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American Rifles, 1877

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You are here: Home > Firearms > Long Range Target Rifles Following defeat of the British rifle team by American riflemen at Creedmoor, USA, in September 1877, there was debate about the reasons for defeat…

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The 1862 London International Exhibition

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You are here: Home > Firearms > Long Range Target Rifles The International Exhibition of 1862, successor to the 1851 Great Exhibition, was held at London 1 May to 1 November. Featuring over 28,000 exhibitors…

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Short Barrel and Long Range

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You are here: Home > Firearms > Long Range Target Rifles I found the following account of trials with a short barreled Remington rifle interesting. I have not been able to discover any follow-up. New…

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Enfield Optics

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You are here: Home > Marksmanship > The Art of Shooting with the Rifle Written by: Frank W A Sutton Enfield Optics > Explanation & Lesson > Spectacles, Diffraction and Aiming Off Problems with…

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The Back Position

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You are here: Home > Marksmanship > The Art of Shooting with the Rifle Written by: David Minshall The back or supine position (sometimes referred to as the Creedmoor position) was known at the…

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Hints for Long Range Riflemen

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You are here: Home > Marksmanship > The Art of Shooting with the Rifle The Elcho Shield was first competed for by England and Scotland in 1862 during the National Rifle Association’s Annual Rifle…

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You are here: Home > Publishing Research Press Digest 2025 by David Minshall (Editor)(Research Press, ISBN 979-8300794262) The military smooth-bore flintlock musket and round ball ammunition saw general issue well into the…

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You are here: Home > Publishing > Library These articles address conservation and maintenance of firearms, or document specific projects. Please respect copyright of the authors. The Conservation of a fine, silver mounted Flintlock Sporting…

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