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...important to designers and users of firearms of all types, from small-bore Olympic [[rifle]]s and [[pistol]]s, to high-tech [[artillery]]. ...and is still the preferred method of ignition for hunters and recreational shooters who use [[muzzle]]-loading arms.

...r the Spanish armed forces, as well as for the militaries of several Latin American nations, and is dubbed, in common usage, the "7mm Mauser". ...ors as "Swedish Mausers," are often sought after by military service rifle shooters and hunters.

...n the [[United States]]. It was established in New York in [[1871]] as the American Rifle Association. The NRA sponsors firearm safety training courses, as wel In [[1992]] the NRA ceased to be the National Governing Body for Olympic shooting ([[USA Shooting]] is now the NGB), and in [[2000]] the NRA chose n

...mentum improves accuracy and range, in the same way that a properly thrown American football or rugby ball behaves. The word "rifle" originally referred to th ...ingfield rifle|Springfield Rifle]] models (the latter pictured above). The American M1903 closely copied Mauser's original design.

... Hunting is also a shooting sport, and indeed shooting live pigeons was an Olympic event (albeit only once, in 1900). The shooting sports are categorized by t Concerned over poor marksmanship during the American Civil War, veteran Union officers Col. William C. Church and Gen. George Wi

...ges. The decline in military use of shotguns reversed in World War I, when American forces used 12-gauge pump action shotguns in close-quarters trench fighting ...rown in various ways. Both skeet and trap competitions are featured at the Olympic Games.

... several types of Skeet, including one with Olympic status (often called [[Olympic Skeet]] or International Skeet), and many with only national recognition. ==History, general principles and modern American competition==

...ap]] (which is also an Olympic event), [[Down-The-Line]], and Nordic Trap. American Trap is most popular in the United States and Canada, primarily as sanction ...eet shooting in that there is only one house that releases targets and the shooters only move through 5 different positions.

...aliber for American soldiers in World War II and a popular caliber amongst American hunters, can produce muzzle energies between 2000 and 3000 foot pounds of e ...ce]] under the National Firearms Act), it remains popular among long-range shooters for its accuracy and [[external ballistics]]. While the .50 BMG round is ab

...]]), and competitive sports, such as the [[Shooting at the Summer Olympics|Olympic]] [[10 m Air Rifle]] and [[10 m Air Pistol]] events. ...ate and are used in [[ISSF shooting events|target shooting events]] at the Olympic Games, governed by the [[International Shooting Sport Federation]] (ISSF).