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Competitions

STANDARD PISTOL: Stand Pistol is a challenge no matter your skill level as it require great concentration. It combines both precision and rapid fire techniques an interesting match is always assured. 0.22 semi-automatic guns such as Ruger, Smith & Wesson, High Standard are all suited to the Standard Pistol match.

CENTRE FIRE: The Centre Fire match consists of two separate 30 shots of fire. The two stages of Centre Fire are "Precision" and "Rapid Fire". 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.

0.32 to 0.38 revolvers and semi-automatics can be used provided the barrel does not exceed 150mm in length and weighs more than 1.36kg. The heavier trigger pull specified in Centre Firing means that this type of competition can be quite a challenge for the new shooter; however, Centre Firing has always been extremely popular.

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.

INTERNATIONAL 1920 MATCH: Action Pistol consists of 13 courses of fire, each with defined rules. A competition will usually consist of three or four of these courses, e.g. falling plates, moving targets etc. Double action revolvers are well suited for this match for their reliability.

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 0.357 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.

Last modified: 09.12.08 by mike