junioren I–II weiblich, 17–20425452479
25m Zentralfeuerpistole (2.45)Junioren I weiblich, 19–20424451477
25m large-bore events (2.53, 2.55, 2.58, 2.59)Junioren I weiblich, 19–20297315334

Schüler and Jugend

ClassBronzeSilverGold
25m Pistole (2.40), 30 shots
Jugend15–16190210235

Para classes

ClassBronzeSilverGold
25m Pistole (2.40), 40 shots
92 and 93SH1/AB1 m and w ohne HM: holding free314332352
  • Rings in one match of the shots given, at a club shooting day or any DSB competition, announced to the range officer before the start and shot under supervision; one condition a day, no second try that day.
  • The small badge takes the score once; the large badge, after the small one of the same colour, five times within a year.
  • Only DSB-approved cards count.
  • Female juniors take 5 rings off the junior numbers, as the table’s footnote says (worked out in the Junioren weiblich table); a class with no number may shoot the next stronger class’s.
  • The Schnellfeuerpistole is all on this card; 25m Pistole and Zentralfeuerpistole shoot 30 precision shots on Nr. 4 and 30 duel shots here, the large-bore events 20 and 20.

DSB, Tabelle Leistungsabzeichen gesamt (Stand April 2025), pp. 1–2; Leistungsabzeichen rules 1–13, Ausschreibungen 2026 (Stand 30.12.2025)

Meisterschützenabzeichen

DSBMaster Marksman Badge

Course of fireRapid fire pistol, 60 shots; sport, centre-fire and service pistols, 40 or 60

EventShotsRings
Jugend, born 2009–2011
Schnellfeuerpistole (2.30)60470
KK-Sportpistole (2.40)40285
Junioren and adults, born 2008 or earlier
Schnellfeuerpistole (2.30)60510
KK-Sportpistole (2.40)60530
GK-Zentralfeuerpistole (2.45)60530
Gebrauchspistole/-revolver, alle Disziplinen (2.50)40365
  • Totals at championships — Kreis or Gau, Bezirk, Land and German championships, Regional- and Bundesliga matches, European and World Championships, Olympic Games — reached three times within one sport year (Schüler and Jugend: twice), in any mix of events and championships.
  • Awarded once a sport year, on the Landesverband’s application.

DSB, Meisterschützenabzeichen, Ausschreibungen 2026 (Stand 21.01.2026), rules 1–6

Schießauszeichnungen des KB

KB shooting awards

The KB’s awards share one design in every weapon type but the English Match, and are told apart by size, colour and inscription. Its Schießsportordnung doubles as the shooter’s record book, in which the club’s shooting officer signs off each award with its score and date. Claims are checked by the district shooting officer and passed on to the state’s; an award won against the rules is withdrawn. The Silbernes Gewehr was first awarded for the 1967 season.

Classes go by the age reached in the calendar year: Schüler up to 14 (Schüler I 10–11, II 12–14); J Sch / Jun, Jungschützen 15–17 and Junioren 18–20, M girls and J boys; Damen and Schützen 21–40; Damen Alt(ers) and Alters 41–50; Damen Sen(ioren) and Senioren 51–60; Sen(ioren) I 61–70 and II 71 and over, with their Damen classes; Behinderte I 18–50, II 51 and over. Klasse I–IV, as the KB defines them for its service arms: I 18–40, II 41–60, III 61–70, IV 71 and over.

Schießsportordnung des Kyffhäuserbundes (28.02.2023), XI 3, 10 and 12, pp. 47–49; Schießbuch, pp. 39 a, 62 a and 69–78 a; Silbernes Gewehr rule 8, p. 82

Schießleistungsnadeln

KBShooting Proficiency Pins

Course of fireOne 15-shot series, or 30 for the 30-shot pin

Kleine Leistungsnadeln (small pins)

ClassBronzeSilverGold
GK K1-K1A-K2, service pistols and revolvers
Klasse I105110115
Klasse II100105110
Klasse III95100105
Klasse IV9095100

Große Leistungsnadeln (large pins)

ClassBronzeSilverGold
GK K1-K1A-K2, service pistols and revolvers
Klasse I115119123
Klasse II110114118
Klasse III105109113
Klasse IV100104108

Große Schießspange and goldene Eichel

ClassSchießspangeGoldene Eichel
GK K1-K1A-K2, service pistols and revolvers
Klasse I127125
Klasse II123121
Klasse III117115
Klasse IV112110
  • Rings in one series of 15 shots (Schüler with LG and LP: 10); a 30-shot pin (Schüler 20) takes twice the number, and the 15-shot pin first.
  • Shot at the club on a day the Schießleitung sets, announced beforehand, before the Schießwart and a witness, who sign the numbered cards; one attempt per weapon type a day, and championship results count too.
  • In order: bronze, silver, gold; small pins, large pins, Schießspange, Eichel.
  • The small pins may all come in one year, on different days; after the small gold, one award per weapon type a year, from the next year (the Senioren classes may take the three large pins in one year).
  • Behinderte: their age class, 5 rings less.

Schießsportordnung des KB (Stand 28.02.2023), XI, pp. 47–49, and pp. 62 a–65 a

Leistungsabzeichen in Gold

KBGold Performance Badge

Course of fireChampionship matches: service pistols and revolvers

GK K1-K1A-K2-K2A-ff / 5

ClassGK K
Klasse I270
Klasse II260
Klasse III250
Klasse IV240
  • Championship totals, at the Kreis, Landes and Bundes championships of one sport year: three results reaching these, in the prescribed positions, or their average reaching them; from different weapon types, the summed minimums are set against the summed results.
  • Awarded once a year, on the Landesschießwart’s application.
  • The numbers are for the closed oak wreath; the half wreath takes 5 rings less in each.
  • The table prints “/ 5” after LP Auflage, GK K and FP without saying what it means.

Schießsportordnung des KB (Stand 28.02.2023), pp. 79–80 a

Silbernes Gewehr

KBSilver Rifle

Course of fireEach practice day’s first series of 15 shots, the best 8 days averaged

Hangers: the yearly average

ClassBronzeSilverGold
GK K1-K1A-K2, service pistols and revolvers: at least 8 days
Klasse I100105110
Klasse II9095100
Klasse III859095
Klasse IV808590
  • A yearly average: the first series of each practice day, 15 shots (Schüler with LG and LP 10, GK L 10, EM 60), competitions included; the worst days are struck down to the minimum printed with the weapon type, and the total is divided by that minimum.
  • The base badge comes with the first hanger; then one hanger, bronze, silver or gold, per weapon type and year.
  • Open also to Bundeswehr and police members who are not in the KB.

Schießsportordnung des KB (Stand 28.02.2023), pp. 82–84 a

Bundes-Sportschützenabzeichen

KBFederal Sport Shooter Badge

Course of fireEach shooting day’s first series of 30 shots, on at least 5 days

Every series, and the average

ClassSilverGold
GK K1-K1A-K2, service pistols and revolvers: at least 5 days
Klasse I240250
Klasse II230240
Klasse III220230
Klasse IV210220
  • Series of 30 shots (Schüler with LG and LP 20, GK L 20, EM 60), the first of each shooting day, every one reaching the number, on at least the days printed with the weapon type; the average over those days decides.
  • The text names 10 days for LG and LP and 5 for KK, the table 10 for KK.
  • One pin a year, silver first.
  • Open also to Bundeswehr and police members who are not in the KB.
  • Behinderte: their age class, 5 rings less.

Schießsportordnung des KB (Stand 28.02.2023), pp. 90 a–91 a

Bundes-Lorbeerspange

KBFederal Laurel Clasp

Course of fireEach shooting day’s first series of 30 shots, on at least 8 days

Every series

ClassBronzeSilverGold
GK K1-K1A-K2, service pistols and revolvers: at least 8 days
Klasse I233243253
Klasse II223233243
Klasse III213223233
Klasse IV203213223
  • From the year after the gold Bundes-Sportschützenabzeichen: bronze, silver, gold, one a year, in that order.
  • Series of 30 shots (Schüler with LG and LP 20, GK L 20, EM 60), the first of each shooting day, every one reaching the number, on at least the days printed with the weapon type; competition results count.
  • Open also to Bundeswehr and police members who are not in the KB.
  • Behinderte: their age class, 5 rings less.

Schießsportordnung des KB (Stand 28.02.2023), pp. 93 a–94 a

NetherlandsKNSA

KNSA-vaardigheidskruis

KNSA proficiency cross

The KNSA set up its proficiency tests for master marksmen, with the cross as their award; its general board changes the requirements, yearly where needed, on the national technical committees’ proposal. The vaardigheidskruis is an enamelled gilt cross on a 27 mm red, white and blue ribbon, and each clasp costs a fee the board sets. The KNSA keeps a numbered register of every test taken, open to any shooter, and sends out the awards itself.

Shot at a KNSA classification match, a district, regional or national championship or an international match, before an authorised KNSA official, and announced before the series with an entry fee; a proef is awarded once a year. The first pass brings the cross, each later one a numbered clasp; 25 passes in all bring a silvered pin, 50 a gilt one. Categories by the age reached in the season, 1 October to 30 September: senioren 21–54, junioren-A 18–20, -B 15–17, -C 13–14, veteranen 55 and over.

KNSA Schiet- en Wedstrijdreglement, deel I (01-10-2026), 20.1, 20.3, 20.5 and 20.6, pp. 30–32

Vaardigheidskruis

KNSAProficiency Cross

Course of fireRapid fire pistol, 60 shots; sport pistol, 30 precision on the precision card, then 30 duel on this one

ProefShotsScore
Olympisch Snelvuur Pistool (4.03)Senioren, veteranen, junioren-A60504
Sportpistool zwaar kaliber (4.04)Senioren, veteranen60535
Sportpistool licht kaliber (4.05)Senioren, veteranen, junioren-A60546
  • The score is the match total.
  • Olympisch Snelvuur is shot all on this card; Sportpistool shoots 30 precision shots on the 25 m precision card, then 30 duel shots here.

KNSA, Overzicht klasseringseisen seizoen 2026/2027 (14 Sept. 2026), 4.03–4.05; SWR deel VI (01-10-2026), 6.2, p. 16; SWR deel I (01-10-2026), H20, pp. 30–32

NorwayNSF

NAIS-medaljen (NSF)

NAIS medal (NSF)

The NAIS medal was instituted in 1939 as the army-rifle medal of NAIS, the Norwegian branch of the International Shooting Union. Its rules were much simplified in 1990, with slightly higher scores for the better precision rifles, and pistol, clay and running target joined the programme in 1994. NAIS results are not reported to NSF: the organiser records and keeps them on trust.

Shot as a NAIS shoot of its own, run by a Forsvaret unit or a DFS or NSF club; the organiser’s signed result counts. The badges may be won in any order; the medals from the year after the gilt-badge score, the gilt medal after the silver, with one counting result per medal level a year. The recruit badge, for shooters who turn 16 or younger in the year, is won once. Bronze, silver and gilt enamel stars follow the gilt medal, each for its score in three different years, then a statuette.

Norges Sportsskytterforbund, Reglement for NAIS og Kvartmatch (2021, updated 2025), NAIS: Historikk, p. 2; Administrative bestemmelser, p. 6; Norges Sportsskytterforbund, “NAIS-skyting”

NAIS 25 m pistol

NSF

Course of fire30 shots one-handed, after 5 sighters: 2 × 5 in 150 s, two duel series, one series in 20 s, one in 10 s

LevelFinUp to .32Grov9 mm and up
Recruit badge180–
Bronze badge200180
Silver badge210190
Gilt badge220200
Bronze medal240220
Silver medal250230
Gilt medal260240
  • Points in 30 shots on the silhouette (duel) card, one-handed, recruits too: two 5-shot series in 150 seconds, two duel series, one series in 20 seconds and one in 10, after five sighters.
  • Fin takes pistols up to .32, grov pistols and revolvers from 9 mm, single-shot pistols in neither; up to two malfunctions are allowed.

NSF, Reglement for NAIS (2021, updated 2025), §§ 2–6, pp. 2–5, and Nasjonale pistolregler 2026, 8.31, p. 6

NSF ferdighetsmerke og Kvartmatch

NSF skill badge and Quarter Match

NSF’s skill badge, in gold, silver and bronze, is awarded in chosen events in every branch, at scores its committee for grassroots sport sets. In NSF’s 10, 25 and 50 m pistol events, the skill badge’s silver score is also the score for promotion to class A. The Kvartmatch rules, adopted by NSF’s board, have been in force since 1991.

Norges Sportsskytterforbund, Fellesreglement (June 2026), Del II, 2.3.2.1–2.3.2.3, p. 18; Norges Sportsskytterforbund, Tabell 5, Merke- og opprykkskrav (2026); Norges Sportsskytterforbund, Reglement for NAIS og Kvartmatch (2021, updated 2025), Kvartmatch, p. 8

Sportsskytterforbundets ferdighetsmerke

NSFNSF Skill Badge

Course of fireEach event’s full course; hurtigpistol 60 shots in series of 10, 8 and 6 s

EventGoldSilverBronze
25 m rapid fire pistol25m Silhuettpistol, 4565550520
25 m pistol25m Finpistol, 6F579570540
25 m centre-fire pistol25m Grovpistol, 6G579570540
25 m rapid-fire match, small bore25m Hurtigpistol fin, 7F583575545
25 m rapid-fire match, large bore25m Hurtigpistol grov, 7G583575545
  • Hurtigpistol is NSF’s 60-shot match in series of 10, 8 and 6 seconds; finpistol and grovpistol count the whole match, whose precision stage is shot on the precision card.
  • Points for the event’s full course at a meet; the meet’s organiser or the shooter’s club issues the requisition, giving the result and the date.
  • No order, period or limit on repeats is printed, and the requirements do not apply to classes SH1–SH3.

NSF Tabell 5, Merke- og opprykkskrav (valid from 2026); Fellesreglement (June 2026), 2.3.2, p. 18

SwedenSPSF and SvSF

SPSF förbundsmärken

SPSF federation badges

An SPSF club may back a member’s application for a handgun licence only once the member has met the Pistolskyttemärket’s gold requirements, or, holding gold, those of a year badge (årtalsmärke) in either of the last 2 years. Badges are bought at set prices through SPSF’s member system by 31 January of the year after the test. The Pistolskyttemärket shows crossed wheel-lock pistols from Gustav II Adolf’s armoury, now in the Royal Armoury in Stockholm.

Weapon groups: A service-type large-calibre pistols, B other large-calibre pistols and revolvers, C .22 pistols and revolvers, R large-calibre revolvers.

Svenska Pistolskytteförbundet, Skjuthandbok, 21st edition (2026), Bilaga 1, 1.1 and 5.1.1; Bilaga 8, rule 9; Svenska Pistolskytteförbundet, “Pistolskyttemärken”

Elitmärket

SPSFElite Badge

Course of fire5 × 5 shots precision, 5 min a series, and 5 × 5 shots rapid fire, 3 s a shot

LevelPoints
Bronze45
Silver48
Gold49
  • Points in each of five 5-shot precision series, 5 minutes each, on the precision card, and in each of five 5-shot series on the rapid-fire card at 3 seconds a shot — both, within one calendar year, in training or competition.
  • From the year after gold in Pistolskyttemärket; one level a year, each after the one below.

Skjuthandboken 2026 (21st ed.), P 5.4.1, p. 458

Militär Snabbmatchmärket

SPSFMilitary Rapid-Fire Match Badge

Course of fire60 shots: three rounds of 4 × 5 shots, 10, 8 and 6 s a series

Weapon groupBronzeSilverGold
A377454515
B391472543
C404481550
R388467532
  • Totals for the 60-shot military rapid-fire match — three rounds of four 5-shot series in 10, 8 and 6 seconds — at three different competitions within one calendar year.
  • Open to shooters who met the bronze requirements of Pistolskyttemärket the year before; one level a year, each after the one below.

Skjuthandboken 2026 (21st ed.), P 5.10.1, p. 466, and J.6.1, p. 290

SvSF skyttemärken

SvSF shooting badges

SvSF’s rulebook dates its submachine-gun badge to 1946, its smallbore badge to 1971 and its first air-rifle badge to 1973. An SvSF club may back a member’s application for a handgun licence only once the member has met the silver requirements in sport, centre-fire or free pistol within the last 2 years, or SPSF’s gold. For a submachine-gun licence, SvSF asks for 3 years as an active shooter at gold level.

Svenska Skyttesportförbundet, Regelbok Nationellt skytte (2026-03-02), 13.13, pp. 90 and 92; Svenska Skyttesportförbundet, handlingsregler för föreningsintyg för vapenlicens (2025-05-14), rule 10 for handguns, and for rifles

Sport och grovpistol 25 m

SvSFSport and Centre-fire Pistol Badge, 25 m

Course of fire10 × 5 shots precision and 10 × 5 shots rapid fire

LevelPrecisionper 5-shot seriesRapid fireper 5-shot series
Bronze4242
Silver4545
Gold4848
  • Points in each of ten 5-shot precision series and in each of ten 5-shot rapid-fire series.
  • Members of SvSF clubs only; a level is won when its scores are met and the badge is bought, a higher level the year after the one below at the earliest.
  • Gold with one, two or three stars follows for the gold scores met in three more years each.

Skyttemärken SvSF (2023-01-12), pp. 2 and 7

Snabbpistol 25 m

SvSFRapid Fire Pistol Badge, 25 m

Course of fire5 × 30 shots

LevelPointsper 30-shot round
Bronze250
Silver265
Gold275
  • Points in each of five 30-shot rounds.
  • Members of SvSF clubs only; a level is won when its scores are met and the badge is bought, a higher level the year after the one below at the earliest.
  • Gold with one, two or three stars follows for the gold scores met in three more years each.

Skyttemärken SvSF (2023-01-12), pp. 2–3 and 7

SwitzerlandSSV

SSV-Auszeichnungen

SSV awards

The SSV’s Volksschiessen is meant to bring people to sport shooting, and most who shoot it hold no licence: in 2025, 7,868 of the 10,835 shooters in its 50 m edition. Most awards in the 300 m Einzelwettschiessen are Kranzkarten rather than badges, 92 percent of them in 2025. The Sportschützenauszeichnung is there to draw more shooters to club and popular shoots.

Classes go by birth year, as the age reached in the year the season ends. A Kranzkarte (wreath card) is a card worth the francs shown, given as, or instead of, a wreath badge.

SSV, Reglement Schweizer Volksschiessen Gewehr 50m (2016), 1.1; SSV, Jahresbericht 2025 Schweizer Volksschiessen Gewehr 50m, pp. 2 and 20; SSV, Auszeichnungsquoten EWS-G300 2025; SSV, Reglement Sportschützenauszeichnung Gewehr 10m und 50m (2011), 1 and 6

Einzelwettschiessen Pistole 25/50m (EWS-P25/50)

SSVIndividual Shoot, 25 and 50 m pistol

Course of fire15 shots: 3 × 5 in 50, 40 and 30 s, after sighters

P25

PistolE/SElite and seniors, 21–59U21/VU17/SV
RF/CFRimfire or centrefire135132129
OPOrdnance pistol129126123

U21/V: Juniors 17–20, veterans 60–69 · U17/SV: Juniors to 16, senior veterans 70 and over

  • Points for 15 shots on the ISSF rapid-fire face, scoring zones 5 to 10: three 5-shot series in 50, 40 and 30 seconds, after sighters.
  • Licensed members of an SSV club, once a year, 15 March to 30 September.
  • The limit gives a Kranzkarte worth Fr. 10.
  • The shoot’s 50 m programme, 10 single shots on the P10 face, has limits of its own; the Feldschiessen and the obligatory programme at 25 m are shot on the rectangular ordnance rapid-fire face, not this one.

AFB EWS-P25/50, Ausgabe 2026 (Reg.-Nr. 4.52.02), §§ 2, 3, 6 and 7, pp. 1–2; Reglement EWS-P25/P50, Ausgabe 2017, Art. 3 and 8–9

Eidgenössische Konkurrenz Pistole 25/50m (EK-P25/50)

SSVFederal Competition, 25 and 50 m pistol

Course of firePrecision 2 × 5 shots, 5 min a series; rapid 2 × 5 shots, 30 s a series

Präzisionsprogramm: 2 × 5 shots, 5 minutes each

ClassRF/CFRimfire or centrefireOPOrdnance pistol
E/SElite and seniors, 21–599086
U19–U21 / VJuniors 17–20, veterans 60–698884
U13–U17 / SVJuniors to 16, senior veterans 70 and over8682

Seriefeuerprogramm: 2 × 5 shots, 30 seconds each

ClassRF/CFRimfire or centrefireOPOrdnance pistol
E/SElite and seniors, 21–599288
U19–U21 / VJuniors 17–20, veterans 60–699086
U13–U17 / SVJuniors to 16, senior veterans 70 and over8884
  • Points for the 10 shots of each programme: the precision programme on the ISSF precision face (PP10 / 50 cm), the rapid programme on the ISSF rapid-fire face.
  • One limit gives a Kranzkarte worth Fr. 8 or a simple wreath badge; both, a Kranzkarte worth Fr. 10 or the special wreath badge.
  • Licensed shooters, under supervision, once a year per distance, 15 March to 30 September.
  • The 50 m half, a Standstich on the P10 face and a Feldstich on B10, is awarded the same way with limits of its own.

AFB EK-P25/50, Ausgabe 2026 (Reg.-Nr. 4.51.02), §§ 3–5, pp. 1–2; Reglement EK-P25/50, Ausgabe 2016, §§ 1.4, 2.1, 3 and 4.1

How it is shot

Course · Ready position · Rapid-fire stage · Final · Paper targets · Shots while turning
Course
Rapid Fire Pistol is 60 shots in two stages of 30. Each stage has two 5-shot series in 8 seconds, two in 6 and two in 4, one shot at each of five targets, after an optional sighting series in 8 seconds.ISSF rule 8.7.6.3
Ready position
Every Rapid Fire series starts from the READY position, the arm pointing down at no more than 45 degrees from the vertical. Seven seconds after ATTENTION, the targets turn to face the athlete, or the green lights come on.ISSF rules 8.7.2 and 8.7.6.3
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
Paper targets
In Rapid Fire Pistol on paper, each of the five targets takes 7 shots a stage, from the sighting series and six match series; they are scored and patched after every series, and replaced for each stage.ISSF rule 8.11
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

Dimensions

6 rings · 500 mm

Card 550 × 520 mm or larger · 5.6 mm scoring gauge (.22)

RingColourDiameterCentre within
Inner tenBlack50 mm2.0 in27.8 mm
10Black100 mm3.9 in52.8 mm
9Black180 mm7.1 in92.8 mm
8Black260 mm10.2 in132.8 mm
7Black340 mm13.4 in172.8 mm
6Black420 mm16.5 in212.8 mm
5Black500 mm19.7 in252.8 mm

Source: ISSF Rule Book, Edition 2025 (Second Print 07/2026), effective 1 July 2026, rule 6.3.4.4. Sizes are nominal. Dimensions checked ; page updated .

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The Shooter app's scan screen, shown with an ISSF 10m Air Pistol card: each shot marked, the score, and the size and centre of the group

Training on paper? Photograph a card and the Shooter app finds the holes and scores them by these rings: every shot, your inner tens, the series total, your group’s size and centre. Holes merged? Add, move or remove a shot. Every card joins your training log, so drift shows up over time.

Scored with AI for now, which needs internet and your permission to upload the photo to an AI service in the US. Some AI scans may be free while we collect photos of this target; then each uses an AI credit (sold in packs in the app). Scoring by hand is free.