Editing National Rifle Association (section)

====Rifle clubs====
[[File:PresidentUSGrantVignette.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Ulysses S. Grant]] served as President of the NRA from 1883 (six years after he left office) to 1884.]]
The NRA organized rifle clubs in other states, and many state National Guard organizations sought NRA advice to improve members' marksmanship. Wingate's marksmanship manual evolved into the United States Army marksmanship instruction program.<ref name="craige"/> Former president [[Ulysses S. Grant]] served as the NRA's eighth president and General [[Philip H. Sheridan]] as its ninth.<ref name=NRA2479>{{cite web |url=http://www.nraila.org/News/Read/NewsReleases.aspx?ID=2479 |title=The 'Academy' Must Now Share Michael Moore's Cinematic Shame |publisher=National Rifle Association of America Institute for Legislative Action |date=March 27, 2003 |access-date=November 21, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101203095618/http://www.nraila.org/News/Read/NewsReleases.aspx?id=2479 |archive-date=December 3, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The US Congress created the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice in 1901 to include representatives from the NRA, National Guard, and United States military services. A program of annual rifle and pistol competitions was authorized, and included a national match open to military and civilian shooters. In 1907, NRA headquarters moved to Washington, D.C. to facilitate the organization's advocacy efforts.<ref name="craige" /> [[Springfield Armory]] and [[Rock Island Arsenal]] began the manufacture of [[M1903 Springfield]] rifles for civilian members of the NRA in 1910.<ref name=Canfield2008>{{cite journal |last=Canfield |first=Bruce N. |date=September 2008 |journal=[[American Rifleman]] |title=To promote marksmanship ... 'N.R.A.'-marked M1903 rifles |volume=156 |issue=9 |pages=72–75}}</ref> The [[Director of Civilian Marksmanship|director of civilian marksmanship]] began manufacture of [[M1911 pistol]]s for NRA members in August 1912.<ref name=Ness1983>{{cite journal |last=Ness |first=Mark |date=June 1983 |journal=[[American Rifleman]] |title=American Rifleman |page=58}}</ref> Until 1927, the [[United States Department of War]] provided free ammunition and targets to civilian rifle clubs with a minimum membership of ten United States citizens at least 16 years of age.<ref>{{cite book |last=Camp |first=Raymond R. |title=The Hunter's Encyclopedia |publisher=Stackpole and Heck |year=1948 |location=Harrisburg, PA |page=599}}</ref>