| 25M Pistol Women and Men's Sport Pistol | ||
| Formerly known as Sport Pistol, 25m Pistol women’s event was introduced in the 1960s. 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 competitions. 25m Pistol combines both precision and rapid-fire, in two stages each of 30 shots |
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| Distance: | 25 metres | |
| Calibre: | 22 long rifle rimfire | |
| Minimum trigger pull: | 1000g. | |
| Precision stage | ||
| Number of shots/time: | 30 shots, in six series of 5 shots, each series is 5 minutes | |
| Precision Stage target: | 10 ring of 50 mm diameter, each ring increases by 50 mm | |
| After all competitors have completed the Precision Stage, they then fire the Rapid Fire Stage. | ||
| Rapid Fire Stage | ||
| Number of shots/time: | 30 shots, in six series of 5 shots. | |
| Rapid Fire Stage target: | 10 ring of 100 mm diameter, each ring increases by 80 mm. | |
| Each series consists of 5 exposures of the target, each exposure is for 3 seconds; the shooter fires one shot per exposure. | ||
| The top 8 contestants having the highest scores progress on to the final, which consists of two stages. After the first stage of five, additional rapid fire stage series of 5 shots each, four of the top scoring finalists then compete for medal contention. | ||
| At club level this match is programmed for Sunday mornings at 9am, generally the first and third Sunday of the month. | ||
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