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30215
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North Carolina gunmaking is going through a revolution in demand and in manufacturing technology. Improving technology has made firearms manufacturing more precise while enabling smaller companies to compete with larger companies, such as Sturm, Ruger & Co.in Rockingham County.
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13325
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This New Year's Eve, around 20 Gaston County residents will spend between 16 and 18 hours travelling from door to door, serenading friends and family with a salute of musket fire. Loaded with black powder for a guaranteed loud and smoky salutation, the New Year Shooters are carrying out a German Tradition numbering some 200 years in practice.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 22 Issue 16, Jan 1955, p10-11, 41, il, por
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38184
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To assist adults in training young people to handle firearms in the proper manner, the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute sponsored the Ranger Program for new shooters.
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13908
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The first revolving gun is said to have been made by John Gill of New Bern, but someone stole the idea from him and had it patented before he could succeed in doing so.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 18 Issue 7, July 1950, p11
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