Shooting
Shooting is
the act or process of firing firearms or
other projectile weapons such
as bows or crossbows. Even
the firing of artillery, rockets, and missilescan be
called shooting. A person who specializes in shooting is a marksman.
Shooting can take place in a shooting range or
in the field in hunting, inshooting sports, or in combat.
Technique and safety
consideration
Shooting technique differs
depending on factors like the type of firearm used (from a handgun to a sniper rifle; the distance to and nature of
the target;
the required precision; and the available time. Breathing and position play an
important role when handling a handgun or a rifle. Some shooting sports, such asIPSC shooting, make a sport of combat style
shooting. The prone position, kneeling position, and standing position offer different amounts of support for
the shooter. Holding the gun sideways, as is sometimes seen
in movies and on television, is poor gun handling; it makes the weapon likely
to jam as any ejected case may fail to leave the weapon completely. There is an
exception to this, however. "Bandit Shooting", so called because of
its use with Chinese bandits of the early to mid-1900s, is where the gun
(generally a handgun with a high rate of fire) is tilted on its side and aimed,
the index finger is placed on the frame, and the trigger is pulled using the
middle finger. It is used for "clean up" indoors or at very short
range post-operation, as it is fairly inaccurate.
The utmost
consideration for many shooters is gun safety. Like many activities such as
mountain climbing, skiing, or sky-diving, there is an element of danger
involved. And especially here, this danger demands a sober understanding and
respect for firearms and the specific rules for the safe handling of them. This
is compounded by the fact that the danger can easily extend beyond the
participants—a stray bullet can injure or kill people other than those actually firing or
handling the arms involved. At public ranges, the safety of all participants
depends on the knowledge of everyone at the range.
Shooting is used for hunting upland
game birds such as grouse or pheasant, rabbits, culling, deer hunting, or
other wild game animals, or shooting pest animals. Sometimes
"shooting" refers to the hunting activity itself.
Shooting is also used in warfare, self-defense, crime, and law enforcement. Duels were sometimes held
using guns. Shooting without a target has applications such as celebratory
gunfire, 21-gun salute, or
firing starting pistols,
incapable of releasing bullets.
Entertainment shooting
Because shooting is an activity enjoyed
not only by enthusiasts that do not own their own equipment or live in areas
where firearms use is heavily regulated, an emerging solution is the
entertainment shooting industry. For many years clay shooting with shotguns has
been the primary entertainment shooting offering. Now, some shooting ranges in
large cities rent guns to customers, and businesses utilize ranges in providing
entertainment shooting offerings.
Competitive shooting
Marksmanship has inspired competition,
and in several countries rifle clubs started to form in the 19th century. Soon
international shooting events evolved, including shooting at the Summer Olympics (from 1896) and World Championships (from 1897). The International Shooting Sport Federation still administers Olympic and non-Olympic rifle, pistol, shotgun, and
running target shooting competitions, although there is also a large number of
national and international shooting sports controlled by unrelated
organizations.
Shooting supplies
Government legislation in most
countries requires shooters to have some form of shooting licence, and firearms
are typically only available from registered firearms dealers
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