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PostPosted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 9:15 pm 
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NM MILSURPS August Shoot (August 24,2008) will be on the theme of "Guns of August" ... Rifles of the First World War (WWI). This will be a 500 meter shoot at a human torso steel target.
The weapons that we would like to see there will be of original WWI configuration and calibers but if you do not have one of these any other legitamate military surplus rifle may be used. I know not everyone has a weapon from the Great War. Points will be based upon the number of hits on the target and type of weapon used. We will be shooting from the prone, sitting or standing position as either an Allied or Central Power soldier and as a team.
Make you plans now to attend and shoot in this "Guns of August" match.

This listing is of the Main Battle Rifles as used by each of the major participants of The Great War ... This list does not include any of the secondary weapons used. I also have included the dates that each country declared war.

Allies
United Kingdom [United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland] and British Empire (Australia, New Zealand, Union of South Africa, India, etc. except for Canada)
(August 4 1914)
Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE) No.1 Mk.III and No.1 Mk.III* (.303 British)
Rifle, Magazine, .303-inch Pattern 1914, Mk.1 (.303 British)

United States of America
(April 5 1917)
U.S. Magazine Rifle, Caliber .30, Model 1903 (30-06)
Rifle, Caliber .30, Model 1917 (30-06)

Canada
(August 4 1914)
Rifle, Ross, .303-inch, Mk.I to Mk.III (.303 British)
Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE) No.1 Mk.III and No.1 Mk.III* (.303 British)

French Republic [République Française]
(August 3 1914)
Fusil de Infanterie Modèle 1886 Modifié 1893 "Lebel" (8x50Rmm)
Fusil de Tirailleur Indochinois Modèle 1902 (8x50Rmm)
Fusil de Tirailleur Sénégalais "Colonial" Modèle 1907 (8x50Rmm)
Fusil de Infanterie Modèle 1907-1915 (8x50Rmm)
Fusil de Infanterie Modèle Modifié 1916 (8x50Rmm)
Mousqueton de Artillerie Modèle 1892 (8x50Rmm)
Mousqueton de Artillerie Modèle Modifié 1916 (8x50Rmm)
Carabine de Cavalerie Modèle 1890 (8x50Rmm)
Carabine de Cuirassiers Modèle 1890 (8x50Rmm)
Carabine de Gendarmerie Modèle 1890 (8x50Rmm)

Russian Empire [Pоссiйская Имперiя]
(August 1 1914)
Trekhlineinaya Vintovka obr.1891g (7.62x54Rmm)
Kazachya and Dragunskaya Vintovka obr.1891g (7.62x54Rmm)

Kingdom of Italy [Regno d'Italia]
(May 23 1915)
Fucile di Fanteria Modello 1891 (6.5x52mm)
Moschetto Mo.1891 and Truppi Speciali (6.5x52mm)

Kingdom of Belgium [Royaume de Belgique]
(August 4 1914)
Fusil d'Infanterie Mle.1889 (7.65x53mm)
Carabines d'Cavalerie Mle.1889 (7.65x53mm)

Kingdom of Serbia [Краљевина Србија]
(July 28 1914)
Puska vz.1899 (7x57mm)
Krata Puska vz.1908 Mauser Rifles (7x57mm)

Kingdom of Montenegro [Краљевина Црнa Горa]
(August 7 1914)
Puska vz.1899 (7x57mm)
Krata Puska vz.1908 Mauser Rifles (7x57mm)

Portuguese Republic [República Portuguesa]
(March 10 1916)
Espingarda Portugueza 6.5 Mo.1904 (6.5x58mm)
Carabina M.1893 Roumanian (6.5x53Rmm)
Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE) No.1 Mk.III and No.1 Mk.III on Western Front only (.303 British)

Kingdom of Greece [Βασίλειον της Ελλάδος]
(July 16 1917)
Model 1903 Mannlicher-Schoenauer (6.5x54mm)

Kingdom of Romania [Regatul României]
(August 27 1916)
Pusca M.1893 (6.5x53Rmm)

Empire of Japan [大日本帝國]
(August 23 1914)
Sampachi Shiki Hoheiju (Type 38 Infantry Rifle) (6.5x50SRmm)
Sampachi Shiki Kiju (Type 38 Carbine) (6.5x50SRmm)
Yonyon Shiki Kiju (Type 44 Carbine) (6.5x50SRmm)

Central Powers
German Empire [Deutsches Reich]
(August 1 1914)
Infanterie Gewehr 1898 (7.92x57mm)
Karabiner 1898 A and AZ (7.92x57mm)

Austro-Hungarian Empire [Österreich-Ungarn]
(July 28 1914)
Infanterie-Repetier-Gewhr M.1895 (8x50Rmm)
Repetier-Stutzen M.1895 (8x50Rmm)

Ottoman Empire دولت عالیه عثمانیه
[Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye]
(November 3 1914)
Model 1890 (7.65x53mm)
Model 1893 (7.65x53mm)
Model 1903 Mauser Rifles (7.65x53mm)

Kingdom of Bulgaria [Царство България]
(October 4 1915)
Infanterie-Repetier-Gewhr M.1895 (8x50Rmm)
Repetier-Stutzen M.1895 (8x50Rmm)


We will have two targets set up at 500 meters ... full man steel target and shoulder/head steel target
Each shooter will shoot 10 rounds at these targets ... You will be allowed up to 5 spotters to get yourself on target for each weapon you plan on using after that no spotters will be allowed for that weapon. We most likely go 3 to 4 rounds per person ... so bring plenty of ammunition.
Points will be awarded as follows:
1 point for a hit on the full man target
3 points for a hit on the shoulder/head target
You get 5 points for using a weapon that was as issued/used in the original caliber in WWI ... see list above
Position: The shooting position will be either prone, kneeling, sitting or off-hand ... You decide
Weather: Except HOT SUNNY weather so bring plenty of sunscreen, water, etc. but as the weather this year is a little wierd we get also get some rain and it could be muddy ( just like the trenches) so be prepared for it as well.
I will be getting a bunch of sandbags to us to use as well possibly with 2 strands of barbed wire in front of the shooting position to simulate a WWI battlefield.
Rob will go over the range/club rules before any shooting takes place and I will give a little historical background relating to the theme of this shoot. I will be dressed a WWI French Poilu from the period.
Patrick


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