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Accurate at a Mile

Of all the forms of shooting, the rarest and most exclusive is the sport of 'Match Rifle'. To achieve accuracy at distances of nearly a mile is the highest test of both marksman and rifle, demanding rigorous intellectual concentration from the firer and mechanical perfection from the gunsmith. It was this rare sport, where absolute accuracy was obtained at the incredible distance of 2,000 yards as early as the 1870s, which bred the Enfield Rifle, familiar to every British serviceman of this century.

English
  • Originally Aired September 6, 1976
  • Runtime 15 minutes
  • Network BBC Two
  • Created June 15, 2018 by
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