ISSF shooting events

For the other disciplines, the position is always standing, and changes include limits to shooting times and different types of targets.

All ISSF shooting events consist of precision shooting in the sense that only the position of the shot on the target determines the result, not the time used to produce that shot (provided the time was within the set constraints, of course).

If the range capacity is not enough for this, an elimination round is conducted the day before the main competition.

The match, or qualification round in case of Olympic events, is then the major part of the competition.

In all events except those where elimination rounds are held, shooters are divided as necessary into relays and shoot the match at different times during the competition day.

In shotgun finals, there is still only a hit or a miss, but a special type of clay target with coloured powder is used to make it easier for spectators to immediately see the result.

Ties are resolved by shooting as many additional shots (or series at 25 metres) as needed to break them.

After the inclusion of the airgun events and 25 metre standard pistol in 1970, however, there have not been many additions, double trap being an exception.

The development of this 10 metre version of rapid fire pistol is more or less stalled however, as relatively few shooters have the special airguns needed, and several of the countries where the shooting form has some popularity use other rulesets instead of the one suggested by the ISSF.