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Shooting is the act or process of firing rifle
Rifle

A rifle is a firearm designed to be fired from the shoulder, with a barrel that has a helical groove or pattern of grooves cut into the barrel walls....
s, shotgun
Shotgun

A shotgun is a firearm that is usually designed to be fired from the shoulder, which uses the energy of a fixed shell to fire a number of small spherical pellets called lead shot, or a solid projectile called a shotgun slug....
s or other projectile weapon
Weapon

A weapon is a tool used to apply or threaten to apply force for the purpose of hunting, attack or defense in combat, subduing enemy personnel, or to destroy enemy weapons, equipment and defensive structures....
s such as bow
Bow (weapon)

A bow is a weapon that projects arrows powered by the elasticity of the bow. Essentially, it is a form of Spring . As the bow is drawn, energy is stored in the limbs of the bow and transformed into rapid motion when the string is released, with the string transferring this force to the arrow....
s or crossbow
Crossbow

A crossbow is a weapon consisting of a Bow mounted on a stock that shoots projectiles, often called bolts. The medieval crossbow was called by many names, most of which derived from the word Ballista, a siege engine resembling a crossbow in mechanism and appearance....
s. Even the firing of artillery
Artillery

Artillery is a military Combat Arms which employs any apparatus, machine, an assortment of tools or instruments, a system or systems used as weapons for the discharge of large projectiles in combat as a major contribution of fire power within the overall military capability of an armed force....
, rocket
Rocket

A rocket or rocket vehicle is a missile, aircraft or other vehicle which obtains thrust by the Reaction of the rocket to the ejection of fast moving fluid exhaust from a rocket engine....
s and missile
Missile

A guided missile is a self-propelled projectile used as a weapon. Missiles are typically propelled by rockets or jet engines. Missiles generally have one or more explosive warheads, although other weapon types may also be used....
s can be called shooting. A person who specializes in shooting is a marksman
Marksman

A marksman is a person that is skilled in precision shooting, using projectile weapons, such as with a rifle but most commonly with a sniper rifle, to shoot at small long-range targets at a considerable distance away from the target....
. Shooting can take place in a shooting range
Shooting range

A shooting range is a specialized facility designed for firearms practice. Each facility is typically overseen by one or more supervisory personnel, called variously a range master in the United States or a range conducting officer or "RCO" in the UK....
 or in the field in hunting
Hunting

Hunting is the practice of pursuing living animals for food, recreation, or trade. In present-day use, the term refers to lawful hunting, as distinguished from poaching, which is the killing, trapping or capture of the hunted species contrary to law....
, in shooting sports
Shooting sports

The shooting sports include those competitive sports involving tests of proficiency using various types of guns such as firearms and airguns ....
 or in combat
Combat

Combat, or fighting, is purposeful violence conflict intended to establish dominance over the opposition.The term "combat" typically refers to armed conflict between military forces in warfare, whereas the more general term "fighting" can refer to any violent conflict....
.

ting technique differs depending on factors like the type of weapon used (from a handgun
Handgun

A handgun is a firearm designed to be held and operated by one hand, with the other hand optionally supporting the shooting hand. This characteristic differentiates handguns as a general class of firearms from their larger counterparts: long guns such as rifles and shotguns , mounted weapons such as machine guns and autocannons, and l...
 to a sniper rifle
Sniper rifle

In military and law enforcement terminology, a sniper rifle is a rifle used to ensure accurate placement of bullets at longer ranges than small arms....
), the distance to and nature of the target
Bullseye (shooting competition)

Bullseye, also known as Conventional Pistol, is a Shooting sports in which participants shoot Pistol at paper targets at fixed distances and time limits....
, the required precision and the available time.






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Shooting is the act or process of firing rifle
Rifle

A rifle is a firearm designed to be fired from the shoulder, with a barrel that has a helical groove or pattern of grooves cut into the barrel walls....
s, shotgun
Shotgun

A shotgun is a firearm that is usually designed to be fired from the shoulder, which uses the energy of a fixed shell to fire a number of small spherical pellets called lead shot, or a solid projectile called a shotgun slug....
s or other projectile weapon
Weapon

A weapon is a tool used to apply or threaten to apply force for the purpose of hunting, attack or defense in combat, subduing enemy personnel, or to destroy enemy weapons, equipment and defensive structures....
s such as bow
Bow (weapon)

A bow is a weapon that projects arrows powered by the elasticity of the bow. Essentially, it is a form of Spring . As the bow is drawn, energy is stored in the limbs of the bow and transformed into rapid motion when the string is released, with the string transferring this force to the arrow....
s or crossbow
Crossbow

A crossbow is a weapon consisting of a Bow mounted on a stock that shoots projectiles, often called bolts. The medieval crossbow was called by many names, most of which derived from the word Ballista, a siege engine resembling a crossbow in mechanism and appearance....
s. Even the firing of artillery
Artillery

Artillery is a military Combat Arms which employs any apparatus, machine, an assortment of tools or instruments, a system or systems used as weapons for the discharge of large projectiles in combat as a major contribution of fire power within the overall military capability of an armed force....
, rocket
Rocket

A rocket or rocket vehicle is a missile, aircraft or other vehicle which obtains thrust by the Reaction of the rocket to the ejection of fast moving fluid exhaust from a rocket engine....
s and missile
Missile

A guided missile is a self-propelled projectile used as a weapon. Missiles are typically propelled by rockets or jet engines. Missiles generally have one or more explosive warheads, although other weapon types may also be used....
s can be called shooting. A person who specializes in shooting is a marksman
Marksman

A marksman is a person that is skilled in precision shooting, using projectile weapons, such as with a rifle but most commonly with a sniper rifle, to shoot at small long-range targets at a considerable distance away from the target....
. Shooting can take place in a shooting range
Shooting range

A shooting range is a specialized facility designed for firearms practice. Each facility is typically overseen by one or more supervisory personnel, called variously a range master in the United States or a range conducting officer or "RCO" in the UK....
 or in the field in hunting
Hunting

Hunting is the practice of pursuing living animals for food, recreation, or trade. In present-day use, the term refers to lawful hunting, as distinguished from poaching, which is the killing, trapping or capture of the hunted species contrary to law....
, in shooting sports
Shooting sports

The shooting sports include those competitive sports involving tests of proficiency using various types of guns such as firearms and airguns ....
 or in combat
Combat

Combat, or fighting, is purposeful violence conflict intended to establish dominance over the opposition.The term "combat" typically refers to armed conflict between military forces in warfare, whereas the more general term "fighting" can refer to any violent conflict....
.

Technique and safety considerations

Shooting technique differs depending on factors like the type of weapon used (from a handgun
Handgun

A handgun is a firearm designed to be held and operated by one hand, with the other hand optionally supporting the shooting hand. This characteristic differentiates handguns as a general class of firearms from their larger counterparts: long guns such as rifles and shotguns , mounted weapons such as machine guns and autocannons, and l...
 to a sniper rifle
Sniper rifle

In military and law enforcement terminology, a sniper rifle is a rifle used to ensure accurate placement of bullets at longer ranges than small arms....
), the distance to and nature of the target
Bullseye (shooting competition)

Bullseye, also known as Conventional Pistol, is a Shooting sports in which participants shoot Pistol at paper targets at fixed distances and time limits....
, the required precision and the available time. The prone position
Prone position

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, the kneeling position
Kneeling position

The kneeling position is a position for Shooting sports. There are no longer international competitions in pure kneeling shooting, but it is included as the last part of 300 metre rifle three positions, 300 metre standard rifle and 50 metre rifle three positions....
 and the standing position
Standing position

In shooting, the standing position, also known as "offhand", refers to shooting while standing. It is often regarded as the most difficult position....
 offer different amounts of support for the shooter.

The utmost consideration, and one which takes precedence over everything else, is gun safety
Gun safety

For discussions on politics concerning firearms and gun safety, see Gun politics. For the part of a gun that is called a "safety" or 'safety catch', see 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
Ballistic trauma

The term ballistic trauma refers to a form of physical trauma sustained from the discharge of Weapon or Ammunition. The most common forms of ballistic trauma are those which stem from small arms fire, namely semi-automatic pistols, light machine guns, Submachine guns and assault rifles used in armed conflicts, civilian sporting and recreatio...
 other than those actually firing or handling the arms involved.

Practical uses

Shooting is used for hunting
Hunting

Hunting is the practice of pursuing living animals for food, recreation, or trade. In present-day use, the term refers to lawful hunting, as distinguished from poaching, which is the killing, trapping or capture of the hunted species contrary to law....
 upland game bird
Upland game bird

Upland game bird is an American term which refers to those non-water fowl game birds hunted with pointing breeds, flushing spaniels, and retrievers....
s such as grouse
Grouse

Grouse are a group of birds from the order Galliformes. They are often considered a family Tetraonidae, though the American Ornithologists' Union and many others include grouse as a subfamily Tetraoninae in the family Phasianidae....
 or pheasant
Common Pheasant

The Common Pheasant , is a bird in the pheasant family . It is native to Asia and has been widely introduced elsewhere as a game bird. In parts of its range, namely in places where none of its relatives occur such as in Europe , it is simply known as the "pheasant"....
, rabbits
Rabbiting

Rabbiting is the sport of hunting rabbits, often using ferrets or dogs to track the prey and various Animal trapping methods to catch them....
, culling
Culling

Culling is the 'selection' of surplus animals from an animal population. In a wild population the selection is often done by killing the animal immediately....
, deer hunting
Deer hunting

Deer hunting is the activity or sport of pursuing deer which began as early as 7th millennium BC in North American history There are numerous types of deer throughout the world that are hunted....
 or other wild game animals. Sometimes "shooting" refers to the hunting activity itself.

Shooting obviously is used in warfare
Warfare

Warfare refers to the conduct of conflict between opponents, and usually involves escalation of aggression from the proverbial "war of words" between politics and diplomacy to full-scale War, waged until one side accepts defeat or peace terms are agreed on....
 such as sniping and close quarters battle
Close quarters battle

Close Quarters Battallion or close quarters combat is a type of fighting in which small units engage the enemy with personal weapons at very short range, potentially to the point of hand-to-hand combat....
, self-defense
Self-defense

Self-defense is the act of defending oneself, one's property or the well-being of another from physical harm. While the term may define any form of personal defense, it is strongly associated with civilian hand-to-hand defense techniques....
, crime
Crime

Societies define Crime as the breach of one or more rules or laws for which some Government or force may ultimately prescribe a punishment.The word crime originates from the Latin crimen , from the Latin root cerno and Greek ????? = "I judge"....
, gun violence
Gun violence

Gun violence is the broadly defined category of violence and crime committed with the use of a firearm; it does not include the safe lawful use of firearms for sport, hunting, target practice, law enforcement, or actions ruled as self-defense....
 and law enforcement
Law enforcement

Law enforcement may refer to:...
. Duel
Duel

As practiced from the 11th to 20th centuries in Western societies, a duel is an engagement in combat between two individuals, with matched weapons in accordance with their combat doctrines....
s were sometimes held using guns. Shooting without an actual target has applications such as celebratory gunfire, 21-gun salute
21-gun salute

Gun salutes are the firing of cannons or arms as a honor.The custom originates in naval tradition, where a warship would fire its cannons harmlessly out to sea to show that it was disarmed, signifying the lack of hostile intent....
 or firing starting pistol
Starting pistol

A starting pistol or starter pistol is a handgun that is fired to start track and field racing, as well as competitive swimming races at some meets....
s, incapable of releasing actual bullets.

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
Shooting at the Summer Olympics

Shooting sports have been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics except at the 1904 Summer Olympics & 1928 Summer Olympics editions....
 (from 1896) and World Championships
ISSF World Shooting Championships

The ISSF World Shooting Championships are governed by the International Shooting Sport Federation. World Shooting Championships began in 1897, after the successful Shooting at the 1896 Summer Olympics, and although the ISSF was not founded until 1907, these early competitions are still seen by the organization as the beginning of a continuous...
 (from 1897). The International Shooting Sport Federation
International Shooting Sport Federation

The International Shooting Sport Federation is an organization that governs international shooting sports. While far from the only such organization, it is the one that is a member of the International Olympic Committee and so it is in charge of the Shooting at the Summer Olympics....
 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.

See also

  • Wikibooks:Marksmanship
  • History of Firearms
    History of firearms

    Gunpowder was discovered in China in the 9th century. Its discovery in the 800s and the subsequent invention of firearms in the 1100s both coincided with long periods of disunity during which there was some immediate use for infantry and siege weapons....
  • Gun politics
    Gun politics

    Gun politics is a set of legal issues surrounding the ownership, use, and regulation of firearms as well as safety issues related to firearms both through their direct use and through legal and criminal use....