“Tag: HISTORY”

“Abe Lincoln may have freed all men, but Sam Colt made them equal.”

While exploring the origin of the term “Conventional Target,” Hap outlines the historical evolution of smallbore shooting, both here in the U.S. and across the pond.

Even after being banned from international competition in 1956, production continued on this revolutionary gun.

A multishot gun, even with perfect barrel and ammunition, has a natural property of dispersing its hits in a regular pattern.

TSGT Arnold (Arnie) Vitarbo recounts the early days of the U.S. Air Force Marksmanship School that later became “the team to beat.”

Mr. Gould made several contributions to the advancement of organized shooting in this country.

Pistols at the National Matches were pretty straightforward, until a supply of M1911 pistols became available for competitors.

By April 1873, NRA had opened the Creedmoor range, and the first annual matches were held at the new range that same year. The "National Matches" began in 1903.

Parsons was instrumental in modernizing the intercollegiate shooting program after World War II by successfully advocating replacement of the “military” standing position (arm supporting the rifle free of the shooter’s body) by the NRA-hip rest position common in domestic and international shooting. Parsons shot on the George Washington University (GWU) team that won the first Intercollegiate National Championship determined by nationwide sectional competition.