The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1923-05-25
RIFLE CLUBS
IN NEVADA


Board for the Promotion of Rife Prac-
tice, indicating that there are at the
present time 100000 organized rifle
shooters in this country, exclusive of
the men who attend the Civilian Mill
tary Training Camps. There are over
fifteen hundred rifle and pistol ranges
in operation throughout the country
which have been installed and are
operated entirely by civilian rifle clubs
affiliated with the National Rifle Asso-
citation. These are in addition to the
hundreds of Army, National Guard
Naval, and Marine Corps ranges, on
many of which civilians shoot, under
the provisions of a recent act of Con-
gress, authorizing the use of civilians
OF all ranges operated and subsidized
by the federal government" General
Sullivan said 1T begins to look as
though the Oldest and most truly
American sport had grown quietly and
without any publicity to proportion
rivaling the better advertised forms of
recreation" he added.
1t Is true that since the days of our
forefathers 1t has been a tradition
among riflemen to have nothing to do
with the boaster This fact undoubt-
edly accounts for the general surprise
which will be evident at the figures
Just made public by the Rifle Board.
Despite the tremendous amount of
shooting being done the riflemen have
Kept quiet about It, and have received
no publicity. A proper training of
able-bodied citizens In rifle marksman-
ship Is, of course, of the utmost i'm
portance of the defense of the nation.
but the rife shooting game has at
tanned its present broad proportions
on Its value as a recreation and sport.
AT least 100000 of the rifle shooters
included in the report are men and
women who shoot the % caliber rifle
generally known among riflemen as
the small bore Matches with the
y caliber rifle are fired the year round
indoors or outdoors, depending on the
season, each club or individual firing
its courses at home, in the presence
of duly authorized witnesses. and send
ing their targets to Washington TO the
National Rifle Association, for official
scoring and recording. This ease Of
entering and competing in matches
without expensive travelling, as we'll
as the cheapness of % caliber ammu-
milton, has popularized this particular
form of the rife shooting game, until
today there are twice as many people
engaged in ii as make up the entire
strength of the Regular
Army of the United States.
The elimination of the rife shoot.
er's year comes in the National Rifle
Matches. which will be held this year
at Camp Perry. Ohio, between Septem-
Der and 27.
For several years funds were ap-
by Congress for the trans
portation of civilian teams to the
School of Instruction and the Matches.
but this practice was stopped last
year Three civilian teams from other
states got together on very short no
tice, and paid their own expenses to
Camp Perry last year. This year.
seven civilian teams have already in
formed the National Rifle Association
Of their plans for going to Camp, de-
fraying their expenses out of their
club treasures. out of their own
pockets, and out of the communities
in which they live. The training as
a red-blooded American Citizen which
these men receive. as well as the
value to the state and local communi-
ties, which will come from the public
ity attendant ON the matches, is well
worth the effort of getting together
and sending civilian team.
Rifle. ammunition, and sleeping ac-
commodations are furnished by the
as we'll as instructors.
The only expense that the civilians
are put to is for transportation and
at the rate of s125 per
day. The National Rifle Association
is endeavoring to obtain special rates
for its members and the authorized
delegates from its affiliated organiza-
tions. which will still further reduce
the cost of sending teams.
"The Adjutant Generals office is
very desirous of cooperating with the
civilian riflemen
THE attendance at the National
Matches has steadily grown from 23i
in 1907, when the matches were first
by Congress, until this year,
when It is anticipated that there will
be fifteen hundred competitors on the
firing line, exclusive of the Interna-
tional Teams, which will come from
and from South America to
in the worlds champion
ship events, which are also a part Of
this years program"
The following is a list of Govern
ment Civilian Rifle Clubs in Nevada:
Winnemueca Rifle Club, Winnie
mucca.
Carson Home Guard Rifle Club, Car
son City.
Mizpah Rifle Club, Tonopah.
McDermontt Rifle Club, McDermott.
Pershing County Rifle Club, Love-
lock.
Reno Rifle Club, Reno.
Tonopah National Rifle Club, Tono-
pah
University of Nevada Rifle Club,
Reno.
White Pine County Rifle Club Ely