WA1500
The WA1500 Match events all start from the holster. A current PA holster accreditation is mandatory for all shooters participating in these events.
As the Australian body affiliated to the World Association Precision Pistol Competition 1500, PA provides an international ‘career pathway’ for our Service Pistol shooters. Commencing in 2007 PA has sent teams to World Championships every year.
The WA1500 Match events are very similar to our PA Service Pistol events as these, and a number of other Service Pistol type matches around the world, share common ancestry.
The main WA1500 match consists of 150 rounds, shot over distances ranging from 7 yards to 50 yards. Similarly to Service Pistol, participants shoot from a
variety of positions including prone, kneeling, sitting, from behind a barricade and free standing although the order of shooting is different.
WA1500 shooters use a single target only which is changed at varying times throughout the match with scoring occurring after the match is concluded.
There are a number of variants of the WA1500 match which have different rules and restrictions on guns and ammunition. The 60 shot match is a subset of the full 150 shot match and is also shot over distances of 7 yards to 50 yards. The 48 shot match is shot with shorter barrel firearms such as 4″ revolvers. This match is conducted over distances ranging from 3 yards to 25 yards.
All matches require ammunition to meet a minimum power factor and are shot from the holster.
