Service Pistol

The Service Pistol match was the first of the matches to break away from the conventional one handed, off hand shooting technique that is used in the matches described previously. The course of fire is shot at a distances from 50 yards to 7 yards and consists of 90 scoring shots for a maximum score of 900. Shooting is done on turning targets and shooters are required to shoot from various positions - prone, sitting, and standing from a barricade position, one hand only, and from the “unsighted” position where the handgun must be held below shoulder level (Shooting from the Hip Essentially). As all series are in 6 round sequences, revolvers are equally well suited to the match as semi-auto’s. The Service Pistol match is split into Service Pistol, and Service Pistol Unrestricted categories. The course of fire is identical with the main differences being that the Service Pistol course requires that the match be shot from the holster rather than from the 45 degree “ready” position, and that the ammunition used is of a minimum “Power Factor” no less than 120,000. Each shooter has a set of 4 Service targets. Service Pistol shooting combines precision, control, speed and timing and can also be shot with a handgun that meets Centrefire Pistol specifications once the trigger is increased to 1360gm.