International Shooting Sport Federation is the governing body of the Olympic Shooting events in rifle, pistol and shotgun disciplines, and of several non-Olympic Shooting sport events Founded: 1907 International Shooting Sport Federation is the international federation controlling Olympic-type shooting in the world. The ISSF was known as the International Shooting Union (UIT) from 1907 until 1998. They … Read more
At a Glance 1906 – 1974 Lightning-fast Oklahoma lawman and FBI agent, often called the perfect shot. Schools Oklahoma City Police Department (from 1928) FBI (1934 to 1958) Accomplishments Youngest detective in Oklahoma City PD history (1928) Recruited by the FBI after a 1934 gunfight Special Agent in Charge, El Paso (1941) Fast-draw demonstration featured … Read more
Illinois State Rifle Association 1903 Illinois State Rifle AssnPO Box 637Chatsworth, IL 60921(815) 635-3198 [email protected] https://www.isra.org About the Illinois State Rifle Association The Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA) is the oldest statewide gun rights and shooting sports organization in Illinois, active since 1903. According to longtime executive director Richard Pearson, the group began with ties … Read more
1898 – 1971 Gun Collector encyclopedic collection of more than 500 guns Quaker who has never fired a gun vegetarian largest collection of Kentucky long rifles in the world 1947 his son Joe III joined him in the business 1952 “Joe,” a wealthy York business man said,”when are you going to get a shave and a … Read more
United States Revolver Association 1900 National as well as state & local handgun matches 1908 – 1936 ran the U. S. Olympic pistol & revolver teams oldest known continuously operating organization for the handgun competition community formed to standardize the handgun competition rules etc. in the United States, to organize International and Olympic handgun competitions … Read more
At a Glance 1899 – 1984 Idaho rancher and gun writer whose big-bore handloads led to the magnum revolver cartridges. Accomplishments Heavy-load experiments that fed the .357 Magnum (1935) Driving force behind the .44 Magnum (1956) Pushed for the .41 Magnum (1964) Ordnance inspector at the Ogden Arsenal in WWII Longtime Guns & Ammo and … Read more
founded in 1898 – 1944 East Alton, Illinois Cartridges made by Western are stamped WCC 1886 Franklin W. Olin received an engineering degree from Cornell University 1892 one of several investors in the Equitable Powder Company in East Alton, Illinois 1893 they made blasting powder for coal mining in southern Illinois 1898 Olin formed Western Cartridge Company … Read more
1872 Texas Alfred Nobel – 355 patents – owned 90 factories – left his fortune to the Nobel Prize 1857 first patent for gunpowder filed in Sweden 1863 invented a new kind of detonator 1864 major explosion killed his younger brother Emil 1865 invented the blasting cap 1867 invention of dynamite 1875 invented gelignite 1887 … Read more
founded in 1894 Westfield, Massachusetts & Canada 1892 Arthur Savage designed a rifle for Colt – magazine in the stock, not under the barrel – but contract was won by the Krag–Jørgensen 1894 Savage Arms founded by Arthur Savage in Utica, New York 1895 Model 1895 the first hammerless lever-action rifle – Savage invented the rotary magazine rifle … Read more
founded in 1892 Interstate Trapshooting Association Made up of the gun and powder company manufacturers for the “encouragement of trapshooting” Headquarters was Pittsburgh, PA. Elmer Shaner was the manager of this association 1919 – became the American Trapshooting Association Headquarters was moved from Pittsburgh to New York Shaner did not want to relocate so he … Read more
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