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In 1912, government neglect temporarily altered the course of the National Matches. Thankfully, the NRA was there to pick up the pieces and moving the NRA Championships back to Sea Girt, N.J.

In 1910, the National Matches rules specified for rifles to be used as issued by the Ordnance Department without alteration or modification of any kind. An effort was made to form the regulations so that teams could have sufficient latitude to develop their own particular style of marksmanship and at the same time not disfigure the gun.

The sequel to “The Red Book, Vol. 1” covers 50 years of Marine Corps competitive shooting history, including legendary Marines such as D.I. Boyd, Greg Connor, Ray Green and many more.

We cover the first decade of the “Golden Age” of smallbore shooting— the 1960s — in this article, the latest in our series celebrating the Smallbore National Championship Centenary.

In 2015, Velayo first began competing in the precision rifle sports after he shot a military-style sniper match hosted by the Army National Guard Sniper School in Arkansas. As the Scout Sniper Primary Marksmanship Instructor, he wanted to make sure that he was putting his money where his mouth was.

The days of Marines scoring targets in the pits at the rifle range may be coming to an end. E-targets, anyone?

The popular veterans group donated two handcycles to Team Hope for the Warriors endurance athletes

Sadly, Larry Carter, a precision pistol shooter and competitive shooting advocate, passed away suddenly on December 3

In 2005 at Camp Perry, Gy/Sgt. Brian Zins of the U.S. Marine Corps pistol team went from an elite bullseye shooter, to one of the greatest of all time after winning a record seventh NRA Pistol Championship title