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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.
- Long-Range Rifle Fire – 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 new historical perspective from the earliest times down to the late 19th Century.
- A Short History of Long Range Shooting in the USA – Long range shooting from the early European settlers through to modern times.
- The Science of Long Range Shooting – Edwin Perry shares in his Modern Observations on Rifle Shooting (1880), some of the major changes / advancements at Creedmoor, in particular regarding bullet alloys.
- .45-70 at Two Miles – The Sandy Hook Tests of 1879 – U.S. long range rifle fire with the Springfield and Martini-Henry rifle.
- The Record Long Range Score – Contemporary insight into long range rifle shooting in the US during the 1880s, and a rich resource for detail on practices of the time. [1915]
- Charles W. Hinman (1849-1922) – Biographic notes on the author of the above article of 1915, and something of a puzzle!
Whitworth rifles have become synonymous with long range rifle fire. They are the subject of ongoing research under the Hex Bore project, where further information can be found.
