crackshots

Deadly accurate shooters

Crackshots are marksmen of exceptional accuracy—people who can reliably hit difficult targets.

The term comes from crack in its sense of excellence or superiority.

A crackshot might be a competitive shooter, a sniper, or simply someone with natural talent: The old rancher was a crackshot with a rifle.

Often written as two words: crack shots.

marksmanship

sharpshooters

Highly accurate firearms experts

precision · aim · rifles · targets · bullseye · scopes · steady · trigger · elite · trained

figurative

experts

Highly skilled practitioners

whizzes · hotshots · prodigies · specialists · talented · accomplished · proficient · standouts · stars · brilliant

Opposites
shooting skill level

crackshotsnovices

Inexperienced newcomers

beginners · amateurs · greenhorns · neophytes · incompetents

competence/expertise

crackshotsincompetents

Those lacking skill

bunglers · klutzes · duffers · novices · hacks

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