25 metre center-fire pistol

25 metre center-fire pistol
Men
Number of shots:	2x30
Olympic Games:	–
World Championships:	Since 1947
Abbreviation:	CFP

25 metre 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 metre 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).

1 Handguns
- 1.1 Caliber
- 1.2 Type
2 Course of fire
3 Popularity
4 World Championships, Men
5 World Championships, Men Team
6 World Championships, total medals
7 Current world records
8 World Champions

Handguns

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.

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 metre rapid fire pistol. The most popular handgun choices however are larger caliber versions of rimfire semi-automatic pistols originally designed for 25 metre 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 specializing firearms for ISSF events like Pardini, Morini, Walther and Hämmerli and in include:

Hämmerli SP20
Pardini HP
Morini CM32M
Walther GSP

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.

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 metre pistol event, which is an Olympic event for women.

World Championships, Men

This event was held in 1947-2006.

Year	Place	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1947	Stockholm	Torsten Elis Ullman (SWE)	Mauri Kuokka (FIN)	Rodeheffer N. J. (USA)
1949	Buenos Aires	Heinrich Keller (SUI)	Eino Antton Saarnikko (FIN)	Huelet Leo Benner (USA)
1952	Oslo	Harry Wendell Reeves (USA)	Walter Rudolph Walsh (USA)	Huelet Leo Benner (USA)
1954	Caracas	Torsten Elis Ullman (SWE)	Huelet Leo Benner (USA)	William Mc Millan (USA)
1958	Moscow	William Mc Millan (USA)	Vladimir Kudrna (TCH)	Karoly Takacs (HUN)
1962	Cairo	Igor Bakalov (URS)	Efim Haydurov (URS)	William Blankenship (USA)
1966	Wiesbaden	William Blankenship (USA)	Lubomir Nacovsky (TCH)	Renart Suleimanov (URS)
1970	Phoenix	Rafael Carpio (MEX)	Seppo Makinen (FIN)	Lubomir Nacovsky (TCH)
1974	Thun	Dan Iuga (ROM)	Francis Higginson (USA)	Hynek Hromada (TCH)
1978	Seoul	Seppo Makinen (FIN)	Jong Kil Park (KOR)	Seppo Saarenpaeae (FIN)
1982	Caracas	Vladas Turla (URS)	Sergei Rysev (URS)	Jaques Cheres (FRA)
1986	Suhl	Oleg Tkachov (URS)	Afanasij Kuzmin (URS)	Igor Basinski (URS)
1990	Moscow	Sergei Pyzhianov (URS)	Miroslav Ignatiuk (URS)	Byung Taek Park (KOR)
1994	Milan	Paal Hembre (NOR)	Christian Kezel (FRA)	Oleg Tkachov (UKR)
1998	Barcelona	Byung Taek Park (KOR)	Paal Hembre (NOR)	Giovanni Bossi (AUT)
2002	Lahti	Byung Taek Park (KOR)	Mikhail Nestruev (RUS)	Sang Hak Lee (KOR)
2006	Zagreb	Yadong Liu (CHN)	Mikhail Nestruev (RUS)	Michael Hofmann (SUI)

World Championships, Men Team