30 shots were fired in series of 10 on command at a person silhouette 25 m away, which had the following hit points (P): middle trunk 5 P, front and rear trunk 4 P, head 3 P, hips and thighs 3 P, knees 2 P, lower leg 1 P.
30 shots were fired in series of ten at a target 300 m away with 10 rings and a diameter of 100 cm. Time 30 minutes per series, three test shots, stop either standing or kneeling.
30 shots were fired in series of ten at a target 200 m away with 10 rings and a diameter of 80 cm. Time 30 minutes per series, three test shots, stop either standing or kneeling.
30 shots were fired in series of ten at a target 300 m away with 10 rings and a diameter of 100 cm. Time 30 minutes per series, three test shots, stop either standing or kneeling.
All five shooters on a team fired 3 × 40 shots (standing, kneeling and lying) at a target 300 m away with 10 rings and a diameter of 100 cm. Total time for each team 9 hours, 30 trial shots.
20 shots (10 double shots) at two clay discs thrown up at the same time at a distance of 14 m.
Unofficial competitions
In the team competition with the free rifle, 5 shooters were at the start for each nation, each of whom had to fire 40 shots in standing, kneeling and lying positions. The individual results of each position and the total of all three positions (three-position fight) were recorded separately for each shooter. The best shooters were then honored with a prize (no medals). It was only an unofficial evaluation, it was not included in the official list of winners of the games.