If you have competed in an Air Pistol shooting event and received a classification card, please submit a copy of the card with your registration or bring it to the NVWG. The competition will involve 60-shots in 75-minutes. Preparation and sighting time is 15-minutes prior to the match, with unlimited sighting shots.

Competition Classes will be:
• (P1) Single Hand, no support.
• (P2) Two Hand and prone position allowed
(resting elbows on table).

There will be an Air Guns Clinic, July 9, 10a in HPCC-Hall A. This will be an opportunity to get additional information on the NVWG Air Guns event, check equipment and practice, receive education to continue in shooting events beyond the NVWG.

Equipment: Shooters may bring their own equipment, but it must meet World Shooting Para Sport (WSPS) standards, https://www.paralympic.org/shooting/rules. All personal equipment will be checked. The NVWG Air Guns Lead Event Official has the authority to deny any equipment if it is determined a safety issue. The following standards
must be met:

1. The air pistol must be 4.5mm (.177 caliber).
2. No air pistol producing muzzle velocities above 600 fps will be allowed.
3. No air pistol with repeating capability will be allowed.
4. Flathead pellets only (will be provided).
5. May only be loaded with (1) pellet per shot.

10m Air Pistol Grips: No part of the grip frame or accessories may touch any part of the wrist. The heel rest must extend at an angle 30 degrees to the grip. This applies to the heel rest and/or a downward curvature of the side opposite the thumb is prohibited. The grip must not encircle the hand. Curved surfaces on the grips or frame, including the heel and/or thumb rest, in the longitudinal direction of the pistol are permitted. All competitors must bring their own wheelchair. A shooter may use his/her own shooting table (according to WSPS), https://www.paralympic.org/shooting/rules but banquet-style tables will be provided, and shooters will share the table with another shooter. Important:

Shooters must check-in 1 hour prior to the event start time. The combined competition time and break between stages will be 2 hours. Veterans using NVWG equipment must provide a driver’s license or government ID to procure equipment.

Penalty Rules - If at any time (practice or competition) a competitor misses the target:
(1) after the first miss, an Official will check the equipment and watch that it is being used properly.
(2) a second miss will result in a warning; (3) the athlete will be issued a 5 point penalty after the third miss of the target.

For 2026: Air Pistol medals will be awarded by Sex, Division, P1 and P2.