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2. Shooting sticks (weapon mount) - Wikipedia

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   Shooting sticks are portable weapon mounts commonly used with rifles to brace the weapon on the ground, walls, and other features of the local terrain in order to provide a stable resting position to shoot from; reducing user fatigue and increasing potential accuracy.

3. Weapon mount - Wikipedia

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   Casemate-mounted 5"/50 caliber gun on the USS North Dakota. A casemate is an armoured structure consisting of a static primary surface incorporating a limited-traverse gun mount: typically, this takes the form of either a gun mounted through a fixed armour plate (typically seen on tank destroyers and assault guns) or a mount consisting of a partial cylinder of armour "sandwiched" between ...

4. Benchrest shooting - Wikipedia

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   This is in contrast to other shooting disciplines, where the shooter has to bear at least part of the gun's weight while holding it steady to aim, even when using support devices such as bipods, tripods or shooting sticks. Shooting guns from stable benchrests may also provide a stable platform for sighting in less specialized firearms ...

5. Glossary of firearms terms - Wikipedia

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   Bipod: A support device that is similar to a tripod or monopod, but with two legs. On firearms, bipods are commonly used on rifles and machine guns to provide a forward rest and reduce motion. The bipod permits the operator to rest the weapon on the ground, a low wall, or other object, reducing fatigue and permitting increased accuracy.

6. Sniper equipment - Wikipedia

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   The M40A3, a bolt-action sniper rifle used by the United States Marine Corps.Introduced in 1966, the M40 was built up from a Remington 700 bolt-action rifle.. The major components of sniper equipment are the precision sniper rifle, various optical scopes and field glasses, specialized ammunition and camouflage materials for the sniper’s body and equipment.

7. Bipod - Wikipedia

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   Polish LM-60D 60mm mortar with an adjustable bipod, with a baseplate as the third point of support. A bipod is a V-shaped portable attachment that helps support and steady a device, usually a weapon such as a long gun or a mortar. The term comes from the Latin prefix bi-and Greek root pod, meaning "two" and "foot" respectively. [1]