Handgun Shooting Matches
and Calibres
In accordance with the Victoria Police Approved Handgun Shooting Match List (find copy here),
the following matches are regularly held at SSPC Springvale and/or Little River Ranges.
COMPETITION OVERVIEW
Handgun Shooting Matches
ISSF 25 METRE
The match consists of two separate 30 shots of fire. The two stages are “Precision” and “Duelling”. The Precision stage is shot at 25m on a precision target with five minutes allowed for each five shot series. The Rapid Fire stage is also shot at 25m, but the target turns toward the shooter for three seconds and away for seven seconds.
It can be shot with .22 calibre revolvers and semi-automatics (Standard Pistol) or with revolvers or semi-automatics from .32 up to .45 calibre (Centre Fire). ISSF 25 Metre is the most popular and accessible competition that the club runs.
AIR PISTOL
This match is a slow fire match which is shot at 10m on a 12mm ten-ring target. Air pistol is an excellent match to learn handgun shooting fundamentals: the guns used in Air pistol are extremely accurate, are easy to control and have no recoil.
METALLIC SILHOUETTE AT EAGLE PARK SHOOTING COMPLEX
Metallic Silhouette necessitates the use of powerful magnum handguns: the main course is shot at ranges of 50m, 100m, 150m and 200m on steel targets (chickens at 50m, pigs at 100m, turkeys at 150m and rams at 200m). There are four divisions in Metallic Silhouette: Standing, Revolver, Production and Unlimited. The .357 Magnum is an absolute minimum for this competition.
IPSC
In Practical competition, a variety of target types are used (both paper and steel, stationary and moving, scoring targets and penalty targets). There is no set way these targets are arranged, nor even how many targets are used in a single match.
IPSC 3 GUN
Combining skills in pistol, rifle and shotgun disciplines, the matches are judged over speed and accuracy using a variety of targets. it is not only challenging but thoroughly enjoyed by beginners, families and elite competitors.
- Require to be holster qualified
- Club guns and ammunition available
- Require pants with at least three belt loops able to hold gun belt securely
AUSTRALIAN POLICE AND
SERVICE PISTOL
This service match is shot at ranges from 50 metres down to 7 metres and consists of 90 shots. Throughout competition shooters are required to shoot prone, sitting, kneeling and standing from a barricade position with right and left hand.
SINGLE ACTION (“COWBOY”)
SHOOTING
Competition in a Cowboy Action match generally requires four guns: two revolvers, a shotgun, and a rifle chambered in a centre fire revolver caliber of a type in use prior to 1899. All Cowboy Action handguns must be “single-action”, meaning that the hammer must be manually cocked before each shot can be fired.
Our club calendar has full details on when are where these competitions are held.