Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's team small-bore rifle

The men's team small-bore rifle was one of 15 events on the Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme.^[1] Teams consisted of four shooters. Regulation of the equipment used in the event was done through proscribing ammunition weighing more than 140 grains, with a velocity of more than 1,450 feet per second, or having a hard metal base. Magnifying and telescopic sights were prohibited.^[2] Each shooter fired 40 shots, half at 50 yards and half at 100 yards. Maximum score for a shot was 5 points, giving a maximum total possible of 200 points per shooter or 800 per team.

Men's team small-bore rifle at the Games of the IV Olympiad
Venue	Bisley rifle range
Date	11 July 1908
Competitors	12 from 3 nations
Medalists
Great Britain (GBR) Edward Amoore, Harold Humby, Maurice Matthews, William Pimm  Sweden (SWE) Eric Carlberg, Vilhelm Carlberg, Johan Hübner von Holst, Franz-Albert Schartau  France (FRA) Henri Bonnefoy, Paul Colas, Léon Lécuyer, André Regaud
1912 →

The event would be held again in 1912, though only at 50 metres. A similar team event, standing at 50 metres, would be held in 1920.^[3]

Results

Place	Nation	Shooter	Score
			50 yd	100 yd	Total
1	Great Britain (GBR)	Team total	387	384	771
		Maurice Matthews	98	98	196
		Harold Humby	97	97	194
		William Pimm	99	93	192
		Edward Amoore	93	96	189
2	Sweden (SWE)	Team total	373	364	737
		Vilhelm Carlberg	95	92	187
		Franz-Albert Schartau	96	90	186
		Johan Hübner von Holst	94	90	184
		Eric Carlberg	88	92	180
3	France (FRA)	Team total	359	351	710
		Paul Colas	96	93	189
		André Regaud	91	95	186
		Léon Lécuyer	85	84	169
		Henri Bonnefoy	87	79	166