Marksmanship

thumb|Vasily Zaitsev (sniper)|Vasily Zaytsev, left, and other Soviet snipers equipped with Mosin–Nagant M1891/30 during the [[Battle of Stalingrad in December 1942]] thumb|A modern sniper weapon system which consists of a [[sniper rifle (here Barak HTR 2000 chambered in .338 Lapua Magnum), telescopic sight (Leupold Mark IV x10), and additional optics]]

sports involving firearms used to hit targets

thumb|upright=1.35|Glenn Eller surgery at [[2008 Summer Olympics double trap finals]] thumb|upright=1.35|Olympic competitive air rifle shooting by Nancy Johnson in Sydney 2000 Shooting is the act or process of discharging a projectile from a ranged weapon (such as a gun, bow, crossbow, slingshot, or blowpipe). Even the acts of launching flame, artillery, darts, harpoons, grenades, rockets, and guided missiles can be considered acts of shooting. When using a firearm, the act of shooting is often called firing as it involves initiating a combustion (deflagration) of chemical propellants.

fallacy of leading the evidence to a preconceived conclusion

thumb|An American marksman looks for enemy activity along the hilltops near Dur Baba District, Afghanistan (2006) thumb|A soldier with a Heckler & Koch HK417|G28 of the [[German Army]] A marksman is a person who is skilled in precision shooting. In modern military usage this typically refers to the use of projectile weapons such as an accurized scoped long gun such as designated marksman rifle, sniper rifle and anti-materiel rifle to shoot at high-value targets at longer-than-usual ranges.

soldier fulfilling the marksman role in an infantry squad

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legendary archer of Germanic mythology

Soviet honorary title and badge for civilian and military sharpshooters

thumb|right|upright=1.2|A wood engraving depicting an unidentified sharpshooter for the Army of the Potomac on [[picket duty during the American Civil War]] A sharpshooter is one who is highly proficient at firing firearms or other projectile weapons accurately. Military units composed of sharpshooters were important factors in 19th-century combat. Along with "marksman" and "expert", "sharpshooter" is one of the three marksmanship badges awarded by the United States Army and the United States Marine Corps. The United States Navy and the United States Coast Guard use a ribbon with an attached "