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  • ...l target, so the shooter may have to come back and fire again at remaining targets, or continue firing at each target until the target is obviously going to f ... with penalties given if the shooter exposes too much of their body to the targets.
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  • ...ng sights will allow the average shooter to effectively engage human-sized targets at considerably greater distances than with a bead sight). ...3 inch). Buckshot is brutally effective at close ranges against unarmored targets--enough so that [[Germany]] issued a protest against its use in [[1918]]<re
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  • ... that requires the riding of a horse to negotiate a shooting pattern where targets are engaged with theatrical-stage-[[blank ammunition]] that is certified to .... The raw time of the rider is computed and penalties are added for missed targets or failure to follow the specified course or procedure or knocking over bar
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  • ...ically are steel plates that ring/clang/ding when hit. Sometimes reactive targets such as steel knockdown plates or clay birds are used. Misses add 5 seconds [[File:NZ lady shooter.jpg|thumb|A female competitor engaging [[rifle]] targets at a competition in [[New Zealand]]]]
    14 KB (2,340 words) - 16:26, 15 March 2013
  • ...e with a high first-hit probability of the employed rifle system on static targets (see [[Sniper rifle#Maximum effective range|maximum effective range]]). The
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  • The DM's role is to supply rapid accurate fire on enemy targets at ranges up to 800 metres (870 yd) with a highly-accurate [[semi-automatic ...itional capability to the infantry platoon, which is the ability to engage targets at greater ranges than the other members of the squad or section.
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  • ...>[http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/06/27/national/main4216152.shtml NRA Targets San Francisco, Chicago] CBS News, 2008-06-27</ref>
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  • ...er use a more open choke for near targets, and a tighter choke for distant targets, providing the optimal shot pattern for each distance.
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  • ... without wasting ammunition and decreases the probability of damage to non-targets. Furthermore, since single rounds tend to have poor [[terminal ballistics] Against armored targets, the double-tap is sometimes the only way to penetrate armored protection.
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  • ...to physically lift the [[muzzle]] of a gun up from the gun carriage to hit targets at a certain distance.
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  • ... remain popular for both target shooting and hunting. When shooting paper targets, they cut a relatively clean hole in the target, yet provide more case volu
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  • ...ry hard. Because of this marksmen normally restrict themselves to engaging targets within the supersonic range of the bullet used.<ref>Most spin stabilized pr ...e rifle should be zeroed to a distance appropriate to the typical range of targets, because the shooter might have to aim so far above the target to compensat
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  • ...ate, or the balloon popping. Different types of match can use one or more targets, and the shooter can fire from a standing position, or while walking toward ...ing a record. In competitions where two rounds must be fired, at separate targets, less than 0.10 seconds separate the shots.
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  • ...f 15 mm (0.60 inches) in diameter. Small arms are aimed visually at their targets by hand using optical sights. The range of accuracy for small arms is gener
    47 KB (7,450 words) - 15:16, 13 June 2013
  • ...rs engaging in [[close quarter combat]] training to avoid [[ricochet]]s; [[targets]] are placed on steel backing plates that serve to completely fragment the
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  • The targets used at Front Sight were invented by Piazza.<ref>[http://www.ignatius-piazz
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  • ...re also makes them useful in systems that have little time to engage their targets, such as CIWS which defend against fast-moving anti-ship missiles. ...ntification tools, Miniguns can be used effectively even against concealed targets. The crew's ability to concentrate the Gatling's fire very tightly produces
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  • ...ed by these cartridges fail to produce penetration of depth and quality in targets as do more conventional bullet designs that retain all or most of their mas ...me argue the cartridges do produce acceptably effective wounds in man-size targets while adding a certain safety benefit.
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  • ...llusion to the Asian hanging musical instrument of the same name, metallic targets supported at their base are not generally considered as being gongs ''(see Gongs are popular targets for casual shooting, particularly among youngsters, as their movement and t
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  • ...nch or at a certain height above the ground. This gives the ability to hit targets inside of rooms or behind hard cover that would normally not be reachable b
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