In 1871, the National Rifle Association was formed, (quoting from one of their founders) to “promote and encourage rifle shooting on a scientific basis.” Col. William C. Church penned those words in an editorial explaining the mission statement of the newly formed association. This was an admirable goal then, and still is today. America has always been a nation of riflemen and hopefully will always be. As shown by the wording, the NRA’s primary mission when it was formed was to promote rifle shooting and by extension, support the 2nd Amendment. ...Read More >

This issue’s cover shows a complete shooting outfit similar to what Professor Charles E. Dwight would have used when shooting his Maynard No. 14 Long Range Creedmoor rifle. From left to right, top to bottom, we show the multi-drawer tool chest used to hold all the components. ...Read More >

The selection of days was most unfortunate. The 24th and 25th were the first chosen, but a picnic, to which several of the team wished to go, induced a postponement to the 25th and 26th, and thereby gave them a pair of difficult days, and a finish in the grandest sort of a wind and rain squall. The team was made up of five Bostonians, a Virginia man, one man from Poughkeepsie and but one ancient Creedmoor marksman. It had never fired over the ranges as a team, and, the squadding was a matter of chance. Under these circumstances the score it made was remarkable. ...Read More >

The 2025 Matthew Quigley Buffalo Rifle Match started out much like it has for many years in the past. Before the match began, the match director reviewed a few things at the Shooters Meeting. One of the points he brought up was he said that while there are certainly awards for the winners, most of the shooters were there competing against themselves to beat their old scores. With that statement, he was really talking to me. I had a couple of goals to achieve for this year; one was to beat my previous best score (which was shot more than a few years ago with my 44-90), and the other was to win an Eight-Straight pin. Those two goals were met and this was my best year at the match, so far. ...Read More >