Pistol, rifle and shotgun events

ISSF Shooting Disciplines

The events the ISSF runs across pistol, rifle and shotgun, with the calibres, positions and equipment each one asks for.

Smallbore shooter on the 50m prone firing point

The ISSF programme divides into three families — pistol, rifle and shotgun — and each event sets its own distance, position and equipment. The JRA’s own speciality, 50m Rifle Prone, sits in the rifle group; the 10m air events are shot on Range 4.

Pistol events: 10m Air Pistol, 25m and 50m Free Pistol
Rifle events: 10m Air Rifle, 50m Three Positions, 50m Prone
Shotgun events: Trap, Double Trap and Skeet

The events

10m Air Pistol: Air pistols loaded with .177 / 4.5mm calibre pellets.
25m Free Pistol: A precision pistol event.
50m Free Pistol: The longest of the precision pistol events.
10m Air Rifle: Air rifles loaded with .177 / 4.5mm calibre pellets, shot only in the standing position.
50m Rifle Three Positions: Three positions — kneeling, prone and standing — with rifles loaded with .22 / 5.6mm calibre shots. Requires special shooting equipment: jackets, trousers, gloves and shoes.
50m Prone Rifle: The JRA’s own event — 60 shots in 55 minutes on a decimal target.
Trap and Double Trap: Targets are thrown by special machines installed in a bunker placed 15 metres in front of the shooter. Shot as Trap Men, Trap Women and Double Trap Men.
Skeet: Machines are placed inside two houses located at the left and right end of the range. Shot as Skeet Men and Skeet Women.