As at London in 1908, the 1912 Olympic shooting program had a large number of events - 18 at Stockholm as compared to 15 at London. And similarly, the events could basically be separated into five categories: 1) long-range rifle shooting, 2) small-bore rifle shooting, 3) pistol shooting, 4) clay bird trap shooting, and 5) running deer shooting. The pistol and rifle events were held at [Kaknäs], while the running deer and clay trap events were held at [Råsunda].

Sweden and the United States dominated the competitions. Both won seven gold medals, with Sweden winning 17 medals in all to the 14 won by the United States.

[Al Lane] won both of the individual pistol shooting events at the Stockholm Olympics, although he was only 20 years old in 1912. He won three gold medals in 1912, adding a team gold in military pistol event, where he also made the highest score. In the team dueling pistol event, Lane also had the highest individual score, although the United States finished only 4th. Lane competed again at Antwerp in 1920 and added two more gold medals in team events and a bronze in the individual free pistol. [Johan Hübner von Holst] (SWE) and [John Dietz] (USA) tied for 3rd place. In the shoot-off for the bronze medal, von Holst scored 284 to Dietz’s 282.

The men's 30 metre dueling pistol (originally called individual competition with revolver and pistol (duel shooting)) was a shooting sports pistol event held as part of the 1912 Summer Olympics shooting programme. It was later standardized by the ISSF to the men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol. It was the fourth appearance of the event, as it had not been featured at the 1908 Games. The competition was held on Saturday, 29 June 1912.

The format was 30 shots in 6 series of 5 shots each. Scoring was by hits on target, with ties broken by points. 30 hits were possible, with 300 points possible. Forty-two sport shooters from ten nations competed.

[Al Lane] added the free pistol gold medal to the one he had earned in the dueling pistol event two days previously. In this event, his 25-point margin of victory was one of the most dominant performances in Olympic shooting history. [Charles Stewart] (GBR) and [Georg de Laval] (SWE) finished equal third with 470, but Stewart won the bronze medal because of having scored more “centres (tens)” than de Laval.

The 8th-place finisher, [Nikolay Panin] (Kolomenkin) was a well-known figure skater, who had won the special figures gold medal at the 1908 Olympics in London. His real name was Nikolay Kolomenkin, but he competed under the pseudonym of Nikolay Panin, presumably because sports were considered undignified by the elite of Russian society in that era.

The men's individual competition with revolver and pistol, distance 50 metres (later standardized by the IOC to the men's 50 metre pistol) was a shooting sports event held as part of the shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event, which was the only one to have been featured at every edition of the Games to that point. The competition was held on Monday, 1 July 1912.^[1]

Fifty-four sport shooters from twelve nations competed. Pistol with hairspring trigger, allowed in the world championship, was banned.

America’s [Al Lane] led the team to the gold medal. His score of 509 was 34 points higher than the next best individual, Sweden’s [Georg de Laval] (475). This was the final pistol shooting event of the 1912 Olympics.

The men's 50 metre team pistol (originally called team competition with revolver and pistol) was a shooting sports event held as part of the shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the second appearance of the event, which had also been held in 1900. The competition was held on Tuesday, 2 July 1912.

Twenty sport shooters from five nations competed.

Although America’s [Fred Hird] won the gold medal with 194 points, the next five positions and six of the top ten were taken by British shooters. Hird won three Olympic shooting medals in 1912, the individual gold in this event and bronze medals in the two team small-bore events. He competed in Olympic shooting in 1920 as well, but did not fare as well.

The men's 50 metre rifle from the prone position was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the first appearance of the event. The competition was held on Thursday, 4 July 1912.

Forty-one sport shooters from nine nations competed.

Denmark had the highest score in the standing position, Sweden the highest in the kneeling position, and Norway in the prone position. These three teams shared the medals, with Sweden winning by 50 points overall over Norway.

The men's team free rifle was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the second appearance of the event. The competition was held on Thursday, 4 July 1912.

Forty-two sport shooters from seven nations competed.

Sweden won this event comfortably, with a perfect score of 120 hits on target, led by the Carlberg twins, [Vilhelm] and [Eric]. The highest individual score in this event was made by the United States’ [Al Lane], who had won both individual pistol events. The event was decided by the number of hits on target, which enabled Russia to win the silver medal, despite having had only the fourth highest total of points.

The men's 30 metre team dueling pistol (originally called team competition with revolver and pistol (duel shooting)) was a shooting sports event held as part of the 1912 Summer Olympics shooting programme. The competition was held from Saturday, 29 June 1912 to Wednesday, 3 July 1912.

Twenty-eight sport shooters from seven nations competed.

Despite a relatively poor score in the standing shooting, placing only 13th in that section, France’s [Paul Colas] won the gold medal in the free rifle event because he had the highest score in both the kneeling and prone positions. Both Colas and the runner-up, [Lars Jørgen Madsen] (DEN), had competed in this event at London in 1908, with Madsen finishing 14th and Colas 25th. Colas competed in five shooting events in Stockholm, and also won the gold medal in the 600 metre military rifle event. He also competed in Olympic shooting in 1920 and 1924. In addition to his individual gold medals at Stockholm, he won team shooting medals in 1908 (bronze in small-bore rifle team) and 1924 (silver in free rifle team).

The men's 300 metre free rifle from three positions was a shooting sports event held as part of the shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the second appearance of the event, which had been introduced in 1908. The competition was held on Tuesday, 2 July 1912.

Eighty-four sport shooters from nine nations competed.

[Carl Osburn] had finished second in the 300 metre military rifle event, and [Paul Colas] would win the free rifle event the next day. In this event, they tied for first with scores of 94. In the shoot-off, Osburn led early but after 19 shots they were tied with 86 points. Colas scored a perfect 5 on the final shot, to defeat Osburn, who scored only a 4, by one point, 91-90. [John Jackson] and [Allan Briggs] also shot off for the bronze medal, Jackson winning by one point.

The men's 600 metre free rifle was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the only appearance of the event, though a 1000-yard free rifle event was held in 1908. The competition was held on Monday, 1 July 1912.

Eighty-five sport shooters from twelve nations competed.

With one shot to go, [Nils Romander], an 18-year-old Swedish schoolboy, was in the lead, having missed only one shot to that point. All he had to do was to hit the half-figure with his last shot and the gold medal was his. The Swedish crowd was excited and gathered around him, but he became nervous by all the fuss and excitement, and missed the last shot.

Hungary’s [Sándor Prokopp] was tied for 6th place after the first stage, but in the second stage he recorded one of the seven perfect scores of 50. His combined total of 97 won him the gold medal. Prokopp had competed at London in 1908, but only in the free rifle event, in which he finished 43rd.

[Carl Osburn] (USA, [Embret Skogen] (NOR) and [Nikolaos Levidis] (GRE) tied for second with 95 points. In the shoot-off for the medals, Osburn scored 99, the highest score of the event, winning easily over Skogen (91) and Levidis (70).

The men's 300 metre military rifle from three positions (originally called individual competition with army rifle) was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the second appearance of the event, which had been introduced in 1908. The competition was held on Monday, 1 July 1912.

Ninety-one sport shooters from twelve nations competed.