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  2. List of shooting sports organizations - Wikipedia

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    American Airgun Field Target Association, international member of WFTF; American Confederation of Tactical Shooters (ACTS) American Rimfire Association (ARA) 3-Gun Nation (3GN) Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) DIVA Women Outdoors Worldwide (DIVA-WOW) Global Benchrest Association (GBA) Great American Defensive Pistol Association (GADPA)

  3. Rimfire ammunition - Wikipedia

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    Rimfire ammunition. Schematic of a rimfire cartridge and its ignition. A rim-fire (or rimfire) is a type of metallic cartridge used in firearms where the primer is located within a hollow circumferential rim protruding from the base of its casing. When fired, the gun's firing pin will strike and crush the rim against the edge of the barrel ...

  4. National Rifle Association - Wikipedia

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    The National Rifle Association of America ( NRA) is a gun rights advocacy group based in the United States. [2] [3] [b] Founded in 1871 to advance rifle marksmanship, the modern NRA has become a prominent gun rights lobbying organization while continuing to teach firearm safety and competency. The organization also publishes several magazines ...

  5. .22 Winchester Rimfire - Wikipedia

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    The .22 Winchester Rimfire (commonly called the .22 WRF or .22 Remington Special) is an American rimfire rifle cartridge. History ...

  6. Benchrest shooting - Wikipedia

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    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 hands – while shooting at paper or steel targets, hence the name "benchrest". Both the forearm and buttstock of such a rifle are usually fully supported by bean bags, a bipod / monopod ...

  7. Ruger American Rimfire - Wikipedia

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    Ruger American Rimfire is a rimfire bolt-action rifle manufactured by Sturm, Ruger & Co. in the United States. The firearm has some visual similarities with the larger centerfire Ruger American Rifle, and both are marketed as budget hunting rifles. The stock of the Ruger American Rimfire has a V-shaped pillar bedding built according to the same ...

  8. List of rimfire cartridges - Wikipedia

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    Below is a list of rimfire cartridges ('RF), ordered by caliber, small to large. Rimfire ammunition is a type of metallic cartridge whose primer is located within a hollow circumferential rim protruding from the base of its casing. The most common rimfire cartridges are chambered for .17 caliber and .22 caliber. The bullet diameter for .17 ...

  9. Eley Limited - Wikipedia

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    eley .co .uk. Eley Limited is a British manufacturer of firearms cartridges. Historically the company has produced a broad variety of ammunition, but today specialises in .22 Long Rifle cartridges for competitive target shooting. At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, six of the twelve medals for cartridge rifle and pistol were won using Eley ammunition.