25m Pistol: target, programme and scoring
25m pistol has two stages: 30 shots precision and 30 shots rapid fire. Precision is shot on the precision target, the rapid-fire stage on the rapid fire target — three seconds per shot.
| Distance | 25 m |
|---|---|
| Calibre | 5.6 mm (.22 LR) |
| 25m precision / 50m pistol target | ten 50 mm · inner ten 25 mm · ring 1 500 mm · ring spacing 25 mm · black 200 mm (rings 7–10) all dimensions are diameters |
| 25m rapid fire target | ten 100 mm · inner ten 50 mm · ring 5 500 mm · ring spacing 40 mm · black 500 mm (rings 5–10) all dimensions are diameters |
| Programme (ISSF) | 60 shots: precision 6 series of 5 shots in 240 seconds each; rapid fire 6 series of 5 shots — the target is visible for 3 seconds per shot with 7 seconds in between. A sighting series before each stage. |
| Scoring | Full rings, maximum 600 |
| Germany (DSB) | In Germany (DSB) a precision series still lasts 5 minutes (ISSF moved to 240 seconds). There the event is open to all classes; at ISSF level it is the women’s and juniors’ event. |
Sources: ISSF Rule Book, Edition 2025 (effective 1 July 2026), rule 6.3.4 and the programmes in rules 7 and 8; DSB Sportordnung as of 1 January 2027. The match announcement always takes precedence.
Getting your result into Shotmetrix
- Photograph the result sheetThe printout of the scoring machine or range system — the AI reads every series and every shot.
- QR code of the rangeElectronic ranges by Meyton and SQM issue the result as a QR code — scan it and you are done.
- Training fileSCATT (.scatt), ASAFA (XML) or Steyr SX — with aiming trace, hold time and trigger behaviour where the device provides them.
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Frequently asked
- How does the rapid-fire stage of 25m pistol work?
- Six series of five shots on the rapid fire target. For each shot the target is visible for 3 seconds, then away for 7; in that time the pistol goes back to the ready position.
- How long is a precision series?
- Under ISSF rules 240 seconds for five shots (5 minutes in the German federation). Six series are shot.
- Which targets are used?
- The precision target in the precision stage (ten 50 mm, black 200 mm) and the rapid fire target in the rapid-fire stage (ten 100 mm, all black).
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Information as of October 2026