German Performance Center Target Champion's

[olds350rocket]

Everything about these has already been said. Absolutely amazing Target guns that continue to amaze me. If you do your part these guns will hollow out a single hole anywhere between 5-50 yards. I compared them to a sig master shop and these guns are nicer and fitted tighter with better triggers.


I'm including some pics of my WISCHO 745 . I still haven't seen another that was exported and back in the states yet .

 

[joedegs]

Top to bottom, 5906, 5906, 5906, 4006 and 845.


Joe

 

[hoytx10]

I wonder what type of target shooting they did with these pistols in Germany and Europe. I’ve always pictured it as some type of indoor bullseye, but I really don’t know. Great collections guys! Here are pictures of my 845 and 5906 Target Champions.

 

[FT1837]

The standard discipline for large-caliber pistols and revolvers in Germany is called the "25m Pistol." It consists of 40 scoring shots and five sighting shots at the very beginning.

Twenty shots are fired at a precision target, followed by four series of five shots within 20 seconds at a target with rings twice the size of the precision target.

In the best case, 400 rings can be achieved; the German record is 396/400 at the German Championships in Munich-Hochbrück.

As for the S&W Target Champion pistols, these models as 6-inch pistols are quite rare.
In the 9mm Luger class, the SIG 210 variants still dominate.
1911/2011 pistols are fired in .45 AUTO, and some CZ 97s are also seen more frequently.
Among revolvers, the 686 Smith Wesson and 629 are the most common, with Korth, Janz, and Manurhin also seen for those who can afford them.

I have uploaded two photos of the targets for the classic 25m pistol discipline so you can get an impression.

 

[hoytx10]

The standard discipline for large-caliber pistols and revolvers in Germany is called the "25m Pistol." It consists of 40 scoring shots and five sighting shots at the very beginning.

Twenty shots are fired at a precision target, followed by four series of five shots within 20 seconds at a target with rings twice the size of the precision target.

In the best case, 400 rings can be achieved; the German record is 396/400 at the German Championships in Munich-Hochbrück.

As for the S&W Target Champion pistols, these models as 6-inch pistols are quite rare.
In the 9mm Luger class, the SIG 210 variants still dominate.
1911/2011 pistols are fired in .45 AUTO, and some CZ 97s are also seen more frequently.
Among revolvers, the 686 Smith Wesson and 629 are the most common, with Korth, Janz, and Manurhin also seen for those who can afford them.

I have uploaded two photos of the targets for the classic 25m pistol discipline so you can get an impression.

Thank you for the information. Is this usually shot indoors or outdoors? That’s amazing shooting to score a 396/400 on those targets at 25 meters. How wide is one of the scoring rings?

 

[FT1837]

Most shooting ranges are indoors and non-commercial, meaning they are run by volunteer club members. Therefore, the range of shooting ranges, their equipment, and their structural characteristics are very broad.

The shooting range where I train is located in a former cinema; the auditorium has been converted, and where the screen used to be is now a bullet trap.

The largest shooting range is the Olympic Shooting Range in Munich Hochbrück. Here's are two videos from the German Championships. At 0:55, you can see the pistol hall. It's partially open; the shooter stands under cover at the front, but the ceiling is open.


Second video shows some views from inside the pistol range.


Scoring rings on precision target is 25mm wide.

 

[hoytx10]

Thank you, the videos are great. My high school German classes helped me to understand approximately 20 words. In the late 1990’s I was able to tour the Olympic venues in Munich but we didn’t get to see the shooting ranges.

Last question, do you know how these S&W target champion pistols are making it back to the United States for us to buy here? Are clubs or individuals trading them in to buy newer equipment?

 

[Rick H.]

Kind of makes sense now why CZ came out with their new Shadow 2 SAO Target model with either a 5" or 6" barrel and no optics cut. Looks like this type of shooting is iron sights only. The pistol has yet to hit the shores of the USA. I wonder what they have for restrictions in ammunition?
Rick H

 

[Sevens]

joedegs, apologies if I have asked this before… but any idea on the reason or story behind the slide stop on your 4006 Limited and why it has a hole in it?

 

[joedegs]

joedegs, apologies if I have asked this before… but any idea on the reason or story behind the slide stop on your 4006 Limited and why it has a hole in it?

No I don’t have a reason or a story. It was that way when I bought it. I believe it’s just cosmetic.