Pardini Sport Pistols

The range of Pardini semi-automatic target pistols were completely renewed in 1991 with the arrival of the model SP .22lr, the GP .22short, and the HP .32S&W long wad cutter pistols.

These models boast a series of characteristics that place them amongst the limited number of the best competitive firearms. Pardini’s innovative design details in order to make these pistols ‘shootable’ are numerous. First of all, the pistols bolt face and centre of balance are closely related; this helps to minimise the disturbance of its position while firing.

Moreover, in 2001 a new lightweight counterbalance was introduced incorporating an inertial device that reduced ‘felt’ recoil. This device, consisting of four mobile steel weights, each held by a small steel spring in four cylindrical recesses which are parallel to the barrel axis.

The validity of this idea inspired Pardini in 2004 to design a new counterbalance with six mobile weights which were then fitted to the 2nd generation pistols, the SP (NEW) and the HP(NEW), while at the same time a new frame in aluminium alloy was introduced, that was achieved by milling machine to remove material.

The GP (.22 short) model was developed in collaboration with the renowned champion German marksman Ralf Schumann. The GP Schumann quickly established itself at the top of the Olympic Rapid Fire pistol event. In 2001 the GPE was introduced, its most important feature being its new electronic trigger system. The Athens Olympics in 2004 was the last in which competitors shot with the .22 short calibre in Olympic Rapid Fire pistol event. The Pardini GPE has proudly closed this era, winning the Gold medal with its ‘customary’ Schumann.