How the Winchester Junior Rifle Corps first started
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THE Winchester Junior Rifle Corps was or-
ganized to meet present-day conditions of
shooting. It was planned to develop expert
marksmanship among boys and girls of America,
and, in the thickly populated communities, to pro-
vide a range where the sport of rifle shooting could
be carried on in absolute safety.
The first “unit” of the W.J.R.C. started in New
Haven, Connecticut, in the early part of 1918. It
has 34 charter members, 32 of whom have won both
the famous Winchester Marksman and Sharp-
shooter Medals. All have learned how to handle a
rifle intelligently and safely.
Today this original “‘unit” is but one of hundreds
of similar W.J.R.C. Units which have grown up all
over America.
Any hoy girl not over 18 years is eligible to
join the W.J.R.C. There are no dues and the
. members assume no military obligations.
Like the great Boy Scout Movement, the
W.J.R.C. is growing steadily and gathering new
members daily. Boy Scouts are organizing
W.J.R.C. Units in their troops to help them earn
the Boy Scout Marksman Merit Badge, and to
stimulate keener interest in their troops in gen-
eral. There is hardly a town now that has not got
its W.IRC. Unit. If there is none in your town,
write direct to National Headquarters, New Haven,
Conn., and get. the Tacts about this patriotic or-
ganization of “live” American boys, and learn how
you can enter the competition for the famous Win-
chester Marksmanship and Sharpshooter Medals.
“How to handle a rifle safely
When you write in to headquarters, ask for the
free booklet “Rules of the W.J.R.C.” and “How to
handle a rifie safely.” It tells you in detail the fine
points of shooting, alignment of sights, the three
correct positions, rules for gun safety, the care of
rifles and the proper rifle for you to use.
If you are a boy scout, give your name in
full, the troop you belong to and the name of
the scout master. If you are not a boy scout,
state what organization, if any. you belong
to, giving the name of the official in a
charge. National Headquarters, Winches-
ter Junior Rifle Corps,
275 Winchester Ave.,
New Haven, Conn.
U.S. A.
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eng
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Date Issued (Dublin Core)
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1919-02
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85
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Rights (Dublin Core)
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Public domain (Google digitized)
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Archived by (Dublin Core)
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Davide Donà
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Marco Bortolami (editor)
Popular Science Monthly, v. 94, n. 2, 1919
