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  2. Benchrest shooting - Wikipedia

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    A BCM Europearms single shot benchrest rifle. Benchrest shooting with a Mauser rifle. This is an example of the non-competitive use of benchrest techniques. Neither the rifle, the rest, nor the bench shown would be found in formal competition. They show, rather, adaptations of benchrest ideas for the more common hunting rifle. Rifles are ...

  3. Benchrest rifle - Wikipedia

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    A benchrest rifle, also colloquially called a "rail gun", is a rifle with its barrel and action mechanism built into a machine rest, used mainly for benchrest shooting. The rifle has no proper stock and its base uses adjustable feet to provide a stable position on the bench, and the rifle is finely aimed with horizontal and vertical adjustments ...

  4. 6mm BR - Wikipedia

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    The 6mm BR / 6.2x39mm is a centerfire cartridge created for benchrest shooting. The cartridge is also known as the 6mm Bench Rest or simply 6 BR, and has also developed a following among varmint hunters because of its efficiency. [5] There are two basic variants of very similar dimensions, known as the 6mm BR Remington and the 6mm Norma BR.

  5. .22 PPC - Wikipedia

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    The .22 PPC / 5.7x38mm is a centerfire rifle cartridge developed in 1974 by Dr. Louis Palmisano and Ferris Pindell, primarily as a benchrest cartridge. The cartridge is based on the 5.6×39mm (.220 Russian) case which is a necked-down version of the 7.62×39mm Soviet military cartridge. [1]

  6. List of rifles - Wikipedia

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    Colt-Burgess rifle: Colt's Manufacturing Company.44-40 Winchester United States: 1883 Colt C-19: Colt Canada: 7.62×51mm NATO.308 Winchester Finland: 2015 Colt Lighting rifle: Colt's Manufacturing Company.44-40 United States: 1884 Colt's New Model Revolving rifle: Colt's Manufacturing Company United States: 1955 Colt ring lever rifles: Colt's ...

  7. Shooting sports - Wikipedia

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    National Rifle League 22 (NRL22) is a sub-league under the National Rifle League dedicated to .22 Long Rifle rimfire rifles. It was established to address the fact that most localities do not have access to 1000 yard ranges, but nearly all localities have 100-yard ranges and most shooters own .22 rifles.

  8. Smallbore rifle shooting - Wikipedia

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    In 1901, the Society of Working Men's Rifle Clubs was founded. By the end of 1902, it had nearly 80 affiliated clubs. In 1903, the SWMRC joined with the British Rifle League, itself founded in 1900, in holding a "miniature Bisley" — a shooting competition for smallbore rifles — in Crystal Palace in late March 1903.

  9. Category:Single-shot rifles - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Single-shot rifles" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. ArmaLite AR-50; B.