target circle

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A target circle is the area in front of a firearm within which that firearm might impact.{{Cite book |last=Souter |first=Gerry |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RxNg-SJ5_RoC |title=American Shooter: A Personal History of Gun Culture in the United States |date=2012-02-01 |publisher=Potomac Books, Inc. |isbn=978-1-59797-690-9 |pages=60 |language=en}} The smaller the target circle, the greater the firearm's accuracy.