Olympic Shooting Rules are established by United States Amercia Shooting (USAS), the national governing body for the Olympic sport of shooting in the United States. Olympic Shooting rules apply to shooting events and activities recognized by and promoted by the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF), and Olympic Shooting rules changes made by ISSF will be adopted by USAS. USAS does in some cases recognize events not recognized by ISSF, thus USAS is the governing body for such events.
Olympic Shooting Equipment Rules
An air pistol is a handgun that shoots lead pellets propelled by compressed air or carbon dioxide gas. The air pistols used for Olympic events are very different-looking from most other handguns. These pistols use 4.5mm (.177 inch) pellets. The gun must be loaded with only one pellet, and ported barrels/perforated barrel attachments are allowed.
Like the air pistol, the air rifle uses compressed air or carbon dioxide (co2) gas to propel a 4.5mm (.177 inch) lead pellet at a target. The difference is that the rifle is a shoulder-mounted gun with a longer barrel, and is usually much easier to shoot accurately than a pistol.
For the 10M Olympic event, thumb holes, thumb rests, palm rests, heel rests, spirit levels, and bipods are prohibited.
The rapid-fire pistol event specifies that the handgun may not be single-shot, therefore semi-automatic pistols or revolvers may be used. In 2008 this event will apparently be rimfire only, meaning only 22-caliber rimfire guns will be allowed. No compensators or perforated barrel attachments may be used.
Equipment rules for pistol events differ from those for the rapid-fire event described above. 22-caliber rimfire single-shot pistols are the only type allowed.
For the "rifle 3 positions" event as well as prone, any action 22-caliber rimfire rifle may be used. Thumb holes, thumb rests, palm rests, heel rests, and spirit levels are allowed. For shotgun events including double trap, trap, and skeet, any smooth-bore shotgun 12 gauge or smaller may be used. No slings are allowed.
Compensators may only be used for the skeet event. Guns with magazines must be blocked so it will hold no more than one shell. Ported barrels are allowed (subject to jury approval), and optical sights are prohibited.
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