Bisley Armistice Shoot
Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2018 3:55 pm
I went to Bisley over the weekend to take part in the Armistice Shoot to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of The Great War. There were five matches shot and a sixth being the aggregate of the five that were shot. I ended up in 35th place out of 115 completed entries. The matches were shot at 200 yards on Century range, targets 71 to 100 being used. Entry was limited to 120 and the idea was for as many people as possible to use a service rifle from that period, preferably an SMLE but other arms were permitted. As it turned out, about 115 SMLEs were on the line plus a Lebel, a G98 Mauser and a couple of other rifles. Some were dressed in the uniform of the day, the Lebel user turned out in full French uniform and looked very smart. I did not get a photo of him though. The G98 Mauser user was also in full uniform complete with spiked helmet. The main attraction of the day was a firing demonstration of a Vickers machine gun. He went through nearly 2000 rounds of ammo and the gun got very hot. The ammo was a mixture of HXP and PPU. I'm glad I wasn't paying for it.
A few pics of the day.
On the range at 7am. A bit misty. The sun came out. First match with fixed bayonets. We had to take our turn marking targets. I had target 80 on Century range. The target used for the rapid shoot. The deliberate target. The Vickers. It got a bit hot at the end. I have a bit of video of the Vickers in action, but don't know how to post it here.
A very good day it was.
Regards
Peter.
A few pics of the day.
On the range at 7am. A bit misty. The sun came out. First match with fixed bayonets. We had to take our turn marking targets. I had target 80 on Century range. The target used for the rapid shoot. The deliberate target. The Vickers. It got a bit hot at the end. I have a bit of video of the Vickers in action, but don't know how to post it here.
A very good day it was.
Regards
Peter.