Musketry regulation of 1909, Rev 1914
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Topic: Musketry regulation of 1909, Rev 1914
Posted By: Shamu
Subject: Musketry regulation of 1909, Rev 1914
Date Posted: March 12 2026 at 10:52am
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The actual docs for, among other things, The Mad Minute! https://ia802902.us.archive.org/13/items/1914-uk-musketry-regulations-1909-part-1-rw-a/1914-UK-MusketryRegulations1909-Part1-RwA.pdf" rel="nofollow - https://ia802902.us.archive.org/13/items/1914-uk-musketry-regulations-1909-part-1-rw-a/1914-UK-MusketryRegulations1909-Part1-RwA.pdf ------------- Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force) |
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Posted By: paddyofurniture
Date Posted: March 12 2026 at 11:46am
| Thanks! |
Posted By: Sapper740
Date Posted: March 12 2026 at 1:26pm
| WOW! 200 pages! I've got some reading to do. Thanks Shamu! |
Posted By: Canuck
Date Posted: March 12 2026 at 3:07pm
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Thanks for posting this! ------------- Castles made of sand slip into the sea.....eventually |
Posted By: britrifles
Date Posted: March 12 2026 at 3:14pm
| Many thanks for this Shamu. It gives the a definitive definition of the “angle of jump”, and it confirms what exactly what I thought it was as described in Reynolds book. |
Posted By: A square 10
Date Posted: March 12 2026 at 6:47pm
| very interesting , i got to spend a little time here |
Posted By: paddyofurniture
Date Posted: March 13 2026 at 5:28am
| Much to read, much to understand. |
Posted By: Shamu
Date Posted: March 13 2026 at 10:01am
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It came out of a discussion on a F/B Enfield page. There were some absolutely terrifying suggestions, most of which would do nothing but the others were amazingly ignorant & downright lethal. "partially unlocking the bolt during the mad minute for faster reloading" for example.  ------------- Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force) |