You are here: Home > Publishing Research Press Digest 2024 by David Minshall (Editor)(Research Press, ISBN 979-8866626137) Marking the 150th anniversary (1874 – 2024) of the momentous first rifle match between Ireland and the United States of America, and following the story over the succeeding 40 years. This is an historical record of the formative years of international long range target rifle shooting. It tells the story of Creedmoor and the international matches of the 19th century, and the revival of the Palma Match in the early 20th century. Two chapters discuss firearms; one considers the Creedmoor rifles of 1874, and the…

You are here: Home > Marksmanship > The Art of Shooting with the Rifle Source: First Hints On Rifle Shooting by A.P. Humphry (William Clowes and Sons, London, 1876) It is well to begin at once to contract the habit of noticing the direction and strength of the wind, and the indications of them afforded by flags, the smoke from rifles, the rustling of leaves, and other signs. The firer should be on the alert as to these the whole time he is on the range, and experience will teach more about the effect of wind upon the bullet, and the way to judge…

You are here: Home > Marksmanship > Military Marksmanship Written by: Bill Curtis and David Minshall 1859-1879 > 1880-1899 > 1900-1920 The year 1859 was a remarkable one in the annals of Rifle Shooting. It marked the sudden flowering of the Volunteer Movement and the foundation of the National Rifle Association. A new and enlarged 2nd Edition of the Infantry Manual entitled "Field Exercices and Evolutions of Infantry 1859" was prepared with many of the lessons of the Crimea absorbed. The 1847 Manual of 156 pages has now become 414 pages and buried within it can be found the Manual and Platoon Exercises divided into…