riflery
Precision shooting sport
Riflery is the skill, practice, or sport of shooting rifles, especially at targets.
The term appears in contexts ranging from summer camp activities to Olympic competition: She earned her riflery badge at camp.
Riflery emphasizes marksmanship and precision rather than hunting.
Barrier behind target area
- targetObject of pursuit
- bullseyeExact center target
- laneDesignated travel strip
- ceasefireAgreed halt to fighting
downrange · bench · sandbag · spotter · scoring · berm · timer · earmuffs
Hooped cylindrical vessel
- breechRear of barrel
- caliberBore diameter or quality
- cartridgeSealed container for supplies
- chamberEnclosed room or cavity
magazine · muzzle · stock · scope · bolt-action · trigger · safety · sight
Degree of correctness
- aimPurpose or direction
- stanceStanding posture or viewpoint
- follow-throughCompleting what you began
- proneInclined or face-down
kneeling · standing · offhand · supported · steady · focus · concentration · patience
Accuracy in shooting
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
- medalMetal honor token
- championTop competitor, or advocate
- biathlonTwo-sport winter competition
pentathlon · finals · podium · qualifier · match · round · bracket · trophy
Ground combat troops
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- tacticsMethods to achieve goals
- barracksSoldiers' residential building
- battalionMid-sized military unit
deployment · patrol · reconnaissance · marksman · squad · engagement · drill · inspection
backstop
Barrier behind target area
ceasefire · downrange · bench · sandbag · spotter · scoring · berm · timer · earmuffs · relay
barrel
Hooped cylindrical vessel
chamber · magazine · muzzle · stock · scope · bolt-action · trigger · safety · sight · bipod
accuracy
Degree of correctness
- aimPurpose or direction
- stanceStanding posture or viewpoint
- follow-throughCompleting what you began
prone · kneeling · standing · offhand · supported · steady · focus · concentration · patience · discipline
marksmanship
Accuracy in shooting
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
- medalMetal honor token
- championTop competitor, or advocate
biathlon · pentathlon · finals · podium · qualifier · match · round · bracket · trophy · title
infantry
Ground combat troops
battalion · deployment · patrol · reconnaissance · marksman · squad · engagement · drill · inspection · qualification
deer
Antlered hoofed mammal
game · wildlife · stalking · tracker · forest · license · season · trophy · venison · quarry
rifleryarchery
Shooting with bows
bowmanship · knife throwing · blowgun · axe throwing · spear throwing
rifleryhand-to-hand combat
Fighting without distance weapons
swordsmanship · unarmed combat · close-quarters combat · melee combat · fencing
- sniper rifleScoped firearm for distant targets
- long riflesExtended-barrel frontier firearms
- air riflePneumatic projectile weapon
- assault riflesSelective-fire infantry firearms
- hunting rifleGun for pursuing game
- automatic rifleSelf-reloading rapid-fire gun