Rifle and Musket Events:
No. 1 Miquelet - Individual O & R - Team: No. 9 Gustav Adolph (O), No. 31 Halikko (R)
A) Firearm: Military smooth-bore flintlock musket
B) Sights: Original pattern sights. No rear sight
C) Target: 200 metres French military rifle target
D) Position: Standing
E) Distance: 50 metres
No. 2 Maximilian - Individual O & R - Team: No. 26 Wedgnock (O)
A) Firearm: Free flintlock rifle, any calibre
B) Sights: Contemporary sights, including original style replica sights
C) Target: ISSF 50 metres Pistol target
D) Position: Prone
E) Distance: 100 metres
No. 3 Minie - Individual O & R - Team No. 10 Pauly (O), No. 32 Magenta (R)
A) Firearm: Military percussion rifle over 13.5 mm (.5315") bore
B) Sights: Original pattern sights (with minor alterations permitted)
C) Target: ISSF 50 metres Pistol target
D) Position: Prone
E) Distance: 100 metres
No. 4 Whitworth - Individual O & R - Team No. 20 Rigby (O & R mixed)
A) Firearm: Free percussion rifles (not qualifying for No 3 Minie)
B) Sights: Contemporary sights, including original style replica sights. Aperture sights (Front and rear permitted if consistent with the period
C) Target: ISSF 50 metres Pistol target
D) Position: Prone
E) Distance: 100 metres
No. 8 Walkyrie - Ladies Individual O & R - Team No. 17 Amazons (O & R mixed, teams of 3)
A) Firearm: Free or military percussion rifles
B) Sights: According to Free or Military rifle rules
C) Target: ISSF 50 metres Pistol target
D) Position: Prone
E) Distance: 100 metres
No. 14 Tanegashima - Individual O & R - Team No. 19 Nagashino (O & R mixed, teams of 3) & Team No. 27 Nobunaga (O, teams of 3)
A) Firearm: Cheekstock smooth-bore matchlock muskets of any calibre in original class Free smooth-bore matchlock muskets of any calibre in replica class
B) Sights: Contemporary sights including original style replica sights
C) Target: 200 metres French military rifle.
D) Position: Standing
E) Distance: 50 metres
No. 15 Vetterli - Individual O & R - Team No. 24 Pforzheim (O & R mixed)
A) Firearm: Any matchlock or flintlock musket; any flintlock or percussion rifle
B) Sights: According to the rules for each class
C) Target: ISSF 50 metres Pistol target
D) Position: Standing
E) Distance: 50 metres
No. 16 Hizadai - Individual O & R - No team event
A) Firearm: Cheekstock smooth-bore matchlock muskets of any calibre in original class Free smooth-bore matchlock muskets of any calibre in replica class.
B) Sights: Contemporary sights including original style replica sights.
C) Target: 200 metres French military rifle.
D) Position: Kneeling.
E) Distance: 50 metres.
No. 36 Pennsylvania – Individual O & R – No team event
A) Firearm: Free flintlock rifle, any calibre
B) Sights: Contemporary sights, including original style replica sights
C) Target: ISSF 50 metres pistol target
D) Position: Standing
E) Distance: 50 metres
No. 37 Lamarmora – Individual O & R – No team event
A) Firearm: Military percussion rifle over 13.5 mm (.5315") bore
B) Sights: Original pattern sights (with minor alterations permitted)
C) Target: ISSF 50 metres Pistol target
D) Position: Standing
E) Distance: 50 metres.
Hawken - Traditional Class
50m UIT target
Fixed / flip up sights, steel / brass back plate, wooden stock, patch ball or bullets not exceeding 2x caliber, no slings, black powder only, shooting or specially designed clothing prohibited
Standing / Off Hand 50m
Prone 100m
Hawken - Modern Class
50m UIT target
Percussion, no peep- or telescopic sights – any other sights, any bullet, black powder substitute permitted (Sannadex or similar), no bolt action, must have a historic undertone, any clothing
Standing / Off Hand 50m
Prone 100m
Rifle Team Events:
No. 9 - Gustav Adolph: Teams of 3: No. 1 Miquelet rules (O)
No. 10 - Pauly: Teams of 3: No. 3 Minie rules (O)
No. 11 - Versailles: Aggregate of Teams: Nos. 9 & No 10
No. 17 - Amazons: Teams of 3: No. 8 Walkyrie rules (O & R mixed)
No. 19 - Nagashino: Teams of 3: No. 14 Tanegashima rules (O & R mixed)
No. 20 - Rigby: Teams of 3: No. 4 Whitworth rules (O & R mixed)
No. 24 - Pforzheim: Teams of 3: No. 15 Vetterli rules (O & R mixed)
No. 26 - Wedgnock: Teams of 3: No. 2 Maximilian rules (O)
No. 27 - Nobunaga: Teams of 3: No. 14 Tanegashima rules (O)
No. 29 - Lucca: Teams of 3 No. 2 Maximilian rules (R)
No. 31 - Halikko: Teams of 3 in No. 1, Miquelet (R)
No. 32 - Magenta: Teams of 3 in No. 3, Minie (R)
Pistol Events:
No. 5 Cominazzo - Individual O & R - Team No. 25 Wogdon (O & R mixed)
A) Pistol: Free single shot smooth-bore flintlock or original matchlock
B) Sights: Contemporary sights
C) Target: ISSF 50 metre Pistol target
D) Position: Standing
E) Distance: 25 metres
No. 6 Kuchenreuter - Individual O & R - Team No. 18 Boutet (O), No. 33 Forsyth (R)
A) Pistol: Free single shot percussion pistol, rifled, any calibre
B) Sights: 19th century contemporary sights
C) Target: ISSF 50 metre Pistol target
D) Position: Standing
E) Distance: 25 metres
No. 7 Colt - Individual O - Team No. 30 Adams (O)
A) Pistol: Free percussion revolvers, original only
B) Sights: Contemporary sights. Height of fore-sight unlimited but profile must be of original style
C) Target: ISSF 50 metre Pistol target
D) Position: Standing
E) Distance: 25 metres
No. 12 Mariette - Individual R - Team No. 13 Peterlongo(R)
A) Pistol: Free percussion revolvers, replicas only
B) Sights: Contemporary sights. Height of fore-sight unlimited but profile must be of original style
C) Target: ISSF 50 metre Pistol target
D) Position: Standing
E) Distance: 25 metres
No. 28 Tanzutzu - Individual O & R - Team No 39 Kuminomo (Mixed O &R)
A) Pistol: Free matchlock pistols, smooth-bore, Japanese type, any calibre, European type, large bore as per originals.
B) Sights: Contemporary sights. Profile must be of original style
C) Target: ISSF 50 metre Pistol target
D) Position: Standing
E) Distance: 25 metres
Pistol Team Events:
No. 13 - Peterlongo: Teams of 3: No. 12 Mariette rules (R)
No. 18 - Boutet: Teams of 3: No. 6 Kuchenreuter rules (O)
No. 25 - Wogdon : Teams of 3: No. 5 Cominazzo rules (O &/or R Open)
No. 30 - Adams: Teams of 3: No. 7 Colt rules (O)
No. 33 - Forsyth: Teams of 3 in No. 6, Kuchenreuter (R)
No. 39 – Kunitomo: Teams of 3 No. 28 Tanzutsu rules (O &/or R Open)
Shotgun Events:
Shotgun events are fired using a modification of the International Trap system, over a course of 50 birds.
No. 21 Manton: Free flintlock guns of any calibre. Total of 50 clay targets shot in two separate rounds (one in the morning and one in the afternoon of the same day) of 25 clay targets over three stands within 60 minute detail.
No. 22 Lorenzoni: Free percussion guns of any calibre. Total of 50 clay targets shot in two separate rounds (one in the morning and one in the afternoon of the same day) of 25 clay targets over five stands within 60 minute detail. (O & R).
Clay Team Events:
No 34 Hawker: Teams of three shooters from No 21 (O &/or R Open)
No 35 Batesville: Teams of three shooters from No. 22 (O &/or R Open)
Long Range:
Long range rifle events are shot at ranges of 300, 500, 600, 900, and 1,000 yards (300 - 900m).
All events are shot from the prone position using percussion target rifles.
Free Rifle Muzzle Loader
(300m - 900m)
Military Rifle Muzzle Loader
(300m)
Free Breech Loader
(300m - 900m)
Small Bore Breech Loader (Martini-Henry)
(300m - 600m)