Glossary

Caliber: Internal diameter of gun's barrel bore. Most common are .22 (aka Rimfire) and 9mm (aka Centerfire).

Long gun: Any rifle

Pistol: Any handgun

Iron sights: Any sight that is not magnifying or electrical in nature.

Most guns come with standard metal sights, located at ~each end of the barrel.

"Fiber-optic" sights are also considered Iron Sights. Fiber optic sights employ small rods that collect ambient light and emit it toward the shooter's eye, usually in contrasting fluorescent colors.

Optic sights: These sights have magnification and/or a powered LED.

Scope: These are magnifying devices with crosshairs or red/green dot in the middle of the view indicating the point of impact on the target. Scopes are used for long-distance shooting and are not used in any Greenville Hurricanes Marksmanship training or competition.

Reflector/Reflex/Red Dot: These sights are usually not magnifying but they employ an LED and specially curved glass that places a small red dot in the shooter's view of the target at the point of impact.

Match: Organized marksmanship competition. There is a fee for each match to cover costs of administration and/or facilities.

Match Pass: Token card for prepaid match fee.

Match Vocabulary:

Bay: Area where shooting takes place. Bays can be found at indoor and outdoor ranges.

Berm: An embankment used between shooting ranges to divide them, or positioned to restrict bullets to a specific area.

180° (never break 180°): When a shooter is at the range with an uncased gun, they must never point their gun farther than 180 degrees whether it's from left to right, or up and down.

String: Depending on the match, there are normally 3-5 strings which is a

Stage:

Squad: A group of four athletes shooting in the same gun division who's match scores are added together. Squads are usually organized by the head coach.