Minie

COMPETITION

Firearm:    Military percussion rifle over 13.5 mm (.5315″) bore
Sights:      Original pattern sights
Target:      MLAIC C50 metres pistol target
Position:   Prone
Distance:  100 metres
Bullet:        Original style bullets associated with that military rifle.
Cleaning:  Not permitted
Funnel:      Short tube
The best 10 hits out of 13 shots fired within a time limit of 30 minutes are evaluated.

Determination of order in the event of a tie:

    1. A greater number of 10, 9, etc. In the event of a match for all ten hits, the decision is made according to point 2. 
    2. According to the distances (from the center of the target) of the worst hits of all the ones counted.

Final

They don't shoot.

HISTORY

Minie, French Army Captain (1804 – 1879) who designed in 1849 the hollow-base expanding bullet to facilitate quick loading in rifled arms.
Original Class Cup donated by the Arquebusiers de France (1972)