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The firearms from the estate of the late Lones Wigger will be up for auction on GunBroker until March 20

In shooting, it’s persistence that pays the biggest dividends—constant, steady practice, week in and week out, all year long.

"I truly believe that anyone can be a champion marksman if they work at it long and hard enough.”—Lones Wigger

A fierce competitor, Wigger said no one would ever outwork him. “The will to win is really better stated as the will to prepare to win. In shooting, it’s persistence that pays the biggest dividends—constant, steady practice, week in and week out, all year long. I truly believe that anyone can be a champion marksman if they work at it long and hard enough.”

Don’t quit when the wind is blowing. You have a major advantage if you try hard, because chances are half of you firing line has already given up!

The Northwestern Ohio Rifle League has been firing events for nearly 90 years.

Wigger's records and accomplishments are as numerous as they are lofty, with a career resume that may never be matched.

By Bob Hickey and Art Sievers

Not only was Lones Wigger the best Olympic rifle shooting medalist of all time, he was also quite the accomplished silhouette competitor. Here's his thoughts regarding scopes the 1984 and 1985 championship clinics