Prone

The prone position is the position of a shooter lying face down on the ground. It is considered the easiest and most accurate position as the ground provides extra stability.

Currently the Olympics and other world level competitions only have one pure prone event, the fifty meters men's rifle prone. Prone is also included as the starting position in three positions events for both men's 3 x 40 and women’s 3 x 20.

The men's 50 meter prone event like many other rifle disciplines starts with sighting, this is a certain period of time allocated to warming the rifle and adjusting the sights for the conditions the shooter is about to shoot in. The actual event starts with the elimination round which consists of a 60 shot group with a .22 Long Rifle at 50 meters. Scores for each shot range from 1-10,9 depending on where the target is hit. If the shooters score is high enough then they go through to the qualification round. The qualification round again consists of a 60 shot group. The top 8 shooters go through to the final and if there are any ties for the final places then a shoot off consisting of 5 shots is held to break the tie. The final consists of a 10 shot group and the final scores are added to the shooters scores from the qualification round. The highest score wins the event.

At international and world level, the targets for 50 metre prone are electronic and the scores are recorded on an automated system. Each score is displayed on a small screen next to the shooter so they can monitor each shot.
 

At most national levels the targets tend to be paper or card and the shots are calculated and measured by event officials.

Prone is historically the first discipline people start with in the UK, but many in Europe and elsewhere in the world often start with air rifle, standing or in some cases air rifle in prone, standing and kneeling (3 Positions).
 

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Current world record

Prone position, Men - Qualification 600

Finals and Olympic World Record

600 + 104.8 = 704.8 Christian Klees 1996 Atlanta


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