| Pistol | Any Centrefire pistol or revolver .354 to .455 |
| Sights | Any metal sights, can be adjustable and coloured. No optics allowed |
| Grips | Orthopaedic grips are not permitted |
| Safety | Any safety fitted must function correctly |
| Trigger | The trigger must be safe in the opinion of the range officer |
| Position | Both hands may be used to hold or steady the pistol |
| Ammunition | 30 rounds to be supplied by the competitor with with only 6 rounds loaded per stage of practice |
| Target | P55/PAA (Elvis) one per competitor |
| Shooting Distance | P1 25 metres, P2 15 metres, P3 10 metres |
| Rules | N.P.A. Police Pistol 1 Rules apply
Pistols must be returned to the ready position – 45 degrees below the line of sight before each appearance of the target in practice 2 & 3 Scopes are only permitted for sighters |
When the order “watch and shoot” is given, the competitor may put their finger in the trigger guard, but pressure must not be applied to the trigger until the targets are faced.
Course of Fire
| Practice 1 | @ 25 metres, 12 shots in 2 minutes – to include reloading |
| Practice 2 | @ 15 metres, two strings of six shots. Turning targets will make six appearances of 2 seconds each with an away time of between 5 and 7 seconds |
| Practice 3 | @ 10 metres, 6 shots, turning targets will make 3 appearances of 2 seconds with an away time of between 5 and 7 seconds, two shots at each appearance. |