- Walther OSP
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name= Walther OSP
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origin=flagcountry|Germany
type=25 m Rapid Fire Pistol
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production_date=—2000s
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sights= The Walther OSP is manufactured byWalther , it is apistol chambered in the.22 Short caliber. The OSP was designed for the Olympic25 m Rapid Fire Pistol event and became the perennial winner of the event.The pistol features a Morini grip, which places the bore at a lower level to reduce recoil. The barrel is weighted and ported, and felt recoil is virtually none. It comes with a 100-200g trigger.
The pistol was effectively rendered obsolete by
2005 ISSF rule changes to the25 m Rapid Fire Pistol which standardised the rules to that of the25 m Standard Pistol , which precludes the use of the.22 Short cartridge, wrap-around grips and very light trigger pulls (weight required to pull/activate trigger). Instead of only offering the "standard pistols" most companies designed new specialized "rapid pistols" although both could be used in either competition. The new model was theWalther SSP which effectively replaced the OSP in the .
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