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The Black-Robed Regiment

By: AH1 Tom Who was the Black-Robed Regiment? The Black Robed Regiment was the way the British referred to the American Clergy, a backhanded reference to the black robes they wore. For generations, the ministers had kept alive the doctrines of the seventeenth century and had presented them to their

Dr. Joseph Warren – Unsung Patriot of the Revolutionary War

Dr. Joseph Warren was born in Roxbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay on June 11th, 1741. After attending Roxbury Latin School, Warren went on to Harvard. He graduated from Harvard in 1759. Soon after he returned to Roxbury Latin and taught there for about a year and would go on soon

A Students Journey: My Path to Instructing

By: Trisha “Always keep the muzzle in a safe direction!” I call out to my shooters as I walk down the firing line, making sure all are safe. This is my job; this is what I do. I am a twenty-seven-year-old woman, a wife, a mom, a teacher, and now

Tips for Dry-Fire Practice

By: FiremanBob Dry fire practice is not only the least expensive method of marksmanship training, it is also the most valuable. Every interview or article I’ve seen by a world-class competitor includes the point that he takes more than 100, sometimes even 500, dry-fire shots for every live round fired

A Clean Rifle is a Happy Rifle

By: A. Rifleman And a dirty rifle can be a nightmare of malfunctions. All too often, during Sunday, I see shooters with semi-auto .22s suffer malfunctions that cost them points – and worse, break their concentration and raise frustration. The most common type is a failure to fire followed by

The Declaratory Act

By: Ah1Tom On March 22, 1765, Parliament passed the Stamp Act. The Stamp Act outraged the colonists and they responded angrily with legislative protests, boycotts of British goods, and street violence. British merchants suffered financially from the American boycotts and pressured Parliament to repeal the Stamp Act. However, Parliament wanted