Olympic Pistol Shooting (ISSF)

This category uses the pistol or the revolver for target shooting within a competition network at the club, provincial, national and international level. This sport develops concentration and self control and requires no significant physical strength. This category offers a very complete range of training and development courses.


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Pistol: The semi-automatic pistol was developed at the beginning of the 20th century and its popularity has since continued to rise. It was first used in the military, followed by civilians and police forces. Today, it is the most popular type of handgun, particularly for target shooting and competitions.

The pistol chambers can contain cartridges from .22 LR to .50 AE. It has two advantages compared to revolvers: it contains more rounds and is quicker to reload. Semi-automatic pistols contain at most 10 rounds while a mid-sized revolver contains six. As well, the mechanism in a pistol automatically ejects the empty shell casing after each shot. When the shooter reloads his firearm, he removes the empty magazine and inserts a full one. This is quicker than opening the revolver's barrel, manually removing the shell casings and inserting six cartridges inside the barrel.

Revolver: However, there are advantages to revolvers over pistols. They are safer, more solid and their chambers can hold a wider variety of cartridges, including magnum and high calibers.

There are two types of revolvers: single action (SA) and double action (DA). Generally, the shape of the frame and the grip are different on the two types.

Committee members for the pistol category

President (Interim)

Philippe Tousignant
Tel: 514 252-3056 - ext. 3611
Email: fqt@fqtir.qc.ca

Directors

Ronald Houde
Tel: 418 682-8133

Oscar Nicolas Di Pilla
Tel: 514 722-5437
Email: oscardipilla@sympatico.ca

Gérard Michaud
Tel: 819 378-3600
Email: michaudgerard@cgocable.ca

Éric Smith
Tel: 418 831-4655
Email: volpyxp@mediom.ca