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The Queen's Prize: A Talk About The National Rifle Association Meeting At Wimbledon (3)

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The National Rifle Association: history and progress. A Talk About The National Rifle Association Meeting At Wimbledon (3). JC Templer, Captain Commanding 18th Middlesex. MacMillan’s Magazine, August 1860). You have told me nothing of the meeting as a demonstration to other countries. How, think you, will it appear to them? Talking of Switzerland, how did the Switzers do? Were there not some complaints of the cartridges at the meeting? Labels: NRA Annual Rifle Meeting. NRA Annual Rifle Meeting. By : D&#4...

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The Queen's Prize: Wimbledon & the Volunteers (5)

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The National Rifle Association: history and progress. Wimbledon and the Volunteers (5). Where the serious work took place (Illustrated London News, 25 July 1863). Serious Aims, For Some …. For many the Wimbledon Meeting was regarded as a fourteen days' picnic with no particular aim other than pleasant enjoyment, but for many others it was a fortnight of work with serious aims. Following is an affectionate portrait of the 'shooting man' written in 1883:. The use of the common was not unopposed in 1860 and...

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Rifle Volunteers: About

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Volunteer Infantry, 1859-1908. The British Volunteer System. Volunteer Infantry, 1859-1908. On 12 May 1859 the Government issued a circular sanctioning the formation of Volunteer Corps. The date on which the first company of Volunteers was formed within a county determined the county precedence. In 1881 the British Army was reorganised into territorial regiments with regular, militia and volunteer battalions. NRA), its aims including "the encouragement of Volunteer Rifle Corps and the promotion of rifle ...

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Rifles & Marksmanship: First Hints On Rifle Shooting: Wind

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Long Range Target Shooting. Marksmanship. Rifles, Ammunition and Accessories. First Hints On Rifle Shooting: Wind. First Hints On Rifle Shooting by A.P. Humphry (William Clowes and Sons, London, 1876). All comments are moderated and will not appear immediately. Thanks you for your interest. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The back or supine position (sometimes referred to as the Creedmoor position) was known at the end of the 18th century. Captain Ferguson dem. Joseph Whitworth: Guns and Steel (8).

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Rifles & Marksmanship: LRML

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Long Range Target Shooting. Marksmanship. Rifles, Ammunition and Accessories. Long Range Muzzle Loading. Historical Background and Shooting Today. The Muzzle Loading Match Rifle in Great Britain. Long Range Muzzle Loading in Great Britain. Long Range Muzzle Loading Worldwide. LRML: Rifles and Equipment. In the UK for many years the MLAGB have included within their calendar of events National Rifle Championship matches at 200, 300, 500 and 600 yards for Enfield rifles, the service arm of the British soldi...

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19th Century Riflemen : About

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Pioneers of the sport of target rifle shooting. The 19th Century saw a huge growth in interest in rifle target shooting. Queen's Prize winners were hailed as hero's and thousands of spectators turned up to witness the long range international matches. Who were these riflemen that attracted such public attention? Please consider sharing information and pictures that you may have: if you can help, contact Research Press. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). An Illustrated Interview with Sir Henry Halford. Introduct...

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Rifles & Marksmanship: Ammunition Range Box

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Long Range Target Shooting. Marksmanship. Rifles, Ammunition and Accessories. For the long range rifleman shooting black powder in muzzle loading rifles, one of the critical factors for accuracy is consistent weight of powder charges. William Metford wrote about this in his notes on the management of the muzzle loading match rifle. Correspondence on this matter will also be found in contemporary newspapers; Horatio Ross referred to it in ‘ Hints for Long Range Riflemen. May be encumbered with:. In the sm...

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19th Century Riflemen : An Illustrated Interview with Sir Henry Halford (3)

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Pioneers of the sport of target rifle shooting. An Illustrated Interview with Sir Henry Halford (3). I left Eton in 1845, and went to Merton, Oxford. Out of twenty-eight under-graduates, nineteen of them were Etonians. After taking my degree I travelled a good deal, and was the first with four others to row a four-oared boat on the Rhine, Maine, and Moselle for a distance of 600 miles.". Shooting for the Cambridge Cup. Sir Henry Halford at Belvoir. The Hythe School of Musketry was founded in 1853. Introd...

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19th Century Riflemen : Riflemen Index

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Pioneers of the sport of target rifle shooting. Covers countries listed below, and includes brief information about those featured. Where more extensive biographic detail is available, follow the linked names; alternatively browse via the biography. Gold Medal winners of the Queen's Prize. 1860-1900 - National Rifle Association at Wimbledon and Bisley, England. Rifle Volunteers of Great Britain vs National Guard of the United States of America. 1882 and 1883 - Creedmoor (USA) and Wimbledon (England).

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Rifles & Marksmanship: Contents

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Long Range Target Shooting. Marksmanship. Rifles, Ammunition and Accessories. Long Range Rifle Fire. A collection of articles on historical topics providing hitherto difficult to find contemporary texts and newly written pieces for the student of long range shooting. An overview of the development of the rifle in British military service from 1680 to 1885, and the impact on long-range shooting [1885]. Long Range Shooting: An Historical Perspective. A Short History of Long Range Shooting in the USA. Long ...