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... of America]</ref>, etc that requires the riding of a horse to negotiate a shooting pattern where targets are engaged with theatrical-stage-[[blank ammunition] ...untedshooting.com/jim_rodgers.htm Rodgers, Jim. "Origins of Cowboy Mounted Shooting]</ref>

...ld wide with several sanctioning organizations including the Single Action Shooting Society (SASS), Western Action Shootists Association (WASA), and National C ...<ref name="GD">Taffin, John (2005). ''The Gun Digest Book of Cowboy Action Shooting: Guns · Gear · Tactics. Gun Digest Books.'' pp. 256. ISBN 978-0896891401.

<ref>John Henry Walsh (1871). ''British Rural Sports, Comprising Shooting, Hunting, Coursing, Fishing, [etc.]''. Frederick Warne and Co.. p. 109.</re ...re typically measured by [[gauge (bore diameter)|gauge]], as most modern [[shotgun]]s still are, rather than by [[caliber]]. Typical gauges used ranged from

...ants. Most modern firearms (with the notable exception of [[smoothbore]] [[shotgun]]s) have [[rifling|rifled]] barrels to impart spin to the projectile for im ... owners, depending on the owner's intention (self-defense, hunting, target shooting, competitions, collecting, etc).

...008, the facility includes a 6,000-square-foot (560 m2) classroom area, 12 shooting ranges, a rifle range, live fire simulators, underground training simulator ...d "First Family", are invited to attend a day of free activities including shooting automatic weapons, catered food, and fireworks.

* ''(6) A semiautomatic shotgun that has both of the following: '' * ''(7) A semiautomatic shotgun that has the ability to accept a detachable magazine. ''

...d use [[firearm]]s for hunting, the control of feral animals, and [[target shooting]]. Low levels of violent crime through much of the 20th century kept level ... "Genuine Reason" must be given, relating to pest control, hunting, target shooting, or collecting. Self-defence is not accepted as a reason for issuing a lic

...when they are transported from their place of storage to the place of use (shooting range, hunting area or such). Even then they must be unloaded and concealed ...other license holders as referees, shooting diaries or certificates from a shooting club.<ref>[http://www.intermin.fi/intermin/hankkeet/asearpa/home.nsf/PFBD/F

... obtaining a certificate from a shooting range after attending a practical shooting course), declare to have a clean criminal record (verification will be made ... that have been specifically engineered and/or manufactured for [[shooting sports]]

...allowed to keep firearms (normally for hunting and [[Shooting sport|sports shooting]]), the acquisition and storage of guns is still regulated by the state. ...andguns. To obtain more, documentation on extensive involvement in [[sport shooting]] is needed.

...firearms from their larger cousins: [[long gun]]s such as [[rifle]]s and [[shotgun]]s, mounted weapons such as [[machine gun]]s and [[autocannon]]s, and large ...e a very light and crisp [[trigger pull]], making for more accurate target shooting.

...or '''reloading''' is the process of loading [[firearm]] [[cartridges]] or shotgun shells by assembling the individual components (case/shotshell, primer, pow ...ugs or specific performance as regards [[bullet]] [[velocity]]. [[Shooting sports|Target shooters]] seek the best achievable accuracy, as well as the best sh

[[File:Shotgun gauges.jpg|190px]] ...r the job at hand. This article is aimed at helping you select the right [[shotgun shell|shell]].

...ly can.]]The steps required to become proficient (and '''safe''') with a [[shotgun]] are in your hands. ...velocity]]. Perhaps the most effective way to teach oneself how to shoot a shotgun is with a BB gun ''with the sights removed''; it allows you to fire thousan

[[Image:Air-rifle-shooting.jpg|thumb|300px|Competition in [[10 metre air rifle]]]] ...ave Olympic status. They are divided into four disciplines: rifle, pistol, shotgun and running target.

... weapons and father the modern [[artillery shell]]. Joseph was also a keen sports shooter in his own right and a friend of the celebrated sportsman Colonel [ ...king the front sight lower so that anyone aiming the gun would actually be shooting above where they thought they were, thus correcting this common novice erro

... [[small arms]] such as [[M1911]] pistols, rifles, and shotguns. The [[USA Shooting Team]], Marines assigned to Special Operations Command, and the LAPD SWAT t .... Greg soon found a financial backer in Les Edelman, who owned Nationwide Sports Distributors. The two purchased the original tooling and partnered to foun

*[[Atchisson Assault Shotgun|AA12]] (US - Automatic Shotgun - 12 gauge) *[[Armalite AR-9]] (US - Semi-Auto Shotgun - 12 Gauge)

... Corporation introduced a series of [[flechette]] weapons, starting with a shotgun shell containing 32 darts and ending with single-round flechette "rifles". [[Image:Bundeswehr shooting M16.jpg|thumb|right|German Army soldiers of the 13th Panzergrenadier Divisi

... courses, as well as marksmanship events featuring [[shooting]] skills and sports. The NRA is sometimes said to be the single most powerful non-profit organi ===Shooting sports===