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CROSSBOW AND BOLT
Archery and Laminated Bolt
fiberglass
bow
shooting
Bolt rest
TARGET SHOOTING AND ARCHERY EVOLVED as practice for hunting and
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battle skills. Modern bows, although designed according to the principles of 1 ⁄4 in
(45 mm) Stirrup
early hunting bows, use laminates, fiberglass, dacron, and carbon, and are held
equipped with sights and stabilizers. Competitors in target archery shoot between
over distances of 100 ft (30 m), 165 ft (50 m), 230 ft (70 m), and 300 ft (90 CROSSBOW feet when
TARGET drawing
m) for men, and 100 ft (30 m), 165 ft (50 m), 200 ft (60 m), and 230 ft (70 m) bow
for women. The closer the shot is to the center of the target, the higher the Sight
score. The individual scores are added up, and the archer with the highest
total wins the competition. Crossbows are used in match competitions
over 33 ft (10 m), and 100 ft (30 m). Rifle shooting is divided into three Hardwood
categories: smallbore, bigbore, and air rifle. Contests take place over a laminate
limb
variety of distances and further subdivisions are based on the type of
shooting position used: prone, kneeling, or standing. The Olympic
biathlon combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting over a course of
approximately 12½ miles (20 km). Additional magazines of ammunition
are carried in the butt of the rifles. Bigbore rifles fitted with a telescopic sight Dacron string
can be used for hunting and running game target shooting. Pistol shooting
events, using rapid-fire pistols, target pistols, and air pistols, take place over
33 ft (10 m), 82 ft (25 m), and 165 ft (50 m) distances. In rapid-fire pistol
Sight
shooting, a total of 60 shots are fired from a distance of 83 ft (25 m).

MODERN
Nock Forearm Finger hole
Plastic guard BOW
fletch

FINGER TAB
Aluminum Pressure
shaft BRACER
button
Strap
ARCHER’S
GLOVE
Wristband
Grip

Velcro
fastening V-bar stabilizers
Weight
Waistband
Magnesium
Accessory riser
pouch
ARCHERY EQUIPMENT
QUIVER

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