50M Pistol

The 50m Pistol event is shot at all levels of competition up to and including the Olympics.

This competition is also shot at the Paralympics using .22 calibre single- shot pistols. It is shot over 50 metres and consists of 60 shots in 2 hours.

In this event the pistol may only be loaded with one round of ammunition at a time and must be operated with only one hand, which cannot be supported in any way.

There are practically no rules for the pistol itself, trigger force may be as low as the competitor chooses, the grip may be designed in any way provided it does not give support beyond the wrist, and there are no restrictions on size and weight of the pistol.

50m Pistol is described as the purest form of precision shooting amongst the pistol events, which has undergone minimal rule changes over the past 75 years.