target shooter

Aims at bullseyes

A target shooter is someone who practices shooting at designated targets, typically for sport, recreation, or skill development rather than hunting or combat.

Target shooting encompasses various disciplines—rifle, pistol, shotgun—at ranges with paper targets, clay pigeons, or metal silhouettes.

She's been a competitive target shooter since college.

Related

aim · precision · range · trigger · trigger discipline · recoil · ammunition · stance · standing position · prone position · bench rest · steady · breathing · deep breath · sight · accuracy · barrel · pistol

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Opposites
purpose of shooting

target shooterhunter

Pursuer of prey

big game hunter · poacher · trophy hunter · sportsman · deer hunter

combat vs. recreation

target shooterinfantryman

Ground-based combat soldier

combatant · gunfighter · sniper · warrior · soldier

precision vs. volume of fire

target shootermachine gunner

Soldier operating automatic weapon

Family

target, shooter, targets, targeted, targeting, shoot, shoots, shot, shooting

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG