I found this article in American Rifleman and it caught my attention. After the Revolutionary War, it was believed that one of the advantages of the Continental Army was that, on average, Americans were better shots than their British counterpart. That belief held until WWII when it began to come under fire (pun intended). In recent years, the argument against American marksmanship has even taken on a political tone with pro- and anti-Second Amendment advocates trying to make their case. It should also be noted that the American Rifleman is the National Rifle Association’s magazine. It is an accepted fact on both sides of the argument that the musket was an inaccurate weapon, at least compared to today’s weapons. Among the British, it was considered that anyone who could hit a three-foot-wide target from 100 yards one out of Read more…