25 m Center-Fire Pistol

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25 m Center-Fire Pistol
Men
Number of shots: 2x30
Olympic Games: –
World Championships: Since 1947
Abbreviation: CFP

25 m Center-Fire Pistol is one of the ISSF shooting events, and is normally a men-only event. Its origin lies in competitions with military-style service pistols, and as such its history dates back to the 19th century.

25 m Pistol (formerly called Sport Pistol) is essentially the women's equivalent of this event, the only difference being the smaller rimfire caliber handguns used (often the same models only chambered for the smaller caliber).

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[edit] Handguns

[edit] Caliber

The name Center-Fire describes the type of cartridges used distinguishes this event from other ISSF events shot with handguns chambered for to small caliber rimfire cartridges.

The rules specify that matches are to be shot with handgun of any caliber between 7.62 mm (.30) and 9.65 mm (.38), but the most popular cartridge is the .32 S&W Long, because it has good performance characteristics. Many countries also have laws restricting civilian ownership of firearms chambered for cartridges also used by military forces which would not apply to the rather obscure .32 S&W Long.

[edit] Type

Using a revolver is not a disadvantage because the "rapid-fire" stage is not as demanding or fast as the true rapid-fire event of 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol. The most popular handgun choices are larger caliber versions of rimfire semi-automatic pistols originally designed for 25 m Standard Pistol. Many of these pistol can be changed from one caliber to the other by simply changing the barrel and magazine. Examples of such firearms are usually from companies speciliazing firearms for ISSF events like Morini, Walther and Hämmerli and in include:

[edit] 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.

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 m 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 m Rapid Fire Pistol, with a 10-zone of 10 cm diameter.

[edit] Popularity

The event has not made it into the Olympic Games, and so gains little attention. It is part of the ISSF World Shooting Championships however, as well as the CISM World Championships. It is also notable for being the inspiration for the 25 m Pistol event, which is an Olympic event for women.

[edit] Current world records

See also: List of national shooting records surpassing the world records
Current world records in 25 m Center-Fire Pistol
Men (ISSF) Individual 594 Flag of Russia Mikhail Nestruev (RUS) July 17, 2007 Granada (ESP) edit
Teams 1762 Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union (Ignatiuk, Kuzmins, Pyzhianov) August 15, 1990 Moscow (URS) edit
Men (CISM) Individual 597 Flag of Turkey Yusuf Dikeç (TUR) 2006 Rena (NOR) edit
Teams 1763 Flag of the People's Republic of China China (Gao, Jin, Liu) 2006 Rena (NOR) edit

[edit] World Champions

Year Venue Individual Team
1947 Stockholm Flag of Sweden Torsten Ullman (SWE) Flag of Finland Finland
1949 Buenos Aires Flag of Switzerland Heinrich Keller (SUI) Flag of the United States United States
1952 Oslo Flag of the United States Harry Reeves (USA) Flag of the United States United States
1954 Caracas Flag of Sweden Torsten Ullman (SWE) Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union
1958 Moscow Flag of the United States William McMillan (USA) Flag of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
1962 Cairo Flag of the Soviet Union Igor Rakalov (URS) Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union
1966 Wiesbaden Flag of the United States William Blankenship (USA) Flag of the United States United States
1970 Phoenix Flag of Mexico Rafael Carpio (MEX) Flag of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
1974 Thun Flag of Romania Dan Iuga (ROU) Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union
1978 Seoul Flag of Finland Seppo Mäkinen (FIN) Flag of Finland Finland
1982 Caracas Flag of the Soviet Union Vladas Turla (URS) Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union
1986 Suhl Flag of the Soviet Union Oleg Tkachev (URS) Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union
1990 Moscow Flag of the Soviet Union Sergei Pyzhianov (URS) Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union
1994 Milan Flag of Norway Pål Hembre (NOR) Flag of Russia Russia
1998 Barcelona Flag of South Korea Park Byung Taek (KOR) Flag of South Korea South Korea
2002 Lahti Flag of South Korea Park Byung Taek (KOR) Flag of South Korea South Korea
2006 Zagreb Flag of the People's Republic of China Liu Yadong (CHN) Flag of Russia Russia
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