WHAT IS A SHOOTING SPORT IS ALL ABOUT….

A shooting sport is a competitive sport involving test of proficiency (accuracy and speed ) using various of gun such as firearms and air gun. At early stage of shootig sport, hunting was famous among citizen of Malaysia. They shooting as a leisure activity after work just for fun. The  famous shooting activity was carried out through hunting. Many hunt for birds (crows) and in Sabah people hunt for bores as source of food. However, the bores are creatures that really give negative effect in agriculture in Sabah. Thus, the native people of Sabah to hunt them.

As  more people tend to show their interest in hunting, young generation who was influence by shooting in overseas had given new breath in shooting by introducing shooting sport.The shooting sport later carried out seriously by devotes of this activity. It was later categorized by the type of firearms, target and distance at which target are shot at. New techniques were introduce in shooting sport as to develop this sport as international sport in Malaysia.

INTRODUCTION OF SHOOTING EQUIPMENT/FIREARMS

Shooting is an activity that need equipments to make them works. Bellow are list of firearms, parts and equipments in shooting sport:-

Air Pistol

A pistol that uses compressed air or carbon dioxide to discharge lead pellets.

Air Rifle

A rifle that uses compressed air or carbon dioxide to discharge lead pellets.

Airgun

A rifle or pistol that uses compressed air or carbon dioxide to discharge lead pellets

Barrel

The tube of a gun.

Blinkers

Devices sometimes affixed to the sides of shooting glasses to keep the wind out of shooters' eyes and prevent distraction from motion to the side.

Bunker

A long concrete structure in front of a firing line from which machines throw clay targets in trap shooting; also known as a "trench".

Cartridge

The complete unit of ammunition, including the projectile, case, powder and primer.

 Chamber

The rear portion of a gun barrel into which a cartridge is inserted for firing.

Choke

A narrowed part of a shotgun barrel, as in a chokebore.

Chokebore

A bore in a shotgun that narrows toward the muzzle to prevent shot from scattering too widely.

Clay target

A saucer-shaped target of clay.

Free pistol

A .22-calibre pistol relatively free of specifications.

Magazine

A receptacle for a number of cartridges which is inserted into a firearm and must be removed and replaced when empty.

Pistol

A short firearm intended to be held and fired with one hand.

Rifle

A shoulder firearm with spiral grooves cut in the inner surface of the gun barrel to give the bullet a rotating motion and render its flight more accurate.

Shotgun

A smooth-bore firearm for firing round shot.

Stock

The wooden, metal, plastic or fibreglass portion of a rifle or shotgun to which the barrel, action, trigger, etc. are attached.

Trap

A device for suddenly releasing or tossing clay targets into the air in trapshooting.

Trench

A long concrete structure in front of a firing line from which machines throw clay targets in trap shooting; also known as a "bunker".

Trigger

A small projecting piece which, when pulled with the finger, operates the mechanism and discharges a firearm or air gun.