THE RIFLEMAN JOURNALS FOR 1919

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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 .........Ancient Military and Naval Awards
3 .........A Year of Rifle Invention
5 .........More Light on the Gauge Handicap
13 ...... The .22 Calibre Miniature Rifle: Elevation & Windage; the Vernier & Micrometer
23 ...... "Point Blank" - The meaning or relevance of the term
25 ...... The Future of the Volunteer and the Rifle Club Movement - Part I
27 ......""Peace and Then" - Rifle Shooting as a Sport
41 ...... The Future of the Volunteer and the Rifle Club Movement - Part II
49 ...... "The Theory of the Rifle and Rifle Shooting" - Book review
65 ...... The Future of the Volunteer and the Rifle Club Movement - Part III
79 ...... The Small Arm in Aerial Warfare
81 ...... Harmonised Sights for the Solano Landscape Target
87 ...... The Future of the Volunteer and the Rifle Club Movement - Part IV
98 ...... SMRC AGM
100 .....The Power of a Mk.VII Cartridge
113 .... The Future of the Volunteer and the Rifle Club Movement - Part V
124 .... The "IMP" Target
126 .... The War and Miniature Rifle Shooting

GO TO: 1939

 

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