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| Creedmoor |
In the latter part of the 19th century the Creedmoor Rifle Range, Long Island, New York, USA, was the venue for a number of international long range rifle matches that received widespread public interest and much press coverage. Ranges shot at were 800, 900 and 1,000 yards, with muzzle loading and breech loading black powder rifles used. |
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| Creedmoor and the International Matches tells the story of the founding of the NRA in America, the development of Creedmoor rifle range and the international rifle matches. | ||
| Wimbledon | Late in 1859 the National Rifle Association (NRA) was formed, its aims including "the encouragement of Volunteer Rifle Corps and the promotion of rifle shooting throughout Great Britain." The NRA held their first rifle meeting on Wimbledon common in 1860 and with royal patronage and the daily papers and weekly-illustrated journals reporting widely on events, the 'Wimbledon fortnight' was marked for success. | |
| The NRA held its first annual rifle meeting on Wimbledon Common in July 1860. Some details of the running of the meeting can be found in the by-laws and regulations. The Wimbledon Rifle-Match is a spectators report on this first meeting. | ||
| Wimbledon & The Volunteers. From 1860 until 1889 the NRA held their annual rifle meeting on Wimbledon Common, with attendance in the thousands… and that was just the riflemen! So who were these riflemen and what were they doing at Wimbledon? | ||
| Shooting Festivals & other events |
Shooting festivals (for bow and crossbow) were a feature in continental Europe from early times, and firearms made their appearance in these matches from the 15th century. Competitive events within Great Britain did not become a feature until the advent of the Volunteer movement of the Napoleonic era and its later resurrection in 1859. | |
| Swiss Rifles - A tourists visit to the Grand Federal Shooting-match at Soleure, Switzerland, 1857. | ||
| Index of 19th Century Riflemen | The 19th century saw a huge growth in interest in target rifle shooting. Queen's prize winners were hailed as hero's and thousands of spectators turned up to witness the long range international matches. Who were these riflemen that attracted such public attention....? | |
| The index of 19th century riflemen is a biographic resource of information covering prominent riflemen of the period. | ||
| Musketry Instruction | 
Royal Marines, Deal. Musketry Instruction, 1911 |
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Managing
the Enfield - The rifle, equipment, loading and shooting, sighting,
cleaning, bedding. An original article by a former World Record holder. |
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| Ballistics | The
How and Why of Long Shots and Straight Shots - A short treatise explaining
the limitations of the smooth-bored gun and round ball, and the merits
of the rifled barrel and elongated bullet. [1860] .45-70 at Two Miles - The Sandy Hook Tests of 1879. U.S. long range rifle fire testing. |
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