What kind of rifle is allowed?

• Single loader: "Only single shot rifles that must be manually loaded before each shot may be used". The 300 m standard rifle event has an exception.
• One rifle: one rifle for the elimination, qualification and final of an event. The action, barrel and stock may not be swapped. A detachable butt-stock and accessories may.
• Air rifle: 4.5 mm calibre, at most 5.5 kg with sights, at most 850 mm long and no more than 7.5 joule. No thumb hole, thumb rest, palm rest, heel rest or spirit level.
• 50 m rifle: 5.6 mm (.22) rimfire long rifle, at most 8.0 kg with all accessories. A hook butt-plate is allowed, and a palm rest in the standing position.
• Sights: no telescope and no system of lenses that magnifies. Tinted lenses and a polarising filter are allowed.
• Glasses: an athlete who needs correction may fit one corrective lens to the rear sight or wear a lens.
• Blinder: one may be fixed to the rifle or rear sight on the side of the eye that is not aiming. It may be at most 30 mm deep.
• Barrels: no perforations, compensators or muzzle brakes.
• Electronic triggers: allowed if every part is inside the action or stock.
• Banned aids: "Any device, mechanism or system that actively reduces, slows or minimizes rifle oscillations or movements before the shot is released is prohibited." So is any aiming device set to fire the rifle.
• Weights: must be fixed firmly. Visible adhesive tape may not be used.
• Bipods: may hold the rifle before and after shooting. They must come off during match firing.
• Ammunition: lead or a similar soft material for 50 m, and soft pellets of any shape for 10 m.

The rear sight on these rifles is the diopter sight of the glossary.

The limits keep the contest between athletes. A magnifying sight, a self-steadying stock or a rifle too heavy to move would each do part of the athlete's work. Requiring one rifle for a whole event stops a three positions athlete from bringing a different rifle for each position.