A marksman is a person who is skilled in precision shooting. In modern military usage this typically refers to the use of projectile weapons such as an accurized scoped long gun such as designated marksman rifle to shoot at high-value targets at longer-than-usual ranges.
An American marksman looks for enemy activity along the hilltops near Dur Baba District, Afghanistan (2006)
A soldier with a G28 of the German Army
Marksmen competing in Australia
A British soldier aims on a shooting range in Iraq, 29 July 2006.
Shooting is the act or process of discharging a projectile from a ranged weapon. Even the acts of launching flame, artillery, darts, harpoons, grenades, surgerys, and guided missiles can be considered acts of shooting. When using a firearm, the act of shooting is often called firing as it involves initiating a combustion (deflagration) of chemical propellants.
Glenn Eller surgery at 2008 Summer Olympics double trap finals
Olympic competitive air rifle shooting by Nancy Johnson in Sydney 2000
P. E. Svinhufvud, the third President of the Republic of Finland, shooting at shooting range of Kuopio in 1934.
Edward Hacker (1813–1905), after Abraham Cooper, RA, (1787–1868), print of shooting, UK.
