shooting station

Exploding nitroglycerine or other high explosives in a hole to shatter the rock and increase the flow of oil. Same as torpedoing. Also, in seismograph work, this refers to the ...

shooting

Mining; General mining; Mineral mining

The use of explosives in rock breaking.

sharp-shooter

Sports; Shooting

A person who is skilled in precision, or shooting, using projectile weapons, such as with a rifle but most commonly with a sniper rifle, to shoot at long range targets.

ready position

Sports; Shooting

In skeet shooting the shooter keeps his weapon at is side until the target appears and then moves the weapon to their shoulder to shot the target. In trap shooting the weapon is ...

regular target

Sports; Shooting

An unbroken pigeon or clay target.

rifle

Sports; Shooting

A weapon that has a long barrel and buttstock that is held to the shoulder when fired. Two hands are used when firing a rifle as opposed to a pistol.

rim-fire

Sports; Shooting

This is a cartridge that has the explosive that ignites the powder inside the rim of the case.

running target

Sports; Shooting

This is a target, which is on a mechanical track and it is moved along this track to imitate a moving animal or some other type of target.

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RoboCop

RoboCop is a 1987 American science fiction action film directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by Edward Neumeier and Michael Miner. The film stars ...