CISM Military Rapid Fire

[JamesHH]

With Bullseye apparently waning, Centrefire dropped from the comm games etc would there be any value in developing CISM MRF for civilians?
(CISM also shoot ISSF centrefire and Women's Sport)

Pretty well no-one outside the US shoots Bullseye, and it might be a means for a few countries to retain centrefire semi-autos (NZ just lost theirs I think)
It could be a global match ( Iknow Standard Pistol never got much traction).
What are the chances of it being adopted by Pistol Australia?

For those not familiar:

Firearms as for ISSF Centrefire, ie .30-.38
Target as for ISSF Rapid
Rules as for ISSF Standard Pistol, except timings of 10, 8 and 6 seconds

A benefits is 50 ranges and all the palaver of getting ammunition to work at that distance are not needed.

[john bickar]

That was a course of fire that I always wanted to try, but I never joined the military. It sounded like loads of fun, and right in my wheelhouse.

IIRC, it's 5-shot strings in 10, 8, and 6 seconds, on a single target, with a start from the ready position, in ISSF Center Fire caliber (i.e., .32 - .38 lead)?

[hurt]

I am game...count me in!!!

[Leon]

"NZ just lost theirs I think"

Seriously ?

Sad if this is the case...

[JamesHH]

Any semi-automatic firearm 'capable' of using a magazine of more than 10 rounds is banned.

Except I now read pistols are excluded from the ban, so thats good news.

[6string]

If you need a match to justify the permit, then yes, this is worth pursuing.

You may also want to visit the American "Civilian Marksmanship Program" website and check out their Service pistol and Excellence in Competition matches. It's a great course of fire, very challenging, and they have an extensive list of approved service pistols. From the latter standpoint, it might be a bit different than what you're looking for. But, it might be food for thought.

Jim

http://thecmp.org/competitions/cmp-pistol-program/

[JamesHH]

Thanks, really needs to be an international match, with world championships etc.

I checked on the NZ laws, the original bill covered all semi-automatic firearms, the final act seems to have excluded pistols.