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  2. Shooting competitions for factory and service firearms

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    The Production division in IPSC, USPSA and other practical shooting disciplines, where handguns used must be listed in a type approval list. [7]The Standard class (F/TR) in ICFRA F-Class long range shooting, where the ammunition must be one of the type approved cartridges 7.62mm NATO or 5.56mm NATO.

  3. List of shooting sports organizations - Wikipedia

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    The Swedish Shooting Sport Federation was formed in 2009 with the fusion of The Swedish Sport Shooting Federation (Svenska Sportskytteförbundet, SSF), The Voluntary Shooting Movement (Frivilliga Skytterörelsen, FSR) and The Youth Association of the Shooting Movement (Skytterörelsens Ungdomsorganisation, Skytte UO).

  4. United States Practical Shooting Association - Wikipedia

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    [citation needed] The rapid shooting on-the-move style of Practical Shooting gave birth to the term "Run and Gun" so commonly used today to describe the sport. For more than 30 years the sport has served as the test bed for new products and the unofficial R&D for the firearms industry.

  5. Shooting ranges in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Tourist destinations in gun-friendly U.S. states often have rental ranges catering to domestic and international tourists. Target shooting is generally allowed on public land administered by the Bureau of Land Management; a great deal of target shooting is done unsupervised, outside purpose-built (or organised) ranges. [1]

  6. Shooting sports - Wikipedia

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    Shooting sports is a group of competitive and recreational sporting activities involving proficiency tests of accuracy, precision and speed in shooting — the art of using ranged weapons, mainly small arms (firearms and airguns, in forms such as handguns, [1] rifles [2] and shotguns [3]) and bows/crossbows.

  7. Accurizing - Wikipedia

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    Comparison of milliradian (mil) and minute of arc (moa).. Since adjusting the point of impact to match the point of aim is relatively simple with any type of adjustable sights, the primary goal of accurizing is to increase the precision of the firearm, which is generally measured by looking at the dispersion of a number of shots fired at the same point of aim.

  8. Shooting range - Wikipedia

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    A shooting range, firing range, gun range or shooting ground is a specialized facility, venue, or field designed specifically for firearm usage qualifications, training, practice, or competitions. Some shooting ranges are operated by military or law enforcement agencies, though the majority of ranges are privately owned by civilians and ...

  9. Metallic silhouette shooting - Wikipedia

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    These rifles only may exceed the weight limit, and telescopic sights are not permitted on these rifles. The magazine of the M1A or M14 may not be used as a palm rest. [17] IMSSU Hunting Rifle Also called High power hunting silhouette rifle. A hunting style rifle having a maximum weight of 4.1 kg (9 lb), including sights and if applicable, an ...