(1910 – Jan 22,1977)
– 1931 Graduated from Harvard
– WWII Lieutenant in Navy, Gunnery Instructor
– 1947-1974 Shooting Editor for Field & Stream
– 1949 Ruger’s first pistol.. serial Number 8, was “hand delivered” to Warren
– 1958 Awarded the Weatherby Big Game Trophy
– 1960 Created the First National Conference on the Shooting Sports
– Founded National Bench Rest Shooting Championship
– 1972 Director of National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF)
– first living American to be named to the Hunting Hall of Fame
About Warren Page
Warren Kempton Page (1910-1977) was one of the most respected rifle writers in American sporting journalism. Born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, he graduated from Harvard in 1931, taught English at the Lawrenceville School, and served as a U.S. Navy gunnery instructor in World War II, leaving the service as a lieutenant. Field & Stream hired him in 1947, and he served as its shooting editor for about 24 years, writing more than 600 articles.
Page was known as the rifle expert’s gunwriter. A serious competitor, he won nine national benchrest titles and founded the National Rifle Benchrest Championships, helping turn benchrest into the proving ground for rifle accuracy. He received the Weatherby Big Game Trophy in 1958, the third person to win it, and hunted big game on six continents. He was a founder of the National Shooting Sports Foundation, formed in 1961, and was serving as its president when he died. His 1973 book The Accurate Rifle remains a classic. He died in New Canaan, Connecticut, on January 22, 1977, and his papers are held at the University of Wyoming’s American Heritage Center.
Key Facts
- 1910: Born in New Bedford, Massachusetts
- 1931: Graduated from Harvard
- 1947: Joined Field & Stream
- 1958: Received the Weatherby Big Game Trophy
- 1961: National Shooting Sports Foundation formed, with Page among its founders
- 1973: Published The Accurate Rifle
- January 22, 1977: Died in New Canaan, Connecticut
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Sources
- Warren Page – Wikipedia
- Spent Cases: Warren Page – Guns & Ammo
- The Accurate Rifle: Warren Page Papers – Wyoming Public Media
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