Shooting sports
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Shooting sports are a group of competitive and recreational sporting activities which focus on shooting accuracy, precision and speed. Shooting is the art of using ranged weapons, mainly firearms and
French sport shooter Éric Delaunay at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Girls' rifle team at Central High, Washington, DC, November 1922
High-speed photography of the smoke of burnt gunpowder and a .38 Special bullet fired out of a Smith & Wesson Model 686 revolver
A round shooting target with several hits in the center, which is called "bullseye"
.22 long rifle
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The.22 long rifle, also known as the 5.7×15mmR, is a long-established variety of.22 caliber rimfire ammunition originating from the United States. It is used in a wide range of firearms, including rif
.22 long rifle cartridges. The two .22 Long Rifle cartridges on the left have a standard case length of .613 in (15.6 mm). The .22 Long Rifle on the right has a slightly longer case length of .702 in (17.8 mm) and is a high-velocity .22 Long Rifle "Stinger" cartridge that uses lighter 30–32-grain (1.9–2.1 g) bullets.
Two .22 LR rounds compared to a .45 ACP cartridge
The subsonic Aguila Super Colibri
.22 caliber Aguila Sniper Sub-Sonic (right) with .22 long rifle for comparison