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The Muzzle Loaders Association of Great Britain was formed in 1952 [1] and is the governing body for muzzle loading within the UK. It is recognized by the Muzzle Loaders Associations International Committee. Its objectives are to encourage an interest in muzzle loading firearms; to promote, regulate and safeguard their use; and to preserve ...
Rugeley Rifle Club is a target shooting club in Staffordshire, England, founded in 1900. The club competes in National competitions of the National Small-bore Rifle Association shooting smallbore rifle, 10 metre air rifle and 10 metre air pistol. The club is noted for the number of members who have represented Great Britain, England and Wales.
Reinhard's muzzle-loading rifles are still popular today. Because of their early success, many people maintained them in good condition. There are many people who collect them because of their value and quality. Today, there is a P.A. Reinhard Muzzle-Loading Rifle Club, which stands as a testament to the popularity of his rifles and his ...
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), see List of NCAA rifle programs; National Field Archery Association (NFAA) National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association (NMLRA) National Rifle Association of America (NRA), international member of WA1500 and ICFRA; National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) National Skeet Shooting Association (NSSA)
This was a naval gun introduced in 1865 "...as a broadside or pivot gun for frigates, to replace the 7-inch B.L. and 68-pr S.B. guns, and is now very extensively used, 331 having been made... These guns are in total length 18 in (46 cm) shorter than the land service [i.e. 7-ton] 7 in (18 cm) gun, being a length more suited to the requirements ...
Brown Bess musket – precursor to the early British rifles. The origins of the modern British military rifle are within its predecessor the Brown Bess musket.While a musket was largely inaccurate over 100 yards (91 m), due to a lack of rifling and a generous tolerance to allow for muzzle-loading, it was cheap to produce and could be loaded quickly.
The Stock Exchange Rifle Club was founded in 1901 by Colonel (later, Sir) Robert Inglis, [4] who responded to Lord Roberts' call to establish small-arms shooting clubs across the land. Lord Roberts, as commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force sent out to put down the Boer rebellion , had discovered that the shooting skills of his soldiers ...
The NSRA was originally formed in 1901 as the Society of Working Mens Rifle Clubs. [2] A series of heavy defeats during 1899 in the Second Boer War had demonstrated a lack of marksmanship ability amongst British military-age men, whilst the Boers had been able to pick off British officers at ranges in excess of 1,000yards.