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...]], or for military and police use. Like most martial arts, combat pistol shooting is practiced both for defense and for sport. Many of the [[action shooting]] disciplines are based on combat pistol techniques, and take the form of simulations of defensive or combat situations.

...State terms for a permit to carry a concealed firearm, such as a Concealed Handgun License/Permit (CHL/CHP), Concealed (Defensive/Deadly) Weapon Permit/Licens ...rticle.php?article_id=643&print=1 "Shall Issue": The New Wave of Concealed Handgun Permit Laws] Dave Kopel, Clayton E. Cramer; 1994-10-17; Independence Instit

...r rate of 100% (note that the service life of a typical military or police handgun is an order of magnitude higher<ref>[http://www.cz-usa.com/media_releases.p ...%. It also questioned the validity of a number of alternative the marking techniques, designed to go on other areas of the firearm:

...t a right guaranteed all law-abiding citizens. Likewise, hunting and sport shooting is not a privilege restricted to the "Wealthy and Privileged", but is a spo * [[firearm]] '''type''' ([[handgun]][? longarm? [[rifle]]? [[shotgun]]?)

...alized slugs or specific performance as regards [[bullet]] [[velocity]]. [[Shooting sports|Target shooters]] seek the best achievable accuracy, as well as the ... Where the most extreme accuracy is demanded, such as in rifle [[benchrest shooting]], handloading is a fundamental prerequisite for success.<ref name=nonte_1

Chemical [[primer]]s, advanced metallurgy and manufacturing techniques all came together in the 1800s to create an entirely new class of firearm&n ...artridge necked down to accept a .17 caliber bullet, and is used as a flat-shooting, light duty varmint round. The .17 HMR was followed a year later by the Ho

...] will fire. Once the grip/hold is achieved, only the index finger of the shooting hand moves during the trigger squeeze. During initial training a marksman To adjust the natural point of aim when shooting from the standing or squatting position, the shooter alters his/her positio

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There are probably as many ways to grip a handgun as there are shooters to grip them, and some are better than others. ...d Champion [[Todd Jarrett]] demonstrating proper handling techniques for a handgun at the 2004 Shootout at Blackwater.

...int shooting methods currently are often referred to as ''threat focused'' shooting. Point Shooting has been used and discussed since the early 1800's.

...ed" folks who engage in "violent behavior" such as hunting, or even target shooting. They may devote themselves to "animal welfare" organizations that proclaim ... a religious, racial, ethnic, political, social, or charitable group. From Handgun Control, Inc. to the Anti- Defamation League to the Million Mom March, they

...ssociation| USPSA]] National champion and 5-time [[International Practical Shooting Confederation]] (IPSC) World Champion. ...ent a substantial portion of their childhood shooting and competing with [[handgun]]s, [[shotgun]]s and [[rifle]]s. While tin cans and paper plates were the

...f the three people who come to this site and don't already know this: A '''shooting range''' or '''firing range''' is a specialized facility designed for [[fir ...es only, or they can specialize in certain shooting sports such as [[Skeet shooting]] or [[10 m Air Pistol|10&nbsp;m&nbsp;Air&nbsp;Pistol]]/[[10 m Air Rifle|Ri

...t at carrying out methods of infiltration, reconnaissance, and observation techniques.<ref>[http://science.howstuffworks.com/sniper1.htm How Military Snipers Wor ...s used this term so loosely that some people even called it sniping when a handgun was used; the term 'sniper rifle' was considered very "scary sounding" and

...rm suppressor by [[Hiram Percy Maxim|Hiram Maxim]], using many of the same techniques to provide quieter-running engines. ...s mathematically to the design of electrical filters, and many of the same techniques may be used to design either. Often, a single, larger expansion chamber is

...designed for use as handheld tactical lights. Police training programs in shooting while holding a flashlight date back to at least the 1930s. ...et, without pointing the weapon at the area. If a target is detected, the handgun can quickly be brought into line to cover the target<ref>United States Mari

====Bullets for target shooting==== ...et is balanced so it doesn't tumble, the aerodynamics are unimportant. For shooting at paper targets, the best bullet is one that will punch a perfect hole thr

... against a short-range knife attack when armed only with a [[holster]]ed [[handgun]]. ..._11549909 "Explaining the deadly force decision: the opportunity factor"], Shooting Industry</ref>

... and over 350 affiliated clubs, make USPSA the dominant competitive pistol shooting organization in the United States and the largest Region within IPSC. USPSA The United States Practical Shooting Association (USPSA) is a 501c(3) non-profit Delaware corporation that is cu