Alternates may be substituted for a firing member at any time before the firing member has fired. This statement is:

• A. Only after the first shot
• B. Only during a break
• C. False
• D. True

Answer: (D)

Substitution of alternates in a firing event is allowed any time before the shooter fires their first shot. This rule keeps the match fair and orderly: if a shooter cannot continue, an alternate can step in without affecting scoring because no shot has been fired yet. Once the firing member has fired, substitutions are no longer permitted, since starting the shot commits the shooter to their sequence and the score follows that performance. So the statement is true because you may swap in an alternate at any moment before the first shot is fired, but not after.