Cover of The American Rifleman – Margaret posing in the prone position. “Quite simply put, Margaret Murdock is the finest woman rifle shooter who ever lived, and the word “woman” might well be an unnecessary qualification. Despite a schedule that allows little time for practice, she won two of the three events she entered at the NRA’s 17th U.S. International Shooting Championships and place second by a point in the third. Photo by Senior Associate Editor William F. Parkerson, III.