25M Pistol

The 25M Pistol match is formerly known as Sport Pistol and is match that is internationally shot by women and juniors. However, in Australia (and including at IPC) this match is shot by men, women and juniors alike. The match is shot using .22" calibre pistols and has a precision fire stage as well as a rapid fire stage, each of which consist of 30 shots.

The precision stage is shot at a stationary target and there are 6 series each of which gives the shooter 5 minutes to place 5 shots on the target. In the rapid fire stage a turning target is used and it is also consists of 5 series of 5 shots however, for each shot the target only turns and faces the shooter for 3 seconds.

Centrefire

Centrefire matches have the same course of fire as 25M Pistol except it allows for the use of centrefire pistols with a calibre of .30"-0.38". Internationally this match is generally only shot by men however, in Australia and at IPC women are more than welcome to participate.

Rapid Fire

Rapid Fire matches consist of 60 shots broken up into 12 series of 5 shots. During each series the shooter has 5 targets and they need to place one shot on each target within the time limit of 4, 6 or 8 seconds depending on which series of the match is being shot.

Standard Pistol

The Standard Pistol match is a 60 shot match that is broken up into 12 stages that each contain 5 shots. The first four stages give the competitor 150 seconds to complete the stage. The next four stages are 20 seconds in duration and the final four stages are only 10 seconds.

50M Pistol

Formerly known as Free Pistol, the 50M Pistol match is shot using single-shot .22 calibre pistols. There are 60 shots fired in this match at a distance of 50m.