The competition was held on 22 and 23 July 1976 at the Olympic Shooting Range, L'Acadie in Montreal.

East Germany did the most possible with that two-shooter limit, taking gold (Norbert Klaar) and silver (Jürgen Wiefel).

[5] The post-World War II event substantially altered the competition once again.

1960 gold medalist William McMillan of the United States competed once again.

North Korea made its debut in the event (after having an entered shooter not start in 1972).

A holdover from the previous Games was that full-body silhouettes, rather than round targets, continued to be used; however, scoring rings had been added so that now each shot was scored up to 10 rather than being strictly hit or miss.