Why so rough

[Eaglelord17]

The use of the sling is forbidden in the Mad Minute and any other SR"a" event of the period.

Quote: (Bisley Bible 1957)

The sling (if any) may not be used as an assistance for steadying the rifle.

That's Bisley though, is it the way it was actually preformed? Looking at the 1909 regulations it doesn't state slings were used, however it doesn't expressly forbid them as well. Having done several mad minutes, if you don't have a sling no way are you getting to the numbers that are claimed. With a sling it is hard enough, without you might as well not even bother.

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[Strangely Brown]

That's Bisley though, is it the way it was actually preformed? Looking at the 1909 regulations it doesn't state slings were used, however it doesn't expressly forbid them as well.

In those days the army and Bisley were inseparable when it came to competitive shooting. I suspect away from the UK in the wider commonwealth other practises probably took place?

It requires the sh1t to hit the fan to change what is acceptable in weapon handling; I recall a couple of months before my regiments first tour in Northern Ireland (1973) we were being taught to fire the SLR (L1A1) standing by holding the base of the magazine in the same manner you would hold and fire a Schuetzen rifle.
When the tour was over and the regiment was getting ready for the next tour that method of holding and firing the weapon was forbidden.

[Merlin266]

I suppose so, when I used to work on BBMF, I often wondered why the pilots didn't flog the Spitfires. Answer being, for what reason, we know how fast and how tight they can turn. They have nothing to prove. Suppose it's just comes down to personal preference.

[browningautorifle]

when I used to work on BBMF, I often wondered why the pilots didn't flog the Spitfires

Maybe because they're 70 year old aircraft? Very different between an aircraft and a rifle...

[Paul S.]

I suppose so, when I used to work on BBMF, I often wondered why the pilots didn't flog the Spitfires. Answer being, for what reason, we know how fast and how tight they can turn. They have nothing to prove. Suppose it's just comes down to personal preference.

Or more likely, the Spitfires are 70+ year old 'geriatrics'. Why risk overstressing an airframe just to show how fast and furious you can fly?

I remember reading in Douglas Bader's biography, Reach for the Sky, that he forbade his pilots doing victory loops after witnessing a pilot die after having the tail section of his Spitfire come off whilst doing one after returning from a combat sortie. Mind you, I could be mistaken about the source as I read the book some 50 years ago.

[CINDERS]

My Honda 1984 VF1000R with 11 grand on the tacho the speedo at 250kph I can say this it was noisey and white knuckled......which was pretty fast in 1984 for street legal

[30Three]

I have heard it said that the Lee Enfield ejects better when cycled fast. I have had the odd occasion when I open the bolt too slowly that the case does not eject properly. But that's just because I'm being lazy and loosing momentum on the rearward pull.
Personally I have not tried the mad minute and have no interest in doing it. I'm more interested in how accurate the rifle is. I see no reason to beat it up with a mad minute (plus it's a lot of reloading)

[Colonel Enfield]

I'm currently working on our local service rifle club to offer an annual Mad Minute event. The Lee-Enfields were solidly made battle rifles designed to withstand vigorous use and even 70+ years later that's still true. Obviously there's no reason to flog them regularly but sometimes it's nice to open up and see what they can do.

[CINDERS]

We have exposures that have you getting off 2 rapid rounds 6 sec x 5 sec or maybe a single at 3 sec x 5 sec or a 15 round 4 minute 3 positional one at 100M on very rare occasions someone will want to have a go so volunteers are asked so we get up there and have a go.

[Colonel Enfield]

We have exposures that have you getting off 2 rapid rounds 6 sec x 5 sec or maybe a single at 3 sec x 5 sec or a 15 round 4 minute 3 positional one at 100M on very rare occasions someone will want to have a go so volunteers are asked so we get up there and have a go.

We currently have a rapid fire event where you've got 15 seconds to get off as many rounds as you can, but realistically it's just "empty the magazine into the target".