25m Pistol Women’s event is similar to Centre Fire.
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. After all competitors have completed the Precision Stage, they then fire the Rapid Fire Stage. There is a total of 60 competition shots fired..
- Distance - 25 m
- Calibre - .22 long rifle rimfire
- 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