The Making of a Shooter ~ 1946 Sporting Arms & Ammunition Manufacturing Institute

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'Kodachrome film shows how a teenage boy learns to become a safe and accurate shooter. Famous riflemen...' 'at The Grand American Handicap Trap Shoot, a Real Champion, Ned Lilly. At the National Skeet Shoot - Holder of Innumerable Skeet Championships, Dick Shaughnessy. At Camp Perry, The Dean of Small Bore Rifle Shooters, Thurman Randle. In the Field The Famous Dog Handler And Guide, Fred Armstrong.' Produced by Jam Handy.

Originally a public domain film from the Library of Congress Prelinger Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and one-pass brightness-contrast-color correction & mild video noise reduction applied.

The soundtrack was also processed with volume normalization, noise reduction, clipping reduction, and/or equalization (the resulting sound, though not perfect, is far less noisy than the original).

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The Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute (SAAMI, pronounced "Sammy") is an association of American firearms and ammunition manufacturers. SAAMI publishes various industry standards related to the field, including fire code, ammunition and chamber specifications, and acceptable chamber pressure. Only manufacturers that are members of SAAMI are bound by the Institute's guidelines...

History

SAAMI was founded in 1926 at the behest of the US government, with a charter to create standards, coordinate technical data, and promote firearms safety. For example, they publish a list of Unsafe Arms and Ammunition Combinations which details situations where a smaller cartridge may fit in firearms designed for a larger cartridge, but would be unsafe to use. For example, a .44 Magnum cartridge will chamber in a .45 Colt firearm but operates at a higher pressure and would be unsafe. SAAMI is an accredited standards developer for the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).

SAAMI standards are voluntary, and are not incorporated into federal law in the United States.

SAAMI Committees

SAAMI's work is broken up in various committees each with a specific charter.

Technical

The Technical Committee does the main work of SAAMI. It is their job to set standards for ammunition and firearms. They interface with their European counterpart C.I.P. to try to develop common, internationally recognized standards. The technical committee provides an industry glossary to facilitate better communication.

Logistics and Regulatory Affairs

The Logistics and Regulatory Affairs committee (also called SLARAC) is responsible for helping create transportation and store regulations. This is done mostly through educating people and agencies on safe practices...

Legal & Legislative

SAAMI Legal and Legislative Affairs Committee tracks and lobbies for and against legislation, and works with regulatory agencies such as the ATF to represent their member's interests.

Environment

The Environmental Committee works on science-based management of environmental issues such as wildlife, conservation, and human health as they relate to products produced by SAAMI member companies. Their goal is "A clean and healthy ecosystem."

United Nations

Internationally, SAAMI is an accredited United Nations ECOSOC Non-Government Organization (NGO) with Consultative Status. It is their task to be a technical resource for various decision making groups inside the UN...