Pistol Australia Grades – click here for the current list of PA grades Grades are set by the National Coaching Council – they are included here for the convenience of officials involved in producing results of competition. The following rules and regulations are the current versions
ACTION MATCH
Action Pistol Rules that are recognized by Pistol Australia are found in the CMP Action Pistol Rules
Link to CMP Action Pistol rules: 2026-CMP-Action-Pistol-Rules
BLACK POWDER MATCHES
Rules for the Black Powder matches – Black Powder Rules 2025
For a Summary of the 2023 rule change (formatted to be pasted into the current 2020 rulebook) Click here for 2023 changes
GENERAL TECHNICAL RULES (GTRs)
Pistol Australia General Technical Regulations (GTRs) – TPA GTR’s 2025 v1
ISSF
1. ISSF General and Specific Pistol Rules with PA variations –TPA ISSF Rules-Apr 2026
2. ISSF Supported Rest Shooting Rules 2017 Supported Rest Rules
3 Link to ISSF website for the full ISSF rulebook ISSF Rulebook
SERVICE MATCHES
Special Technical Rules for the Service matches – Service Rules 2025 . For a Summary of the 2023 rule changes (formatted to be pasted into the current 2022 rulebook) Click here for 2023 changes (Includes rules 7.1.4 & 7.1.5 that had a few words accidentally omitted in the last printing of the rulebook)
WA1500
Link to WA1500 website for all WA1500 rules – WA1500 Rulebook – 2023