Sept 15th 1876

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New York Tribune, 15 September 1876, posted diagrams of the best scores by the five teams at the three ranges, 800, 900 and 1000 yards. This included Milners 75 x 75 at 1000 yards.
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Amazing shooting for the day and as far as am concerned today as well. Remember that they were using iron sights with no magnification. The Irish were also shooting muzzle loaders.
 
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Targets at the Centennial Match underwent a change from those previously adopted. The old square bull's eye was now replaced by a new circular one, as had been adopted by the NRA of Great Britain in 1875. The target used was six feet high by twelve feet wide, and was divided as follows: Bull's eye, 36 inch circle, signal, white disc, counting 5; Centre, 54 inch circle surrounding the bull's eye, signalled by a red disc and counting 4; Inner, 6 x 6 feet enclosing the centre, signalled by a white disc with a black cross, counting 3; Outer, the remainder of the target, being a strip 3 feet wide on each edge, signalled by a black disc and counting 2.

After the two day battle, the grand aggregate results were America 3,126; Ireland 3,104; Scotland 3,062; Australia 3,062; Canada 2,923. The most outstanding shooting was made by J.K. Millner of Ireland who shot fifteen bull's-eyes at 1,000 yards for an unprecedented maximum score of 75 x 75. When one considers that this was achieved without the benefit of sighting shots it makes the achievement all the more remarkable! The Centennial Trophy was presented to the American Team by General Hawley at Gilmore's Gardens on 15 September in the presence of 15,000 people, as much as the Gardens could accommodate. Further crowds, unable to gain access to the Gardens, lined Madison Avenue.
 
Impressive in every way!!!

It is Mind Boggling to me?!! Think about the Year 1876, and what they had to work with back then? Obviously they knew their Stuff, and they knew it VERY WELL!!

But in a way it doesn’t surprise me, Pick up an Old Tool from Back then and really look it over, Then pick up a Similar Tool of today and Compare them
 

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