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gunfitting

gunfitting noun: the act or practice of fitting a gun to an individual shooter so as to provide the best gunfit.

Noun

gunfitting (countable and uncountable, plural gunfittings)

  1. The act or practice of fitting a gun to an individual shooter so as to provide the best gunfit.
    • One of the first steps in gunfitting is to develop a consistent and repeatable gun mount.2006, Tom Deck, Orvis Guide to Gunfitting, page 22
    • Here is where gunfitting and to less extent the clothes worn need consideration.2011, Robert Churchill, How To Shoot - Some Lessons In The Science Of Shot Gun Shooting
  2. (plural-normally) The fittings of a gun that is used by the military.
    • No damage whatever was done to the interior of the turret or to any of the gunfittings or their slides.1873, Annual Register, page 52
    • None of the gunfittings or gear were injured in any way.1882, Earl Thomas Brassey Brassey, The British Navy: Its Strength, Resources, and Administration, page 176

Forms of gunfitting

pluralgunfittings

Origin of gunfitting

From gun + fitting.

Questions about gunfitting

What does gunfitting mean?
Gunfitting means the act or practice of fitting a gun to an individual shooter so as to provide the best gunfit.
What part of speech is gunfitting?
Gunfitting is a noun.
What is the plural of gunfitting?
The plural of gunfitting is gunfittings.

Words near gunfitting in the dictionary

  1. gunfire locator
  2. gunfires
  3. gunfit
  4. gunfitter
  5. gunfitters
  6. gunfitting
  7. gunfittings
  8. gunflash
  9. gunflashes
  10. gunflint
  11. gunflints

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