The men's 10 metre air pistol shooting event at the 2011 Pan American Games was held on October 16 at the Pan American Shooting Polygon in Guadalajara.

[1] The defending Pan American Games champion was Jason Turner of the United States.

In the qualifier, each shooter fired 60 shots with an air pistol at 10 metres distance.

Daryl Szarenski of the United States won the competition, earning his country a quota spot for the men's 10 metre air pistol event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Great Britain.

The existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows.