What matches do we shoot?
At Thelmore Pistol Club we shoot the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) matches.
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These are
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25m Standard Pistol
The Standard Pistol match consisting of 60 shots and is shot at 25 metres with a 0.22 Long Rifle semi-auto on a standard Precision target with a 50mm 10 ring, in timed series of five shots on turning targets.
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4 series, each of 150 seconds​
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4 series each of 20 seconds and
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4 series each of 10 seconds
Each series starts with the shooters arm at 45 degrees to the horizontal.
The handgun used in this event must have a barrel no longer than 150mm and a trigger no lighter than 1000gm.
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25m Centrefire and Pistol
This match consists of two separate 30 shot stages of fire.
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The first is the Precision stage shot at 25 metres on a precision target (50 mm 10 ring), with five minutes allowed for each 5 shot series.
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The second is the Rapid-fire stage that is also shot at 25 metres, but on turning targets. One shot is fired with each exposure of the target as it turns toward the shooter for 3 seconds and away for 7 seconds, with the shooter lowering his arm to 45 degrees between each exposure of the target.
The 25m Pistol matches are identical to the Centrefire match except that the handguns are 0.22 Long Rifle & semi-autos that comply with the Standard Pistol specifications.
The match is officially designated for women and Juniors however at club and state level the match is also shot by men.
25m Pistol & Centre Fire Precision Range Guide
25m Pistol & Centre Fire Rapid Fire Range Guide
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10m Air Pistol
The Air Pistol match is a slow fire match demanding similar levels of precision to Free Pistol except that it is shot at 10 metres on a target with a 12mm Ten-ring on a target measuring 17cm X 17cm. The match consists of 60 shots.
Air pistol is a great teacher of handgun shooting fundamentals, as the highly accurate handguns, with their minimum allowable trigger weight of 500 grams are easy to control and have no recoil. They are also very economical to shoot and are noiseless compared to cartridge firearms.
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25m Rapid Fire
The 25m Rapid fire match consists of a series (or string) of five (5) shots fired, one at each of five targets 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 his/her five shots. If a shot is too late, it will score as a miss.
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 Rapid Fire Pistol Range Guide
The ISSF Rule Book section 6, 7 and 8 can be downloaded here​​​
