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consciously or subconsciously generate small eye movements to measure the distance around the target. USA Shooting recommends a front aperture that creates at least 3 Minutes of Angle (MOA) of boundary space. In research performed by
Precision Shooting, it was found that this increased shooter confidence, reduced hold times, and created more decisive shots. There may be an upper bound to the front aperture size that improves performance, however. In 2013, researchers performed experiments with the game of golf, specifically the skill of putting which is another skill that combines visual alignment with motor skills. They found that by manipulating the perceived size of the target (the golf hole) by surrounding it with concentric rings of various sizes, there was a phenomenon that improved performance when the target was surrounded by smaller circles thereby increasing its perceived size. They found that when the target was perceived as larger, performance increased.
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545:, an error of only 0.2 mm (0.0079 in) in sight alignment can mean a complete miss (a 3 mm (0.12 in) point of impact miss). At 1,000 m (3,300 ft), that same misalignment would be magnified 100 times, giving an error of over 300 mm (12 in), 1,500 times the sight misalignment. Increasing the sight radius helps to reduce eventual angular errors and will, in case the sight has an incremental adjustment mechanism, adjust in smaller increments when compared to a further identical shorter sighting line. With the front sight on the front end of the barrel, sight radius may be increased by moving the rear sight from the barrel onto the receiver or tang.
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post or bead is positioned both vertically and horizontally in the center of the rear sight notch. For a center hold, the front sight is positioned on the center of the target, bisecting the target vertically and horizontally. For a 6 o'clock hold, the front sight is positioned just below the target and centered horizontally. A 6 o'clock hold is only good for a known target size at a known distance and will not hold zero without user adjustment if these factors are varied. From the shooter's point of view, there should be a noticeable space between each side of the front sight and the edges of the notch; the spaces are called
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866:. The ghost ring is a fairly recent innovation, and differs from traditional aperture sights in the extreme thinness of the rear ring and the slightly thicker front sight. The thin ring minimizes the occlusion of the target, while the thicker front post makes it easy to find quickly. Factory Mossberg ghost ring sights also have thick steel plates on either side of the extremely thin ring. These are to protect the sight's integrity in cases where, if the shotgun were to fall and impact a surface in a way that could potentially damage or distort the shape of the ring.
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variety of different contrast enhancements to the basic
Patridge type sight and others have been developed to address this deficiency. The contrast enhancement of the front sight has to be somewhat larger compared to the contrast enhancement(s) used for the rear sight if all contrast enhancements should appear about equally large from the shooters perspective.
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dim ring of light can actually be more difficult to work with than a larger, brighter ring. The precise sizes are quite subjective, and depend on both shooter preference and ambient lighting, which is why target rifles come with easily replaceable front sight inserts, and adjustable aperture mechanisms.
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or matte black paint can also help. "Smoking" a sight by holding a match or cigarette lighter under the sight to deposit a fine layer of soot is a technique used by many shooters, and special soot-producing lighters are sold for use by competition shooters. Even a thin layer of mud or dirt applied to
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The downside to adjustable sights is the inherent fragility of the moving parts. A fixed sight is a solid piece of metal, usually steel, and if firmly attached to the gun, little is going to be able to damage it beyond usefulness. Adjustable sights, on the other hand, are bulkier, and have parts that
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material to glow. Self-luminous tritium sights provide vital visibility in extremely low light situations where normal sights would be degraded or even useless. The tritium glow is not noticeable in bright conditions such as daylight however. As a result, some manufacturers have started to integrate
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Many target sights are designed with vertical or even undercut front sight blades, which reduces the angles at which light will produce glare off the sight—the downside of these sights is that they tend to snag on clothing, branches, and other materials, so they are common only on target guns. Sight
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Glare, particularly from the front sight, can be a significant problem with iron sights. The glare from the front sight can increase the apparent brightness of the light bar on one side of the sight, causing windage errors in aiming, or lower the apparent height of the front sight, causing elevation
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for the dots, made in such a way that ambient light falling on the length of the fiber is concentrated at the tip, making the dots slightly brighter than the surroundings. This method is most commonly used in front sights, but many makers offer sights that use fiber optics on front and rear sights.
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In low light conditions the parallax suppression phenomenon is markedly better. The depth of field looking through the sight remains the same as in bright conditions. This is in contrast to open sights, where the eye's pupil will become wider in low light conditions, meaning a larger aperture and a
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effects from a hot barrel. Rather than being aimed like a rifle or handgun, the shotgun is pointed with the focus always on the target, and the unfocused image of the barrel and bead are placed below the target (the amount below depends on whether the target is rising or falling) and slightly ahead
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at a time, and the rear sight, front sight and target are all in separate planes, only one of those three planes can be in focus. Which plane is in focus depends on the type of sight, and one of the challenges to a shooter is to keep the focus on the correct plane to allow for best sight alignment.
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circles. Even for the maximum precision, there should still be a significant area of white visible around the bullseye and between the front and rear sight ring (if a front ring is being used). Since the best key to determining center is the amount of light passing through the apertures, a narrow,
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The theory of operation behind the aperture sight is often stated that the human eye will automatically center the front sight when looking through the rear aperture, thus ensuring accuracy. However, aperture sights are accurate even if the front sight is not centered in the rear aperture due to a
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Aperture sights, also known as "peep sights", range from the "ghost ring" sight, whose thin ring blurs to near invisibility (hence "ghost"), to target aperture sights that use large disks or other occluders with pinhole-sized apertures. In general, the thicker the ring, the more precise the sight,
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American sportsman, consist of a square or rectangular post and a flat-bottomed square notch and are the most common form of open sights, being preferred for target shooting, as the majority of shooters find the vertical alignment is more
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and is also found on some handguns. The open, V-shaped rear allows for faster acquisition and wider field of view, though less accurate for longer range precision type shooting. The dot on the front sight is aligned or set directly above the vertical bar on the rear sight, commonly referred to as
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On semi-automatic handguns, the most common type of enhancement is a bright white dot painted on the front sight near the top of the blade, and a dot on each side of the rear sight notch. In low lighting conditions the front sight dot is centered horizontally between the rear sight dots, with the
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Open sights generally are used where the rear sight is at significant distance from the shooter's eye. They provide minimum occlusion of the shooter's view, but at the expense of precision. Open sights generally use either a square post or a bead on a post for a front sight. To use the sight, the
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Front aperture size is a compromise between a tight enough aperture to clearly define the aiming point and a loose enough aperture so as to not cause 'flicker'. When the aperture is too small, the boundary between the target and front aperture outline becomes indistinct, requiring the shooter to
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black finish to their sights, to reduce the chance of glare and increase the contrast between the sights and the light bars, black sights don't offer good visibility with dark targets or in low light conditions, such as those often encountered in hunting, military, or self-defense situations. A
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degrees of elevation. Both ladder and tang sights folded down when not in use to reduce the chance of damage to the sights. Ladder sights were mounted on the barrel, and could be used as sights in both the folded and unfolded states. Tang sights were mounted behind the action of the rifle, and
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plastic insert elements may also be used, with a hole in the middle; these work the same way as an opaque ring, but provide a less obstructed view of the target. High end target front sight tunnels normally also accept accessories like adjustable aperture and optical systems to ensure optimal
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Open sights have many advantages: they are very common, inexpensive to produce, uncomplicated to use, sturdy, lightweight, resistant to severe environmental conditions, and they do not require batteries. On the other hand, they are not as precise as other forms of sights, and are difficult or
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While iron sights are very simple, that simplicity also leads to a staggering variety of different implementations. In addition to the purely geometric considerations of the front blade and rear notch, there are some factors that need to be considered when choosing a set of iron sights for a
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The ghost ring sight is considered by some to be the fastest type of aperture sight. It is fairly accurate, easy to use, and obscures the target less than nearly all other non-optical sights. Because of this, ghost ring sights are commonly installed on
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front sight is the preferred sighting reference in conjunction with a rear leaf. In this instance, the shotgun is used more like a rifle, allowing intentionally aimed shots. Some even equip their shotguns with open or aperture sights akin to a rifle.
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series of weapons along with several others. Rifle aperture sights for military combat or hunting arms are not designed for maximal attainable precision like target aperture sights, as these must be usable under suboptimal field conditions.
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markings that allow the shooter to quickly compensate (though with rather limited precision) for increasing bullet drops at extended distances. Because the sight axis (which is a straight line) and the projectile trajectory (which is a
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later M16 series rifles have a dial adjustable range calibrated rear sight, and use an elevation adjustable front sight to "zero" the rifle at a given range. The rear sight is used for windage adjustment and to change the zero range.
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The most common solution to the problem of glare is a matte finish on the sights. Serrating or bead blasting the sight is a common solution for brightly finished sights, such as blued steel or stainless steel. Matte finishes such as
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only starts to degrade slightly due to parallax shift as the aperture's diameter begins to encroach on the outside of the eye's pupil diameter. An additional benefit to aperture sights is that smaller apertures provide greater
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in the rear, which a slider on the rear sight has pre-calibrated elevation adjustments for different ranges. With tangent sights, the rear sight is often used to adjust the elevation, and the front the windage. The
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shooter trying to hit the 10 ring, which is merely a 0.5 mm (0.020 in) diameter dot on the target at 10 m (33 ft) and with a 4.5 mm (0.18 in) diameter
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3202:
3177:
3172:
3157:
3084:
2999:
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2789:
2584:
2531:
2430:
2371:
2347:
2125:
2105:
2095:
2085:
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1829:
1408:
1256:
1208:
1197:
1099:
1059:
990:
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879:
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666:
643:
sights are a variant of the patridge which substitute a V- or U-shaped rear notch.
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3310:
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3162:
3126:
3101:
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Rail mounted lowered flip up rear and front sight elements on a AR-15 type rifle
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526:
510:
403:
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265:
35:
614:
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4111:
4083:
3971:
3864:
3804:
3794:
3677:
3604:
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3342:
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3106:
2962:
2821:
2796:
2759:
2712:
2293:
2237:
2182:
2177:
2172:
2041:
1847:
1813:
1189:
982:
945:
821:
757:
737:
729:
577:
459:
432:
360:
280:
763:. The viewing aperture above the "3" (denoting the 300 m setting) can be seen
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2982:
2888:
2883:
2861:
2717:
2637:
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2511:
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2100:
1432:
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2110:
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Similar to the straight eight type, this type of sight is traditional on
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168:
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Rear aperture of a BRNO target sight. Note large disk and small aperture
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3079:
2739:
2489:
2413:
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2147:
2115:
2070:
2019:
1991:
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Fixed sights are sights that are not adjustable. For instance, on many
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On tactical firearms, the contrast enhancements can consist of small
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Sights for shotguns used for shooting small, moving targets (such as
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ladder aperture sight calibrated out to 1,600 yd (1,463 m)
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and thus its trajectory and point of impact. Sight adjustments are
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that allows for compensating for the roll-pitch-yaw of an aircraft.
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1625:"Sighting Systems for the Defensive Shotgun - Lucky Gunner Lounge"
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of several disciplines and on several military rifles such as the
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Rail mounted raised flip up rear and front sight elements on a
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rifles, but they are prohibited in some shooting disciplines.
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rifle, with calibrated markings for ranges out to 1,500 meters
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1860:"Sight Accessories - .126 White Outline Rear Sight Blade Kit"
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Heinie
Specialty products Web site. Retrieved July 29, 2008.
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1677:"Parallax Suppression with a Target Rifle Aperture Sight"
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Preferred by many competitors in IPSC and IDPA shooting.
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also exist. When used with non-magnifying optics (e.g.
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1543:"Shooting a Shotgun vs. a Rifle | OR | Hunter Ed.com™"
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Smith & Wesson Web site. Retrieved July 29, 2008.
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with the front and rear sights, forming a consistent
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Spiderweb-type (low level) anti-aircraft sight on an
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are a system of physical alignment markers used as a
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Kimber of
America Web site. Retrieved July 29, 2008.
1701:"The Ultimate Guide to the AR15 Iron Sights Ver 1.1"
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Example of ghost ring on
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257:, feature open sights. By contrast, many military
1918:"AmeriGlo Independent Light Tritium Night Sights"
1920:, Chuck Hawks Web site. Retrieved July 29, 2008.
1487:, Chuck Hawks Web site. Retrieved July 24, 2008.
776:and the thinner the ring, the faster the sight.
136:Sight picture through iron sights of an H&K
4287:Small Arms & Light Weapons (SALW)
1932:Novak Sights Web site. Retrieved July 29, 2008.
1850:Novak Sights Web site. Retrieved July 29, 2008.
912:target diopter and globe aperture sight picture
1287:Tritium-illuminated handgun night sights on a
1082:(BUIS). Backup sights are usually mounted via
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736:Many shotgun bead sights are designed for a "
568:, or a plastic fluorescent material, such as
383:) and in turn producing what is known as the
191:manipulation or active illumination, such as
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1567:"Clays Shooting: Tips from the Shotgun Pros"
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279:For precision shooting applications such as
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1596:"Why Shotguns and Fiber-Optics Don't Mix"
1302:While target shooters generally prefer a
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576:) round bead is placed at the end of the
120:Learn how and when to remove this message
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922:International Shooting Sport Federation
1956:Additional BRNO target sight images: 3
1951:Additional BRNO target sight images: 2
1946:Additional BRNO target sight images: 1
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268:firearms by adjusting the sights for
249:, which use an unenclosed notch, and
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1675:Burdge, Robert J.; Kerr, Douglas A.
414:(POI) at that distance, known as a "
326:Aerial gunnery iron ring sight on a
58:adding citations to reliable sources
359:In the case of firearms, where the
1763:O'Connor, J.P. (January 3, 2011).
931:"-type sight, which consists of a
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1802:Psychonomic Bulletin & Review
1453:merriam-webster.com - iron sight
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1879:"Heinie Straight Eight Sights"
1279:Steyr triangular pistol sights
681:by nature, and because of the
439:) when aiming or sighting-in.
222:) to the shooter's eye, and a
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4152:Firearms by country
4067:Civilian Marksmanship Program
1151:Open sights arrangement on a
953:Front aperture size selection
4323:Federal Assault Weapons Ban
4221:Campaign Against Arms Trade
1497:Hacker, Rick (2010-09-23).
454:) are usually mounted on a
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4277:High-capacity magazine ban
3403:Mean time between failures
1930:"Novak Fiber Optic Sights"
1525:"CMP - First Shot Online!"
1485:"Choosing the Right Sight"
1336:Bar / dot or express sight
1180:, which alter the round's
962:Non-target aperture sights
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4006:Household ownership rates
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814:No. 4 series Lee–Enfields
197:reflector (reflex) sights
1765:"Where Are You Looking?"
1084:Rail Integration Systems
458:on the back part of the
261:employ aperture sights.
4307:by U.S. state
3717:Overpressure ammunition
3652:Improved Military Rifle
3358:Circular error probable
2277:Personal defence weapon
1848:"Description Of Sights"
387:(POA) within their own
4001:Civilian gun ownership
3530:Firing (Shooting)
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435:(a situation known as
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3284:Ballistic coefficient
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3750:Armour piercing
3311:Rangefinding/keeping
3223:Push/Controlled feed
3015:Synchronization gear
2750:Blank-firing adapter
2601: or famous
1233:particular purpose.
802:Pattern 1914 Enfield
723:natural point of aim
558:clay pigeon shooting
226:farther forward (or
140:submachine gun. The
54:improve this article
4184:Privately made
4147:Firearm brands
4033:State firearms
4013:Exhibition shooting
3996:Celebratory gunfire
3855:Plastic tipped
3785:High explosive
3306:Physics of firearms
1629:www.luckygunner.com
1600:www.outdoorlife.com
1186:external ballistics
1133:Tangent rear sight.
4352:Firearm components
4282:Right to bear arms
4228:Featureless rifles
4174:Improvised firearm
4135:3D printed firearm
4023:United States
3918:Fully powered
3825:Total metal jacket
3465:Stock measurements
2188:Underwater firearm
2084: versus
1903:2009-03-05 at the
1884:2009-03-01 at the
1865:2009-03-03 at the
1344:"dotting the 'I'".
1318:White outline rear
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1080:backup iron sights
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482:very close to the
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2071:Types of firearms
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1547:www.hunter-ed.com
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1145:Front sight post.
363:follows a curved
193:telescopic sights
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3815:Soft point
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3642:Ball propellant
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3373:Gun chronograph
3363:Effective range
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2558:Breaching round
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4199:Arms control
4079:Gun violence
4046:Jungle style
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4018:Gun cultures
3923:Intermediate
3600:Fire forming
3450:Rate of fire
3321:Stadiametric
3299:Transitional
3243:Self-loading
3198:Gas-operated
3158:Blow-forward
3090:Red dot
3069:
3000:Squeeze bore
2948:Pistol slide
2933:Muzzle brake
2901:Bottom metal
2448:Machine guns
2106:Line thrower
2086:muzzleloader
2082:Breechloader
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4216:Disarmament
4211:Gun control
3908:Handloading
3695:Dummy round
3567:Cooking off
3562:Malfunction
3550:Field strip
3545:Maintenance
3435:Penetration
3398:Match grade
3316:Mathematics
3248:Single-shot
3188:Closed bolt
3102:Scope mount
3065:Holographic
3055:Finderscope
2943:Pistol grip
2921:Speedloader
2775:Telescoping
2755:Breechblock
2628:Gatling gun
2527:Pump action
2168:Single-shot
2091:Combination
1499:"Peep Show"
1399:Laser sight
1380:Fiber optic
1375:fiber optic
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1360:containing
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400:Sighting in
377:line of aim
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266:sighting in
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224:front sight
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149:Iron sights
4346:Categories
4117:Gun safety
4112:Gunfighter
3903:Centrefire
3885:Cartridges
3865:Snake shot
3805:Round shot
3795:Projectile
3780:Incendiary
3678:Ammunition
3637:Propellant
3605:Obturation
3577:Squib load
3505:ammunition
3343:Accurizing
3279:Ballistics
3193:Electronic
3112:Telescopic
2963:Recoil pad
2822:Firing pin
2797:Bump stock
2760:Breechface
2701:Components
2693:components
2546:Ammunition
2294:Wallet gun
2238:Pepper-box
2183:Spring-gun
2178:Smoothbore
2173:Sleeve gun
1749:2018-10-17
1707:2022-02-04
1685:6 February
1658:2018-04-22
1634:2018-04-22
1610:2018-04-22
1581:2018-04-22
1552:2018-04-22
1440:References
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1190:orthogonal
1118:Adjustment
1070:such as a
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758:SIG SG 550
730:fiberoptic
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660:Winchester
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507:derringers
433:gun barrel
381:sight axis
361:projectile
353:See also:
295:Principles
281:varminting
216:rear sight
80:newspapers
18:Peep sight
4157:Gun shops
4107:Forensics
4082:and
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3770:Frangible
3760:Expanding
3712:Gas check
3707:Flechette
3690:Cannelure
3615:Gunpowder
3572:Hang fire
3540:Firefight
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3233:Repeating
3183:Open bolt
3097:Magnifier
2983:Auto sear
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2884:Flintlock
2862:Half-cock
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2638:M1 Garand
2573:.410 bore
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2512:Coach gun
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2326:Anti-tank
2211:Derringer
2101:Flare gun
1785:April 22,
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1347:Gold bead
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970:Military
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4238:Gun laws
4169:Gunsmith
4057:Politics
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3898:Caseless
3700:Snap cap
3593:Ignition
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3525:Dry fire
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2126:Takedown
2111:Long gun
2096:Elephant
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3732:Wadding
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3535:Gunshot
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3336:Metrics
3267:Physics
3168:Boxlock
3141:Actions
3127:Zeroing
3122:Thermal
3080:Reticle
3050:Diopter
3025:Trigger
2872:Striker
2847:Forearm
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2802:Chamber
2790:Tilting
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189:optical
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142:annular
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4102:Deaths
4084:safety
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3610:Primer
3455:Recoil
3418:Energy
3413:Muzzle
3085:Reflex
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2990:Shroud
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3203:Lever
3178:Break
3075:Laser
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3010:Stock
3005:Choke
2673:Glock
2668:M1911
2653:MP 40
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2025:lists
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