8.20	10 m Five Shot Air Pistol
8.20.1	10 m Five Shot Air Pistol
	Any caliber 4.5 mm (.177”) compressed air or gas pistol may be used.
8.20.1.1	The pistol used in the 10 m Five Shot Air Pistol event must have a magazine that can be loaded with five (5) pellets.
8.20.2	General
8.20.2.1	Preparation time – Official Training
	10 m Air Pistol Five Target Event				3 Minutes
	10 m Air Pistol Standard Event				3 Minutes
8.20.2.2	Before each series the shooter must lower his arm. The pistol may be rested on the bench or shooting table.
8.20.2.3	A series is considered as having started from the moment of the command "ATTENTION". Every shot fired after that will be counted in the competition.
8.20.2.4	During the Official Training, 10 m Air Pistol paper targets must be available for shooters to adjust their sights. (See 6.3.2.6)
8.20.2.5	Before the beginning of each stage, the shooter may fire one (1) sighting series of five (5) shots in ten (10) seconds.
8.20.2.6	All shooting (sighting and competition series) is by command. All shooters in the same Range Section must fire at the same time, but organizers may arrange for more than one Range Section to fire simultaneously under centralized commands.
8.20.3	10 m Air Pistol Five Target Event
	The event is 40 competition shots for men/juniors male and 30 competition shots for women/juniors female. The event is divided into series of five (5) shots each in ten (10) seconds. In each series one shot is fired at each of the five (5) Falling Targets in the time limit for the series.
8.20.3.1	When the Range Officer gives the command LOAD, the shooters must prepare themselves for their series within one (1) minute.
8.20.3.2	When one (1) minute has expired, the Range Officer will give the commands:
8.20.3.2.1	Mechanical Targets
	The timing will be controlled by stop watches.
	"ATTENTION 3-2-1-START".
	The command "START" is the signal to fire.
	After 10 seconds "STOP".
	Shot(s) after the command "STOP" must be counted as zero(es).
8.20.3.2.2	Electronic Targets
	"ATTENTION"		The red lights must be switched on.
	"3-2-1-START"		The command "START" is the signal to fire.
	The red lights are switched off and give the signal to fire.
	After 10 seconds the red lights are switched on and the targets will be blocked.
8.20.3.3	Scoring
	A hit is given for all targets that fall during the 10 seconds shooting time. Any hit is scored as one (1) point. Early and late shot(s) will be scored as zero(es). After each series of five (5) shots the fallen targets of each group must be counted, announced to the shooter and recorded in the scorecard.
8.20.3.4	Any ties for the first three (3) places will be resolved by shoot-off. Other ties will be resolved by count-back in five (5)-shot-series. If any ties remain the shooters must have the same ranking.
8.20.4	10 m Air Pistol Standard Event
	The event is 40 competition shots for men/juniors male and 30 competition shots for women/juniors female. The event is divided into series of five (5) shots each in ten (10) seconds. In each series five shot are fired on one (1) Stationary Air Pistol target (6.3.2.6) in the time limit for the series.
8.20.4.1	When the Range Officer gives the command LOAD, the shooters must prepare themselves for their series within one (1) minute.
8.20.4.2	When one (1) minute has expired, the Range Officer will give the commands:
	The timing will be controlled by stop watches.
	"ATTENTION 3-2-1-START".
	The command "START" is the signal to fire.
	After 10 seconds "STOP".
	Shot(s) after the command "STOP" must be counted as zero(es).
8.20.4.3	Scoring
	All shots fired in the 10 seconds shooting time will be scored. Early and late shot(s) will be scored as zero(es).
8.20.4.4	Any ties for the first three (3) places will be resolved by shoot-off. Other ties will be resolved by count-back in 5-shot-series. If any ties remain the shooters must have the same ranking.
8.20.5	Interruption
	If the interruption is for safety or technical reasons without fault of the shooter:
8.20.5.1	if the elapsed time is more than fifteen (15) minutes, the Jury must allow one extra sighting series of five (5) shots.
8.20.5.2	in 10 m Air Pistol Five Target Event /10 m Air Pistol Standard Event, the interrupted series must be annulled and repeated. The repeated series must be recorded and credited to the shooter.
8.20.5.3	any extension of time allowed by the Jury or Range Officers must be marked clearly, stating the reason, on the Register Keeper's score card and on the scoreboard where it is visible clearly to the shooter.
8.20.6	Disturbances
	Should a shooter consider that he was disturbed while firing a shot, he must hold his pistol pointing down range and inform immediately the Range Officer or Jury Member by raising his free hand. He must not disturb other shooters.
8.20.6.1	If the claim is considered justified:
8.20.6.1.1	the series must be annulled and the shooter may repeat the series.
8.20.6.2	if the claim is considered not justified:
8.20.6.2.1	if the shooter has finished his series, the shot or series must be credited to the shooter.
8.20.6.2.2	if the shooter has not finished his series due to the claimed disturbance, the shooter may repeat the series. Scoring and penalties are as follows:
8.20.6.2.3	in the 10 m Air Pistol Five Target Event the shooter may fire the series, but must be penalized by the deduction of one (1) hit from the score of that series.
8.20.6.2.4	in the 10 m Air Pistol Standard Event, the score must be recorded as the total of the five (5) lowest value hits on the targets.
8.20.6.2.4.1	Two (2) points must also be deducted from the score of the repeated series.
8.20.6.2.5	In any repeated series, all five (5) shots must be fired at the target. Any shot(s) not fired or not hitting the target must be scored as zero(es).
8.20.7	Malfunctions
8.20.7.1	If a shot has not been fired due to a malfunction, and if the shooter wishes to claim a malfunction, he must hold his pistol pointing down range, retain his grip, and immediately inform the Range Officer by raising his free hand. He must not disturb other shooters.
8.20.7.1.1	A shooter may try to correct a malfunction and continue the series, but after attempting any correction, he may not claim an allowable malfunction unless a part of the pistol is damaged sufficiently to prevent the pistol from functioning.
8.20.7.2	If a malfunction occurs in the sighting series it must not be registered as a malfunction. The sighting series may be repeated.
8.20.7.3	The number of shots already fired must be recorded and the series may be repeated.
8.20.7.4	Scoring: ALLOWABLE MALFUNCTION
8.20.7.4.1	10 m Air Pistol Five Target Event
	In case of an allowable malfunction: the result on each target must be noted.
	In the re-shoot, a hit will only be credited on those targets hit on the re-shoot but not scored as a miss before the malfunction.
	A target which was hit before the malfunction, but subsequently missed, will be scored as a miss.
8.20.7.4.2	10 m Air Pistol Standard Event
	The score must be recorded as the total of the five (5) lowest value hits on the targets. The shooter must fire all five (5) shots at the target in the repeat series. Any shot(s) not fired or not hitting the target in the re-shoot must be recorded as zero(es). (A second target must be provided for the re-shoot.)
8.20.7.5	Scoring: NON - ALLOWABLE MALFUNCTION
8.20.7.5.1	10 m Air Pistol Five Target Event
	The score must be recorded as the total of the fallen targets.
8.20.7.5.2	10 m Air Pistol Standard Event
	The score must be the total of the fired shots.
8.20.7.6	Repeating a series because of a malfunction must be permitted only:
	in the case of an Allowable Malfunction and only once in the 10 m Air Pistol Five Target Event / 10 m Air Pistol Standard Event.
8.20.8	Incorrect Range Commands 10 m Five shot Air Pistol
8.20.8.1	If the shooter wishes to protest because of an incorrect command and/or action by the Range Officer, the shooter must hold his pistol pointing down range and raise his free hand, and immediately after the series report this to the Range Officer or Jury Member.
8.20.8.2	If the claim is considered justified, the shooter must be allowed to fire the series.
8.20.8.3	If the claim is considered not justified, the shooter may fire the series, but must be penalized by the deduction of one (1) hit in the 10 m Air Pistol Five Target Event or two (2) points in the 10 m Air Pistol Standard Event from the score of that series.
8.20.8.4	If the shooter has fired a shot after the incorrect command and/or action, the protest must not be accepted.
8.20.9	Targets
8.20.9.1	10 m Air Pistol Five Target Event
The Diameter of the Black is 59.5 mm with a tolerance of +0.2 mm - 0.0 mm
The Diameter of the aperture (hole) is 30.0 mm with a tolerance +0.2 mm -0.0 mm
The targets can be used with an electronic timing mechanism with signaling lights and blocked Falling Targets before "START" and after "STOP", or the timing may be controlled by stop watches.
8.20.10		Other Specifications
Event		Number of sighting shots	Targets	Scoring		Shots, time	Preparation time
10 m Air Pistol Five Target Event for Men and Junior Male		1 series of 5 shots in 10 sec.	See above	after every 5 shot series		8 five-shot series in 10 sec.	3 minutes
10 m Air Pistol Five Target Event for Women and Junior Female		1 series of 5 shots in 10 sec.	See above	after every 5 shot series		6 five-shot series in 10 sec.	3 minutes
10 m Air Pistol Standard Event for Men and Junior Male		1 series of 5 shots in 10 sec.	6.3.2.6	after every 5 shot series		8 five-shot series in 10 sec.	3 minutes
10 m Air Pistol Standard Event for Women and Junior Female		1 series of 5 shots in 10 sec.	6.3.2.6	after every 5 shot series		6 five-shot series in 10 sec.	3 minutes