Standard Pistol is a combination of slow fire and rapid fire shooting. Competitors shoot .22 calibre pistols from 25 meters at precision targets with a 5cm 10 ring.

The Guns: Standard Pistols shoot.22 calibre ammunition from a five-shot magazine without the advantage of ported baffles or wrap-around grips, as in rapid-fire. World-class guns for this event, like the Walther, Hammerli 208, Fas. or Pardini, cost $1400 - $2000.

Course of Fire: Competitors fire 60 shots in three timed series. The first series is shooting 5 shots in 150 seconds. This is repeated until a total of 20 shot has been fired. The second series is shooting 5 shots in 20 seconds. This is repeated until a total of 20 shot has been fired. The third series is shooting 5 shots in 10 seconds. Again, this is repeated until a total of 20 shot has been fired.

Perfect match Score: 600 is a perfect score, and 570 is a good score.

Finals: Finals are not contested in this event, however, if two or more shooters are tied for 1st, 2nd or 3rd, a 'shoot off' is held. This consists of 3 sets of 5 shots in 10 seconds. A perfect shoot off score is 150.