THE RIFLEMAN JOURNALS FOR 1918

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The journals contain a plethora of information, with articles on the contemporary weapons of war, advice on wartime shooting needs and methods, many relevant advertisements for the major companies, and detail of such competition as it was possible to continue under the circumstances, with results tables that cover national, county, club events, and individually named shooters of the time.

For historians, there is a wealth of detail available.

The first publication of The Rifleman was announced in The Spectator on 5th. May 1906.

The article read ......

"We welcome the appearance of the first number of The Rifleman, a journal which is to be entirely devoted to rifle-shooting, and will hold the position of the official organ of the Society of Miniature Rifle Clubs. The Rifleman contains some excellent articles on miniature ranges and rifles, and is illustrated by many well-produced photographs, among them one of the new Government miniature rifle. We wish The Rifleman a long life and a prosperous one, and a large circulation among riflemen."

In 1947 the journal came under the auspices of the National Small-bore Rifle Association (N.S.R.A.) of Great Britain, and the publication still continues, although circumstances led to the retitling of the journal to "On Target" in this 21st. Century; an indication that more than just rifle shooting was dealt with, although the publication had always also covered pistol and air-rifle competition.

Below the PDF is an index of significant articles.

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An index of significant articles.

N.B. These are each PDF's page numbers - NOT the issue page numbers

1 ...... The War, The Society, and the Club
10 ...... The Theory of the Rifle & Rifle Shooting (cntd)
."......... Subject : "Fire at High Angles other than Vertical"
25 ...... The Theory of the Rifle & Rifle Shooting (cntd)
."......... Subject : "Effect of Wind on Bullet's Flight"
29 ...... The NEW RIFLE - the Enfield Pattern 1914 (P'14)
32 ...... Zero - Part I
25 ...... The Theory of the Rifle & Rifle Shooting (cntd)
."......... Subject : "Graduation of Rifle Sights"
50 .......The Enfield Pattern 1914 .303in Magazine Rifle (cntd)
55 .......The .22 Miniature Rifle: Elevation - a controversial point
57 ...... Zero - Part II
67 ...... The Theory of the Rifle & Rifle Shooting (cntd)
."......... Subjects : "The Accuracy of Rifle Fire, Testing Ammuniton &
."......... Rifle, The Design of Match Targets"
73 ...... Velocity - Part I
77 .......The Enfield Pattern 1914 .303in Magazine Rifle (cntd)
81 ...... Boy Welfare in the B.S.A. Works
87 ...... The Theory of the Rifle & Rifle Shooting (cntd)
."......... Subject : "The six-point rest : The negative angle sight"
94 ...... SMRC AGM
99 ...... "Rapid Fire" - Speed up your Rapids
105 ...... Velocity - Part II
111 ...... Bomb Dropping from Aircraft - Part I
119 ...... "Rapid Fire" - Miniature Range Practices (Hiscock-Parker magazine)
129 ...... Bomb Dropping from Aircraft - Part II
132 ...... Handicapping and Tie-settling - by gauge
135 ...... Trajectory - Part I
137 ...... "Rapid Fire" - Miniature Range Practices (.303-cum-.22 system)
147 ...... Bomb Dropping from Aircraft - Part III
151 ...... Trajectory - Part II
157 ...... The .22 Calibre Miniature Rifle: Velocity of the bullet - Part I
167 ...... Bomb Dropping from Aircraft - Part IV
174 ...... The .22 Calibre Miniature Rifle: Velocity of the bullet - Part II
183 ...... Bomb Dropping from Aircraft - Part V
194 ...... The .22 Calibre Miniature Rifle: Obtain accuracy; capabilities
203 ...... Bomb Dropping from Aircraft - Part VI
208 ...... The .22 Calibre Miniature Rifle: Consistent accuracy; errors
223 ...... The .22 Calibre Miniature Rifle: Elevation & Windage; the Vernier
229 ...... Bomb Dropping from Aircraft - Part VII

GO TO: 1919

 

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