Benchrest shooting is a shooting sport discipline in which high-precision rifles are rested on a table or bench – rather than being carried in the shooter's...
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Norwegian Benchrest Shooting Association, Norwegian Norges Benkeskytterforbund (NBSF), is the Norwegian association for benchrest shooting under the World...
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The World Benchrest Shooting Federation (WBSF) is the international governing body for benchrest shooting, with disciplines for both centerfire and rimfire...
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barrel and action mechanism built into a machine rest, used mainly for benchrest shooting. The rifle has no proper stock and its base uses adjustable feet to...
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Long range shooting is a collective term for shooting disciplines where the distance to the target is significant enough that the shooter has to put effort...
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Remington, a wildcat cartridge commonly used in varmint hunting and benchrest shooting .22 CHeetah, a cartridge based on the Remington 308 BR, modified to...
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silhouette shooting. Later it was introduced in the Remington Model XB-40 single-shot bolt-action rifle, which was specifically designed for the benchrest shooting...
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squat and side position. WBSF governs benchrest shooting. IPSC shooting events use prone, offhand and supported shooting positions. There are some competitions...
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International Benchrest Shooters (IBS) is as a governing body for benchrest shooting that is mainly active in the USA. Competitions within IBS are divided...
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("Palma") shooting in Canada in 2011. An ICFRA F-Class rifle equipped with a scope and bipod. Benchrest shooting is concerned with shooting small groups...
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called, is a centerfire rifle cartridge used almost exclusively for benchrest shooting. It is one of the most accurate cartridges available at distances...
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l'Arc World Association PPC 1500 (WA1500) World Benchrest Shooting Federation (WBSF) World Crossbow Shooting Association (WCSA) World Fast Draw Association...
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designed it was adopted by the benchrest shooting community. It became popular among the 1,000 yards (910 m) shooting communities such as the Original...
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international shooting organizations International Shooting Sport Federation, International Practical Shooting Confederation, World Benchrest Shooting Federation...
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long range, flat shots are necessary. The .300 WSM is also used in benchrest shooting. The .300 WSM has a standard bullet diameter of .308 in (7.82 mm)...
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Mike Walker (engineer) (section Benchrest)
Remington Arms for 37 years, and a leader in promoting the sport of benchrest shooting. He is noted as the designer of the Remington Model 721, Model 722...
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Lobaev rifles are based on a single-shot bolt-action designed for benchrest shooting by Vladislav Lobaev. The chambering, barrel, stock, ammunition feeding...
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The 6mm BR is a centerfire cartridge created for benchrest shooting. The cartridge is also known as the 6mm Bench Rest or simply 6 BR, and has also developed...
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Air rifle benchrest is an international shooting sport where the objective is to hit a (small) bulls eye target at 25 m (27.34 yd) shooting distance....
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List of sports (section Shooting sports)
rifle High power rifle Benchrest shooting Paralympic rifle events Handgun ISSF pistol events Paralympic pistol events Field shooting Precision rifle competition...
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Standard Rifle, metallic silhouette or benchrest shooting. Shotgun Specialist ranges cater for various clay pigeon shooting events and require special layouts...
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Colt AR-15 (section Use in mass shootings)
also available to comply with legal restrictions, for hunting, for benchrest shooting or where a larger magazine can be inconvenient. The primary distinction...
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Remington which already had a loyal following in benchrest shooting fraternity. Benchrest shooters soon took notice of the cartridge and began building...
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intermediate-power cartridge. The 6mm PPC was developed in 1975 specifically for benchrest shooting. While it is anything but common anywhere else, the 6mm PPC unseated...
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success where the most extreme accuracy is demanded, such as in rifle benchrest shooting, but can only be done consistently accurately following load development...
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The first cartridge in the family, the .222 Remington, was a top benchrest shooting cartridge for many years after its introduction. The .204 Ruger was...
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& Pindel Cartridge), a family of centerfire rifle cartridges for benchrest shooting sports Particle projection cannon, a fictional weapon in the BattleTech...
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numbers of aftermarket parts suppliers. Shooting disciplines such as bullseye pistol and benchrest shooting also rely extensively on custom-built and...
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Remington, is a wildcat cartridge commonly used in varmint hunting and benchrest shooting. It is based on the .308×1.5-inch Barnes cartridge, necked down to...
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very popular .222 Remington cartridge, which dominated varmint and benchrest shooting during the 1950s. Case capacity is about 20% greater than that of...
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