ISSF 25M Pistol Course of Fire

A center-fire match consists of two parts of 30 shots each, both shot at 25 m:
A precision stage where 5 shots are to be fired during a 5-minute period.
A rapid-fire stage where, for each shot, the shooter has 3 seconds to raise his arm from a 45 degree angle and fire.
As with all ISSF pistol disciplines, all firing must be done with one hand, unsupported.

The score zones of the targets are different for the two stages, but scores are usually similar for the two courses. In the precision stage, the target is the same as in 50 metre pistol (although at half the distance), with a 10-zone of 5 cm diameter, and in the rapid-fire stage, the target is the same as in 25 metre rapid fire pistol, with a 10-zone of 10 cm diameter.

Mike38 wrote:I always tell myself to try that someday, but never get around to it. There is a place about an hour's drive from me that holds 6 ISSF matches a year, and for some reason I never make it. I think they have 10 meter air pistol, .22 match, center fire match and free pistol, all in one day.

john bickar wrote:I believe I still hold the US record at 594. That record is almost old enough to vote.

Jon Eulette wrote:You may rest the pistol on the bench during SF 150 sec portion. Load command and start(firing) command are seperate.
Jon

JKR wrote:Since then I’ve gotten more serious about Air Pistol and started working with Free Pistol. Might be close to sacrilege to say it here, but I prefer it to bullseye.
JKR

radjag wrote:Question for you experienced ISSF shooters. In the 150 second 5 shot slow fire I assume that it is OK to lower the gun between shots. Is it OK to rest the gun on the bench between shots?
Gonna try it for the first time at my State Sectional next week. Got the timer app and started practise today. The timer app just gives a single command "load". I assume that firing proceeds as soon as possible after the "load" command?

JKR wrote:Had my first taste of International  style shooting a year ago at the match in Phoenix. Only got to shoot CF. Loved it and did quite well. Since then I’ve gotten more serious about Air Pistol and started working with Free Pistol. Might be close to sacrilege to say it here, but I prefer it to bullseye. No nasty 45!
JKR

john bickar wrote:

Oh, I missed this, Roy. You have 60 seconds after the command "load" and then the targets face. CF and STD are slightly different; I always have to read the rule book before shooting them.

radjag wrote:I read through the NRA International Style rule book this afternoon. There appears to be a number of ambiguities and stuff not mentioned. Hmmm.

radjag wrote:OK. I looked in the settings menu of the 25M Timer App and found how to adjust the prep period. Got it now.
Thanks.

radjag wrote:OK. So the obvious next question is - for NRA "International" Sectionals, do only the NRA Rules apply?

The ISSF Rules, for example, have no provision for 50 foot  range and targets, so the ISSF Rules cannot be "blanketed" over the NRA Rules. I guess that one would have to "cherry pick" specific ISSF Rules for issues not mentioned in NRA Rules (shoe flexibility, just as an example)? That does not seem to be quite practical.

radjag wrote:The ISSF Rules, for example, have no provision for 50 foot  range and targets, so the ISSF Rules cannot be "blanketed" over the NRA Rules. I guess that one would have to "cherry pick" specific ISSF Rules for issues not mentioned in NRA Rules (shoe flexibility, just as an example)? That does not seem to be quite practical.

Ed Hall wrote:

radjag wrote:OK. So the obvious next question is - for NRA "International" Sectionals, do only the NRA Rules apply?

The ISSF Rules, for example, have no provision for 50 foot  range and targets, so the ISSF Rules cannot be "blanketed" over the NRA Rules. I guess that one would have to "cherry pick" specific ISSF Rules for issues not mentioned in NRA Rules (shoe flexibility, just as an example)? That does not seem to be quite practical.

NRA sanctioned events use NRA rules.  The NRA rules exist because the NRA still has International discipline events, like the International Sectionals.  When I was shooting more International events, like Air and Free Pistol, many of them were dual-sanctioned, as in both USAS and NRA.  I shot under NRA, since I didn't belong to USAS.

As an aside, the last I knew, the ISSF rules did not include any reduced distances or target sizes, but USAS rules did include them.  So, there are some differences, based on the sanctioning entity.