25m Centre Fire Pistol is one of the ISSF shooting events and is normally a men-only event.
Other than the calibre used, the Centre Fire event is exactly the same as the 25m Pistol Women, and Mens Sport Pistol events. The 25m Centre Fire match is shot with a handgun of any calibre between 7.62mm (.30″) and 9.65 mm (.38″). The most popular choices by far are specially-designed sport pistols and revolvers in .32 calibre. Using a revolver is not a disadvantage because there are no speedy series of shots involved. The name Centre-Fire comes from the ignition system of these calibers as opposed to the Rimfire of .22 cartridges.
- Distance - 25 m
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Calibre - any between 7.62mm (.30″) and 9.65 mm (.38″)
For Womens Pistol and Mens Sports events, .22 calibres are used - Minimum trigger pull - 1000g
Number of shots/time:
- Precision Stage - 30 shots, in six series of 5 shots, each series is 5 minutes
- Rapid Fire Stage - 30 shots, in six series of 5 shots. Each series consists of 5 exposures of the target, each exposure is for 3 seconds; the athlete fires one shot per exposure.
Target:
- Precision Stage - 10 ring of 50 mm diameter, each ring increases by 50 mm
- Rapid Fire Stage - 10 ring of 100 mm diameter, each ring increases by 100 mm.