New Mexico Military Surplus Rifles Pistols Shooters - NM-MILSURPS will once again host the "Guns of August" Shoot on August 23, 2009
at the Albuquerque Shooting Range Park. This shoot will be on the theme of rifles of the First World War (WWI). The ranges for this shoot will be 400 meters
and 500 meters with a full man steel target at 500 meters and shoulder/head steel target at 400 meters.
Each shooter will shoot 10 rounds at these targets ... 5 at 400 and 5 at 400 ... you will load 5 rounds then reload another 5 rounds simulating combat loading so you might want to pre-load your chargers/strippers/packets to speed load.
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:
3 point for a hit on the full man target
2 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.
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.
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 the club president 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.
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.
Dressing in WWI period uniforms is highly encouraged as I will be in my WWI French uniform.
We also might have a 25 meter or moving man pistol competiton as well if enough people are interested.
Make you plans now to attend and shoot in this "Guns of August" match.
Patrick
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)
Other Allied Nations
Luxembourg (August 4 1914) ... Model 1896 Mauser (6.5x55mm)
Cuba (April 8 1917) ... Magazine Rifle Model 1892 and 1898 Krag - Jorgensen (.30-40 Krag)
Fusil Mauser Espanol Mo.1893 (7x57mm)
Panama (April 9 1917) ...
Siam (July 22 1917) ... Model 1903 Type 46 Siamese Mauser ... these were called Ror Sor 121 (8x50Rmm Type 45)
Model 1904 Type 47 Siamese Mauser Carbine ... these were called Ror Sor 123 (8x50Rmm Type 45)
Liberia (August 7 1917) ...
China (August 14 1917) ... Gewehr 1888 (7.92x57mm)
Model 1895 Mauser (7x57mm)
Infanterie Gewehr 1898 (7.92x57mm)
Haiti (September 23 1917) ...
Brazil (October 27 1917) ... Espingarda and Carabina Mo.1908 (7x57mm)
Guatemala (April 25 1918) ...
Nicaragua (May 17 1918) ...
Costa Rica (May 25 1918) ... Model 1895 Mauser (7x57mm)
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)
Each shooter will shoot 10 rounds at these targets ... 5 at 400 and 5 at 400 ... you will load 5 rounds then reload another 5 rounds simulating combat loading so you might want to pre-load your chargers/strippers/packets to speed load.
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:
3 point for a hit on the full man target
2 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.
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.
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 the club president 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.
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.
Dressing in WWI period uniforms is highly encouraged as I will be in my WWI French uniform.
We also might have a 25 meter or moving man pistol competiton as well if enough people are interested.
Make you plans now to attend and shoot in this "Guns of August" match.
Patrick
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)
Other Allied Nations
Luxembourg (August 4 1914) ... Model 1896 Mauser (6.5x55mm)
Cuba (April 8 1917) ... Magazine Rifle Model 1892 and 1898 Krag - Jorgensen (.30-40 Krag)
Fusil Mauser Espanol Mo.1893 (7x57mm)
Panama (April 9 1917) ...
Siam (July 22 1917) ... Model 1903 Type 46 Siamese Mauser ... these were called Ror Sor 121 (8x50Rmm Type 45)
Model 1904 Type 47 Siamese Mauser Carbine ... these were called Ror Sor 123 (8x50Rmm Type 45)
Liberia (August 7 1917) ...
China (August 14 1917) ... Gewehr 1888 (7.92x57mm)
Model 1895 Mauser (7x57mm)
Infanterie Gewehr 1898 (7.92x57mm)
Haiti (September 23 1917) ...
Brazil (October 27 1917) ... Espingarda and Carabina Mo.1908 (7x57mm)
Guatemala (April 25 1918) ...
Nicaragua (May 17 1918) ...
Costa Rica (May 25 1918) ... Model 1895 Mauser (7x57mm)
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)
