Single Shot - Rapid Fire

TARGET: Orion 1 Bull air pistol target mounted on a turning target system. The scoring rings are equivalent to the ISSF air pistol target (or B-40). View the Turning target System

SCORING: Orion Scoring System, operated by National event staff

DISTANCE: 10 meters

COURSE OF FIRE: Total of 40 record shots; Eight (8) series of 5 shots; each shot fired in 3 second intervals.

TIES: USAS General Technical Rule 6.15.1.

  1. The highest number of inner tens.
  2. The highest score of the last ten (10) shot series working backwards by 10-shot series in full ring scoring (not inner tens or decimals) until tie is broken.
  3. If not yet broken, refer to 6.15.1 for further details.

TIME: Preparation time: 5 minutes

  • Supervised sight-in/practice: one (1) series of five (5) sight-in/practice shots: as needed; approximately 2 ½ minutes.
  • Loading-Firing: Load – 20 seconds; Ready position – 7 seconds; Fire – 3 seconds.

EQUIPMENT: Any 4.5 mm (.177 cal.) compressed air, CO2, or pneumatic air pistol that conforms to the pistol specifications listed here or in the NGB rules

  • Pistol weight: 1500-gram maximum (3.3 lbs.)
  • Trigger pull weight: 500-gram minimum
  • Pistol must fit within confines of a box having inside dimensions of 420mm x 200mm x 57mm* (approximately 16.53” x 7.87” x 2.25”). 
  • Only open sights are allowed. Optical, mirror, telescope, laser-beam, electronically projected dot sights, etc. are prohibited.
  • *(50 mm modified to 57 mm for 4-H, to accept standard daisy air pistol grips)

SHOOTING POSITIONS: 

  • 8.7.1 FIRING Position – The competitor must stand free, without any artificial or other support, with both feet and/or shoes completely within the firing point. The pistol must be held and fired with one (1) hand only. The wrist must be visibly free of support. 
  • 8.7.2 READY Position – Shooting must start from the READY position (see 
    illustration, pg. 360). 
  • Ready position: The competitor’s arm must point downward at an angle of not greater than 45 degrees from the vertical. The arm with the pistol must not be pointed at the ground within the forward edge of the firing point. The arm must remain in this position while waiting either for the appearance of the target or, when EST are used, for the green light(s) to come on.

NGB RULES: International Shooting Sport Federation: ISSF Rapid Fire 
 

2026 4-H Shooting Sports National Championships Event Synopsis