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2025
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Feb. 2025 | New contact details for serial number documentation from the original records of the Sharps Rifle Company. |
2024
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Oct. 2024 | It was good to see 20 members of the Long Range Rifles Branch of the MLAGB at Bisley on Saturday 26 October, for the final competitions of the year. |
Oct. 2024 | There have been three recent Library updates, covering British gunmakers and antique firearms conservation. |
July 2024 | Available at long last! Ready for immediate delivery. SHARPS FIREARMS: Model 1878 “Borchardt Patent” Rifles and other Sharps Models by Roy Marcot, Ron Paxton and Edward W. Marron, Jr. |
June 2024 | A splendid weekend of long range muzzle loading at Bisley, with the MLAGB and the Long Range Rifles Branch! Shooting at 600, 900 and 1,000 yards. |
May 2024 | The Long Range Rifles Branch of the MLAGB spent three days at Bisley, early May, shooting at 500, 600, 900 and 1,000 yards |
May 2024 | With the demise of the BPTRA last December, a new Federation to promote BPTR shooting matches is being formed. |
Apr. 2024 | ‘British Commonwealth Bayonets and Fighting Knives‘ by Ian Skennerton & Brian Labudda. Revised and updated. – – Pre-Publication Offer – – |
Apr. 2024 | Shooting at Bisley with the Muzzle Loaders Association of Great Britain. 300 and 500 yards with .577 Enfield service rifle and percussion target rifle. |
Mar. 2024 | The 2024 Dick Hoff Memorial Target Rifle Mid-Range Match will be held on 11 May 2024, at Miami Rifle and Pistol Club, Cincinnati, OH. |
Mar. 2024 | Sharps Firearms, Volume 4 – Model 1878 “Borchardt Patent” Rifles and other Sharps Model. – – Pre-Publication Offer – – |
Mar. 2024 | De Witt Bailey (1938-2024) – De Witt Bailey passed away on 9 March 2024. Those who knew him or his work will be aware of the huge legacy of study he has left us. |
Feb. 2024 | Research Press: new web site – Migration from the old domain is well underway, but may take a couple of months to complete. |
Jan. 2024 | Creedmoor 150, Oak Ridge, TN – Oct. 2024 – Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the Ireland vs USA long range rifle match at Creedmoor. |
2023
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Dec. 2023 | Traditional Creedmoor Match, 2024 – Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the 1874 Match. Traditional Creedmoor Match: August 30 – September 2, 2024 |
Sep. 2023 | 2023 Joe Hepsworth Long Range Match – The 2023 Joe Hepsworth Long Range Black Powder Rifle Match will be held at at Camp Atterbury, IN., November 4th & 5th, 2023. |
Sep. 2023 | NRA(UK) Trafalgar Meeting 2023 – Trafalgar Meeting, Bisley, Saturday 21st – Sunday 22nd October 2023. This is the premier UK event for historical firearms. |
Aug. 2023 | 2023 NMLRA All 1000 yard – NMLRA September 2023 Black Powder Target Rifle Match, Camp Atterbury, 1000 yards. |
Aug. 2023 | 2023 BPTRA Creedmoor Nationals – This is the premiere longrange BPTR match in the Black Powder Target Rifle Association. |
May 2023 | 2023 NMLRA’s Terpstra/Swallow Long Range Match – NMLRA June 2023 Long Range Match, Camp Atterbury, IN. 800, 900, 1000 yards. |
March 2023 | Knowing the Enfield – Pattern 1853 to 1865. Volume 1 – New book that covers subjects such as accouterments, the British Volunteer Movement, pouches, tools, guide and parts |
March 2023 | British Ordnance Muskets of the 1830s and 1840s: George Lovell’s Legacy – newly published by the Royal Armouries. |