Pardini Arms Explained

Pardini Arms
Native Name:	Pardini Armi Srl
Native Name Lang:	it
Type:	Private
Foundation:	1976
Founder:	Giampiero Pardini
Location:	Italy
Industry:	Arms industry
Products:	Firearms

Pardini Arms is an Italian firearms manufacturer founded in 1976 by Giampiero Pardini, a prominent marksman in Italian target shooting. The company specializes in firearms for competition use, producing air pistols, air rifles, small-caliber and large caliber handguns. Their pistols are known for their characteristic swept-back grips and low bore axis.

Usage

Several of the firm's products are competitive at the international level, with seven medals being won by athletes equipped with Pardini's guns at the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[1] In another example, during the 2010 ISSF World Shooting Championships, approximately two-thirds of the rapid fire athletes used a Pardini pistol.^[2]

Products

• FPE – FPM variant compliant with UK firearms regulation
• FPM – target pistol in .22 LR with a compensator
• GPR1 – air rifle in .177 caliber
• GT9 / GT40 / GT45 – competition pistol in 9mm, .40 S&W and .45 ACP
• HP – target pistol in .32 S&W
• K10 / K12 – air pistols in .177 caliber
• KID – youth air pistol in .177 caliber
• SP – target pistol in .22 LR

Further reading

• Web site: All About The Pardini GT 45 . ssusa.org . November 8, 2019 . June 24, 2020.
• Web site: High-Dollar .22 LR Pistols: Pardini Is Our Pick As Best Buy . gun-tests.com . September 26, 2000 . June 24, 2020.

External links

• • Pardini Guns - SP Bullseye pistol via YouTube
• Review: Pardini GT9 - The *best* 9mm range gun you can buy via YouTube

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pardini Armi. www.pardini.it. 2019-07-15.
2. Book: Reinkemeier, Heinz. Pistol Shooting: The Olympic Disciplines. Buhlmann. Gaby. MEC GmbH. 2013. 978-3-9814287-2-8. 193.