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Pardini KID
Single action · .177 Air (4.5mm)
Also known as Pardini K12 Kid, Pardini K-Kid
About the Pardini KID
The Pardini KID is a single-shot, pre-charged pneumatic 10-metre match air pistol chambered in .177 (4.5 mm) and designed for young and junior competitors. It uses a removable air cylinder charged to 250 bar, a conic bolt-and-chamber locking system, and a rifled barrel. Its adjustable, ambidextrous grip was the first of its kind, and its parts interchange with the full-size K10 match pistol so the gun can grow with the shooter as they progress toward senior ISSF air pistol competition.
Pardini Armi, founded by Olympic and World Champion sport shooter Giampiero Pardini, built the KID to introduce junior shooters to Olympic 10-metre air pistol on a platform that shares components with its championship-winning K10, letting a young athlete keep the same core mechanism as they mature.
Pardini KID specifications
General
- Type
- Pistol
- Action
- Single action
- Firing mechanism
- Fixed firing pin
- Trigger
- Two stage
- Trigger pull
- 0.5 kg (1.1 lb)
- Calibres
- .177 Air (4.5mm)
- Magazine capacity
- 1 rounds
- Magazine
- Internal
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 200 mm (7.9 in)
- Overall length
- 350 mm (13.8 in)
- Height
- 150 mm (5.9 in)
- Width
- 49 mm (1.9 in)
- Weight (empty)
- 0.70 kg (1.54 lb)
- Sight radius
- 310 mm (12.2 in)
Barrel
- Rifling twist
- 1:18 in (450 mm)
- Rifling
- Right hand
- Grooves
- 12
Materials
- Barrel
- Steel
- Receiver / frame
- Aluminum
- Finish
- anodized
Performance
- Muzzle velocity (typical)
- 150 m/s (492 fps)
- Muzzle energy (typical)
- 5.5 J (4 ft·lb)
- Effective range
- 10 m
History
- Production status
- In production
- Country of origin
- IT
Features
- Adjustable ambidextrous grip
- Removable air cylinder
- 250 bar charge
- Conic bolt locking
- K10 parts interchangeability
- Fixed rear sight blade
Safety
- Dry fire mechanism
Marketed as a scaled, junior-oriented member of Pardini's K-series 10-metre match air pistol line, with grip and internals sized for smaller and developing shooters.
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