A thorough review of the Noreen BN36 and demonstration.
Only Long Range: Noreen BN36 review
December 8, 2021
Reviews long range, Noreen 2 Comments
A Farr Shot: First Time Shooters
February 5, 2017
ConventionalShooter Camp Perry, Farr Trophy, George Farr, long range Leave a comment
I’m sometimes asked what I’d do if a person without competition experience showed up and won the match.
That’s easy. I’d offer congratulations and applaud loudly. Because that’s what happens when anyone wins.
George Farr was an unknown shooter using improvised and borrowed equipment. He managed to set a record at his first appearance at Camp Perry during the National Matches. His first-time appearance was so inspiring that the Farr Trophy was created in his honor and is still rewarded to the top shooter using a Service Rifle during the NRA Long Range Nationals.
Admiring shooters surrounded George on all sides and it wasn’t long before someone suggested that the rifle and its shooter deserved to stay together. A collection taken up from fellow competitors representing several state teams made it possible for Farr to purchase that rifle. A silver plate for the left side of the rifle was engraved to commemorate the event. But the story doesn’t end there.
The next year, the Civilian Team Trophy was re-designated as the Farr Trophy. George Farr’s record string on the old target system was never beaten.
Birth of a Legend: The Farr Rifle
https://www.ssusa.org/articles/2016/4/21/birth-of-a-legend-the-farr-rifle/
Farr Trophy
http://competitions.nra.org/documents/pdf/compete/nat-trophy/tro-073.pdf
In case you’re wondering how the experienced competitors will treat you if you show up to your first match and win something big, something equally amazing will happen to you as did Mr. Farr. But ya gotta show up first…
There’s a reason we have to go all the way back to 1921 to remember a remarkable performance from a first timer.
US Marine Scout Sniper Documentary
September 20, 2016
ConventionalShooter, MilitaryMarksman Arnold Vitarbo, Arthur Terry, Carlos Hathcock, Jack Arcularius, Jim Land, John Verhaal, long range, sniper, sniping, Tactical Sniper Shooting Techniques, USMC Leave a comment
Here’s a summary: Take what you learn by attempting to win shooting matches and apply that improved skill and knowledge to the field environment.
Carlos Hathcock:
“What I used when I was sniping, I learned when I was competing.”
Chief Warrant Officer Arthur Terry originally started the program in Hawaii at the Pu’uloa Range Training Facility near ʻEwa Beach and Pearl Harbor (now Joint Base Harbor-Hickam). Gunner Terry’s sniper program trained Carlos Hathcock.
Gunner Terry served as a sniper in Korea. More accurately, he used his competition shooting experience with an accurized service rifle to engage specific targets. Upon returning to the States, he was assigned to Marine Corps Base Hawaii, running a shooting team and starting a formal sniping program in the 1950s. This began being known as the Scout Sniper program as scouting was required to first find a target and high level shooting skill was required to get hits.
Terry had officially retired after Korea, however, Major General Alan Shapley, then-commanding general of the Fleet Marine Force, Pacific, “reacquired” him for a single purpose: Developing a sniper program, starting with the shooters from the Marine Rifle and Pistol team in Hawaii. Shapley was preparing for future conflicts after Korea. Terry was given a new service number and “unretired” into a Warrant Officer position with the mission of turning shooters into snipers. Given his sniping experience in Korea, Gunner Terry was directed by FMF brass to start this program. It wasn’t unusual for Shapely or generals from 1st Marine Division dropping in to Terry’s office for updates.
Arnold Vitarbo and John Verhaal were among the skilled competitive shooters on Gunner Terry’s cadre. Jim Land and Carlos Hathcock were some of their first students.
Another interview of a Viet Nam era sniper:
Bisley: The Queen’s Prize
January 9, 2016
ConventionalShooter Bisley, COMP, Competitive/Organized Marksmanship Programs, long range, Service Conditions 1 Comment
Great history on the British approach to rifle shooting.
Skirmisher events as done in the World War II era:
It should be noted it’s known in the United States as the National Rifle Association of America because founding member General George Wingate was inspired by Britain’s organization and matches at Wimbledon.
Here’s examples of America’s version back then.
http://www.odcmp.org/602/1.pdf
http://www.bobrohrer.com/sea_stories/1902-1906_military_matches.pdf
And examples of the modern versions held today.
https://firearmusernetwork.com/2016/01/09/service-conditions/
7 Experts Discuss Their Precision Caliber of Choice
January 8, 2016
ConventionalShooter AR-15, long range Leave a comment
7 Experts Discuss Their Precision Caliber of Choice
My friends and colleagues skilled at High Power/ATC and Long Range are probably snickering that I made this list but I think think they’ll appreciate my conclusions.
Some useful examples of this:
AR15 AT 1,000 YARDS (CAN A RACK GRADE AR15 AND M855 MAKE 1,000 YARD HITS?)
History of Sniping Marksmanship Skills
March 11, 2009
MilitaryMarksman, Shooting Arnold Vitarbo, Arthur Terry, Carlos Hathcock, COMP, Competitive/Organized Marksmanship Programs, Jim Land, long range, sniper, sniping 8 Comments
There is a good five-part series of videos on the history of sniping and marksmanship skills for snipers entitled “Sniper – One Shot, One Kill” available for free on YouTube.
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