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Firearms, Long Range Target Shooting & Associated History

A firing point at Wimbledon, 1870

Firearms

Long range rifle fire. Long range target rifles. British military longarms. Small arms trials. Ammunition. Accessories. Gunmakers.

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Marksmanship

Military marksmanship. The art of shooting. Long range muzzle loading. National Rifle Association. Creedmoor and the international matches.

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19thC Riflemen

Those who pioneered the sport of target rifle shooting from the muzzle loading and into the black powder breech loading era. Biography.

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Rifle Volunteers

The Volunteer Force was established in 1859. From 1881 territorial regiments included regular, militia and volunteer battalions.

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Wimbledon Shooting Case

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Parent Category: Firearms
Category: Accessories
Written by Research Press

In the mid to late 19th Century target rifle shooting was a popular sport, and via the Volunteer movement Great Briatin had thousands of trained riflemen. Naturally, businessmen sought to sell their wares to these riflemen enticing them with a variety of goods to assist the aspiring marksman. With ammunition, field glasses, vernier sight adjusters, tools and other associated accoutrements the rifleman acquired, a means of carrying it all was needed. One suitable case appeared in 1886, the 'Wimbledon Shooting Case'

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Gibbs-Farquharson-Metford

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Parent Category: Gunmakers
Category: George Gibbs, Bristol, England
Written by David Minshall

The Farquharson breech, which is attached to the Metford rifle as manufactured Mr. Geo. Gibbs, of Bristol, is one of the oldest actions we have among the rifles of the present day. The inventor – Mr John Farquharson – is a Scotchman, and we remember having seen him at Irvine, in 1871, exhibiting the action, which was then fitted to a Henry barrel. Mr Farquharson approached several Governments with the view of getting his invention adopted, but it was just a little too late. Nearly all of them had selected a breech action shortly before, and they were therefore unwilling to re-open the question and incur additional expense before giving the newly chosen weapon a fair trial. Ultimately the action was purchased by Mr Gibbs, who proceeded to perfect it and protect it by letters patent under the Great Seal.

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Creedmoor, History of the Range

Creedmoor 1873
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Parent Category: Marksmanship
Category: The Creedmoor Era
Written by Forest & Stream

Though Creedmoor may he now well known to our National Guard and riflemen in the city and vicinity, still a thorough description of the same, its plan of organization, and the object to be obtained by having such a range for rifle practice in our midst, with full details of methods of shooting, &c., may be of interest to many outside of the city, and may help to develop more thoroughly a taste for rifle shooting in the United States.

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