What changes the result
The rules behind the moments commentators get excited about. They build on the beginner rules.
I · Intermediate · 7 rules · Step 2 of 4Events and scoring
- How does the 25 m pistol event work?The event is 60 shots with a .22 pistol in two stages of 30.
- How does rapid fire pistol work?Each athlete fires 60 shots in two stages of 30.
- What happens between the call to the line and the last shot?Athletes are called to the line at least 25 minutes before the start.
- How must a pistol be held, and what is the ready position?A pistol is held and fired with one hand only, standing free with no support.
Finals and ties
- How does the rapid fire pistol final work?The final is eight series of five shots in 4 seconds, scored as hits and misses from zero.
- How does the 25 m pistol final work?The final is ten rapid fire series of five shots, scored as hits and misses from zero.
- What happens when two athletes have the same score?In qualification a tie is broken on paper with no extra shooting: first by the number of inner tens, then by the last ten-shot series and the ones before it, then shot by shot from the last.