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2. Lock time - Wikipedia

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   Lock time or action time refers to the time interval (often measured in milliseconds) from when the trigger of a firearm is activated until the firing pin strikes the primer, and depends on the design of the firing mechanism. A long lock time increases the probability of the shooter pulling the sights away from the target before the bullet has ...

3. Accurizing - Wikipedia

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   The (at the time) US$40 Daisy, with a better rear sight and an adjustable trigger added, shot as well as the US$400 Olympic class air pistols it was competing against. [ 58 ] More powerful is the pump system, which is a slightly more complex version of the single stroke design.

4. Bullseye shooting - Wikipedia

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   Speed shooting competitions, which puts a large emphasis on time since a course must be shot with the most points in the shortest amount of time. Field-shooting or terrain-shooting (Danish: terrænskydning, [4] Norwegian: feltskyting, [5] [6] Swedish: fältskytte [7] [8]) differ in that they usually are shot from temporary shooting ranges in ...

5. Gun safety - Wikipedia

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   A common critique of trigger locks is the time taken to unlock them, ... Shooting ranges augment physical design features with supervisory measures to ensure safe ...

6. 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 ...

7. Precision-guided firearm - Wikipedia

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   The three main technologies employed for long-range shooting—the bolt-action rifle, telescopic rifle scope and machined cartridge ammunition—were developed in the nineteenth century. The first bolt-action rifle was produced in 1824 by the German firearms inventor Johann Nicolaus von Dreyse. The first documented telescopic rifle sight was ...

8. Point shooting - Wikipedia

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   Side view of handgun point shooting position. Point shooting (also known as target-[1] or threat-focused shooting, [2] intuitive shooting, instinctive shooting, subconscious tactical shooting, or hipfiring) is a practical shooting method where the shooter points a ranged weapon (typically a repeating firearm) at a target without relying on the use of sights to aim.

9. Trigger (firearms) - Wikipedia

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   A trigger is a mechanism that actuates the function of a ranged weapon such as a firearm, airgun, crossbow, or speargun. The word may also be used to describe a switch that initiates the operation of other non-shooting devices such as a trap, a power tool, or a quick release. A small amount of energy applied to the trigger leads to the release ...