User:LRML451

"Of all our national pastimes, this is one which should be pursued for the sake only of the honourable distinction to be obtained, in excelling in an art, where both mental and physical gifts are developed." - Anonymous author on match rifle shooting (1866)

Personal Interests

• History of long range shooting with the muzzle loading and breech loading black powder rifle
• The international long range rifle matches at Creedmoor, Dollymount & Wimbledon 1874-1880
• Mountaineering and exploration literature

Pages of Interest

People	Organisation	Firearm
Joseph Whitworth	Muzzle Loaders Association of Great Britain	Whitworth rifle
William Ellis Metford	National Rifle Association of the United Kingdom	Brunswick rifle
Alexander Henry (gunsmith)	Royal Small Arms Factory	Minié rifle
John Rigby & Company	Volunteer Force (Great Britain)	Pattern 1853 Enfield
-	-	Snider-Enfield
-	-	Martini-Henry

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