Target practice
In the military and in shooting, target practice are exercises in which weapons are shot at a target. The purpose of such exercises is to improve the aim or the weapons handling expertise of the person firing the weapon.
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A soldier fires his weapon on a firing range during target practice
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Archery target practice in US Army
Targets being shot at for practice include:
- with hand guns: shooting targets,
- by air forces or air defense forces: target drones and target tugs,
- by navies: seaborne targets.
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