Anyone into long range shooting and a history buff or have had sniper training will remember the Confederate Whitworth rifle. The Whitworth Rifle was a single-shot muzzle-loaded rifle used in the latter half of the 19th century. Possessing excellent long range accuracy for its time, the Whitworth, when used with a scope, was the world’s first sniper rifle, and saw use with Confederate sharpshooters in the American Civil War. This rifle was invented by Sir Joseph Whitworth, a famed British engineer and inventor. Whitworth had experimented with cannons using polygonal rifling instead of traditional rifled barrels, which was patented in...