Morini Competition Arm S.A. is a

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manufacturer of target pistols aimed at

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as governed by the

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(ISSF, formerly UIT) and competed in at the

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. The company was formed in 1973 in

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as a maker of anatomical grips for target pistols and still supply these grips to many other companies in addition to producing competition arms themselves. During the following years, complying with laws and regulations governing guns become more and more complicated in Italy, and in 1985 the company decided to move to Lamone, Canton Ticino, the Italian speaking region of Switzerland. In 1990 the company moved to Bedano, its current headquarters, which is another small village of the Italian speaking region of Switzerland. Currently their CM 162 EI air pistol and CM 84E free pistol are amongst the most popular choices, for 10 m Air Pistol and 50 m Pistol respectively, amongst top international competitors. These pistols are most notable for an electronic trigger mechanism.

Models

All model are prefixed ''CM'' for Cesare Morini, the founder of the company.

CM 84E

This pistol was designed

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calibre used in 50 m Pistol event that used to be called ''Free Pistol'' and these pistols are still referred to as ''free pistols''. It features an electronic trigger. It was used to win the gold (by

Mikhail Nestruev Mikhail Valeryevich Nestruyev (russian: Михаил Валерьевич Неструев, born 28 October 1968 in Moscow) is a pistol shooter from Moscow, Russia. He is an all-round shooter, having achieved great successes in all five ISSF pis ...

) at the

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, (by

Jin Jong-oh Jin Jong-oh (진종오; ; born 24 September 1979) is a South Korean sports shooter who competed at the 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. The only individual four-time Olympic champion in shooting, he is the most successful individua ...

at the

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, and at the

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. It was also used to win the 1994 World Championship (by

Wang Yifu Wang Yifu (, born December 4, 1960 in Liaoyang, Liaoning) is a male Chinese pistol shooter, and in terms of Olympic medals one of the most successful sport shooters of all times, and was the first shooter with six individual Olympic medals. He ...

) in

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, both the 2002 and 2006 World Championships (by

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and

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respectively, and then the 2010 World Championship (by

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) in

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) of Korea in the 2016 Rio Olympics. The pistol also racked up numerous World Cup victories since 1994.

CM 162

This is 4.5 mm (.177 in) calibre pre-charged pneumatic (PCP)

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used in 10 m Air Pistol event. It was the first pre-charged pistol to use compressed air rather than CO₂ as a propellant. The air cylinder is positioned directly under the barrel and is normally filled with a

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or a high-pressure hand pump to a pressure of approximately 200

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). It is available in several variants, most notable one with an electronic trigger. The CM 162 EI version of this pistol is being used by many famous leading shooters worldwide, including Malaika Goel (The Commonwealth Games 2014 10 m Air Pistol event Silver Medallist), and many others. This pistol is the preference of many leading shooting coaches because of its tolerance for small mistakes by entry-level shooters. Variants: *CM 162 E, Electronic trigger, fixed air cylinder *CM 162 M, Mechanical trigger, fixed air cylinder *CM 162 EI (EA in Germany), Electronic trigger, removable air cylinder *CM 162 MI, Mechanical trigger, removable air cylinder *CM 162 EI Short (EA in Germany), Shortened, electronic trigger *CM 162 MI Short, Shortened, mechanical trigger

CM 22M

This .22 Long Rifle calibre ''standard pistol'' is used in 25 m Standard Pistol and 25 m Pistol. It is also available in a lighter version using more aluminium parts called the CM 22M ALU.

CM 32M

This is a .32 S&W in calibre ''sport pistol'' used in the

25 m Center-Fire Pistol 25 meter center-fire pistol is one of the ISSF shooting events, and is normally a men-only event. Its origin lies in competitions with military-style service pistols, and as such its history dates back to the 19th century. 25 meter pistol (forme ...

event.

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