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2. Shooting sticks (weapon mount) - Wikipedia

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   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 attached to the firearm and consequently many stick designs are multi-functional. Some can also serve as, for example, tent supports and trekking ...

3. Bipod - Wikipedia

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   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. For example, the painting "The Long Shot" by Howard Terpning [3] shows native American hunters shooting a rifle with an improvised bipod consisting of two crossed ...

4. 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.

5. 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 ...

6. FN Model 30-11 - Wikipedia

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   The model FN 30-11 has different model and configuration. The original (configuration 1975) was issued with a FN MAG style bipod and barrel, later (configuration 1978) these were issued with Bren style bipod and Delcour barrel with muzzle brake, also different scope mounts where added like the EAW pivot mount. Configuration 1981 the stock changed.

7. 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 ...