Shooting sports Shooting sports Action shooting is a term that encompasses target shooting events where the shooter's score is based on both the accuracy and elapsed time. Disciplines covered by the term include: ...more on Wikipedia about "Action shooting"
Combat pistol shooting is a modern martial art that focuses on the use of the handgun as a defensive weapon for self defense, or for military and police use. Like most martial arts, combat pistol shooting is practiced both for defense and for sport. ...more on Wikipedia about "Combat pistol shooting"
Cowboy Action Shooting, also known as Western Action Shooting, is a competitive shooting sport which originated in California, USA, in the early 1980s. Cowboy Action Shooting is now practiced world wide with several sanctioning organizations including the Single Action Shooting Society (SASS), Western Action Shootists Association (WASA), National Congress of Old West Shooters (NCOWS) in the USA as well as others in the USA and in other countries. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cowboy action shooting"
Fast Draw is a sport based on the romanticized art of the gunslingers in the American Old West, using traditional single action revolvers. Unlike Cowboy action shooting, Fast Draw is shot with special blanks or wax bullets. While some competitions are strictly against the clock, with the fastest time winning, many are set up as head to head single or double elimination matches. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fast Draw"
The International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) is an organization that governs international shooting sports. While far from the only such organization, it is the one that is a member of the International Olympic Committee and so it is in charge of the Olympic shooting events. Not all ISSF shooting events are Olympic, however. The organization, with 154 national member federations, has its headquarters in Munich, Germany. ...more on Wikipedia about "International Shooting Sport Federation"
(ISSF shooting events) * 300 m Rifle (formerly Free Rifle) - in turn divided into Three positions and Prone. ...more on Wikipedia about "ISSF shooting events"
Plinking refers to informal target shooting done at non-traditional targets such as tin cans, glass bottles, and balloons filled with water. ...more on Wikipedia about "Plinking"
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Practical shooting is a sport which challenges an individual's ability to shoot rapidly and accurately with a full power handgun, rifle, and/or shotgun. To do this, shooters take on obstacle-laden shooting courses called stages, some requiring many shots to complete and some just a handful. While scoring systems vary between practical shooting organizations, each will measure the speed with which the stage is completed with penalties for inaccurate shooting. ...more on Wikipedia about "Practical shooting"
A shooting range is a specialized facility designed for firearms practice. Each facility is typically overseen by one or more range master(s) responsible for ensuring that all safety rules are followed at all times across all shooting lanes. ...more on Wikipedia about "Shooting range"
The shooting sports include those competitive sports involving tests of accuracy and speed when shooting various types of guns, including airguns. Shooting with bows and arrows is not treated in this article, but at Archery. Sometimes hunting is also considered a shooting sport, and indeed shooting of live pigeons was once an Olympic event. The shooting sports are categorized by the type of firearm or target used. ...more on Wikipedia about "Shooting sports"
== Submachine Gun shooting sport == ...more on Wikipedia about "Submachine gun competition"
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