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Rifles & Marksmanship: The Back Position
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Long Range Target Shooting. Marksmanship. Rifles, Ammunition and Accessories. The back or supine position (sometimes referred to as the Creedmoor position) was known at the end of the 18th century. Captain Ferguson demonstrating his famous breech loading flintlock rifle at Woolwich in 1776 was noted to have "hit the bull's eye at 100 yards, lying with his back on the ground.". There is a kind of later edition of the 'Farquharson Position,' where the firer, instead of twisting his arm around his neck, hol...
Rifles & Marksmanship: The Science of Long Range Shooting
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Long Range Target Shooting. Marksmanship. Rifles, Ammunition and Accessories. The Science of Long Range Shooting. Edwin Perry's 'Modern Observations on Rifle Shooting' (1880). It’s 1879, and since the 1874 International Match at Creedmoor there have been a lot of changes. Edwin Perry shares, in his Third Edition of Modern Observations on Rifle Shooting. Perry states: The Men looked on as Giants in the 1874 International Match, have since been dwarfed by those willing to devote careful study to the Scienc...
Rifles & Marksmanship: Gibbs-Farquharson-Metford
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Long Range Target Shooting. Marksmanship. Rifles, Ammunition and Accessories. The following description of the Farquharson breech is from a series of articles published in 1882 on 'The Military Rifle And Its Development', this part of the series discusses the then 'Modern Breechloaders'. Which is attached to the Metford rifle as manufactured Mr. Geo. Gibbs. Glasgow Herald, Scotland, Thursday 6 July 1882. John Farquharson's had two patents. Thomas Pitt and William Ellis Metford. Of Monday 23 December 1872:.
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).
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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Gunmakers: The Whitworth Rifle: A Brief Introduction
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Historical information on gunmakers; primarily those associated with long range target rifles. The Whitworth Rifle: A Brief Introduction. During the 1850s and 1860s the British service rifle calibre was .577, both for the muzzle-loading Enfield. Rifle and its breech-loading successor the Snider. 8220;It was absolutely essential to track the path of a rifle bullet throughout its entire course, to determine whether its point preserved a true forward direction, and to record its trajectory. This could b...
Gunmakers: Joseph Whitworth: Guns and Steel
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Historical information on gunmakers; primarily those associated with long range target rifles. Joseph Whitworth: Guns and Steel. Whitworth and Enfield Trials. Rifle Fired by the Queen. Henry and Metford Rifles. In 1859 a Committee of officers reported that the bore of my muzzle-loading rifle was too small for use as a military weapon. In 1869 another Committee recommended that the bore of the service breech-loading rifle should be exactly that rejected ten years previously. Accordingly a gallery, 500 yar...
Gunmakers: Joseph Whitworth: Guns and Steel (6)
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Historical information on gunmakers; primarily those associated with long range target rifles. Joseph Whitworth: Guns and Steel (6). Whitworth and Enfield Trials. Rifle Fired by the Queen. Henry and Metford Rifles. Report By The Ordnance Select Committee. On the 26th of November, 1862, the Ordnance Select Committee published the following results of a series of trials made with the Whitworth and Enfield rifles. Diameter of bore 0.577in. Pitch of rifling, 1 turn in 78ins. No of grooves 3. 0° 44' 8". Charl...
Gunmakers: Joseph Whitworth: Guns and Steel (5)
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Historical information on gunmakers; primarily those associated with long range target rifles. Joseph Whitworth: Guns and Steel (5). Whitworth and Enfield Trials. Rifle Fired by the Queen. Henry and Metford Rifles. A Rifle Fired By The Queen. The first prize meeting of the National Rifle Association was held at Wimbledon on the 2nd July, 1860. Her Majesty, the Queen, graciously signified her intention of inaugurating it in person, and also of firing the first rifle shot. Joseph Whitworth: Guns and Steel.
Gunmakers: Contents
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Historical information on gunmakers; primarily those associated with long range target rifles. Historical information on gunmakers; primarily those associated with long range target rifles. George Gibbs, Bristol, England. Manufacturer of the muzzle loading Gibbs-Metford rifle and the breech loading Gibbs-Farquharson-Metford rifle. See also: W.E. Metford. William Metford's muzzle loading match rifle manufactured by George Gibbs was used in 1865 by Sir Henry Halford. George Gibbs, Bristol. Approached in 18...
Gunmakers: Joseph Whitworth: Guns and Steel (7)
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Historical information on gunmakers; primarily those associated with long range target rifles. Joseph Whitworth: Guns and Steel (7). Whitworth and Enfield Trials. Rifle Fired by the Queen. Henry and Metford Rifles. The Henry and Metford Rifles. I here confine myself to pointing out the manner in which my system has been followed in the construction of the Henry and Metford rifles. The drawing shows in section the bore of each gun, as well as the respective bullets. Has a bore of a cylindrical character&#...
Gunmakers: American Primer Ignition Long Range Deluxe Rifle
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Historical information on gunmakers; primarily those associated with long range target rifles. American Primer Ignition Long Range Deluxe Rifle. Charles E. Overbaugh has been reported as at one time Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company's chief travelling salesman and exhibition shooter. He was instrumental in the design of Sharps Model 1877 Long Range Rifle. In 1878 he established his own business, C. E. Overbaugh and Co. Manufacturers and Dealers in Guns, Rifles, and Sporting Goods. Introduction Comparati...
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...
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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Long Range Target Shooting and Associated History. Patching Paper for Small Bore Match Rifles. An examination by analysis of a sample c1870. By WS .Curtis. Having the specimens in hand it was nevertheless decided to proceed with the analysis and subsequently the following report was made. This was a piece of modern bank paper .002 thick and currently used for paper patching purposes. First printed in the MLAGB's. Magazine, Volume 33, 1986. For the long range rifleman shooting black powder in muzzle loadi...
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