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  2. ISSF 10 meter air rifle - Wikipedia

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    A typical 4.5 mm (.177 in) 10 m air rifle match pellet. For the 10-meter air rifle and air pistol disciplines, match-grade diabolo pellets are used. These pellets are wadcutter, meaning the pellet head is nearly completely flat. This leaves smooth-edged round holes in paper targets and allows easy gauging for scoring. Match pellets are offered ...

  3. Walther LGR - Wikipedia

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    The Walther LGR air rifle was developed by the German arms manufacturer Carl Walther GmbH Sportwaffen as a high end match rifle for 10 metre air rifle competition shooting. The LGR was the first match air rifle that employed the then futuristic single-stroke pneumatic method as power source. This use of pre compressed air introduced the ...

  4. Multiservice tactical brevity code - Wikipedia

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    Tactical formation of two contacts within a group separated in range or following one another. Leaker(s) Airborne threat has passed through a defensive layer. Call should include amplifying information. Line abreast Two contacts within a group side by side. Lights on/off Directive to turn on/off exterior lights. Locked

  5. Air gun - Wikipedia

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    A para-athlete competing with a match air rifle A collection of lever-action, spring-piston air rifles. An air gun or airgun is a gun that uses energy from compressed air or other gases that are mechanically pressurized and then released to propel and accelerate projectiles, similar to the principle of the primitive blowgun.

  6. ISSF 10 meter air pistol - Wikipedia

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    The 10 metre air pistol is an Olympic shooting event governed by the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF). It is similar to 10 metre air rifle in that it is shot with 4.5 mm (or .177) caliber air guns at a distance of 10 metres (11 yards), and that the match consists of a qualification round of 60 competition shots within 75 minutes.

  7. BSA Supersport Air Rifle - Wikipedia

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    The trigger is a two-stage metal blade, adjustable for pressure and it has a simple post and notch plastic sights. The Supersport, being spring powered, suffers from recoil, range is limited to about 40 m, with 25–30 m being the maximum hunting range and the rifle has a "just under legal limit UK power" of 11.2 ft•lbf (15.18 J) of energy. [2]

  8. I Have Serious Flight Anxiety, So Here Are 9 Things ... - AOL

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    So, you are literally a passenger on a tube flying through the air at 400 miles per hour. We're not built to be that way. We're not built to be that way. Our brains are not made to be that way.

  9. 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.