himself in a new venture. Nelson Long had studied the now famous 'Blue Rock' targets, added a few innova- tions of his own, and entered into the manufacturing of clay pigeons. His efforts would be enduring...The ‘Canadian Blackbird' target set a standard of excellence requested around the world, has been used in Olympic competition, and, in fact, is used to this day at the Charlottetown Trap and Skeet Club.

About one year later the Chamberlin Cartridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio, makers of the Leggett Trap, attempted to introduce a new moving target game to the nation...this one for rifle shooters. They built and patented a trap that would catapult a rifle ball, approximately 2 inches in diameter, into the air, presenting a formidable target for 22 cal. ammunition. They expected big things as is evidenced by their advertising:

"We fully believe that rifle ball shooting will, in time, develop into a game as big as trapshooting, and that clubs will organize throughout the country, and the consumption of rifle balls equal that of clay pigeons."

RIFLE BALL TRAP. PATENTED NOVEMBER 7, 1905

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