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  2. .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire - Wikipedia

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    The .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire, also known as the .22 WMR, .22 Magnum, .22 WMRF, .22 MRF, [2] or .22 Mag, is a rimfire cartridge.Originally loaded with a bullet weight of 40 grains (2.6 g) delivering velocities in the 2,000 feet per second (610 m/s) range from a rifle barrel, .22 WMR is now loaded with bullet weights ranging from 50 grains (3.2 g) at 1,530 feet per second (470 m/s) to 30 ...

  3. Target practice - Wikipedia

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    Target practice also helps assess progress and identify areas for improvement. Ultimately, it's important for both combat effectiveness and success in recreational shooting. Targets being shot at for practice include: with handguns, rifles, and shotguns: shooting targets, by air forces or air defense forces: target drones and target tugs, by ...

  4. Hollow-point bullet - Wikipedia

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    The law also requires all hollow point ammunition to be transported directly from the place of purchase to one's home or premises, or hunting area, or by members of a rifle or pistol club directly to a place of target practice, or directly to an authorized target range from the place of purchase or one's home or premises. [12]

  5. Rimfire ammunition - Wikipedia

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    It was commonly used for target shooting, including Olympic and ISSF 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol competition shooting, until being replaced by .22 Long Rifle in 2005, uncommon but still available..22 Long: a longer and slightly more power rimfire cartridge that is based on the .22 Short, uncommon but still available.

  6. Marlin Model 780 - Wikipedia

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    The Marlin 780 is well suited for small game hunting. It can also be used for low-cost but serious target practice or hunting practice, or just plinking around. It is ideal for young shooters since it is small and lightweight. Since it can chamber .22 Short it is capable of target practice or pest control with less noise than a .22 Long Rifle ...

  7. Bowling pin shooting - Wikipedia

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    Pin shooting is conducted with both revolvers and semi-automatic pistols in calibers ranging from .22 Long Rifle to .500 S&W Magnum, among many others. Bowling pin competition is often recognized to be a big-bore event in which large caliber or high-power handguns such as the .38 Super , [ 4 ] .357 Magnum , [ 1 ] 10mm Auto , .41 Magnum , [ 5 ...

  8. .22 long rifle - Wikipedia

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    A .22 Short, .22 long rifle, .22 Winchester Magnum, and a .22 Hornet. The .22 long rifle uses a straight-walled case. Depending upon the type and the feed mechanism employed, a firearm that is chambered for .22 long rifle may also be able to safely chamber and fire shorter rimfire cartridges, including the .22 BB, .22 CB, .22 short, .22 long.

  9. Power factor (shooting sports) - Wikipedia

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    For all major practical shooting competitions, claimed power factors are checked by firing the competitor's gun and ammunition through a chronograph. The most common practice is for a competitor to provide a certain number of rounds to the Range/ Safety Officers at the beginning of the match day.