rifle range

(Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) an area used for target practice with rifles

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Noun	1.	rifle range - the distance that a rifle bullet will carry; "the target was out of rifle range" rifle shot reach, range - the limits within which something can be effective; "range of motion"; "he was beyond the reach of their fire"
	2.	rifle range - a range where people can practice shooting rifles; "during the war they turned the bowling alleys into rifle ranges" range - a place for shooting (firing or driving) projectiles of various kinds; "the army maintains a missile range in the desert"; "any good golf club will have a range where you can practice"

Translations

poligono di tiro

rifle range

n (Mil) → poligono di tiro; (at fair) → tiro a segno

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.22 LR or .22 Mag.?

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