| Event: | 1977 IPSC Handgun World Shoot III |
| Location: | Salisbury, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) |
| Gold: | David Westerhout |
| Silver: | Peter Maunder |
| Bronze: |  Raul Walters |
| Previous: | 1976 HG World Shoot |
| Next: | 1979 HG World Shoot |
The 1977 IPSC Handgun World Shoot III was held in Salisbury, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) at the end of August, and was the third IPSC Handgun World Shoot, and was won by Dave Westerhout in front of his Rhodesian teammate and second-place winner Peter Maunder by 116.403 points and third-place winner Raul Walters of United States with further 41.741 points.
After the World Shoot, Westerhout was also honoured as the Rhodesian Sportsman of the Year for 1977 and was awarded the John Hopley Memorial Trophy.
Up till 1977 the World Shoots had been held once a year, but subsequent championships were to be held once every two years.
Dave Westerhout shot minor power factor using a double stack Browning Hi-Power in 9×19mm equipped with an aluminum Bomar sight rib and a stock 13 round capacity. Silver winner Peter Maunder of Rhodesia also shot 9×19mm minor using a Hi-power, while bronze winner Raul Walters of USA shot a 7-round capacity 1911 in major caliber .45 ACP. Fourth place Vidar Nakling from Norway used an 8-round capacity SIG P210 in 9×19mm minor. Fifth place Tommy Campbell of USA and sixth place Ray Chapman of USA both used major 7 round capacity 1911's in major .45 ACP like the bronze winner Raul Walters.
| Overall | Competitor | Points | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | David Westerhout | 1960.433 | 100.00% |
| Silver | Peter Maunder | 1844.030 | 94.06% |
| Bronze | Raul Walters | 1802.289 | 91.93% |
| 4th |  Vidar Nakling | 1802.272 | 91.93% |
| 5th | Tom Campbell | 1793.337 | 91.48% |
| 6th | Ray Chapman | 1778.371 | 90.71% |
| 7th | Lionel Smith | 1776.675 | 90.63% |
| 8th | Jerry Usher | 1741.721 | 88.84% |
| 9th | Ron Lerch | 1731.898 | 88.34% |
| 10th | Leonard Knight | 1719.523 | 87.71% |
| Overall | Country | Points | Percent | Team members |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 8776.064 | 100.00% | Dave Westerhout (Team Captain), Lionel Smith, Alex du Plessis, Andy Langley and Peter Boniface | |
| Silver | 8735.054 | 99.53% | ||
| Bronze |  South Africa | 7808.542 | 88.98% | |
| 4th | 7437.616 | 73.67% | ||
| 5th | 6941.581 | 79.10% | ||
| 6th | 6465.203 | 73.67% | ||
(Other teams: Australia, Norway, and Switzerland.)