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...ational Rifle Association]]. The young Burlew was an avid participant in [[shooting sports]] and hunting from an early age, bagging his first deer at age 10.<r
...clay shooting]]. He also currently has his [[IPSC]] Black Badge in handgun shooting. His wife and daughter are also active firearm enthusiasts.
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... owners, depending on the owner's intention (self-defense, hunting, target shooting, competitions, collecting, etc).
...umber of sporting competitions for larger calibers, including "[[practical shooting]]", the guidelines of which usually require a handgun of caliber [[9x19mm]]
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...horizon, it was possibly the worst time to introduce a sporting arm. Many sporting arms ceased production entirely during the same period. While Ithaca did pr
...lengths range from 20 inches for the riot gun, to 30 inches for the [[trap shooting|trap]] or duck guns.
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..., 8, and 9, with applications ranging from [[sporting clays]] and [[skeet shooting]], to non-waterfowl hunting at progressively shorter distances. The larger
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...hooting live pigeons was an Olympic event (albeit only once, in 1900). The shooting sports are categorized by the type of firearm or target used.
...e Association]] in 1871 for the purpose of promoting and encouraging rifle shooting on a "scientific" basis. In 1872, with financial help from New York state,
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...], and [[Sporting Clays (shooting)|sporting clay]] shooting. These involve shooting clay disks, also known as clay pigeons, thrown in various ways.
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...otgun shooting at targets (the others are [[trap shooting]] and [[sporting clays]]). There are several types of Skeet, including one with Olympic status (of
...se in half. Foster quickly noticed the appeal of this kind of competition shooting, and set out to make it a national sport. The game was introduced in the Fe
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...ing at [[clay target]]). The others are [[Skeet shooting]] and [[sporting clays]]. There are many versions including [[Olympic Trap]], [[Double Trap]] (whi
...clay pigeons''. The layout of modern trap shooting is different from skeet shooting in that there is only one house that releases targets and the shooters only
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