Apparently there's some centerfire pistol competition to go along with the air pistol and free pistol stuff. Anyone know what all the matches are? I'm especially curious to learn if the centerfire matches are similar to Bullseye matches; it sounds like they might be, judging by the number of points and the fact that some are timed and some are rapid.
What are the olympic pistol events?
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http://www.usashooting.com is the website for the governing body of Olympic shootings sports in the US.
Olympic pistol events include Air Pistol, Rapid Fire Pistol, Sport Pistol and Free Pistol.
There are no centerfire Olympic shooting sports, they are all either .22 LR, .22 Short, or .177 air pellets.
Olympic pistol events include Air Pistol, Rapid Fire Pistol, Sport Pistol and Free Pistol.
There are no centerfire Olympic shooting sports, they are all either .22 LR, .22 Short, or .177 air pellets.
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There is no centerfire event in Olympic pistol. The Olympic events are 10m air pistol, 50m free pistol , and 25m rapid fire pistol. There is a centerfire event in the World Cup competition I believe, as well 25m standard pistol.
There once was an International Center Fire Event. I don't believe it was shot at the Olympics, because in too many countries ordinary citizens are not allowed to own center-fire handguns.
Anyway, the course consisted of 60 shots. Thirty were fired slow fire (Precision) at 25 meters on the 50 meter bullseye target and 30 were fired in a semi-rapid fire mode. A silhouette target was placed at 25 meters. The shooter started with a revolver or pistol pointed down at the ground at about a 30 degree angle. When the edged target was faced the shooter had 3 seconds to raise and fire one shot. After the target turned away there was a 7-second delay during which the shooter would lower the gun, re-cock it if it was a revolver, and get ready to raise it for the next shot. This process was repeated 5 times, after which one reloaded for the next string of fire. Handguns between 7.62 mm (.32) through 9mm (.38) were used. Pistols had no particular advantage over revolvers.
I haven't checked lately, but I believe the course is still shot in some International Championships other then the Olympics. Both Walther and Hammerili, as well as some others, used to make target pistols chambered to use the .32 S&W long revolver cartridge loaded with a full-wadcutter bullet. Fired from a machine rest they could keep 5 shots inside a group that could be covered with a nickel. The range was 25 meters.
At one time I was on a four-man team that held the U.S. Team record in this event - for about two weeks. One member of that team used an old model Ruger .357 Blackhawk loaded with .38 Special wadcutters. When I told Bill Ruger about this he was flabbergasted.
Anyway, the course consisted of 60 shots. Thirty were fired slow fire (Precision) at 25 meters on the 50 meter bullseye target and 30 were fired in a semi-rapid fire mode. A silhouette target was placed at 25 meters. The shooter started with a revolver or pistol pointed down at the ground at about a 30 degree angle. When the edged target was faced the shooter had 3 seconds to raise and fire one shot. After the target turned away there was a 7-second delay during which the shooter would lower the gun, re-cock it if it was a revolver, and get ready to raise it for the next shot. This process was repeated 5 times, after which one reloaded for the next string of fire. Handguns between 7.62 mm (.32) through 9mm (.38) were used. Pistols had no particular advantage over revolvers.
I haven't checked lately, but I believe the course is still shot in some International Championships other then the Olympics. Both Walther and Hammerili, as well as some others, used to make target pistols chambered to use the .32 S&W long revolver cartridge loaded with a full-wadcutter bullet. Fired from a machine rest they could keep 5 shots inside a group that could be covered with a nickel. The range was 25 meters.
At one time I was on a four-man team that held the U.S. Team record in this event - for about two weeks. One member of that team used an old model Ruger .357 Blackhawk loaded with .38 Special wadcutters. When I told Bill Ruger about this he was flabbergasted.
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Centerfire is not an olympic event, but it is still done in ISSF competition as far as I know. At the USA shooting PTO match last March at Ft. Benning, centerfire was still shot. I planned on competing in it, but it was the same time as 25m std pistol.
You can see all the details about Olympic shooting at http://www.issf-shooting.org
You can see all the details about Olympic shooting at http://www.issf-shooting.org
Bergeron
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I've heard that IPSC will making a showing at the Games, not as an offical sport, but as a demonstration, with the goal being to have Practical Shooting accepted as an Olympic sport.
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I believe that pistol is also shot as one fifth of the modern pentathalon.
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A while back a lot of the top IPSC, Action Pistol, etc... shooters were invited out to the OTC to try rapid fire pistol. That seems to be the event that USA Shooting has the most difficulty recruiting for. Mainly do to the fact that very few clubs (if any) shoot that event, and its not shot at the collegiate level. I think a lot of the rapid fire folks have come from the AMU.
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