Air pistol competition

Japanese: エアピストル競技 - えあぴすとるきょうぎ
Air pistol competition


[Pistol Shooting Competition]
Competitions are held within certain standards, such as the type of gun and ammunition used, but all shooting is done in a standing position. There are the "Free Pistol Competition," which uses 5.6mm rimfire cartridges (same specifications as rifle competitions) at 50m, the "Centerfire Pistol Competition," which is held at 25m and uses centerfire cartridges, the "Rapid Fire Pistol Competition," which uses 5.6mm rimfire cartridges, the "Sport Pistol Competition," which is also for women, and the "Air Pistol Competition," which is held at 10m and uses the same bullets as rifle competitions. These are all summarized in Table 3.

*Some of the terms used in "air pistol competitions" are explained below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:


【ピストル射撃競技】
銃種,使用弾薬など一定の規格内で競技されるが,射撃姿勢はすべて立射である。 50mで5.6mmのリムファイア実包(ライフル競技と同規格)を使用する〈フリーピストル競技〉,25mで競技しセンターファイア実包を使用する〈センターファイアピストル競技〉,5.6mmのリムファイア実包を使用する〈ラピッドファイアピストル競技〉,同じく女子種目の〈スポーツピストル競技〉,および10mでライフル競技と同じ弾丸を使用する〈エアピストル競技〉がある。これらをまとめて表3に示す。…

※「エアピストル競技」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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