Their muzzleloading rifles were renown for their accuracy.
"The famous Creedmoor Match of 1874 between the American and Irish national teams came about as the result of a letter that was sent to the New York Herald and published on November 22, 1873 entitled “Challenge to the Riflemen of America from the Riflemen of Ireland”.
The U.S. team used a combination of breech loading Remington Rolling Blocks and Sharps rifles. The Irish team used Rigby muzzle loading rifles.
The first Creedmoor Match was won by the American team on the very last shot of the match. The score with one shot remaining was the Irish team 931 and the American team 930."
Its a shame we used breechloaders and not our muzzleloading rifles. It would have been interesting to see what maker of rifles our team would have used during that shoot.
