Pardini · Pistol
Pardini SP Rapid Fire
Blowback (semi-automatic) · .22 Short · introduced 1990
Also known as Pardini SP RF, Pardini SP Rapid Fire
About the Pardini SP Rapid Fire
The Pardini SP Rapid Fire is an Italian semi-automatic target pistol built for the ISSF 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol discipline, which was contested with the .22 Short cartridge until the 2004 Olympics. Derived from the acclaimed Pardini SP sport pistol, it uses a fleeting-mass blowback action with a shock-absorbing steel bolt to minimise disturbance between the five rapid shots, mated to a short barrel, low bore axis and adjustable counterweights for fast target-to-target recovery. The pistol carries a five-round magazine, a fully adjustable two-stage trigger with dry-fire capability and an anatomically shaped, adjustable target grip. Designed under Giampiero Pardini, it became a mainstay of Olympic and World Cup rapid-fire shooting, and later versions were rechambered to .22 LR after the discipline's rule change.
Pardini rapid-fire pistols have won numerous Olympic and World Championship medals in the 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol event, one of the fastest and most demanding disciplines in Olympic shooting, requiring five aimed shots on five targets in as little as four seconds.
Pardini SP Rapid Fire specifications
General
- Type
- Pistol
- Action
- Blowback (semi-automatic)
- Firing mechanism
- Hammer-fired
- Trigger
- Single action
- Trigger pull
- 1.0 kg (2.2 lb)
- Calibres
- .22 Short
- 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)
- 1.15 kg (2.54 lb)
- Sight radius
- 220 mm (8.7 in)
Barrel
- Rifling twist
- 1:16 in (406 mm)
- Rifling
- 6 grooves, right-hand
- Grooves
- 6
Materials
- Barrel
- Steel
- Receiver / frame
- Aluminium alloy
- Slide
- Steel
- Stock
- Walnut
- Finish
- anodized
Performance
- Muzzle velocity (typical)
- 329 m/s (1079 fps)
- Muzzle energy (typical)
- 102 J (75 ft·lb)
- Effective range
- 25 m
History
- Introduced
- 1990
- Production status
- In production
- Country of origin
- IT
- Designer
- Giampiero Pardini
Features
- Fully adjustable two-stage trigger
- Dry-fire capability
- Adjustable rear sight with variable notch width
- Interchangeable front sights
- Anatomical adjustable target grip
- Fleeting-mass blowback bolt with integral shock absorber
- Adjustable counterweights
Safety
- Manual safety
The classic Rapid Fire configuration was chambered in .22 Short for the pre-2004 ISSF event; Pardini's current SP RF models are chambered in .22 LR following the rule change.
This is a variant of the Pardini SP.
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