The Men's 50 metre rifle prone event at the 2012 Olympic Games took place on 3 August 2012 at the Royal Artillery Barracks.

The event consisted of two rounds: a qualifier and a final.

In the qualifier, each shooter fired 60 shots with a .22 Long Rifle at 50 metres distance from the prone position.

The total score from all 70 shots were used to determine final ranking.

[1] Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.