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Wat (wie) is point-blank - definitie

DISTANCE AT WHICH A FIREARM OR PROJECTILE CAN BE FIRED DIRECTLY AT ITS TARGET AND HIT
Point blank; Point blank range; Point Blank; Point-blank; Pointblank; Point-blank-range
  • The ladder sight on an [[M1917 Enfield]] rifle. When the bar on the rear sight is raised, the barrel of the rifle points slightly upwards compared to the sights. This compensates for bullet drop over a given range.
  • Torso Lethal Shot Placement rectangles of 450 × 225 mm (17.7 × 8.85 in) superimposed over silhouetted soldiers.

point-blank         
I. a.
1.
Direct, plain, explicit, express, down-right.
2.
Direct.
II. ad.
Directly.
point-blank         
¦ adjective & adverb
1. (of a shot or missile) fired from very close to its target.
2. without explanation or qualification: he refuses point-blank to give interviews.
Origin
C16: prob. from point + blank in the sense 'white spot in the centre of a target'.
point-blank         
1.
If you say something point-blank, you say it very directly or rudely, without explaining or apologizing.
The army apparently refused point blank to do what was required of them...
ADV: ADV after v
Point-blank is also an adjective.
...a point-blank refusal.
ADJ: ADJ n
2.
If someone or something is shot point-blank, they are shot when the gun is touching them or extremely close to them.
He fired point-blank at Bernadette.
ADV: ADV after v
Point-blank is also an adjective.
He had been shot at point-blank range in the back of the head.
ADJ: ADJ n

Wikipedia

Point-blank range

Point-blank range is any distance over which a certain firearm can hit a target without the need to compensate for bullet drop, and can be adjusted over a wide range of distances by sighting in the firearm. If the bullet leaves the barrel parallel to the sight, the bullet, like any object in flight, is pulled downwards by gravity, so for distant targets, the shooter must point the firearm above the target to compensate. But if the target is close enough, bullet drop will be negligible so the shooter can aim the gun straight at the target. If the sights are set so that the barrel has a small upward tilt, the bullet starts by rising and later drops. This results in a weapon that hits too low for very close targets, too high for intermediate targets, too low for very far targets, and point blank at two distances in between. For a .270 Winchester, as an example, the bullet first crosses the line of sight at about 23 metres (25 yards) as it is rising and has a maximum impact above the line of sight of approximately 75 mm (3 inches) and crosses the line of sight again at about 250 metres (275 yards). This is for a 130 grain hunting bullet. Therefore point blank range for a deer size target is about 275 metres (300-310 yards). Point-blank range will vary by a weapon's external ballistics characteristics and the allowable error at the target; the flatter the bullet's trajectory or the larger the target, the longer the point-blank range will be.

In popular usage, point-blank range has come to mean extremely close range with a firearm, yet not close enough to be a contact shot.

Voorbeelden uit tekstcorpus voor point-blank
1. The cautious Casini refused point–blank to give an answer.
2. Shooting him point blank, was not desirable," he said.
3. Agca shot the pope at point–blank range and was captured immediately.
4. Agca shot the pope point–blank, striking him in the abdomen, left hand and right arm.
5. Ronaldinho forced a great save with a header, while Adriano missed at point blank range.