Explainers and guides on ISSF scoring, disciplines, gear, training drills, and getting the most out of TargetLog. Reviewed by the team, published in English.
Canting your 10m air rifle shifts your point of impact sideways and low. Most shooters cant without realizing it. Using a bubble level, a dedicated setup check, and dry-fire drills with feedback corrects the problem quickly.
Batch testing means buying a large quantity of pellets from a single production run, grouping them on paper, and keeping only the batches that shoot tightest through your gun. It is standard practice above the 570 qualification level in ISSF 10m events.
Regular cleaning of your air gun barrel and action, combined with proper pellet handling and storage, prevents accuracy drift and extends the life of your competition equipment.
Zeroing your ISSF air rifle diopter sights means aligning where your pellet lands with where your front sight element sits on the target. For 10m air rifle, this comes down to making precise windage and elevation corrections using your rear sight's click adjustments, then confirming your group holds steady over a full card.
A proper warm-up before an ISSF shooting session combines light physical movement, grip and position checks, and a short focused dry-fire block. Done consistently, it sharpens your first shots and reduces fatigue across the full session.
ISSF 25m sport pistol is a 60-shot match split into a precision stage and a rapid-fire stage, both fired at 25 metres with a .22 LR pistol. It is the only women's Olympic pistol event and rewards shooters who can switch between deliberate accuracy and controlled speed.
ISSF 25m Standard Pistol is a 60-shot match fired at 25 metres with three timed stages that demand both precision and speed. It is an excellent stepping-stone discipline for shooters moving from 10m air pistol to center-fire events.
A score plateau in ISSF 10m usually means one specific element, not your overall ability, has stopped improving. Diagnose which element is holding you back, isolate it in training, and track the change with hard numbers.
ISSF 10m air pistol is shot standing, one-handed, at 10 metres with a .177 calibre air pistol. Athletes fire 60 shots in qualification (max 600 points), then the top eight advance to a decimal-scored elimination final to decide the medals.
Match simulation practice means shooting a full competition course of fire under timed, scored conditions at your home range. It builds the specific endurance and mental routines you need on match day, revealing weaknesses that casual shooting never exposes.
ISSF finals switch to decimal scoring in tenth-of-a-ring increments and use a timed elimination format. Shooters who only practice qualification scoring can get caught off guard by the different rhythm and mental demands.
ISSF 50m rifle 3 positions is a .22 LR event where shooters fire 60 shots across kneeling, prone, and standing. The top 8 advance to a standing-only final that decides the medals.
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