Sentence examples for marksmanship practice from inspiring English sources

Man ate passenger pigeons by the hundredweight, shot them for marksmanship practice... Quotes what was said by naturalist Adlo Leopold in 1947:... "The truth is that o our grandfathers, who did the actual killing, were our agents.

But for support troops, many of whom rarely handle a weapon or drill for combat after basic training, the strategy will probably mean more marksmanship practice, tougher physical training and, for officers, more small-unit leadership skills in the field.

For three weeks in temperatures soaring well above 100 degrees, African soldiers in groups of a dozen to two dozen teamed up with advisers from the United States or NATO allies like Spain, Italy, France or the Netherlands to practice marksmanship, patrol harsh desert terrain and resupply those patrols with airdrops.

KABUL, Afghanistan -- A seemingly routine training practice in marksmanship went fatally wrong on Tuesday when an Afghan Army sergeant turned his weapon on an American trainer and a gunfight began.

PAGE A10 TWO U.S. TRAINERS KILLED Two American trainers were killed in Kabul during a seemingly routine training practice in marksmanship after an Afghan Army sergeant turned his weapon on an American trainer and a gunfight began.

But in Germany, sportsmen and members of shooting clubs still wanted to practice their marksmanship.

Click here to read the "Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act" in its entirety.

Initially unskilled in any equipment, he starts to practice his marksmanship, and pulls through for the team when they are in danger.

The "Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act" (S. 1702) would increase the amount of federal funding from 75percentto90percentcent, reducing state and local matching requirements, ensuring there are enough ranges for hunters and marksmen to practice even with continued budget cutting at the state level.

Accuracy is important for scouts, so practice your marksmanship.

Geoffrin and Mme. de Tencin, and she became an ornament of their salons, where the Encyclopedists were practicing their marksmanship for the skirmishes of the Enlightenment.