Bullseye Pistol Shooting
Bullseye or Precision Pistol Shooting sports encompasses a variety of firearms, targets and courses of fire. There are two groups offer different flavors of the sport: ISSF (International Shooting Sports Foundation) and NRA (U.S.A.).
Any one new to the handgun shooting sports should start with an introduction to the classic precision off-hand disciplines. We have included an adapted text for introducing new shooters to precision shooting. The document is available to download in PDF format : Do-it-yourself guide for Standard Pistol.
ISSF
The club has a small group of dedicated Standard Pistol shooters and competitors. And this is currently the focus of our club in the precision pistol discipline. New and returning shooters are always welcome. We hope to expand support with targets for Sport Pistol and CentreFire Pistol. Our outdoor ranges have the facility to accommodate the most difficult of all the pistol event, 50 meter Free Pistol.
The CSSA runs a winter bullseye league at various clubs in South Western Ontario. Participants compete at an individual level within earned classifications in : Standard, Sport and CentreFire Pistol events.
NRA Bullseye 900 / 1800 / 2700
NRA Bullseye information can be found at www.bullseyepistol.com. Everything about the NRA 900/1800 and 2700 competition can be found there. In Canada, the event is often called the 1800 or 2700 Canadian. The high light NRA Bullseye is the annual National Pistol Championships held Camp Perry, Ohio.
SFC (Shooting Federation of Canada)
The SFC has recently introduced a Recreational Target Shooting (RTS) program. Details of this program can be found here.
Ontario Intercounty Handgun League
WCRA fields a team which competes in the annual Ontario Intercounty Handgun League. This league fires the ISSF Standard Pistol course of fire. Our club's team is always in need of shooters of all skill levels.
2007/2008 Intercounty Results for Waterloo
Standard Pistol is a combination of slow fire and sustained fire shooting. Competitors shoot .22 caliber semi-automatic pistols from a standing position with one hand at a precision target with a 35mm 10 ring located at 25 meters.
The course of fire is as follows:
Competitors fire 60 shots in three timed series. The first series is called "Slow Fire". 5 shots must be completed within 150 seconds. This sequence is repeated four times until a total of 20 shots has been fired. The second timed series is called "Time Fire". The competitor must complete 5 shots in 20 seconds. Again, this sequence is repeated four times. The final timed series "Rapid Fire" requires that 5 shot be completed in 10 seconds.