ISSF 25 meter center-fire pistol explained

Shots M:2x30
Olympics M:
Worlds M:Since 1947
Abbr M:CFP

25 meter 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 meter 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).

Handguns

Caliber

The name center-fire describes the type of cartridges used distinguishes this event from other ISSF events shot with handguns chambered for 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 Wadcutter, 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 meter rapid fire pistol. The current record is set with a revolver (Toz 49). The most popular handgun choices, however, are larger caliber versions of rimfire semi-automatic pistols originally designed for 25 meter standard pistol. Many of these pistols 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 in firearms for ISSF events like Pardini Arms, Benelli, Morini, Walther and Hämmerli and include:

Course of fire

A center-fire match consists of two parts of 30 shots each, both shot at 25 m:

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

World Championships, Men

YearPlaceGoldSilverBronze
1947 Stockholm
1949 Buenos Aires
1952 Oslo
1954 Caracas
1958 Moscow
1962 Cairo
1966 Wiesbaden
1970 Phoenix
1974 Thun
1978 Seoul
1982 Caracas
1986 Suhl
1990 Moscow
1994 Milan
1998 Barcelona
2002 Lahti
2006 Zagreb
2010 Munich
2014 Granada
2018 Changwon
2022 New Administrative Capital

World Championships, Men Team

YearPlaceGoldSilverBronze
1947 Stockholm Finland
Kallio M.
Mauri Kuokka
Jaakko Eliel Rintanen
Vaeinoe Villiam Skarp
Sweden
Helmisalo A.
Holmberg E.
Sven Lundquist
Torsten Elis Ullman
Great Britain
Bennett R.
Staton B.
Henry Albert Steele
Willott B.
1949 Buenos Aires United States
Huelet Leo Benner
Hancock W.
Logie C.
Harry Wendell Reeves
Switzerland
Heinz Ambuehl
Gaemperli H.
Heinrich Keller
Beat Rhyner
Finland
Kallio M.
Leonard Ravilo
Jaakko Eliel Rintanen
Eino Antton Saarnikko
1952 Oslo United States
Huelet Leo Benner
William Mc Millan
Harry Wendell Reeves
Walter Rudolph Walsh
Sweden
Fagerholm E.
Holmberg E.
Roback C.
Schoett G.
Mexico
Rafael Bermejo
Pedro Avilés
Jose Reyes
Carlos Rodriguez
1954 Caracas Soviet Union
Anton Jasinsky
Konstantin Martazov
Makhmud Umarov
Lev Vainshtein
United States
Huelet Leo Benner
John Jagoda
William Mc Millan
Harry Wendell Reeves
Cuba
Tomas Cabanas
Rafael Antonio Cadalso Fernandez
Dediot L.
Rodriguez C.
1958 Moscow Czechoslovakia
Karel Mucha
František Maxa
Vladimír Kudrna
Vaclav Trojan
Soviet Union
Anton Jasinsky
Vassili Sorokin
Makhmud Umarov
Lev Vainshtein
United States
Huelet Leo Benner
David Carter
William Mc Millan
Aubrey Smith
1962 Cairo Soviet Union
Efim Haydurov
Igor Bakalov
Vladimir Stolipin
Albert Udachin
United States
William Blankenship
Franklin Green
William Mc Millan
Cecil Wallis
East Germany
Joachim Fichtner
Johann Garreis
Lothar Jacobi
Gottfried Wehle
1966 Wiesbaden United States
William Blankenship
John Ditmore
Franklin Green
Emil Heugatter
Soviet Union
Igor Bakalov
Renart Suleimanov
Vladimir Stolipin
Albert Udachin
Czechoslovakia
Ladislav Falta
Lubomír Nácovský
Josef Svab
Jaroslav Vesely
1970 Phoenix Czechoslovakia
Ladislav Falta
Hynek Hromada
Vladimír Hurt
Lubomír Nácovský
United States
William Blankenship
Jimmie Dorsey
Elmer Hilden
Francis Higginson
Soviet Union
Igor Bakalov
Grigori Kosych
Afanasij Kuzmin
Vladimir Stolipin
1974 Thun Soviet Union
Grigori Kosych
Victor Torshin
Georgi Zapolskich
Mikhail Ziubko
United States
Bonnie Harmon
Francis "Frank" Higginson
Bobby Tiner
Milo Vlasin
Finland
Eino Kohvakka
Seppo Makinen
Vaino Markkanen
Lassi Riitinki
1978 Seoul Finland
Olavi Johannes Heikkinen
Seppo Makinen
Hannu Paavola
Seppo Saarenpaeae
Switzerland
Marcel Ansermet
Philippe Klay
Reinhard Ruess
Alex Tschui
Sweden
Ove Gunnarsson
Boo Levin
Staffan Oscarsson
Ragnar Skanåker
1982 Caracas Soviet Union
Afanasij Kuzmin
Igor Puzirev
Sergei Rysev
Vladas Turla
Switzerland
Marcel Ansermet
Reinhard Ruess
Sigisbert Schnyder
Alex Tschui
Finland
Seppo Makinen
Hannu Paavola
Paavo Palokangas
Jouni Vainio
1986 Suhl Soviet Union
Igor Basinski
Afanasij Kuzmin
Oleg Tkachyov
Switzerland
Hans Buerkli
Anton Kuechler
Alex Tschui
Austria
Dieter Aggermann
Hermann Sailer
Karl Pavlis
1990 Moscow Soviet Union
Miroslav Ignatiuk
Afanasij Kuzmin
Sergei Pyzhianov
Finland
Seppo Makinen
Asko Makinen
Reijo Paerepalo
United States
Don Nygord
Eduardo Suarez
Darius Young
1994 Milan Russia
Sergei Poliakov
Sergei Pyzhianov
Valentin Osipenko
Ukraine
Miroslav Ignatiuk
Taras Magmet
Oleg Tkachyov
South Korea
Lee Sang-Hak
Lee Ki-Choon
Park Byung-Taek
1998 Barcelona South Korea
Park Byung-Taek
Lee Sang-Hak
Kim Sung-joon
Russia
Sergei Pyzhianov
Mikhail Nestruev
Sergei Alifirenko
Belarus
Igor Basinski
Siarhei Yurusau
Kanstantsin Lukashyk
2002 Lahti South Korea
Park Byung-Taek
Lee Sang-Hak
Kim Sung-joon
Norway
Petter Bratli
Paal Hembre
Erik Baekkevold
Ukraine
Oleksandr Petriv
Oleg Tkachyov
Roman Bondaruk
2006 Zagreb Russia
Mikhail Nestruev
Sergei Poliakov
Sergei Alifirenko
South Korea
Park Byung-Taek
Hong Seong-Hwan
Lee Sang-Hak
North Korea
Kim Hyon-ung
Ryu Myong-yon
Kim Jong-su
2010 Munich Brazil
Júlio Almeida
Emerson Duarte
José Carlos Batista
France
Sebastien Blachouin
Franck Dumoulin
Thierry Riedinger
South Korea
Hong Seong-hwan
Park Byung-taek
Jang Dae-kyu
2014 Granada
Oleksandr Petriv
Roman Bondaruk
Pavlo Korostylov

Leonid Ekimov
Alexei Klimov
Anton Gourianov
Brazil
Emerson Duarte
Júlio Almeida
José Carlos Batista
2018 Changwon
Kim Young-min
Kim Jin-il
Jang Dae-kyu

Clément Bessaguet
Alban Pierson
Boris Artaud

Yao Zhaonan
Jin Yongde
Zhao Xiankun

Current world records

See also: List of national shooting records surpassing the world records.

Current world records in 25 metre center-fire pistol
Men (ISSF)
Men (CISM)
Teams1763 (Gao, Jin, Liu)2006

World champions

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Year Venue Individual Team
1947Stockholm
1949Buenos Aires
1952Oslo
1954Caracas
1958Moscow
1962Cairo
1966Wiesbaden
1970Phoenix
1974Thun
1978Seoul
1982Caracas
1986Suhl
1990Moscow
1994Milan
1998Barcelona
2002Lahti
2006Zagreb
2010Munich
2014Granada