Pardini · Pistol
Pardini SP
Blowback (semi-automatic) · .22 Long Rifle · introduced 1983
Also known as Pardini SP Sport, Pardini SPE
About the Pardini SP
The Pardini SP is an Italian semi-automatic target pistol chambered in .22 LR, designed for the ISSF 25 m standard pistol and sport pistol disciplines. Built around a fleeting-mass blowback operating system, it feeds from a five-round detachable magazine and features a fully adjustable two-stage trigger, precision adjustable target sights, and interchangeable anatomical walnut grips. It is one of the most successful Olympic-class precision pistols, used by competitive sport shooters worldwide.
Pardini Armi was founded in 1976 by Giampiero Pardini, an accomplished Italian competitive target shooter who set out to build his own line of precision competition pistols in Lido di Camaiore, Tuscany. Pardini pistols have since become a fixture on Olympic and ISSF shooting podiums.
Pardini SP specifications
General
- Type
- Pistol
- Action
- Blowback (semi-automatic)
- Firing mechanism
- Hammer-fired
- Trigger
- Single action
- Calibres
- .22 Long Rifle
- Magazine capacity
- 5 rounds
- Magazine
- Detachable box magazine
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 120 mm (4.7 in)
- Overall length
- 295 mm (11.6 in)
- Height
- 140 mm (5.5 in)
- Width
- 49 mm (1.9 in)
- Weight (empty)
- 1.09 kg (2.41 lb)
- Sight radius
- 220 mm (8.7 in)
Barrel
- Rifling twist
- 1:16 in (406 mm)
- Rifling
- Right hand
- Grooves
- 6
Materials
- Barrel
- Steel
- Receiver / frame
- Aluminum alloy
- Slide
- Steel
- Stock
- Walnut
- Finish
- anodized
Performance
- Muzzle velocity (typical)
- 330 m/s (1083 fps)
- Muzzle energy (typical)
- 141 J (104 ft·lb)
- Effective range
- 25 m
History
- Introduced
- 1983
- Production status
- In production
- Country of origin
- IT
- Designer
- Giampiero Pardini
Features
- Fully adjustable two stage trigger
- Adjustable target sights
- Anatomical walnut grip
- Interchangeable grip sizes
- Fleeting mass blowback system
- Dry fire mechanism
Safety
- Manual safety
The SP traces back to Pardini's 1983 SPE sport/standard pistol line. A modernized HI-TECH version was introduced in 2023, and an SP RF variant is tailored for the rapid-fire pistol discipline.
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