Free pistol discipline referred to as 50 m Pistol is one of the ISSF shooting events. It provides the purest precision shooting among the pistol events, and is one of the oldest shooting types, dating back to the 19th century and only having seen marginal rule changes since the 1930s.

The pistol used must be in caliber .22, and may only be loaded with one round at a time. It must also be operated by one hand and not supported by any other part of the shooter's body.
 
The course of fire is 60 shots within a maximum time of two hours. The target is the same as in 25 m Standard Pistol, and with double the distance this explains the lower result level. 570 out of the maximum 600 is considered a world-class result.