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  2. Bipod - Wikipedia

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    The first known use of bipods on firearms can be traced back to hand cannons of the 12th century, which were cast iron barrels laid on top of short poles. [2]Bipods on rifles are first known to have been used in an improvised fashion during the mid-19th century, particularly by frontiersmen hunting American bison and other wild animals.

  3. Shooting sticks (weapon mount) - Wikipedia

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    They are popular with field shooters, such as hunters and snipers, and with metallic silhouette competition shooters using blackpowder rifles. Like monopods, bipods, or tripods, shooting sticks can have one to three legs and be of fixed or adjustable length. However, unlike the aforementioned shooting aids, shooting sticks are not directly ...

  4. Remington Model 700 - Wikipedia

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    In addition to its development as a hunting rifle, the Model 700 also provided the basis for military and police sniper rifles, starting with the M40 rifle in 1966, which was initially ordered by the U.S. Marine Corps. The U.S. Army adopted the M24 Sniper Weapon System in 1986. [3]

  5. Weapon mount - Wikipedia

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    An M40A6 sniper rifle secured in a Hog Saddle mount. A shooting saddle typically uses a tripod head but, instead of mounting the weapon directly to the tripod, the saddle is mounted to the tripod head and the rifle is cradled within the saddle. These saddles began to appear in the late 2000s as a solution to provide a stable shooting platform ...

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  7. Hunting weapon - Wikipedia

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    Air rifles have long been used as hunting weapons, for well over 200 years. Lewis & Clark , on their early journey through the Western United States, carried a repeating air rifle for use as a hunting weapon, it being considered more reliable than the flintlocks they also carried on their exploring journey.

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