rifle with a telescopic sight

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• Telescopic sight — Scope redirects here. For other uses, see Scope (disambiguation). View through a 4x rifle scope. A telescopic sight, commonly called a scope, is a sighting device that is based on an optical refracting telescope. They are equipped with some form… …   Wikipedia

• telescopic rifle — telescopic rifle, a rifle with a telescopic sight …   Useful english dictionary

• telescopic — tel|e|scop|ic [ˌtelıˈskɔpık US ˈska: ] adj 1.) made of parts that slide over each other so that the whole thing can be made longer or shorter ▪ a tripod with telescopic legs 2.) making distant things look bigger, like a telescope does ▪ a… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• telescopic — [[t]te̱lɪskɒ̱pɪk[/t]] 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n Telescopic lenses and instruments are used to make things seem larger and nearer, and are usually longer than others of the same type. ...a sporting rifle fitted with a telescopic sight. 2) ADJ: usu ADJ n A …   English dictionary

• Sight (device) — Sights redirects here. For the rock band, see The Sights .A sight is an optical device used to assist aim by guiding the eye and aligning it with a weapon or other item to be pointed. Various forms of sights exist, such as iron sights, red dot… …   Wikipedia

• telescopic — adj. 1 a of, relating to, or made with a telescope (telescopic observations). b visible only through a telescope (telescopic stars). 2 (esp. of a lens) able to focus on and magnify distant objects. 3 consisting of sections that telescope. Phrases …   Useful english dictionary

• Sniper rifle — In military and law enforcement terminology, a sniper rifle is a rifle used to ensure accurate placement of bullets at longer ranges than small arms. A typical sniper rifle is built for optimal levels of accuracy, fitted with a telescopic sight… …   Wikipedia

• John F. Kennedy assassination rifle — In March 1963, Lee Harvey Oswald, alias A. Hidell , purchased a 6.5 mm caliber Carcano rifle (also improperly called Mannlicher Carcano) by mail order. [Warren Commission Report, p. 118 119.] He also purchased a revolver by the same method.… …   Wikipedia

• Lloyd rifle — The Lloyd Rifle was the 1950s brainchild of English deer stalker, rifleman, metallurgist and engineer David Llewellyn Lloyd. His objective was to create a high quality, scope sighted, magazine fed sporting rifle capable of dependably high… …   Wikipedia

• sniper rifle — noun A long range rifle, usually equipped with a telescopic sight and often a night vision device …   Wiktionary

• Iron sight — Sight picture through iron sights of an H K MP5 submachine gun. The annular shroud around the front post sight is aligned with the rear peep sight to ensure the weapon is properly trained. Iron sights are a system of shaped alignment markers… …   Wikipedia