A central Queensland pistol club running shooting classes for people with an intellectual disability is hoping to find Australia's next Paralympic talent.

The Rockhampton Pistol Club runs the sessions every fortnight, and is regularly attended by up to half a dozen shooters with an intellectual handicap.

"They've improved out of sight, some would give our members a bit of a run for their money," club secretary Mike Ahern said.

"Fortunately pistol shooting is a sport where you don't need any great physical fitness to be good at it.

"It certainly is a sport where you can excel with any sort of physical or mental handicap."

Mr Ahern said some students were aiming to participate in the sport at a professional level. ( ABC News: Jonathan Hair )

A licensed club member watches over the shooters, and helps them improve with every shot.

The sessions have been taking place for 18 months, with one of the first challenges getting shooters to take it slow.

"We had a lot of trouble first go getting them to slow down, because it's a sport where you have a set procedure that you follow," Mr Ahern said.

"You have to constantly reinforce with them that it's, take your time, watch your sights, squeeze the trigger, follow through.

"I think it's good for them too, because they don't rush at it like they used to now."

Students set sights on professional level

Some of the shooters are now setting goals, like participating in the sport at a professional level or for Australia at the Paralympics.

"We have one particular gentlemen who, his goal is to get to the Paralympics in pistol shooting, and I think that needs to be encouraged," carer Jan Sayers said.

"It doesn't matter if you're able-bodied, or an intellectual impairment, or a physical disability you're able to accomplish whatever you want to accomplish."

Mr Ahern said seeing a shooter compete at that level would be great.

"We would really like to see something like that ... because it brings exposure to the sport," he said.

"People sort of think, pistol shooting, you're a wild sort of redneck, that blows away everything.

"They don't realise the skill and the discipline you've got to have to shoot a pistol accurately."