benchrest

A shooting sport in which very accurate and precise rifles are shot at paper targets.

Noun

  1. A shooting sport in which very accurate and precise rifles are shot at paper targets.
  2. The infrastructure for benchrest.
    • Since deer usually give you no time to get into a nice, steady position like sitting, and since there's a shortage of benchrests in the woods, it pays to be able to shoot upright. - 2004 June, David E. Petzal, “Shoot...

Origin

From bench + rest, since the gun is mounted on a rest placed on a table or bench.

Forms

benchrests

Derived

benchrester benchrest rifle