For a decade it owned the national matches, and then it vanished from the line almost overnight. The story of how a service rifle became a champion — and why it stopped being one — is a story about the sport itself.
The Springfield That Won Camp Perry
Rediscovering the service rifle that dominated a decade of national matches.
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