10m Air Pistol

10m Air pistol are ISSF events shot by both men and women, at all levels of competition up to and including the Olympics and Paralympics.

Target: 10 ring of 11.5 mm diameter, each ring increases by 16 mm

Distance: 10 m

Calibre: .177”, 4.5 mm air pistol – compressed air or gas

Minimum trigger pull: 500 g

Number of shots/time: 60 shots for Men & Junior Men in 90 min (75 min on electronic targets)

60 shots for Women & Junior Women in 60 minutes (75 min on electronic targets)

The 10m Air Pistol events, and the 50m Pistol event are arguably the most mentally demanding events.

The top 8 women contestants, and the 8 top men contestants having the highest scores progress on to the Men’s and the Women’s finals, which consists of 20 shots with a shooter eliminated after the eighth shot and after each subsequent 2 shots.