Recently the news has been covering the efforts of several Republican lawmakers to promote a bill abolishing the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. The lawmakers claim that the BATF has made numerous unlawful and infringing restrictions to the Second Amendment, attempted to bypass Congressional and judicial oversight on new firearms law and has generally gone far beyond their designated authority and responsibilities. Operation “Fast and Furious” and the recent over-stepping of BATF’s regulatory role in the “Pistol Brace” controversy are but two prime examples of a government agency that seems to have seriously lost its way. ...Read More >

Our long-standing writer, Leo Remiger, sent us this text below concerning the Maynard No. 14 Long-Range rifle that is featured on this issue’s cover and in his article on Charles E. Dwight. Professor Dwight used his Maynard to good effect and turned in some surprising scores while in the company of the best shots of the day. ...Read More >

Charles E. Dwight was the only son of Henry L. Dwight, and a descendent of the late Rev. Timothy Dwight, a famous divine, author, and one-time president of Yale College, Massachusetts. Charles was born in 1849, in Somers, Tolland County, Connecticut, and first entered the drug business in 1867, at Greensville, Pennsylvania, where he remained three years and then relocated to Wheeling, West Virginia. Mr. Dwight was married on January 28, 1875, to Lizzie, fourth daughter of the late Thomas Neill, originally partner in the firm of Neill & Ellingham (wholesale grocers) and their family consisted of two sons. ...Read More >

Although it was 2010, when the .22 Black Powder Rifle Association was officially formed, there was considerable interest in .22 competition with the “old style” rifles long before that. The .22 Black Powder Cartridge Silhouette competitions have gained significant momentum since 2010. Now, the .22 BPCR silhouette game has eclipsed big-bore black powder cartridge rifle shooting in many parts of the country. Many of us “old timers” have found refuge in the low recoil of the 22 Long Rifle cartridge and off-the-shelf ammo. In recent years, more shooters have participated in the .22 BPCR Silhouette National Championships than in the BPCR National Championships. ...Read More >