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  2. Target practice - Wikipedia

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    A soldier fires his weapon on a firing range during target practice Archery target practice in US Army. Target practice is a key part of both military training and shooting sports. It involves exercises where people shoot weapons at specific targets. The main goal is to improve the shooter's accuracy and skill with firearms. Through repeated ...

  3. High school gun clubs and teams in the United States

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    Navy Junior ROTC cadets from Zion-Benton Township High School in Illinois practice shooting at the school's air rifle range. As of 2018, there are reportedly more than 2,000 high-school rifle programs across the United States. [1] In 2015, 9,245 students in 317 schools across three states participated in the USA High School Clay Target League ...

  4. Dry fire - Wikipedia

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    Dry firing firearms is the practice of discharging (or simulating the discharge of) a firearm without any live ammunition, or practicing with an inert laser/infrared training platform such as an iMarksman or SIRT (Shot Indicating Resetting Trigger) training pistol, and may also include the use of a target/feedback system, such as the iDryfire or LASR software.

  5. Bowling pin shooting - Wikipedia

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    Target practice on bowling pins. Bowling pin shooting is a shooting sport (primarily for handguns) in which the competitors race against one another to knock standard bowling pins from a table in the shortest elapsed time. Pin shooting is often described as one of the most enjoyable shooting games and one of the easiest means of introducing a ...

  6. 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.

  7. XM274 - Wikipedia

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    XM885 [5] APFSDS-T - there are 2 known variants, both of which had depleted uranium penetrators. [6] Delta-3, which used a 2.27kg penetrator with equivalent performance to 105mm M774 [citation needed]. Delta-6, which has a unknown penetrator mass with 430mm of penetration into a 450mm steel target. [7] XM886 [5] Target Practice TPFSDS-T

  8. Binary explosive - Wikipedia

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    Explosives for lawful target practice must be used once mixed: any transport, storage or commercial use of mixed explosives falls under federal explosives laws, [3] and cannot be transported in mixed form without following strict regulations including insurance, packaging, signage on the transport vehicle, storage magazines, etc.

  9. Terminal ballistics - Wikipedia

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    Bullet parts: 1 metal jacket, 2 lead core, 3 steel penetrator. Terminal ballistics is a sub-field of ballistics concerned with the behavior and effects of a projectile when it hits and transfers its energy to a target. Bullet design (as well as the velocity of impact) largely determines the effectiveness of penetration. [1]