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Get to know the rules adopted by USA Shooting. Click the titles below to download the full text of each section of the official rulebook.
USA Shooting General Regulation Rules
• Introduction
• Purpose and Authority
• Competition Sanctioning and Supervision
• Recognized Events
• Eligibility to Participate
• Shooter Classification
• National Records
• Anti-Doping Control
USA Shooting General Technical Rules
• General
• Safety
• Range and Target Standards
• Competition Officials
• Pre-Match Administration
• Equipment Control
• Scoring Procedures
• Protocol: Awards and Records
• Media Relations
• List Of All Figures
• Index
USA Shooting Pistol Rules
• General
• Safety
• Range and Target Standards
• Equipment and Ammunition
• Competition Officials
• Shooting Event Procedures and Competition Rules
• Firing Point Allocation and Elimination Events
• Malfunctions
• Rules of Conduct for Shooters and Officials
• Equipment Control
• Scoring Procedures
• Tie-Breaking
• Protests and Appeals
• Finals In the Olympic Events
• Pistol Event Table
• Pistol Specification Table
• Drawings
• Index
USA Shooting Rifle Rules
• General
• Safety
• Range and Target Standards
• Equipment and Ammunition
• Competition Officials
• Shooting Event Procedures and Competition Rules
• Firing Point Allocation and Elimination Events
• Malfunctions
• Rules of Conduct for Shooters and Officials
• Equipment Control
• Scoring Procedures
• Tie-Breaking
• Protests and Appeals
• Finals In the Olympic Events
• Rifle Event Table
• Rifle Specification Table
• Index
USA Shooting Shotgun Rules
• General
• Safety
• Range and Target Standards
• Equipment and Ammunition
• Competition Officials
• Shooting Procedures
• Match Administration
• Malfunctions
• Rules of Conduct for Shooters and Team Officials
• Targets, (Regular, Irregular, Hit, Lost etc.)
• Scoring Procedures
• Tie Breaking
• Violations, Penalties, Protests and Appeals
• Rules for Trap
• Rules for Automatic Trap
• Rules for Double Trap
• Rules for Skeet
• Finals in the Olympic Events
• Figures and Tables
• Index
International Paralympic Committee - Shooting Rules
Time Limit for 50 ft. Events