Standard Pistol
The Standard Pistol match 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.
The match consists of:-
– 4 series, each of 150 seconds
– 4 series each of 20 seconds and
– 4 series each of 10 seconds
for a total of 60 shots.
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.
Recoil handling characteristics are important in a Standard Pistol, especially in the 10 seconds series. The original Standard Pistol match was conceived to allow shooters to have an event to shoot with the standard sporting 0.22 semi-autos that were available. Ruger, S&W, High Standard, Browning, Pardini, Walther, Benelli and others make appropriate handguns that fit the original concept and are popular for use at club level.
Standard Pistol is a challenge to old and new shooters alike, as a momentary lapse in concentration in the faster series can see many points disappear from the score. The Standard Pistol match combines both precision and rapid fire techniques in its course of fire, and the mixture of both guarantees an interesting match.