long range shooting
Far-target precision fire
Long range shooting is marksmanship at distances where bullet drop, wind drift, and other environmental factors significantly affect accuracy—typically beyond 500 yards for rifles.
The discipline requires precise calculations and specialized equipment: He got into long range shooting after retiring from the military.
The term also applies to hunting or combat engagements at extended distances.
- sniperConcealed precision shooter
- rifleLong-barreled shoulder weapon
- scopeExtent or range
- trajectoryPath of moving object
- bullet dropGravity's effect on ammunition
ballistics · windage · precision · marksmanship · distance · elevation · bullet · target · reticle · zeroing · holdover · spotter · prone · bipod · muzzle · velocity · accuracy · grain
- marksmanshipmarksmanship, dry firing, accuracy, aim, target practice
- shooting rangeslanes, firing line, targets, backstop, backstops
long range shootingclose-quarters combat
Fighting at intimate range
close combat · hand-to-hand combat · melee combat · room clearing · knife fighting
long range shootinghand-to-hand combat
Fighting without distance weapons
melee · unarmed combat · knife fighting · brawling · breach and clear
longer, longest, longing, longish, lengthy, length, lengthen, elongate, elongation