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1925. "Girls' rifle team, University of Maryland." National Photo. Washington, D.C., circa 1925. "Girls' rifle team of Drexel Institute." National Photo Company Collection glass negative. (NOTE: Photos above are beleived to have been taken at George Washington University's Corcoran Hall rifle range in March 1925, the location of the competition)

Operating from a remote patrol base in Helmand, two British snipers were responsible for killing 75 Taliban fighters in just 40 days. In one remarkable feat of marksmanship, two insurgents were dispatched with a single bullet. The arrival at the newly-established Patrol Base Shamal Storrai (Pashto for “North Star”) in late August 2009 of Serjeant Tom Potter and Rifleman Mark Osmond marked the start of an astonishing episode in the history of British Army sniping. Within 40 days, the two marksmen from 4 Rifles, part of the Welsh Guards Battle group, had achieved 75 confirmed kills with 31 attributed to...

I watched it last night, the show was excellent, two teams of marksman teamed up against each other. The show is much like survivor but with all kinds of shooting skills, very cool, check it out if you can. The first show in the series was last night, you can probably still catch it. Here is the Trailer for the show on YouTube. I recommend freepers watch it, very good Top Shot Promo Here ...

Marine Corps Sets Sights On More Precise Shooting by Harold Kennedy In an isolated corner of the U.S. Marine base at Quantico, Va., a small unit is working to turn one of the oldest combat weapons—the infantry rifle—into a precise, ultra-modern killing machine. The unit, the Weapons Training Battalion, operates its own state-of-the-art factory, which builds handmade, super-accurate rifles for scout snipers, other designated marksmen and teams of competitive shooters throughout the Marine Corps. The accuracy of these weapons depends upon the workmanship built into the rifles and the training and skills of the shooters, officials told National Defense. The...

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Israeli army sharpshooters took up positions overlooking Yasser Arafat's compound on Tuesday amid reports some militants had slipped out after troops aborted a siege under U.S. pressure.Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, smarting from the humiliation of having to scrap the siege without arresting wanted men inside, predicted Israel would halt Palestinian "terror" within a few months and pave the way for political talks.Palestinian security sources said marksmen were seen taking over several buildings with clear views of the presidential compound in Ramallah in an apparent bid to stop more militants getting away. The army had no...