The MAD MINUTE - TRUTH SEEKERS ORGANIZE - DEADLINE ( 31 OCT 2016 )

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Riflechair

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DEADLINE: 31 October 2016

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This is not a competition but a campaign to find the truth.


1. Target (provided) 8" @ 100m OR your own targets for extended distances
(ie: 16" @ 200m or 24" at 300m)
2. Rifle fed by clipped ammo
3. Start with 4 rounds in mag + 1 rnd in chamber (safety on)
4. Upon timer start engage target until 60 seconds has elapsed
5. Position: Prone Supported (forearm only engages rest)
6. All entries must be video recorded (and witnessed) to count
http://rodandgun.netfirms.com/MAD_MINUTE/MAD_MIN_2.pdf
If you choose to adopt the traditional target method at 300 yards (or metres) here is the basic design of the CLASS 2 target.
http://rodandgun.netfirms.com/MAD_MINUTE/4a.jpg

If your local club decides to shoot this as a competition then no video is required so long as it was witnessed (signature) and officiated in an official manner. In this situation all we require is a picture of the target which you may e-mail to: riflechair@live.ca

 
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You're left handed? Not an excuse - Canada's best Enfield CDN Ranger shot is a left handed undertaker. I know it's exhilarating and disturbing all at the same time.
 
JR Hartman said:
cool. I am assuming bolt actions only?

Should turn into a competition between Enfields and K31's.
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You can try it with any gun you care to, but to be valid for Riflechair's experiment it must be a SMLE No.1 Mk. III rifle reloading with stripper clips. The point is to see if anyone can replicate Snoxall's reported feat. Doing it with any other rifle may be fun but won't be relevant.
 
I think for his challenge it said any Lee Enfield variant.

Unfortunately I don't own a Lee Enfield but I will practice with my P-14 until I get around to acquiring one. Personally I have always been in doubt of Snoxalls feat, I believe it is made up as he supposedly did it within the inner ring as well. That being said the next record I do believe in, it was 36rds on a 48" target which I believe is definitely possible.
 
You can shoot this with any rifle you want but anything other than an Enfield variant won't count towards the achievement of the record. Rifles should be fed by clipped ammo to count. I'd say if you don't have an Enfield you now have time to acquire one and start practicing. Seriously? You don't own an Enfield? Lol
 
Neat.

For those looking for stripper flips, eBay has them for not a ba price. Well, better then gun show prices anyways. A guy from Australia has Packs of ten, twenty, thirty, forty and I think fifty.
 
I was under the impression that the mad minute was done from a standing position in a trench. I recalled the fairly impressive footage at 0:25. I believe there was a "mad minute" standard that all riflemen had to achieve but I don't recall what it was, it was defiantly not more than 30. I never got the opportunity to shoot with any ww1/ww2 vets, but apparently they could really crank out the rounds!

https://youtu.be/ry_NOXwCBX8
 
Yes I've seen that video before. I believe the purpose of this video was to show case a new weapon platform to politicians and senior brass. However It is possible that the musketry regulations and convention had changed by 1951. Certainly the requirement circa 1912 appears to have been in the prone position.
 
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