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Long range target rifles are scarce and highly prized collectors items today. While some saw limited use as sharpshooters arms (notably in the American Civil War) the rifles featured here in these general discussions were more often encountered on the rifle range. Further information can also be found at: Gunmakers.
- Small-bore Rifles Compared – Average scores achieved with small-bore muzzle loading rifles at Wimbledon, 1862.
- The 1862 London International Exhibition – John Rigby’s observations on long-range rifles at the Exhibition.
- Gibbs-Farquharson-Metford – The breech loading rifle manufactured by George Gibbs with action designed by John Farquharson and barrel by William Metford.
- Creedmoor Rifles, 1873 – American manufacturers responded to the need for a long range target rifle.
- The Creedmoor Rifle, 1876 – Contemporary information on the basic form and ammunition for the American long range rifle.
- Short Barrel and Long Range – Long range trials with a short barreled Remington rifle. [1877]
- American Rifles, 1877 – Here Irish gunmaker John Rigby offers his observation on Remington and Sharps Creedmoor rifles. [1877]
- Elcho Shield Rifles, 1878 – Despite defeats at the hands of American riflemen, British riflemen were slow to adopt the breech loader for match rifle shooting.
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.
